#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

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

anything.”

silence will fix things,

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

if he’s always showing

“How much time?”

plant my hand on my chest

He lets me.

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

really doesn’t like what he saw, but I

fiance, and Karl has no right to get

left me all

own fault,” I say.

place. He hovers in the doorway, but I

landing and look back,

——————

Karl

and rub my heads with my fingers. A

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

it’s going to be a rough

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

never even happened, and now she might never forgive

on my office door, and I

“It’s open,” I call.

door opens, and Tiffany strides into the room. She gives me a narrow

take another sip of my drink. Judging by

need it.

get up to get another. Drinking probably won’t

it’s the only form of stress

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

“No.”

back over to my chair.

to chew me out about something, but it’s hard to guess

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

really argue with her.

easy since the divorce. But I’ve

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

up Tiffany?” I

“Maybe I just wanted to say

“Okay?”

cousin, who you made a

up. “Is this

her, I

I twirl the liquid around,

was

definitely didn’t seem happy when she left

the topic. Why would they talk

ask. “I didn’t think you

night,” she says with a wave of her

She was out with

“Adam. Her financé.”

were dancing. They

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

another man. I really need to do

because a

obviously delighting in this.

took it upon myself to warn him. You know,

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