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 it, but it hardly

good sign.

Leah what they think.

be able to tell me if it should

ask, glancing up at Adam

hand, and leans down to

the living room and collapse on the sofa.

worry about. He doesn’t

do I

…

I arrive, holding another tray of coffees

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

doesn’t need

does look pretty

more

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

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

be

need to remind you that this really isn’t necessary,” I say, gesturing to

“Let’s

us in the back a few minutes later. He

raised brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

to go take

offer.

and I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking some

shoulder like he thinks Karl might

out of the realm of

of orders. “I guess I should give him

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

I smirk. “Sure, sounds

focus on the orders. A part

close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not like I’m

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

need the extra

trickle in an hour later. I

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

time to get in the groove with

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