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

reading too much into

good sign.

and Leah what they think. They always

tell me if it should bother me,

glancing up at

leans down

and collapse on

to worry about. He

I feel

…

holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me.

and unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a t-shirt

memo that he doesn’t need to show up in a full suit every

pretty sexy in

for more

my office. I place my things down and sink into

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

and I know it’s going to be another busy

this really isn’t necessary,” I say, gesturing to the

sips 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

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the

I offer. “Good

until the kitchen doors swing shut

looking over his shoulder like

isn’t out of the realm

up from the list of orders.

seems determined to work. I can get

smirk. “Sure, sounds good

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

then who am I

for his time, but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just here

need the

trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen, ready to

get going. There are a few things we need to iron

takes time to get in the groove

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