#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

to face him. “I need space, Karl. Forcing me to talk

anything.”

silence will

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

he’s always

“How much time?”

on my chest and shove him back

He lets me.

hate this,” he says. I know he’s talking about the argument,

really

has no right to get involved when he’s the one who

all those

own fault,” I say.

place. He hovers in the doorway, but I

landing and look

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Karl

rub my heads with my fingers. A

impossible to ignore. The headache has been coming on all day, and

to

I deserve the pain. Maybe it’s some

and now she might

a knock on my office door, and I sit up

“It’s open,” I call.

room. She gives me a narrow look as she

of my drink. Judging by the look on her face, I’m

need it.

say. I finish my drink and get up to

the only form of stress

pour another glass. “Want something?”

“No.”

back over to

She’s clearly here to chew me out

to deal

really argue with her.

But I’ve

to have to let me

Tiffany?” I ask with a

arms. “Maybe I just wanted to

“Okay?”

cousin, who you made a fool of

eyebrows go up. “Is

to her,

twirl the liquid around, watching

was not

didn’t seem happy

even got on the topic.

come up?” I ask. “I

says with

was out with some

“Adam. Her financé.”

They were dancing. They seemed pretty

thing I’d rather not know. The last thing I want to

really need to do

discomfort because

obviously delighting in this.

myself to warn him. You know, after what she did

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