Love's Second Chance (Second Chances #1)(40)

I shook my head. “Maybe not the exact location, but it looks like we’re headed to the mountains. Am I right?”

“You are, babe. We’re not that far away now, only about thirty miles.” At that moment, his phone buzzed in the center console. “Do you mind getting that for me?”

I reached inside the console and pulled out his phone. “Who is Jacob Harrington?” I asked.

Galen’s eyes went wide and he grabbed the phone from me. “He’s with the Denver deal. I assumed when I never heard back from them that they didn’t like what I had to offer.”

The phone kept ringing and I stared at him wide-eyed, waiting on him to answer it. “Answer it, Galen,” I said impatiently.

He finally answered it and I sat there frozen, watching every single change in his expressions. So far so good, I thought. When he hung up the phone his face was blank, so I had no clue if they wanted to use our company or not. “Well?” I asked.

He looked over at me and the huge grin that formed on his face said it all. “They accepted!”

I squealed and clapped with excitement. “What happens now?” I asked cheerfully.

He shook his head. “Nothing much just yet, but with us expanding our business to the west—”

“Will get us more known around the United States instead of just on the east coast,” I finished for him.

“Exactly,” he said, grinning widely. “This will be great for the company, and for our future.”

Galen grabbed my hand and we enjoyed the rest of the ride in silence. We were both excited about the call, and I knew Galen was floating on air about it. I knew he was going to be dying to tell everyone as soon as he could. It wasn’t long before the thirty miles quickly passed us by and we reached our destination. We were in the middle of nowhere with nothing and no one for miles and miles away. The view was absolutely stunning, and I had to commend Galen for picking what had to be the best picnic spot ever.

“We’re here!” Galen shouted. He smiled and patted my leg before exiting the car. I followed suit, but I felt a little wary being on that land. What if it belonged to someone and we got arrested for trespassing.

“We’re not trespassing, are we?” I cringed while speaking the words. “I don’t want to go to jail you know.”

Galen huffed and rolled his eyes. “Korinne, stop worrying. We’ll be fine I promise. Are you hungry?”

“Starving,” I replied, rubbing my stomach. Galen began to pull everything out from the truck.

“If you give me a few minutes I’ll have everything set up. If you walk a little ways down that path, you’ll get a view of the waterfalls.”

“Really?” I shrieked excitedly.

He laughed. “Yes, really, so go look at them while I get our food out.”

“If I didn’t know any better I would say you were trying to get rid of me for a while.” I narrowed my eyes at him, but he smiled his boyish smile, letting that cute little dimple win me over.

He waved me off, so in return I rolled my eyes at him and stomped along the path toward the falls. Something wasn’t right with him. He was acting too strange. The smile on his face was one of excitement, but also the same smile he’d give when he knew something I didn’t. He could be such a sneaky bastard sometimes, but I loved that about him. Walking down the path, I was surprised that I could already hear the vibrant sound of the waterfalls up ahead. How did Galen know about this land? It couldn’t have been easy to find.

The smell of pine engulfed me and I breathed it in deeply. Some people liked chamomile to soothe them, but I always chose the pine scent. This land reminded me of a painting. Maybe I would bring Jenna out here one day so she could capture it on canvas. She would know how to capture it perfectly. The wild flowers that decorated the ground, along with the magical feel of the land, reminded me of a fairy tale. This was the kind of place I’d want to live. It was hidden and nestled away from every day city life. An opening in the foliage lay ahead, and the sounds of the falls became even louder. When I finally got there my body froze of its own accord, and I knew for a second that I had forgotten to breathe. The waterfalls were absolutely magnificent. There were three different sets of them, one leading down to the other. This was much better than hiking the trails with a bunch of strangers. It was hard to enjoy the nature and beauty of such a thing when there were a ton of people milling about.

“I knew you would like it,” Galen spoke from behind me. He startled me and I jumped in surprise, placing my hand over my chest.

“How did you know about this place?” I asked, breathing hard from excitement.

Galen smirked and shrugged his shoulder. “I have my ways.”

“You’re being awfully cryptic,” I confessed darkly. “What’s going on?” I tried putting on a serious face while crossing my arms across my chest.

He looked me up and down and laughed. “Come on, let’s get to work and eat our lunch.”

I huffed in annoyance. “Fine, don’t tell me anything, but you know how I have a knack for finding things out. You won’t be able to keep a secret from me for long.”

“I’m well aware of that,” he teased. “You’ll find everything out soon enough.” Taking my hand, Galen led me back up the path to our awaiting picnic. The spread lay out before us looked delicious. He brought wine, cheese, fruit, and of course he couldn’t forget his favorite … peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. After looking at the expression on my face he said, “I couldn’t help it. You know it’s my favorite.”