#Chapter 34: Tiffany Demands Answers
Abby

I climb back into my seat and give Adam an apologetic look. “Sorry,” I say.

He shakes his head. “Don’t worry about it. I have to get up early, anyway.” He adjusts his seat and

gives me a small smile.“I’ll stop by tomorrow night.”

“Promise?”

“I promise.”

There’s a brief silence. Adam gestures to the paper bag sitting on the center console. “Wanna bring

those?” he asks.

I shake my head. “Nah. You can have them. Thanks, though.” I give him a quick kiss, then climb back

out onto the sidewalk. He starts his car and backs out of the spot in a fluid movement.

Karl watches him drive off, then turns to look at me. I sigh and walk away from him. At what point is

going to get the hint, and just leave me alone?

I head for my apartment door, and he follows.

“Abby,” he says, reaching for my elbow. I pull my arm out of his grasp and spin around to face him.

We’re standing close again. Too close. His touch makes me recoil, especially after he just interrupted

an intimate moment between me and my fiance.

“Why are you here, Karl?” I growl.

“Freddy interrupted us.”

“There’s nothing else to say. I’ve moved on.”

His gaze narrows, almost as though he doesn’t believe me, but I continue. “I’m getting married, and I

have a life of my own. I don’t know why you’ve insisted on inserting yourself back into my life, but I’m

not interested in playing along anymore.”

He reaches out and wraps his hand around my arm. “You and I both know that’s not true,” he says,

dipping his head toward me. My breath catches in my throat.

“It is,” I insist.

“No, it’s not. You can make out with Adam all you want, but you and I both know it’s not enough for

you.”

I pull my arm free and take a step back. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

He rolls his eyes. “I know you better than you think.”

I turn from him and pull out my keys. He’s silent as I unlock the door, but I can feel him standing behind

me.

I yank the door open and walk into the building. He reaches for the door before it can close, and I force

him. “I need space, Karl. Forcing me to talk every two seconds

anything.”

not sure how silence will fix things,

Just give me time.” I need him to leave me alone.

he’s always showing

“How much time?”

my hand on my chest and shove him back

He lets me.

about the argument, but

I can see it in his eyes. He really doesn’t like what he saw, but I

right to get involved when he’s the one who made baseless

all

own fault,” I say.

shut, the lock clicking into place. He hovers in the doorway, but I turn and walk

When I reach the landing and

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Karl

on my drink and rub my heads with my fingers.

long until it’s impossible to ignore. The headache has been coming on all

to be a

the pain. Maybe it’s some sort of karma. I hurt the

and now she might never

a knock on my office

“It’s open,” I call.

opens, and Tiffany strides into the room. She gives me a narrow

chairs. I take another sip of my drink. Judging by the look

need it.

say. I finish my drink and get up to get another. Drinking probably won’t

the only form of stress relief

me as I pour another glass.

“No.”

crystal decanter and walk back

chew me out

way to deal with me

really argue with her.

haven’t been easy since the divorce. But I’ve managed to survive without Tiffany

of her lectures. She’s just going to have to let me

Tiffany?” I ask with

“Maybe I just wanted to say

“Okay?”

you made a fool

eyebrows go up. “Is this

to her, I take

night.” I twirl the liquid around, watching it slosh up

was not

definitely didn’t seem happy

got on the topic.

I ask. “I didn’t think

dancing the other night,” she says with a wave of her hand. “I was surprised

her, actually. She was out with some

“Adam. Her financé.”

whatever. They were dancing. They seemed pretty hot

kind of thing I’d rather not know. The last thing I want to picture is

against another man. I really need to do something

my discomfort because a small

obviously delighting in this.

him. You know, after what

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