#Chapter 78: A Little Vacation
Abby
My eyes snap open to discover that someone, in the span of what feels like five minutes, my office has
grown dark. There’s a hand on my shoulder, and an all-too-familiar face—with a smirk on it, of course—
staring down at me.
“Sleepy?” Karl asks, his lips twitching into a grin.
I shake my head and sit up, trying to regain a sense of reality. The glare of the desk lamp sca tters
across stacks of invoices and order forms, casting a dim amber glow over everything.
“No,” I lie, looking away as Karl crosses the room back to the doorway. “I was just putting my head
down for a few minutes.”
A quick glance at the clock reveals that it’s almost eight o’clock, and considering the fact that it’s a
Wednesday, the restaurant is already mostly quiet. Through my half-open office door, I can just barely
make out the faint sound of sc at tered voices and silverware on plates from the few customers who are
still hanging around, post-dinner rush.
Karl laughs and leans against the doorframe. “Sure. And what looks like drool on your cheek must just
be condensation or something, right?”
Drool? I swipe my cheek with the back of my hand and sure enough, it comes away wet. Great.
“Okay, you go me,” I mutter, smoothing down my messy hair. “This morning was hectic, and I didn’t
sleep too well last night…”
Karl shrugs. “Don’t sweat it,” he assures me. “In fact, you’ll be happy to know that after the health
inspector left, everything else went smoothly. No more food critics, no sick servers, no arguing
employees.”
I force a half-smile. So word really does travel fast; or rather, Karl is more attuned to the drama than I
thought. I never mentioned the sick servers and arguing employees to anyone, but someone must have
noticed.
I sigh, rubbing my eyes. “Did you need
in again,
question for you about tomorrow’s delivery schedule, but it’s really not that important,”
could use some rest
my feet in an attempt
than I really feel right now. “I’m perfectly fine,” I lie,
I’m wavering slightly where
moments, Karl gazes at me without answering.
I haven’t seen in a very long time. And something about it makes my knees
a feeble attempt to hide the blush that’s creeping into my
by the window, peering out into the dimly lit city
close soon anyway,” Karl
reality. “You
fine. I’ll at least
sighs. “It’s supposed to rain all
you home, okay?”
stare out the window for another few moments at the rain, listening as
h ook reveals that my umbrella is nowhere to be
on my desk didn’t
fine,” I finally say, turning back to face Karl. He’s got an
it quickly. “Let’s
…
transition from the dim, cramped space of my office to Karl’s sleek, black
car smells like fresh leather and a hint of pine air freshener. The city lights,
we drive. I’ve always loved the city in
on a stormy night;
signs of late-night diners and
a blur. For a moment, the weight of my job—the critics,
I find myself lost in the rhythmic hum of
the silence. “You looked like you were having one hell of a dream back there.
beach, a tropical drink, and a server shortage
I
sleep.”
a smirk. “Well, dreams are
could get compensation somehow.”
my words tinged with
the front of my apartment complex—a red brick building with ivy crawling up the
of steps leading to the front door. It’s surrounded
almost walked into someone else’s
embarrassing.
to the curb and turns off the engine, then looks at
need a vacation? My offer still
look away. Of course I remember the pool and the hot tub, and all of
Read Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story Chapter 78 - The hottest series of the author Jane Above Story
In general, I really like the genre of stories like Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story stories so I read extremely the book. Now comes Chapter 78 with many extremely book details. I can't get out of reading! Read the Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story Chapter 78 story today. ^^