#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

need space, Karl. Forcing me to talk every two seconds

anything.”

sure how silence will fix

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

always showing up

“How much time?”

plant my hand on my chest and shove

He lets me.

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

in his eyes. He really

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

me all those

your own fault,” I say. “Goodbye,

He hovers in the

I reach the landing and look back,

——————

Karl

with my fingers. A dull pain pulses in my left

ignore. The headache has been coming

to be a

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

even happened, and

my office

“It’s open,” I call.

opens, and Tiffany strides into the room. She gives

of my chairs. I take another sip of my drink.

need it.

up?” I say. I finish my drink and get up to get another. Drinking probably won’t

form of stress relief

eyes 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 down,

to chew me out about

to be her favorite way to deal with me lately. She thinks I’m spiraling, and

really argue with her.

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

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

Tiffany?” I ask with a

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

“Okay?”

you made a fool of

eyebrows go up. “Is this about

her, I

night.” I twirl the liquid around,

was not

didn’t seem happy when she left

understand how they even got on the topic. Why would they talk about our

up?” I ask. “I didn’t think you guys

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

her, actually. She was out

“Adam. Her financé.”

They were dancing. They

not know.

up against another man. I really need to do

She must notice my discomfort because

obviously delighting in this.

it upon myself to warn him. You

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