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

could be reading too much into

good sign.

Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know

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

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

hand, and leans down to kiss me on the

wander into the living room and collapse on

worry

do I

…

already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for

coffee without comment and unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a t-shirt and

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

look pretty sexy

for more torture?” I

my office. I place my

today before everyone else gets here.

I know it’s going to be another busy one.

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

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

the front door, then Ethan meets us in the

raised brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the chairs

I offer.

doors swing

shoulder like

the realm

look up from the list of orders. “I guess I should give him

get him to

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

focus on the orders. A part of me feels bad

am I

wasn’t interested.

really need the

I meet them in the kitchen, ready to

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

it always takes time to get in the groove with new

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