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

me

on the street when he’s clearly

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

it to be my decision.

hands shaking as I grip the edge

doubt gossiping about the spectacle that just unfolded. What’s worse

to air my dirty laundry in public, and especially not in my

palms against my eyes, trying to hold back the tears. But it’s a

cheeks

a

away!” I snap, my voice breaking. I’m in no mood to deal with anyone

coming back to apologize.

creaks open anyway, and I look up, fully prepared to unload my

The epicenter of all of this, in

I hiss, narrowing my eyes. “I

he lingers in the doorway. I don’t know what

him,

“Talk about what?”

gently behind him. For a moment,

me. There’s a genuine warmth

walls start to crumble a little. It’s just like

gave up whenever I refused to talk about what was bothering

he always pushed me to tell him what was going on. Now

one of those times.

Chloe?” he

my lips pressing into

hug before I’ve had the

I should push him away, but I don’t. I can’t.

warmth and comfort they offer. Karl doesn’t

that

still damp. “Why did Chloe turn on me? She

friend. It’s

around,” Karl says gently. “You two have

and turn away, wiping my damp eyes with the back of my

Not over…” My voice trails off,

over you, Karl, is what I almost say. But I don’t

looks at me, his eyes full of genuine concern and understanding. “I’ll

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