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

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

good sign.

to ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They

if

I ask, glancing up at Adam

leans down to kiss me on the cheek. “We’re

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

anything to worry about. He

I feel

…

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

coffee without comment and unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing

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

look pretty sexy

for more torture?”

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

I need to get some orders out today before everyone else

going to be another busy one.

need to remind you that this really isn’t

and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to

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

looking

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off

offer.

kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least he’s

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

out of the realm of possibility, I

orders. “I guess I should

can get him to help

I smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

focus on the orders. A part of

who am I to stop him? It’s

he wasn’t interested.

need the extra

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

talk before we get going. There are a few things we need

it always takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially because