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

reading too much into it, but it hardly

good sign.

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

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

we’re good?” I ask, glancing up at Adam

in hand, and leans down to

watch him wander into the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well,

worry about. He

do I

…

at the restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and

He trails in after me,

need to show up in a full

pretty sexy in

more torture?” I

my office. I place my

orders out today before everyone else gets here. We’re booked out

to be

you that this really isn’t necessary,” I

shrugs and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree

front door, then Ethan meets us in the back

brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off

I offer.

kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At

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

out of the

from the list of orders. “I guess

don’t know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to help me set up

out there.” I smirk.

focus on the orders. A part of me feels

am I to

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

need the

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

get going. There are a few things we

always takes time to get in the groove with

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