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No, it can’t be Anna. You can’t pin all your dreams and hopes on one woman. A woman who has made it clear repeatedly that she is leaving and doesn’t want the same things in life.
The idea of finding someone else who fit so well with me and the life I led felt like an impossible task.
And even if I could find someone else, they would never be Anna.
Jesus, man, what are you doing? You knew better. You fucking knew better.
I knew I had one last shot to show her she could have everything she wanted here, but even that felt pretty weak and flimsy compared to a dream job in Africa.
Still, I had to try. And if she left, she left. I would have to come to terms with that and move on. But I wouldn’t do it without giving us a fighting chance.
I quickly googled the reserve in Austin she was supposed to work for. They were closing. They needed somewhere to place the animals. I would call them in the morning, see what I could find out.
I had no idea what I was doing, but I had to try.
Chapter 21
Anna
“Can I peek now?” I asked with a giggle.
The truck had come to a stop; I could sense that. I heard the engine cut off, so it seemed like we had arrived at our secret destination. Levi hadn’t told me a thing about where we were going or why it had to be a secret.
“Sure, go ahead.”
I pulled off the scarf and stared at the vast wilderness before us. Familiar mountains dotted the landscape in the distance. We were up on a hill overlooking acres and acres of forested land.
My eyes fell on a sign near the gate. For Sale. Or it was. Now there was an Under Contract sign slapped over it.
“I don’t understand,” I said slowly.
“Come on,” Levi said, getting out of the truck. He walked around and helped me get down to the ground.
“Did you buy this land?” I asked. “Or are we trespassing?”
“It’s mine, or it will be. I put in an offer and we’re working out the details of the contract, but it will be mine, and I have permission to be here.”
“Okay…. So why did you buy another plot of land?”
“You’ll see. Follow me.” He took my hand in his, which surprised me. I didn’t pull away, I let him guide me down the hill and onto the property.
“I was thinking of building the main house here,” he said. “What do you think?”
“But you already have a house, Levi.”
He shrugged and continued without looking at me. His eyes were glazed over as he started pointing and waving his arms around, seemingly mapping out the property in his mind.
“And while we may not be able to have elephants or big cats here, I was thinking we could house some kangaroos over there. I talked to the sanctuary in Austin, and they haven’t placed the three they have yet….”
I held up my hand. “Wait a second, you called the reserve in Austin? You want kangaroos?”
And then it hit me. He’d bought this land for me.
“Levi–”
“And I think we could build a vet station here–”
“Levi!”
