Hey, my readers! This is a short One Shot about Ben and Amy and how Ben likes Amy but she doesn't like him back and etc. I don't know about ou, but I'm rooting for Ty. Read on to see if Amy chooses Ben or Ty. Show your gratitude with a REVIEW!!! You read it, you review it! -Ally
"Phew. I'm tired." Fifteen-year-old Amy Fleming said to her best friend, and boyfriend Ty Baldwin.
"Well, you've done well. It's been a long day. Two new boarders! This is the first time I haven't collapsed in exhaustion just thinking about it." Ty replied.
The day had started slowly, but soon enough, it became a hustle and bustle. Two new boarders had arrived at Heartland. With all the stablehands, it should've been easy, but it wasn't.
The first arrival, Graceful Glory, had a rearing problem. It took nearly all of the stablehands to keep her under control, so Amy, Ty, and the head hand, Ben Stillman, had been left with the afternoon feeds and the mucking duty.
Amy had taken all of the horses to the pasture, and her legs hurt from the long walk over there which she had to take about thirty times! Ty took on the duty of tidying the muck heap, and Ben exercised a lot of the horses.
The second arrival, an Andalusian stallion called, Winnebago needed to be sedated because he had a bolshy attitude and got scared out of his mind when a paper bag blew across the yard.
It, too, took most of the stablehands to hold him down. Amy, Ty, and Ben, once again, were left alone with the duties.
"I think I'm going to head home, Ames, if you don't mind." Ty quietly said to Amy as she walked over. "I'm tired and Ben offered to stay a little longer. My dad is coming home tomorrow, and so I'm taking my day off tomorrow."
Amy rested her head on Ty's chest and closed her eyes as Ty wrapped an arm around her. "Yeah, I guess that'll be okay." Amy looked up at Ty. "Thanks for all your help today. Heartland wouldn't be what it is without you. And, you know it."
Ty gave her a light kiss and let go of her. "Okay. Bye, Amy. I'll see you on Friday. Ben will be a big help." He said.
Amy, surprised at how imperceptible his kiss was, engulfed him in a passionate, strong kiss. Amy could feel the edges of Ty's mouth turn upwards in a smile. Amy felt his tongue run across her bottom lip for access. Amy granted it to him by opening her mouth. Ty's tongue gently explored her mouth, and Amy did the same. The sparks were all there.
They pulled apart when the need for that stupid thing called oxygen became too great. Amy raised her eyebrows at him. He just smiled mysteriously in return and retreated to his car. Amy shook her head in amazement and watched him go.
Amy smiled and turned to continue the evening feeds. Something moved in the corner of her eyes. She swore it was... Ben? No, it couldn't be. She turned to look, but there was nothing there. Amy shrugged. Must have been my imagination... She thought.
"Ben!" Amy called.
"Yeah. I'm here." Ben said, coming up from behind Amy. She noticed he had a slightly disgruntled look.
She asked, "Are you okay, you look a little... odd."
Ben shook his head as if to clear it. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just tired, but not too tired to help. I'll refill the water buckets."
"Okay." Amy turned back to what she was doing. She bent over to pick up fallen hay nets and she felt Ben watching her. She shrugged it off. Whatever... She thought.
After the water had been refilled and the hay nets filled, too, Amy called Ben over. "Come on. You look as good as I feel; which is exhausted. Let's grab a soda from the tack room."
Ben nodded and followed Amy like a puppy into the tack room. She pulled two Cokes from a mini fridge in the corner of the tack room. She tossed one to Ben who seemed to be daydreaming.
"Sit down." Amy said to Ben. He sat close to her on a chest of winter rugs. Amy flipped on 98.7 Star FM. Ben perked at the music.
"Are you tired? You can rest you're head on my shoulder." He said.
Amy smiled and did so. After a few moments of silence, Amy took her head off of Ben's shoulder. "You should go. It's getting late. I need some rest, too. Goodnight. You can lock up, right? Good." Amy quickly muttered.
She tossed her half-full Coca-Cola into a wastebasket, and tried to not make it too obvious that she wanted him to leave.
As she trudged up to the house, she got a gut feeling. Something wasn't right with Ben back there. Actually, come to think of it, he's been that way during the past week. Hmm... Amy thought to herself in the moon-lit darkness.
She waved the feeling off before she went to bed. It wasn't important... She spoke silently to herself before her eyes fluttered closed and she fell asleep.
Amy woke up an hour and a half later than her usual six morning chime. She barely had time to take a shower and hop into a denim American Eagle skirt and layer herself in a red polka-dotted tank top and a thin, white tee with red writing saying: A&F 1892. Both of them were from Abercrombie and Fitch.
She couldn't do the feeds, and begged Ben would get there in time before the horses got hungry. She decided to leave him a note:
Ben-
I woke up late. I was tired from last night.
I had no time to do the morning feeds.
Can you please?
Thanks. You're a life saver.
-Amy
For good measure, Amy wrote:
P.S. I had fun with you last night.
Let's hope we won't have to stay up that late all the time.
I'd run out of sodas. –A
It felt a little weird to write that last part, but Amy was rushing, and there was no time to change her note. Let's hope he doesn't get the wrong impression... Amy thought.
She got into her new BMW 335i Convertible and drove as fast as the law would allow to school.
The day went by slowly. Amy kept sagging off to go to sleep. Her teacher had to wake her up once or twice, too. By the time the final bell rang, Amy was happy the school day was over, even if it did mean even harder work at the stables.
"Hey, Amy. Am I happy to see you!" Ben said once she had changed and came down to the stables.
Amy didn't take that as a slightly off hand comment, just a friendly one. She replied, "Yep. At least there are no new borders. There are seven stablehands here, which should have taken the stress off a little."
Ben merely nodded. "Yeah, so, do you want to go for a trail ride? Freesia and Posh still haven't been exercised yet. Yesterday I went up the Briarwoods Path and it was amazingly clear."
"Oh, okay, sure. Let's tack up. I'll grab Posh." Amy said, after pondering it a while. There's no way something weird can happen while on a trail ride, right?
Posh was a 15.4hh black Friesian mare. She was going blind in her right eye and needed a sensitive rider. Ben, having being tough when he first came to Heartland, still had slightly different treatment, even with the best intentions in mind.
"Ready?" Amy asked Ben after she had mounted. While Ben quickly slid on the bridle, Amy bent over to adjust her stirrups.
Ben looked over at her, signaling that he was ready to get moving. They began at a walk through the cove of trees. And when Amy pushed Posh into a sitting trot, Ben coaxed Freesia to a smooth canter.
Ben and Freesia shot past them in a blur of Freesia's Palomino coat and Ben's blue Heartland sweatshirt. Posh began to stamp her hoof, as if she was telling Amy she wanted to go faster, and faster.
Amy obliged willingly. They mustered up into a fast-paced canter and were in front of Ben and Freesia in a flash. Amy called to Ben over her shoulder, "Ben, slow down. They need a break!"
Amy reined Posh in and they gradually decreased into a walk. Amy hopped off when they got to a clearing and she cooled Posh out. Ben did the same.
After fifteen minutes of cooling the horses out, Amy tied up Posh's reins to a tree branch and collapsed on the ground. Ben fell into step and collapsed near to her.
Ben sat up and stared into the distance. Amy followed suit and looked over to where she followed Ben's eyes. "Hmm, this is really nice." Amy said.
"Amy?" Ben asked.
"Yeah?" Amy replied turning to face him.
Ben kissed her and Amy was so shocked, she didn't pull him off, but didn't return the favor either, until she realized what was happening. She shoved Ben off of her.
"Ben! I can't believe you!" Amy screamed at him. "You know Ty's my boyfriend. God, damn it!" Amy brushed herself off. She ran over to where Posh was nibbling at the fragments of grass, untied her and hopped on. Amy gave Ben one last solemn grimace and cantered off.
I knew something was going on with him... I can't believe him! I should have said something when I first realized it! What do I do? Damn it! But, more importantly, what do I tell Ty...? Amy thought.
She handed Posh over to another stablehand to cool out. Amy ran upstairs and locked herself in her room. To get her mind off of things, she immersed herself in her American History homework. It was so confusing, that it did the task, but whenever Amy paused to take a breath, that dreadful kiss came to mind.
Finally, Amy gave up on 'The Idea of Confucianism' and she pondered the kiss. No spark, like when Ty kissed her. She certainly wouldn't kiss back if she wanted to. Over all, it just wasn't right.
Knock, knock. "Amy, it's Ben. We need to talk." Ben's muffled voice could be heard through the wood paneled door.
"Ben, go home. I'm tired. None of this ever happened and I don't like you. I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression. I didn't mean to. Go home, think and come back tomorrow. Good afternoon." Amy sternly replied.
Amy fell asleep without dinner that night. The next morning, she awoke at 6:30. The distinct sound of Ty's Ford F50 could be heard coming up the drive. Amy shot up and put on Victoria Secret Pink sweatpants and a slim-fit tee just for the morning feeds.
She cautiously walked out to the barn. She felt she owed some courage. Just make it seem like nothing happened, right? Amy told herself.
"Morning, babe." Ty said as she walked up to him. He gave her a massive hug.
Amy just went to be like everything was normal. "You're in a good mood. Something happen?" She asked.
"Yup, my dad came home and it was just like old times. He said he's going to get a permanent job near here so he can live with my mom and me. Isn't that great?" Ty enthused.
"I'm happy for you! I really am." Amy said. She picked up on Ben's Lincoln Navigator coming into the driveway, and she stopped. She would just have to deal with it as it comes.
Just deal with it as it comes... She repeated in her mind.
"Hey, Amy and Ty, what's up?" Ben gulped and looked at Amy.
Ty could sense the tension and asked, "What's... going on...?"
Amy looked him in the eyes. "I'm just dealing with it as it comes..."
Okay. That's it. Thanks for reading! Do you think I ended too abruptly? Should I add more? Should Amy tell Ty if I do end up writing more? REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Ally
