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

good sign.

Leah what they think. They

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

I ask, glancing up at Adam one last

leans down to kiss me on the

the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess

worry

I

…

when I arrive, holding another tray

without comment and unlock the front door. He

least he’s got the memo that he doesn’t need to show

look pretty

for more torture?” I

on the door of my office. I

before everyone else gets here. We’re booked out

going to be another busy one. We’re still short

you that this really isn’t

coffee. “Let’s agree

the back a few minutes later. He takes his coffee from

looking

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs

I offer. “Good

until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him.

his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear suddenly

out of the realm of possibility, I

of orders. “I guess I should

seems determined to work. I can get him to help me

smirk. “Sure,

focus on the orders. A part of me feels bad for taking

then who am I to stop him? It’s not like I’m paying

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

doesn’t really need the extra

I meet

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

in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially because all

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