#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

face him. “I need space, Karl. Forcing me to talk every two seconds isn’t going to

anything.”

not sure how silence will fix things,

need him to leave me alone. I’m not going to be able to sort through

if he’s always showing

“How much time?”

don’t know. Maybe forever.” I plant my hand on my chest and

He lets me.

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

I can see it in his eyes. He really doesn’t like

fiance, and Karl has no right to get involved when he’s the one who made

left me all those

own fault,” I say. “Goodbye,

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

the landing and

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Karl

on my drink and rub my heads with my fingers. A

impossible to ignore. The headache has been coming on

it’s going to

can’t help but think I deserve the pain. Maybe it’s some sort

never even happened, and now

office door,

“It’s open,” I call.

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

chairs. I take another sip of my drink. Judging by the look on her face, I’m going

need it.

say. I finish my drink and get up to get

form of stress relief I’ve

me as I pour another

“No.”

crystal decanter and walk back

me out about something, but it’s

to deal with me

really argue with her.

easy since the divorce. But I’ve managed to

going to have to let me handle my sh it on

up Tiffany?” I ask

her arms. “Maybe I just wanted to say hello to

“Okay?”

made

eyebrows go up. “Is this

spoken to her, I take

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

was not

seem happy

got on the topic. Why would they talk about our

I ask. “I didn’t think you guys

out dancing the other night,” she says

She was out with some

“Adam. Her financé.”

They were dancing. They seemed pretty

not

I really need to do something about

I prompt. She must notice my discomfort because a

obviously delighting in this.

warn him. You know, after what she did to

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