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

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

good sign.

Leah what they think. They always know what to

me if it

I ask, glancing up at

his wine glass in hand, and leans

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

to worry about.

do I feel so

…

when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees

the front door. He

need to show up

look pretty sexy in

more torture?”

leans on the door of my office. I place

to get some orders out today before everyone else gets here. We’re booked out

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

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

shrugs and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on that,

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

looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

go take

I offer.

wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At

Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he

Which isn’t out of the

look up from the list of orders.

seems determined to work. I can get him to help me set up the kitchen when

there.” I smirk. “Sure,

to focus on the orders. A part of me

who am I to

for his time, but he wasn’t

doesn’t really need the extra

rest of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet

we get going. There are a few things

time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff.