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

could be reading

good sign.

Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know what

if it should

we’re good?” I ask, glancing

hand, and leans down to kiss me on the cheek. “We’re

watch him wander into the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess

have anything to worry about. He doesn’t

I

…

holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me.

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

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

pretty sexy

for more

He grins and leans on the door of my office. I place my things down and sink into the

need to get some orders out today before

to be

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

his coffee. “Let’s agree to

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

raised brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the chairs

I offer. “Good

the kitchen doors swing shut behind

he’s back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he

of the realm of

look up from the list of orders. “I guess I should

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

smirk. “Sure,

to focus on the orders. A part of me

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

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

doesn’t really need the

of my employees trickle in an hour later. I

get going. There are a few things

takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen