Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 35: Karl’s Idea
Abby

I weave through the tables, greeting my customers. A lot of my regulars are here tonight, and I stop at

Emily’s table. She’s here with her friends, Lunas like her. I know most of them from when Karl and I

were married.

Emily looks up at me, and I plaster on a smile. “Hi, dear,” she says, her tone as patronizing as ever.

“Wonderful food tonight.”

She gestures to her empty plate, and I wave over Freddy. He walks to us. “Clear these,” I say. He nods

and takes their plates away.

“He’s yummy,” one of her friends says, watching him stride away.

“He sure is,” Emily agrees.

She looks up at me and I force a smile. “Is there anything I can get for you guys?”

“No, dear. We’re just finishing up our drinks.” She lifts her martini to her lips and takes a sip.

“We were just talking about the Alpha party,” her friend Lauren adds. We used to make polite chit-chat

with each other at Alpha events. Now she looks at me like I’m miles beneath her. It makes my anger

flare. Luckily, I’ve gotten good at hiding my feelings, and I don’t think my smile changes when my gaze

lands on her.

“Oh, that should be fun,” I say.

“It’s really too bad you won’t be there,” Emily replies. “We miss having you at all these events.”

I seriously doubt she misses it at all. I don’t bother to tell her she might actually see me there. I’m

assuming Karl still plans to take me, but I haven’t inquired recently. We’re not exactly on good terms

the thought of attending a stuffy party with him

and he stuck to his

see us there together. Will they think we’ve reconciled?

wrong impression because that’s never going to happen, especially not

you guys with your drinks if there’s

giving me a false

but I’m still close enough to hear Lauren’s

a number on

away, cleaning

to the next table. That last remark stays with me as I finish

back to the kitchen. It was a well-aimed blow.

here he is, finishing

my eyes at him. His eyebrows go up, but he turns

how attracted I am to him, it’s

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Karl

and stack the plates in the sink. Jack pulls the nozzle

bring a new stack, there’s

allowed to use the big-boy

getting tired of shoveling food into the garbage, but I know better at this

with Abby, I’m sort of worried that she’s

that she would replace me, eventually, but I hoped that it

need time to make sure that I set things right with her before she decides to

chopping block.

break,” I say to Jack. He nods. Things have

disappear for

straight for my

locker, and I pull my phone

task is that

steak into the garbage earlier. That the one

much, if not more, than Abby is his job. He’s obsessed with it. He has

a

obsession is the perfect thing for me to exploit. And

even be a choice. If he agrees to leave