Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Abby

The knock on the door interrupts my pity party, and for a split second, I debate

whether or not to even answer it.

But before I can make up my mind, the door creaks open and I catch the sight in

the vanity mirror—Karl, his blue surgical mask lowered, his brown eyes shining

and a bouquet of flowers in hand.

“Karl?” My voice trembles. Seeing him makes my guard lower, and I can feel my

shoulders relax. “I saw you in the audience, and I—”

He steps further into the room, letting the door close softly behind him. “I bought

a ticket secretly. I hope you don’t mind, but I wanted to surprise you,” he says,

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his eyes meeting mine in the mirror.

I feel a smile spreading across my lips. “Thank you. But…” I pause, taking in his

“What’s with the surgical

and tugs on the blue mask. “This? Don’t take it the wrong way,

want anyone recognizing me. I’m supposed

out in my ex-wife’s city and helping with

first discussions

the staff at the restaurant doesn’t know about

Abby,” he says, taking

thing you said about the staff?

spreads through me at his words, the tenderness in his voice acting

balm on my raw emotions. “Thank you. I didn’t expect you to

It means a lot that

to walk over, probably to hand me the bouquet, but then

eyes, the streaked

the flowers drop to the floor, abandoned, and he’s in front of me in

both

Why are you crying?” Concern

that was just there

with my initial impulse to

know how he’ll react if he finds out what Daniel

step back. But the way

confusion, breaks down my feeble

closer, the air between us thickening, charged

cry, Abby. Please, tell