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

be reading too much into it, but it hardly

good sign.

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

to tell me if it should bother me, or if

we’re good?” I ask, glancing up at Adam one last

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

him wander into the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess that’s the end of it.

anything to worry about. He

do I feel so

…

I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me. I

He trails in after me, wearing a t-shirt and

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

pretty sexy

more torture?” I

He grins and leans on the door of my office. I place my

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

know it’s going to be another busy one. We’re still

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

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

the front door, then Ethan meets us in the

looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

to go take

offer.

until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At

looking over his shoulder like he thinks

isn’t out of the realm of possibility, I

look up from the list of orders. “I guess

get him

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

alone to focus on the orders. A part of

then who am

but he wasn’t interested.

need

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

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

to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially