Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 73: A Feeling
Abby

My hand freezes on the spreadsheet I’m working on when I hear a knock on my door. A soft, hesitant

one that’s almost drowned out by the evening chatter of the restaurant. My heart instantly jumps to my

throat. Is it Karl? Has he decided to make another appearance?

But when I open the door, it’s Chloe standing there, her eyes hesitant but earnest.

We’ve kept our distance today, partially because of the insane lunch and dinner rush, but I think also

partially to cool off. I’m not sure if Karl’s conversation with her was successful, but the knot in my chest

loosens when I see her.

“Hey,” I manage to say.

“Hey,” she replies softly.

Neither of us says anything for a moment. The silence is thick, full of the words we’d both hurled at

each other this morning. Finally, she breaks it. “Can I come in?”

“Of course.” I step aside, letting her enter.

The door clicks shut behind her, sealing us into this tiny bubble of a moment. I feel her arms wrap

around me, almost tentatively, as if she’s afraid I might pull away. But I don’t. I hug her back, tightly,

grateful for the chance to mend this fragile piece of our relationship.

“I’m sorry, Abby,” Chloe says into my shoulder. “I was out of line.”

“I’m sorry too,” I reply, feeling a twinge of guilt for the things I’d said earlier. “We both got carried away.”

We pull away and Chloe takes a seat, her eyes scanning my face as if searching for something—

perhaps a sign of residual anger or a lingering grudge. But she won’t find any. At the end of the day,

Chloe is like a sister to me, and that’s one thing you never turn your back on.

“So, you and Karl, huh?” Chloe finally says, her tone cautious.

my head quickly, dispelling the thought before it even has a

We’re just figuring things out,

you think he’s changed? Really changed?” She looks at me, her eyes

that would make everything

I admit. “Maybe. He says he wants to be better. Shouldn’t

redemption?”

hands. “Maybe you’re right.

warm me, but I know that there’s something lingering at the end

she’s trying to leave unsaid. “…But?”

not thinking of getting back

of her statement doesn’t escape me. “I promise, I’m not

I need to be single for

so much to offer, Abby. Don’t waste it

Especially not when you have so much going

suddenly drifting to the kitchen scene with Karl—his

that seemed to draw us together no matter how hard we tried to stay apart.

at the thought, a low growl of yearning in the distance that’s

as I brush the

Chloe,” I say, pulling myself back to the present. “Your friendship means the world to

she says, standing up.

time, the warmth of our friendship seeping through the

and I’m left

swirling

and lean against it, exhaling deeply. The night is still young;

voices and the clatter of dishes. Life goes on,

mind keeps wandering back

table, snapping me out of my thoughts.

you two got in a

timing has always astounded me.

her whenever I can.

I type back, a soft smile flickering across my

mad at each other. You

fight.”

my lips. Slipping my phone into my pocket, I decide to head

make my rounds to check

catch movement from across the

and for a split

a spark that lights up the dark recesses of

ago suddenly