Do you think Ty knows that he is the love of Zane's life, or does he still carry around insecurities about Becky? I've been lingering over the scene in C&B where they discuss her and would love your thoughts.
From my perspective, I don’t think Ty was thinking in that frame of mind in that scene. Not so much from any insecurities about what Zane may still feel about Becky and more of an understanding of why Zane did what he did.
Zane’s major arc of the series has been one of letting go. Battling addiction, battling the ghosts of his past, becoming a phoenix and someone worthy of himself so he can then be a good partner for Ty. And, at first, it was for Ty but then it became for Zane which is where he finally rose out of the ashes and became the Zen Zane I wish we’d seen for more than two books. Killing Tanner was a final piece of letting go. Even though Tanner wasn’t responsible for Becky’s death, he was a piece of Zane’s past that needed to be dealt with and one that was tangled up with his life with Becky.
Through his transformation, he’s been able to let go of his darkness concerning Becky’s death and he will always love her. But the fact that he will always love her doesn’t diminish how much he loves and is committed to Ty. Ty was being wholly truthful when he said that he owed Becky for Zane. Without Becky, Zane might never have left Texas and no matter how dark the road was from that point onward, it was a road that brought him to Ty’s arms.
Love is a tricky thing, but it’s one that I don’t believe has a cap. When you love someone, it doesn’t preclude you from loving anyone else just as fiercely. Humans have a capacity for great, unending, unwavering love and I actually really sort of hate that the English language only has one word for it whereas the Greeks had four to describe the different kinds of love.
It sort of goes back to B&C when Kelly was tripping up over the word love in relation to Nick and how he’s always loved Nick but now he’s in love with Nick and what does he call that because love doesn’t feel like enough of a word.
Zane will always love Becky. Always. I firmly believe that. Does that love mean pining and depression? Not anymore. And Ty knows this. I really believe he does because he’s watched Zane break and burn and fall and then rise again even stronger and brighter. He knows that Zane’s love for him is whole and true and forever because he’s seen how much Zane loves Becky and he’s seen the capacity for great and unwavering love inside Zane. And now that same great and unwavering love is pointed at Ty.
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