Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 111
Abby

Chloe leaving sends me into a spiral.

Hot tears begin to pri ck at the backs of my eyes as I watch her fading form. Some of my other

employees are starting to trickle in, with Daisy at the helm, who nearly ran face-first into the slamming

door as Chloe brushed past her without so much as a greeting.

“Geez,” Daisy says, swinging the door open with a confused look on her face. Her ankle is all wrapped

up in an Ace bandage, but she seems much better after she rolled it. Ethan comes in behind her. I’ve

noticed recently that the two of them seem thick as thieves, but I pretend not to notice. It’s sweet, but

it’s not my business.

Daisy jerks her head toward Chloe as she approaches the bar. “What’s her problem?”

I shake my head and try to steady myself over my coffee. “Nothing. Don’t worry about it.”

Daisy, picking up what I’m implying, scurries past to the back room without a word. Ethan, however,

doesn’t take the hint. Typical men.

“You good, Abby?” he asks, limping behind the bar and pouring himself a cup of coffee from the

machine. “You look like—”

“Just… Don’t,” I interrupt, unable to hide my annoyance any longer. Ethan shoots me a confused look,

but I don’t care at this point.

Still reeling from my argument with my best friend, I storm into my office, my heels clicking angrily

against the floor. The door slams behind me before anyone can so much as utter a word, leaving me

alone at last.

I’m overwhelmed, hurt, and furious all at once. Chloe was supposed to be my rock, my confidante, my

How could she just turn her back on me like that? All because I wasn’t

out on the street when he’s clearly trying

right about Karl. Maybe I should be staying away from him. Maybe this will end in

if it does, I want it to be my decision. Not

shaking as I grip the edge of my desk. I

door, no doubt gossiping about the spectacle that

kind to air my dirty laundry in public, and

trying to hold back the tears. But it’s a losing

cheeks as I let

there’s a hesitant

in no mood to deal with anyone right now, even

coming back to apologize.

door creaks open anyway, and I look

Karl. The epicenter of

do you want?” I hiss, narrowing

soft as he lingers in

up at him,

“Talk about what?”

behind him. For a moment, he just stands

me. There’s a genuine warmth in his gaze, an unspoken

a little. It’s just like

was wrong. He never gave up whenever I refused to

insane, he always pushed me to tell him what was going on. Now is bound to

one of those times.

Chloe?” he

s ob quakes my body, my lips pressing into

a hug

push him away, but I don’t. I can’t.

comfort they offer.

that sometimes silence

I pull away slightly, my eyes still damp. “Why did

my best friend. It’s just not

come around,” Karl says gently. “You

a deep breath and turn away, wiping my damp eyes with the back

something this serious. Not over…” My voice trails off,

Karl, is what I almost say.

of genuine concern and understanding. “I’ll

him, caught off guard. “Why would you say that? This isn’t your mess