Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#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

reading too much into it,

good sign.

Leah what they think.

At least they’ll be able to tell me if it should bother me, or if I’m just overthinking

we’re good?” I ask, glancing up at

hand, and leans down to kiss me

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

have anything to worry about. He doesn’t

I

…

the restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan

the front door. He trails in after

he’s got the memo that he doesn’t need to show

look pretty sexy

more torture?”

door of my office. I place my things down and sink

get some orders out today before everyone else

know it’s going to be

feel the need to remind you that this really isn’t necessary,” I say, gesturing to

coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on

meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes his coffee from

raised brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

to go take the

offer. “Good

kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least

looking over his shoulder like he

out of the realm

list of orders. “I guess

He seems determined to work. I can get him to

I smirk.

me alone to focus on the orders. A part of me feels

insistson being here open to close, then who am

compensate him for his time, but he wasn’t

really need the

later. I meet them in the kitchen, ready to

going. There are a few things we need to iron out after last night. It

in the groove with new