Page 43 of Billionaire Unforgettable: Tanner

“Yep,” I said confidently because I was already booked for Saturday night.

“I’ve never ridden in Mount Ascension, but I’ve heard it’s a nice ride.”

“I’ve hiked there before,” I told her. “But that was a long time ago.”

“Are you sure you don’t mind?” she asked hesitantly.

Hell, no, I didn’t mind.

I realized at some point Hannah would decide we’d spent enough time together to prove to people that we didn’t hate each other.

Before that happened, I was going to have to convince her that I really wanted to spend time together simply because I wanted to be with her.

“I did suggest the trip,” I reminded her.

“I guess I just don’t want you to feel like you have to do it. I know you’re trying to make up for what happened in the past—”

“This has nothing to do with the past, Hannah,” I said abruptly. “Is it so hard for you to believe that I’ve enjoyed the time we’ve spent together this week?”

In some ways, Hannah was the same person she’d always been, but there were differences, too.

I wanted to know everything about the Hannah who was sitting across the table from meright now.

She shrugged. “Maybe that is hard to believe sometimes,” she said softly. “We’ve been out of each other’s lives for a long time.”

“Which means we have a lot of catching up to do,” I said firmly. “I want to know who you are now, Hannah.”

“I’ve told you about most of my life in Seattle. Other than my business, it wasn’t all that exciting.”

She hadn’t told me about her life in Seattle.

Not really.

She’d told me about her business and her previous business partners, but very little about her personal life.

Maybe she wasn’t comfortable talking about the men in her life with an old flame, but there must have been relationships for her.

Hannah was too damn beautiful and warmhearted. If I was a stranger who had run into her in Seattle, I’d definitely want to know her better.

Hell, now that I thought about it, maybe it was better if I didn’t know aboutthatpart of her life.

“You told me about your business. What did you do for fun?” I asked curiously.

“I had a great circle of friends there,” she said after she’d swallowed the last of her sandwich. “Most of them were in my field. In the beginning, I did all the tourist things. Later, I visited the museums and I really liked Pike Place Market when I had the time to get there. When it was nice weather, I wanted to check out biking paths. There was never a shortage of things to do in Seattle. It has a pretty vibrant nightlife scene, but I got tired of the clubs pretty quickly. I did love the comedy clubs, concerts, and going to the theater.”

“You didn’t get enough of the theater in New York?” I asked.

Hannah and I had gone as often as possible to see the shows in New York.

She smiled. “Never. You know me.”

I did. She was always clamoring to see a new performance, and I’d tried my best to get her there because it made her happy.

I’d enjoyed every new show we’d seen, but I’d never loved Broadway like Hannah.

“Do you ever miss all that excitement of the city?” I questioned.

“Sometimes,” she admitted. “But I miss the peacefulness and the scenery of Montana when I’m in the city, too. I guess there are trade-offs no matter where you live. I was born and raised here. Despite the fact that the people in this town weren’t happy with me, it feels like home.”

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