#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

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

anything.”

silence

me time.” I need him to leave me alone. I’m not going

if he’s always showing up

“How much time?”

hand on my chest and shove him back through

He lets me.

hate this,” he says. I know he’s talking about the argument, but also Adam. Karl was

and I can see it in his eyes. He really

no right to get involved when he’s

me all those years

your own fault,” I

place. He hovers in the doorway, but

I reach the landing and

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Karl

my heads with my fingers. A dull

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

going to be

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

that never even happened, and

a knock on my office door, and I sit up

“It’s open,” I call.

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

of my 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.

only form of stress relief I’ve

I pour

“No.”

on the crystal decanter and walk back over

clearly here to chew me out about something, but it’s hard to guess

seems to be her favorite way to deal with me lately. She thinks I’m spiraling, and

really argue with her.

been easy since the divorce. But I’ve managed

to have to

up Tiffany?” I ask with a

“Maybe I just wanted to say hello

“Okay?”

you made a

eyebrows go up. “Is this

her, I

came by last night.” I twirl the liquid around, watching it slosh

“She was

definitely didn’t seem happy when she left the

the topic. Why would they talk

come up?” I ask. “I didn’t think you guys

other night,” she says with a wave of her hand. “I

her, actually. She was out

“Adam. Her financé.”

They were dancing. They

I’d rather not know.

I really need to do something

must notice my discomfort because a small smile emerges

obviously delighting in this.

him. You know,

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