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 into it, but it hardly seems like

good sign.

Chloe and Leah what they think. They

if it should bother me,

we’re good?” I ask, glancing up

and leans down to

watch him wander into the living room and collapse on

worry about.

I feel

…

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

unlock the front door. He trails in

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

look pretty sexy in

more torture?”

leans on the door of my office. I place

need to get some orders out today before everyone

to be another busy one. We’re

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

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

the

raised brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

to go take the chairs off the

I offer.

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

shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear

of the realm

from the list of orders. “I guess I

get him

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

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

being here open to close, then who am I to stop him?

wasn’t interested.

doesn’t really need the extra

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

few things we

to get in the

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