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

could be reading too much into it, but

good sign.

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

they’ll be able to tell me if it should bother me, or if I’m just overthinking

I ask, glancing up at Adam one

up, his wine glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on

living room and collapse on the

to worry about. He doesn’t

I

…

holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me. I

without comment and unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing

need to show up in

does look pretty sexy

more torture?”

of my office. I place

to get some orders out today before everyone

I know it’s going to be another busy

remind you that this really

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

Ethan meets us in the

looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

I’m going to go take the chairs off the

offer.

and I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut

Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl

Which isn’t out of the realm of

from the list of orders.

get him to help me set up the kitchen when

smirk. “Sure, sounds good

alone to focus on the orders. A part of me

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

he wasn’t

need the

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

a few things we need to iron out after last night. It mostly

the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially because all