Page 55 of Billionaire Unforgettable: Tanner

And I hadn’t even started the long campaign to get Hannah back into my life for good.

Hannah

“What an incredible view,” I told Tanner after we’d reached the top of Mount Ascension.

We’d spent the entire morning and part of the afternoon riding the interconnecting trails after starting at the trailhead.

We’d dressed warmly for the ride, and the weather had cooperated beautifully.

Someone had already been there with our bikes, which I was starting to realize was one of the perks of being incredibly wealthy and powerful.

Things just magically showed up where and when Tanner Remington wanted them.

We’d taken off almost immediately after we’d arrived at the trailhead.

The ride wasn’t especially challenging. Mount Ascension was more like a giant hill than a mountain, but the areas to explore through the woods were vast.

We’d stopped to eat a picnic lunch earlier that Tanner had arranged to take with us, and the time I’d spent with Tanner was more relaxing than any other day I’d spent with him.

Maybe getting real with each other had helped dissolve the tension.

Even though we’d had one spectacular kiss, and I’d had an extremely vulnerable interlude with him, Tanner wasn’t pushing for anything more.

No more kisses.

No real physical intimacy.

But there were some changes in our relationship, and the chemistry between us was finally out in the open.

Honestly, my head was still spinning from the night before, so I appreciated the fact that he’d backed off a little to give me time to think and get my head together.

He wanted to start over.

Deep inside, I desperately wanted the same thing.

I wanted to believe that we really could start over.

We’d both made mistakes in the past, but we were older and wiser than we’d been years ago.

I’d finally decided to just take it slow and see what happened.

If I ran away because of my fear now, I’d always wonder what could have been if I’d just given the whole starting over thing a shot.

“It is a nice view,” Tanner said as he strolled around the summit. “And the trails are a lot quieter than I thought they would be. I haven’t seen anyone up here since we got to the top.”

We’d seen a few hikers during our ride, and only one group of people on mountain bikes.

“Helena isn’t exactly a huge tourist city, and summer has been over for a while,” I pointed out. “I’m sure the people who come here are mostly locals, and there are tons of trails to explore.”

Yes, it was really nice weather for Montana in the fall, but most people who visited Montana came here for Yellowstone or Glacier National Park during the warmer months.

I sat on a large rock, and Tanner sat beside me.

The rock wasn’t big enough for personal space, but I realized that I really didn’t care.

I liked the feeling of being this close to him right now.

It had been an amazing day, and it was a peaceful, quiet moment with beautiful scenery that I was glad that I was sharing with Tanner.

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