Page 79 of When You Wish Upon a Wideout

“Thanks, Joe.” He took the box and stepped aside for the men to enter. “I cleared out some space in the pantry. There’s water, electric. Should be everything you need.”

“Don’t tell me that’s Cinderella’s long-lost high heel in there.” Chase pointed to the box.

Before Beau could answer, Chase’s phone rang from his pocket.

“Don’t get your hopes up,” he reminded Beau, opening the call. “How are you, Janet? I’ve got Beau with me.”

“Oh, wonderful. You’ll save me an extra phone call then.”

“Fuck,”Beau mouthed at Chase.

His agent gave a lame shrug and whispered, “I told you so.”

“To share the good news. We’ve got Magic Kingdom.”

Beau’s eyes widened.

“Beau, I know from Chase, you had your heart set on renting outallof Disney World, but we need to be realistic. They can’t shut it all down for one day. But what we can do is rent aportionof the park after hours.”

Beau pressed his lips tightly together, shifting them side to side. He had never been to Disney World and knew nothing about it. “Is that enough?”

Janet laughed. “It’smorethan enough. As of now, GPF has one hundred eighty-four kids with Disney as their wish.”

“Great. So how do we—”

“But,” Janet interrupted, “you’re looking at maybe fifty or fifty-five who might actually be able to attend.”

Leaning forward on the counter, Beau shook his head. “Why’s that?”

Janet was quiet for a moment before she cleared her throat over the phone. “Beau, The GPF doesn’t discriminate in terms ofwhocan make wishes andwhen. We only do our job to reach the most kids.” She sighed. “There are many on this list, but either they won’t be fit for travel by June, or we’ve received notice they’re on hospice.”

Jesus.The air was sucked from Beau’s lungs, and he looked at Chase, who ran a hand over his face.

“But what you’re offering... it’s more than the foundation could carry on its own right now. What you’re willing to do, well, it’s a very big gift that will put a lot of smiles on a lot of kids’ faces.”

“Alright,” Chase said, folding his arms across his chest. “What’s the next step?”

Beau slid onto a bar stool, listening to Janet go over logistics, confirm dates and hotel blocks. “We can see about discounts for—”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m covering everything,” Beau pledged, ignoring the deep breath Chase took beside him. “Travel, accommodation. Whatever they want at the park.”

Chase’s eyes bulged.

“Let me go over all of this with my team. We have contacts at hotels and airlines. Sometimes we’re able to get trips comped. The only thing we need to address immediately—given we want to do this in June—is the deposit for the park rental.”

“Chase will put you in touch with my accountant. He’ll take care of it.”

Immediately, Chase hit mute on the phone. “Iwill, but I don’twantto.”

“Wonderful,” Janet’s voice chimed. “So, we’ll start with the logistics and numbers on our side. And then we can touch base once the date is locked in.”

Beau unmuted the call. “Sounds great. If there’s anything else you need from me in the meantime, don’t hesitate to ask.”

“I’m sorry it’s taken so long for me to know that you feel so connected to GPF’s cause. Had I known earlier, I would’ve reached out for your help a long time ago,” Janet said. “You’re going to help make many kids smile a little harder with this, Beau. Kids like Grace Clarke. I’m sure you remember her from your season’s closer.”

Beau felt Chase’s eyes narrow in on him, but he ignored the hard stare. “I’m not looking for any recognition. I just think it’s a cause we can all get behind. More smiles, the better.”

A pang of selfishness hit him because Beau would have done this foronesmile in particular—and that smile didn’t belong to a child. But if his quest to prove his love for Sienna also happened to prove dreams do come true to a handful of sick kids, Beau figured the motivation behind the idea didn’t matter in the end.

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