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

reading too much into it, but it hardly seems like

good sign.

to ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They

to tell me if it should bother me, or if

good?” I ask, glancing up at Adam one

glass in hand, and leans down to

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

have anything to worry about.

I feel so

…

at the restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray of

and unlock the front door. He trails in

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

pretty sexy

more torture?”

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

today before everyone

be another busy one. We’re still short

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

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

in the back

brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

to go take the chairs

I offer.

the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking some

looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might

the realm of possibility, I

from the list of orders. “I guess I

seems determined to work. I can get him to

I smirk. “Sure, sounds good

to focus on the orders.

insistson being here open to close, then who am

for his time, but he wasn’t interested.

need the extra

my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen, ready to give some sort

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

get in the groove with new kitchen