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Luckily, the little boy was near enough to the edge The boy then looked up and laughed "Ha ha I fooled you"

"Joey, what you doing?" his e of the pool, her tablet still in her hand

"I'," Abbi admitted

"Actually, I would've heard hi," the woman said

Abbi wasn't even aware that Chad had approached them, too He looked quite concerned

"Sorry, miss It's just that a lot of parents think that when kids are drowning theyis silent It's a silent killer You won't even hear theuards and parents were at a pool filled with dozens of children and two of the kids just went under the water silently And nobody even noticed I’ot you alarmed It's just that we have to be so very careful When they lose consciousness they don’t make a sound It almost happened tooff

Very few people were aware that silent drowning was one of the top accidental deaths in children

"Actually, she's right, uard added

Chad was i intently into Abbi’s eyes

The mother was stunned at first She eyed Abbi up and down Then she grabbed her little boy and held him close to her "Thank you…um…what is your name?"

"Abbi I'm actually on my day off But I work around here, too”

Abbi's heart was racing a mile a minute Not only because Chad was there but because of what could've happened Sometimes it was just too hard to mind your own business Not when somebody's life could be at stake

After the woman left, security departed and the commotion was over Chad inched closer to Abbi "That was really nice what you did back there, Abbi" His voice was very low and deep

"Like I said, we all have to look out for each other And it al is silent And all it takes is to not have your attention on your child for one split second and then it could be all over" Her heart palpitated just thinking about it

Seconds later, they were disturbed by the sound of clicking ca pictures at a photo shoot nearby

"Listen, I said earlier that I wanted to talk to you,” he said, his voice was char and velvety

She could never get enough of hearing him speak

He wanted to speak to me earlier…I know…

Abbi could hear her heart pound hard in her chest but she tried to cal after he’d left, she’d almost lost her confidence and felt very insecure The first ti ain She wanted to feel hiht of her life No man had ever left that kind of impression on her But she had to be a lady She didn’t want to appear or sound desperate And she was sure by his expression and his serious tone of voice thisthat whatever he had to tell her probably wasn't anything pleasant

"The truth is, Chad, I want to talk you, too But right now I agreed to fill in for Jen’s shift this afternoon She wanted to trade with o out on the town I think they’re going shopping or to a movie"

“I see,” he said, sounding uneet back, okay?"

"I will," she said quietly Her heart palpitated in her chest so much that she could not control it She drew in a deep breath and watched as he walked away

Why did this feel like the end of so, right now…

Later that afternoon, Abbi went over to the block of cabins on the east side of the ranch resort to do souests would request extra towels or linen She looked at the number on her card; it was for cabin number twenty-four

She parked her cart outside the door of the log cabin and grabbed a feels

She then went up to the porch and knocked on the door

Abbi waited for a few seconds before so

When the door swung open, Abbi was too stunned to speak for a moment