Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 25 – Chole Argues
Abby

At least she whispers it. I glance around, but none of my employees seem to have heard her. I shush

her, grabbing her arm.

Karl smirks. “Chloe.”

She glowers at him. “Karl.”

“You’ll be working with Jack again,” I say to Karl, squeezing Chloe’s arm a little. The last thing I need is

for them to make a scene. “Listen to what he says this time, okay?”

Karl nods. “Sure boss.”

I watch him walk away, then turn to Chloe. “Come with me,” I hiss.

She follows me to my office. I turn to face her, not bothering to close the door. I don’t have enough time

to get into this right now, anyway.

“What are you doing here?” I ask. “Are you here for dinner?”

She crosses her arms. “Don’t change the subject. Why is he here? Since when are you guys even

talking?”

I cringe. It dawns on me that I haven’t seen her recently, and she has no idea that Karl’s been hanging

around. I guess Leah never spilled the beans either. Based on the look on her face, I have a lot of

explaining to do.

“Look,” I start. I honestly have no idea what to say. The look on Chloe’s face makes me want to cower

a little. “He’s just helping out for the time being. He was there when all my employees quit, and he just

wants to make things a little easier for me.”

She doesn’t look very convinced. “He just wants to help,” she repeats, sounding somewhat disgusted.

“Yeah, that sounds like him.”

“I don’t know what you mean.” I can tell by her tone, though, that she doesn’t mean anything good. I

always thought Leah disliked him more, but I guess I was wrong. She took the news that he’s back a lot

better than Chloe currently is.

The sad thing is, Chloe and Karl always got along when we were married. I’ve known Chloe for a long

time, and she’s one of the few friends who stuck with me when I stopped being a Luna. She was never

like some of the

shocked she was when I

had said. At the time, I thought so too. But things

I understand that she’s just looking out for me,

Karl at

on. What’s the

one, too, even if he hasn’t admitted it

clean, I know I’m only going to paint his motives in

maybe he doesn’t have the best motives

to make him look better than

of, wants to get

to cower. I knew she wouldn’t support

just to help me out for a few days, but I didn’t expect

unnerved. I’ve been putting off telling her because I had

that she thinks I might actually take

not thinking about it, are

arms. “We’re never getting back together. I promise.”

heavy

think she believes me. Not that

part of me that thinks as I say the words that I’m not

but that I’m trying to convince

put you through,” she

were broken, and unless I’m mistaken,

if I

wouldn’t get out

to think too much about the weeks immediately following the

spent most of my time asleep. I was shocked and

I had to mourn that relationship. I lost weight, lost time,

got over the other side of it, and I’ve made

In a way, I’m glad that it happened. But it doesn’t mean

go back to Karl.

“I promise I’m not getting back together with

it’s the ultimate proof. “He can’t just weasel his

far you’ve

back in, he’ll just destroy all

haven’t forgotten any of that, but that doesn’t mean I can’t take his help when he offers it now,”

could use

one day you’re taking his help, and the

a mutual decision for you two to get

he’ll just start manipulating you, and then you’ll

that who she really thinks I am? A weak little girl

ex husband when she’s got a perfectly good fiancee

I say, unable to hide the hint of annoyance in

believe me?”

shrugs. “I don’t know. I

clock in the office, and frown. I’ve only got a few minutes

time