#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

good sign.

Leah what they think. They

tell me if it should bother me, or if

good?” I ask, glancing

glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on

watch him wander into the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well,

to worry about. He

do I feel

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

without comment and unlock the front door. He

doesn’t need to show up in a full suit every

look pretty sexy in

for more torture?” I

door of my office. I place my things down and

before everyone else gets here. We’re booked

know it’s going to be another

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

and sips his coffee. “Let’s

the back a few minutes later. He takes his

brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off

I offer.

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

back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might

isn’t out of the realm of possibility, I

the list of orders. “I guess I should give him

don’t know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to help

smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

on the orders. A part of me feels bad for

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

he wasn’t interested. “I’m just here

need the

employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in

are a few things we need to iron out after last night.

always takes time to get in the

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