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

be reading too much into

good sign.

to ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know what

me if it should bother me, or if I’m just overthinking

ask, glancing

hand, and leans down to kiss me

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

worry

I feel so

…

another tray of coffees for Ethan and me. I

comment and unlock the front door. He

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

look pretty sexy

for more torture?”

leans on the door of my office. I place my things down and

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

I know it’s going to be another

you that this

“Let’s agree to disagree on that,

in the back

looking

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off the

I offer.

swing shut behind him. At

back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might

the realm

of orders. “I guess I should give him

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

smirk.

to focus on the orders. A part of

insistson being here open to close, then who am I to stop

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

really need

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

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

get in the groove with

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