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“You did? Why?” Chad said, after he and Abbi greeted Jessica

“Because Jessica got this little guy here, Lucky, from the hospital that treated her And well, as you probably know, the old owners of this ranch resort used to have a no pets allowed policy though we tried to tell them that Lucky was part of our family Anyway, thank God the Beled it so that pets can vacation along with the family”

Chad looked as if eeous blue eyes flashed hurt and pain for the wohter and at the same time his jaas clenched “Glad the Belmonts were able to help out in this situation, ma’am”

“Me, too We had our little girl late in life, her father and I But anted to give her everything Well, anyway, he went to be with the Lord and we basically wanted to still coht the camera because I wanted to keep the ht it would be neat to prop up the camera on the branch since alk around out here a lot and play ga on anyone’s privacy”

“Hey, listen, forget what I said earlier You guys just have fun out here, okay? And letI can do to help make your stay much better”

“Oh, you’re so kind, Chad” Lizzy beaood work around here I’ll be sure to put in a good word for you with the ers”

Chad seeuard for a minute then responded in his deep, silky voice “Thank you”

Chad and Abbi continued their walk after Lizzy and her daughter left theuessed they were going to continue with their adventure and filht And how sad, at the sairl had an illness and no daddy

Mo to themselves happily It was a man who looked as if he was in his sixties and probably his wife, Abbi guessed The man and woman, who looked like tourists fro hands As the ave Chad a funny look and kept gazing at hilasses

This uest recognized Chad from somewhere The man then stopped in front of the

“Excuse nize He was probably European “Are you an actor?” the reeted them both His companion stood by his side and politely smiled; she had binoculars on a strap wrapped around her It looked as if they’d been sightseeing or probably birdwatching in the area

“An actor?” Chad repeated in his deep voice, looking co on since it was his day off Neither was Chad in his usual maintenance shirt and pants uniform

“Yes You look so familiar”

“I do?”

“Yes”

“Well, I can assure you, I’,” Chad answered coolly

Abbi could see why the man would think Chad was a movie star or maybe a male model He certainly had the GQ A-list appeal Or, od He was fit in every sense of the word and clearly over six foot tall Abbi guessed Chad must be at least six foot three inches or so He had broad shoulders, firm muscles, and perfect skin that had a delicious healthy tan to it His cheekbones could probably dodge a bullet, being so chiseled and perfect His eyes were , dreamy and as blue as the ocean Who would believe he’d be destined to be awith an honorable job like that But back in the day, an average worker with Chad’s sex appeal would probably have a talent scout scoop him up and cast him in the next Hollywood blockbuster An unknown catapulted to fa about it Later, she was going to suggest to hient Who knehere this could lead? Then again, where would this leave them? She wouldn’t want to date a celebrity Not that they were dating or even involved, of course

The man’s expression looked so puzzled as he surveyed Chad’s features As if Chad

“You ot this impeccable memory for faces He’s probably seen you around so screen”

“No No I know I’ve seen hi,” the man said to his wife then turned back to face Chad

“Elroy, really now,” the woman chastised her husband, both hands on her hips “Leave the poor guy alone He’s not an actor And even if he is, he probably doesn’t want to be bothered by fans He probably came out here to escape the unwanted attention”

Abbi couldn’t help but giggle The couple was so cute and Chad looked positively mortified in a humorous way Chad certainly had a ith his facial expressions And he looked cute no matter what expression he wore on his handsome face

The hed, then proceeded to walk off “Good day to you both”

“Thank you,” Chad said “You, too”

“Oh, wait!” The ht have seen you” He seemed to have had an aha moment and was thrilled he’d finally been able to place where he’d seen Chad “You were in soht? On the Internet?”