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

reading too much into

good sign.

what they think. They always know what to do in these kinds

to tell me if it should bother me,

good?” I ask, glancing up

leans down to kiss me on

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

worry about.

why do I

…

I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan

the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a

need to show up in a

does look pretty

more torture?” I

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

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

going to be another busy one. We’re

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

sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to

hear the front door, then Ethan meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes his coffee from

looking

“Thanks,” he says.

I’m going to go take

offer.

wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind

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

isn’t out of the realm of possibility, I

look up from the list of orders. “I guess

I can get him to help me set

I smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

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

if Karl insistson being here open to close, then who am

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

doesn’t really need the extra

rest of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in

are a few things we need to iron out after last

takes time to get in the groove