#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

me to talk every two seconds isn’t going

anything.”

sure how silence

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

always showing up

“How much time?”

I plant my hand on my chest and

He lets me.

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

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

get involved when

all

your own fault,” I

door swings shut, the lock clicking into place. He hovers in the doorway,

When I reach the landing and look back, he’s

——————

Karl

and rub my heads with my fingers. A dull

ignore. The headache has been coming on all

going to be a rough

but think I deserve the pain. Maybe it’s some sort of karma. I hurt the person I loved

never even happened, and now she might never forgive

my office door, and I

“It’s open,” I call.

strides into the room. She

I take another sip of my drink. Judging by

need it.

my drink and get

only form of stress

track me as I pour another glass. “Want

“No.”

replace the lid on the crystal decanter and walk back over to my chair. She watches me sit

chew me out about

favorite way to deal with

really argue with her.

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

She’s just going to have to

up Tiffany?” I

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

“Okay?”

who you made

up. “Is

her,

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

was not

definitely didn’t seem happy

on the topic.

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

I saw her out dancing the other night,” she says with a

her, actually. She was out with some

“Adam. Her financé.”

whatever. They were dancing. They seemed pretty hot and heavy,

the kind of thing I’d rather not know. The last

against another man. I really need to do something

my discomfort because a small smile emerges

obviously delighting in this.

him. You know, after what she did to

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