Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 24

#Chapter 24 – Busy Night
Abby

He doesn’t respond for a moment, and I hold my breath. Is he angry? Hurt? Annoyed? It’s impossible

to read the expression on his face.

“Oh,” he finally says, leaning back in his seat. “Just helping out?”

I nod. “He insisted on helping, so I put him in the back. Tonight, he was doing dishes.” The memory of it

almost makes me smile, but I stop myself at the last minute. The last thing that will help this situation is

me grinning like an idiot.

Adam’s eyebrows go up. “That must have been a sight.”

I finally let the smile slip free. “Oh, it was.”

“Well, that’s good.” He takes a sip of his wine. “You need whatever help you can get. Though I imagine

he must be a pretty difficult employee.” He has no idea.

“So, it doesn’t bother you?”

He shakes his head. “No, I trust you.”

“Oh, good. Well, you have nothing to worry about, anyway.”

He nods and smiles. “I was thinking of stopping by tomorrow night. I have a meeting late, but I was

going to come straight after.”

“Okay.”

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, some sign of anger or even jealousy, but nothing. I know it

would annoy Karl if it were the reverse. He is my ex-husband, after all, and he’s made it pretty clear he

wants me back. Shouldn’t it bother Adam? Isn’t he even a little worried Karl might steal me away?

Sure, I have no interest in getting back together with Karl, but do I want to be with someone who

be jealous? I could be reading too much into it, but it hardly seems like

good sign.

think. They always know what to do in these kinds

tell me if it

I ask, glancing up at Adam one

in hand, and leans down to kiss me

living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess that’s the end of

worry

do I

…

arrive, holding another tray of

door. He trails in after me, wearing

least he’s got the memo that he doesn’t need

does look pretty sexy in

more torture?”

and leans on the door of my office. I place my

get some orders out today before

be another busy one. We’re

that this really

his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on

hear the front door, then Ethan meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes his coffee from

brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take

offer. “Good

wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least

over his shoulder like

isn’t out of the realm of possibility, I

up from the list of orders. “I guess I should give him actual

determined to work. I can get him

out there.” I smirk.

alone to focus on the orders. A part

Karl insistson being here open to close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not like I’m paying him.

he wasn’t

need

trickle in an hour later. I meet them in

things we need to iron out after

the groove with new

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