#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

face him. “I need space, Karl. Forcing me to talk every

anything.”

not sure how silence

leave me alone. I’m not going to be able

always showing up

“How much time?”

Maybe forever.” I plant my hand on my chest and shove him back through

He lets me.

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

eyes. He really doesn’t like

no right to get involved

me all those

own fault,” I say.

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

the landing and

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Karl

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

until it’s impossible to ignore. The headache has been coming

to

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

that never even happened, and now she might never

my office door, and I sit up

“It’s open,” I call.

She gives me a

another sip of my drink. Judging by

need it.

finish my drink and get up to get another. Drinking

the only form of

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

“No.”

back over to my chair. She watches me sit

chew me out about something, but

way to deal with me lately. She thinks I’m spiraling,

really argue with her.

easy since the divorce. But

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

up Tiffany?” I ask

I just wanted

“Okay?”

you made a

up.

to her,

liquid around, watching it slosh

“She was not

she definitely didn’t seem happy when

don’t understand how they even got on the topic.

ask. “I didn’t

other night,” she says with a wave of her hand. “I was surprised

She was out with some

“Adam. Her financé.”

were dancing. They seemed pretty hot

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

against another man. I really need

must notice my discomfort because a small

obviously delighting in this.

upon myself to warn him. You know, after what she did

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