ard them and a party may not contend for a different interpretation on the ground that it does not truly express the intent of the parties." Dixon, Odom & Co. v. Sledge (1982), 59 N.C.App. 280, 284, 296 S.E.2d 512, citing Taylor v. Gibbs (1966), 268 N.C. 363, 150 S.E.2d 506. (P411 Here, section 5a. of the