law for the court[,] and the court cannot look beyond the terms of the contract to determine the intentions of the parties.'" Financial Services of Raleigh, Inc. v. Barefoot (2004), 163 N.C.App. 387, 594 S.E.2d 37, 42, quoting Piedmont Bank & Trust Co. v. Stevenson (1986), 79 N.C.App. 236, 240, 339 S.E.2d 49