#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 every

anything.”

how silence will fix things,

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

always showing up

“How much time?”

I plant my hand on

He lets me.

he says. I know he’s talking about the argument, but also Adam. Karl was

and I can see it in his eyes. He really doesn’t like what he saw, but I don’t

get involved when he’s the one who

left me all those

your own fault,” I say.

door swings shut, the lock clicking into place. He hovers in the doorway, but I turn and walk

reach the landing and look back, he’s

——————

Karl

sip on my drink and rub my heads with my fingers. A dull pain

until it’s impossible to ignore. The headache has been coming on all day, and

it’s going to

deserve the pain. Maybe it’s some sort of

that never even happened, and now

office door, and I sit

“It’s open,” I call.

Tiffany strides into the room. She gives me a narrow look as

of my chairs. I take another sip of my drink. Judging by the look on her face,

need it.

finish my drink and get up to get another. Drinking probably won’t

it’s the only form of

track me as I pour another glass. “Want something?”

“No.”

replace the lid on the crystal decanter and walk back

chew me out about something,

to deal

really argue with her.

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

tired of her lectures. She’s just going to have to

Tiffany?” I ask with

crosses her arms. “Maybe I just

“Okay?”

cousin, who you made

go up. “Is this about

her, I

twirl the liquid around, watching

“She was not

seem happy when

topic. Why would

come up?” I ask. “I didn’t

saw her out dancing the other night,” she says with a wave of her hand. “I

her, actually. She was out with some

“Adam. Her financé.”

were dancing. They seemed pretty hot and

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

really need to do

prompt. She must notice my discomfort because a small smile

obviously delighting in this.

took it upon myself to warn him.

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