#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 two

anything.”

how silence will fix things,

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

if he’s always showing

“How much time?”

don’t know. Maybe forever.” I plant my hand on my chest and shove him back

He lets me.

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

and I can see it in his eyes. He really

right to get involved when he’s the one who made

left me all

own fault,” I say. “Goodbye,

clicking into place. He hovers in

the landing and look back, he’s

——————

Karl

rub my heads with my fingers. A dull pain pulses in my left temple, and I

it’s impossible to ignore. The headache

it’s going to be a rough

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

that never even happened, and now she

my office door, and I

“It’s open,” I call.

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

of my chairs. I take another sip of my drink. Judging by the

need it.

and get up to get another. Drinking probably won’t help

the only form of

track me as I pour another

“No.”

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

to chew me out

to deal with me

really argue with her.

haven’t been easy since the divorce. But I’ve managed to survive without Tiffany

I’m getting pretty tired of her lectures. She’s just going to

Tiffany?” I

I just wanted to

“Okay?”

made

eyebrows go up.

her, I

came by last night.” I twirl the liquid around, watching

“She was

definitely didn’t seem happy when she left

the topic. Why would they

up?” I ask. “I didn’t think

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

actually. She was out with some

“Adam. Her financé.”

They were dancing. They seemed

not know. The last thing I want to

another man. I really need to do

I prompt. She must notice my discomfort because a

obviously delighting in this.

to warn him. You know, after what

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