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

enough to be jealous? I could be reading too much into it, but it hardly

good sign.

what they think. They always know what to do in these kinds

to tell me if it should bother me, or if I’m

glancing up at

and leans down to

collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess that’s the end of it.

anything to worry about. He doesn’t

I

…

arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me. I

and unlock the front door. He trails in after me,

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

pretty sexy in

more

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

orders out today before

I know it’s going to be another busy one. We’re still

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

his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on

the front door, then Ethan meets us in the back a few minutes later. He

looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take the chairs

I offer.

swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking some

his shoulder like

the realm of possibility,

list of orders. “I guess I should give him

to work. I can get

there.” I smirk.

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

here open to close, then who am

wasn’t interested. “I’m

need the extra

rest of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen,

are a few things we need to iron out after

always takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff.

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