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knew they were doing well. Ethan was a whiz with machinery, so
the fact that Zane had been down and out for so long wouldn’t have impacted
them in the least – as far as business was concerned anyway. But that didn’t
mean he planned to leave it all to them.
    In
addition to wanting to talk to them about Walker Demo, Zane also had some
questions about the Alluring Indulgence Resort. Like how he would be able to
get in on it. He’d spent countless hours in the hospital fucking around on the
internet and quite frankly, he found a few articles that caught his interest.
He had a vested interest in the place; after all, he was a partner in Walker,
Inc.
    Zane
was well aware that Kaleb, Sawyer and Travis hadn’t pushed the resort on the
rest of them because they didn’t want any of them to feel obligated to join in
their new venture. They’d mentioned it briefly up front, but told Zane,
Brendon, Braydon, and Ethan that they were welcome to go in or keep moving
forward with Walker Demo. It was their choice. At the time, Zane hadn’t been
sure what he wanted to do.
    He’d
actually been a little restless right before the assault. Some of it had to do
with the feelings V had been stirring in him, some of it was due to his need to
keep moving forward. Zane felt like he had been stalled out for quite some
time, but he’d never made a move to do anything about it. Now that he was back
on his feet, he was more than a little anxious to keep up his momentum. His
life had changed due to circumstances out of his control. He was ready to find
the bright side and keep going. It was either that, or run the risk of giving
in to the black rage that was slowly filling his gut.
    He
liked the idea of getting involved with the resort. So much so, he was ready to
hire a replacement who could handle his position at Walker Demo. This new resort
was going to give him a chance to spread his wings a little, explore some new
avenues, and with V along for the ride, Zane was finally looking forward to
something that he hadn’t even realized was missing from his life.
     
    Half
an hour later, showered and shaved, Zane hopped in his Jeep.
    As
the Jeep eased along down the dirt road that would take him from his house to
the offices of Walker Demolition, Zane enjoyed the unseasonably warm breeze
flowing through the open windows.
    He
never thought he’d say it, but it felt damn good to be behind the wheel again.
Even a small thing like driving was something he had taken for granted before
the assault. He’d taken plenty of things for granted, including what he wanted
to do with his life. He’d been given a second chance and, for whatever reason,
God spared him. He wasn’t going to take it for granted a second longer.
    Not
with the little things, and certainly not with the big things. The first thing
– or rather person – that came to mind was V. For the last few months, she’d
been the only thing on his mind most days. Hell, just thinking about thinking
about her made him smile. The smile disappeared just as quickly as it came
when Zane remembered the real reason he had wanted to talk to her yesterday.
They hadn’t even talked about Jake Sanders, or the fact that he was allegedly
harassing her, and no one was fucking telling him anything.
    They’d
undoubtedly be talking about it later, but first, he had to meet with his
brothers and get that out of the way. He hoped like hell they didn’t treat him
with kid gloves now that he was back in fighting form. Ok, so he wasn’t quite
there, but he was working to get there. A little more physical therapy and
countless hours at the gym wouldn’t hurt him in the least.
    He
made a mental note to call Beau and meet up with him at the gym. It was time
the two of them spent some time doing something a hell of a lot more entertaining
than shooting the shit at the hospital. He certainly looked forward to spending
a few mindless hours with his boy.
     
    “Well,
good morning, sunshine.” Brendon’s booming