Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0152
We both dip spoons into the sauce, tasting it simultaneously. It’s… alright. The paprika adds an

unexpected depth of flavor. But it’s just not what I wanted. None of this is what I wanted. I had really

thought for a while that Karl would wind up being my sous chef for the competition, but that had turned

out horribly.

“Tastes good to me,” John says gruffly, breaking the silence.

“Yeah. It’s fine,” I half-agree, setting my spoon down.

John lets out another groan. “Fine?”

I nod and meet his annoyed gaze. “Yeah. It’s fine, John.”

That’s when John rips his apron off and tosses it down on the counter. “Whatever, Abby,” he groans.

“I’m going home. Goodnight.”

“Wait, John—” I call out as he storms over to the door, but even as the words leave my mouth, I know

he’s made up his mind.

“I’ve had enough for one day,” he says, his eyes meeting mine for a moment over his shoulder before

door.

then he’s gone, leaving me alone

I glance around at the chaotic landscape

vegetables, the splattered

the mess again. I mutter a curse under my breath and

scraping pans and banging dishes

back to last week, the moment

me for this competition.

stay at the bar for a while after closing to celebrate

I were sitting beside

rim of my glass. “So, the

use a sous

faster than I expected. “Really? You want

I smiled, suddenly relieved. “I think we

his beer bottle against

be amazing, Abby.”

greasy pan that’s proving to be

to happen. I scrub harder, as if I can erase the tension

with enough elbow

and it’s only been a week and yet I already don’t know

He seems to resent the extra hours, the hard work, the relentless pursuit