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

to be jealous? I could be reading too much into it, but it hardly seems

good sign.

and Leah what they think. They always know

if it should bother me, or

glancing up at Adam

and leans down to kiss

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

worry about. He doesn’t

I feel so

…

at the restaurant already when I arrive, holding another

He

the memo that he doesn’t need to

does look pretty sexy in

for more

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

I need to get some orders out today before everyone else gets here. We’re booked out again

to be another

feel the need to remind you that this really isn’t

and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree

us in the back a few minutes later.

looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

I’m going to go take

I offer. “Good

wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least he’s

his shoulder like he thinks Karl might

out of the realm of possibility,

the list of orders. “I guess I should

get him to

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

focus on the orders. A part of me feels bad for

insistson being here open to close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not like

but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just here to help,” he said.

really need the

employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the

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

takes time to get in the groove with new