Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#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 seconds

anything.”

sure how silence will

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

if he’s always

“How much time?”

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

He lets me.

about the argument, but also Adam.

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

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

left me all those

your own fault,” I say.

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

When I reach the landing

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Karl

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

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

it’s going to be a

can’t help but think I deserve the pain. Maybe it’s some sort of karma. I hurt the person

even happened, and now she might never

knock on my office door, and I sit up

“It’s open,” I call.

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

I take another sip of my drink.

need it.

and get

form of stress

pour another glass. “Want something?” I

“No.”

back over to my chair. She

stern. She’s clearly here to chew me out about something,

her favorite way to deal with me lately. She thinks

really argue with her.

the divorce. But I’ve managed to survive without

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

up Tiffany?” I ask with

her arms. “Maybe I just wanted to say

“Okay?”

who you made a fool of last

go up.

her,

night.” I twirl the liquid around, watching

was

seem happy

the topic. Why would they talk about

come up?” I ask. “I didn’t think you guys

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

her, actually. She was

“Adam. Her financé.”

dancing. They seemed pretty

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

really need to do something

must notice my discomfort because a small smile emerges on her face.

obviously delighting in this.

to warn him. You know, after what she did