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“It’s okay,” he said, his captivating blue eyes gazed into hers and her heart turned over in her chest Good Lord The rin curled her lips Appreciation that he’d saved her life and that he was truly easy on the eyes

Ele his tasty features Abbi noticed his dark sexy gaze, his high cheekbones and beautiful but masculine face He had dark hair and a lovely tan and earing a professional-looking crisp navy-blue unifor biceps of his His muscular ar like ahis finest assets Abbi loved a irl wouldn’t? There was just so about it that pleased Abbi She read his name patch sewn into his shirt It simply read Chad, maintenance support staff

There was so about Chad that really struck a chord inside her A delightful note Her belly tingled with electricity at his touch

She’d never, ever felt such an instant cheuard in ht the irresistible scent of his aftershave Abbi noted he had incredibly solid biceps Those arht too, sheto look up to him, literally The man was built well, with broad shoulders and a sliht arm

Chad, ain in herthe scent of his name in her mind

Well, he was certainly supportive during her ti on where she was going Another reason why cell phone use should be li

“You okay, ain in his deep sexy voice

Abbi was almost speechless

“You could be in shock I’ll get help”

“No!” she blurted out “I mean, no thank you I’ll be fine” Abbi shook her head to recapture her senses Her heart still pounded hard and fast in her chest She felt as if she’d explode from the heavy beats Her belly was all knotted up in nerves

“Thank you, Chad,” she said, breathing hard, addressing his na ached but it could have been much worse if it hadn’t been for Chad

“Are you sure you don’t need any help?”

“No I’e top and her brown pencil skirt Chad was fine looking Handsoain noted histo bet he worked out Just a nice handsoe Joe Very polite, caring and obviously diligent She glanced at his ring finger No rings No ring indents Wow And he could very well be single

Stop it, Abbi He’s a potential co-worker You’re only here on a tenment Get real

“I’uess”

“Working together?”

“Yes I’uys needed a te”

“We do?”

He seeuessed euess I said too much”

“Nah, it’s okay I heard we’ll be going through so with her on the stone pathway toward the front of the e

“I’m the new temp housekeeper,” she said

She noticed Chad’s body language stiffened

Chapter 3

“You’re the new housekeeper?” Chase asked Abbi, incredulously

His eyes locked with hers momentarily and his body reacted

He surveyed her delicate features The wo Beautiful He’d dated super and she plastered on none of that heavy makeup or fake eyelashes like the women he’d been with in the past Pure, natural beauty She had the silkiest hair he'd ever seen She wore a lovely orange top that accentuated her dainty curves—and boy, were those curves sensuous Her auburn hair carried the aro down her back The color reflected like a vibrant kaleidoscope under the sun Her cheekbones were high and she had the e brown eyes he'd ever seen There was so about her that captivated him For once in his life Chase was actually speechless

It caught Chase off guard to have this instant attraction to Abbi That virtually never happened to hiirl first before swooning over her

Oh, boy This girl was trouble with a capital T The last thing Chase needed was to have a strong attraction to a girl he’d only juststaff to top it off A distraction Chase didn’t need a distraction right now He had serious business to take care of Sure, he’d told his brother and his father that he’d try to find a nice country girl out there while working undercover at the resort, but a fellow staff member?