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

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

good sign.

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

if it should bother me,

I ask, glancing up at Adam one

leans

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

have anything to worry about. He doesn’t

why do I feel

…

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

He trails in after me, wearing

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

look pretty sexy

more torture?”

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

orders out today before everyone else gets

I know it’s going to be

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

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

in the back a

raised brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take the

offer.

the kitchen doors swing shut

his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear suddenly

isn’t out of the realm of possibility,

from the list of orders. “I guess I

know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to

I smirk. “Sure, sounds

nods and leaves me alone to focus on the orders. A

insistson being here open to 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

later. I meet them in the kitchen, ready to give

things we need

takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff.