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

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

good sign.

Leah what they think. They

they’ll be able to tell me if it should bother

I ask, glancing up at Adam

in hand, and leans down to kiss

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

have anything to worry about.

do I feel

…

holding another

front door. He trails in after me, wearing

that he doesn’t need to

look pretty sexy

for more

on the door of my office. I

before everyone else gets here. We’re booked

to be another busy one. We’re still short

that this

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

then Ethan meets us in the

brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the chairs off

offer. “Good

doors swing

he’s back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear suddenly

Which isn’t out of the realm of possibility, I

the list of orders. “I guess I should give him

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

out there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds

to focus on the orders. A part

being here open to close, then who am I to stop him?

his time, but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just here to help,” he

doesn’t really need

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

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

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

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