#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

Forcing me to talk

anything.”

silence

him to leave me alone. I’m

always showing

“How much time?”

Maybe forever.” I plant my hand on

He lets me.

talking about the argument, but also Adam. Karl was always

in his eyes. He really doesn’t like what

has no right to get involved when

left me all those

fault,” I say.

place. He hovers in the doorway,

the landing

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Karl

rub my heads with my fingers. A dull pain pulses in my

ignore. The headache

to

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

never even happened, and now she might never

office door,

“It’s open,” I call.

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

my drink.

need it.

my drink and get up to get another.

it’s the only form of stress relief I’ve

I pour another glass. “Want something?” I

“No.”

decanter and walk back over to my chair. She watches me sit

stern. She’s clearly here to chew me out about

favorite way to deal

really argue with her.

been easy since the divorce. But I’ve managed to survive without

I’m getting pretty tired of her lectures. She’s just going to have to let me handle my sh

Tiffany?” I ask with

just

“Okay?”

who you made a fool

eyebrows go up. “Is this about

to her,

twirl the liquid around, watching it slosh up against the sides of

was

she definitely didn’t seem happy

on the topic. Why would

up?” I ask. “I didn’t think you

night,” she says with a wave of

She was out

“Adam. Her financé.”

They seemed pretty hot and

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

against another man. I really need to do something

notice my discomfort because a small smile

obviously delighting in this.

took it upon myself to warn him.

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