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

I could be reading too much

good sign.

they think. They always know what

tell me if it should bother me, or if I’m

ask, glancing up at

up, his wine glass in hand, and leans down

the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I

worry

I feel so

…

already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees

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

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

pretty sexy in

more torture?”

of my office. I place my things down and sink into the

out today before everyone else

to be another

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

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

meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes

looking

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the chairs off the

I offer.

and I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut

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

Which isn’t out of the realm of

of orders. “I guess I should give

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

out there.” I smirk.

focus on the orders. A part of

who am I to stop him?

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

really need the extra

rest of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them

a few things we need to iron out

time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially because

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