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

good sign.

what they think. They

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

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

leans down to kiss

into the living room and collapse on the sofa.

anything to worry about. He doesn’t

I feel

…

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

front door. He trails

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

pretty

more

leans on the door of my office. I

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

going to be another busy one. We’re

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

coffee. “Let’s agree

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

brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

go take

offer. “Good

swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking some

says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks

out of the realm of possibility,

up from the list of orders. “I guess

know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to help me set

I smirk. “Sure,

alone to focus on the orders.

close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not

for his time, but he wasn’t interested. “I’m

really need the extra

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

we get going. There are a few things we need to

the groove

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