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

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

good sign.

think. They always know what to

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

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

stands up, his wine glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me

room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess that’s

have anything to worry about.

do I feel

…

another tray of coffees

the front door. He

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

does look pretty

more torture?” I

leans on the door of my office. I place my things

before everyone else

going to be another busy

to remind you that this really

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

door, then Ethan meets us in the back a few

brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

I’m going to go take the chairs off

offer.

I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking some

says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear suddenly

out of the realm of possibility,

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

can get him to help me

I smirk. “Sure,

nods and leaves me alone to focus on the orders.

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

time, but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just here

need the

my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet

things we need to iron out after last night.

takes time to get in the groove with