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

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

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,

glancing

and leans down to

room and collapse on

have anything to worry about.

do I

…

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

front door. He trails in after

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

pretty

for more torture?” I

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

before everyone

and I know it’s going to be another busy

feel the need to remind you that this

“Let’s agree

the

raised brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take the chairs

I offer. “Good

I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind

his shoulder

out of the

the list of orders. “I

seems determined to work. I can get him to

smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

on the orders. A part of

insistson being here open to close, then who am I to stop

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

really need the extra

of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen,

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

but it always takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen

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