#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

space, Karl. Forcing me to talk every two seconds isn’t going to

anything.”

silence will fix things,

need him to leave me alone. I’m not

he’s always showing

“How much time?”

plant my hand on my chest and shove him back through the

He lets me.

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

eyes. He really doesn’t like what he

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

left me all those

own fault,”

into place. He hovers in the

reach the landing

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Karl

my fingers. A dull pain pulses in my left

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

it’s going to be a rough

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

even happened, and now she

knock on my office door, and I sit

“It’s open,” I call.

and Tiffany strides into the room. She gives me a

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

need it.

I finish my drink and get up

the only form

track me as I pour another glass. “Want

“No.”

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

stern. She’s clearly here to chew me out about something, but it’s hard to

be her favorite way to deal with me

really argue with her.

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

her lectures. She’s just going to have to let me handle my sh it

up Tiffany?” I ask with a

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

“Okay?”

you made a fool

eyebrows go up. “Is this

spoken to her,

last night.” I twirl the liquid around, watching it slosh up against the sides

was not

she definitely didn’t seem happy when she

topic. Why would they talk about our divorce? “How did

ask. “I didn’t

she says with a wave of her hand. “I was surprised to

She was out with

“Adam. Her financé.”

They seemed pretty hot and heavy,

rather not

against another man. I really

notice my discomfort because

obviously delighting in this.

took it upon myself to warn him. You know, after

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