Out of the Ashes
This was brought about by conversations I had on Tumblr with Soile "Heartlandians" about her Promise Kept I shared some of my Ideas of how it could have been different from my POV. She encouraged me to write. Then one day in and answer to an Anon's ask Soile said something that gave me a spark. So there is a girl from Finland in this story. Picking up from promise kept after the breakup and Ty drives away from Ameds home. Hope you enjoy it.
Characters: Most of the Heartland Family and introducing Sonya.
Chapter: 1
Ty sat in the Taxi happy someone had told the driver where to take him. His mind was racing and it could not have to come to a stop long enough to have told the driver where he wanted to go. Driving away he never looked back there was too much hurt. She had gone to him like it was where she belonged and then as he left never even spoke a word she had probably just turned and walked in the house with him ready to continue her new life.
When arrived at the hotel he asked the taxi to wait saying he would not be long. He went to the room picked up his stuff looking around he knew he could not stay in the room as everything in it screamed of Amy. He did not know if he could get a flight out that day but he could no longer stay here!
"Mr. Borden" he heard his name called but it did not register as his mind was somewhere far away. "Mr. Borden" he jumped as a hand touched him on the shoulder! "We have a seat for you." "Thanks" he said. He picked up his stuff and headed down the ramp to the plane. Ty had not noticed where his seat was as they could have put him in baggage so long as he was leaving. When he presented his ticket he found that they had put him in 1st class. As he took his seat again his mind began to drift back to that afternoon. What had happened and how he had not seen that something was wrong by her actions and words before today, it should not have come as a surprise? He had thought that he knew Amy inside and out but apparently he did not! What was it she said, something about him smothering her? What did she mean by that, he had always done and allowed her to do what she wanted and had he not let her come to Europe when he had wanted anything but to have allowed that to happen? And hadn't it been her who had suggested that maybe he could come to Europe? She had even seemed happy to see him that first day. But then, well then was now the subject of his thoughts
"May I get you a something to drink sir asked the stewardess? "
"A beer and keep them coming" was his reply. He arrived in Canada and passed through customs and he boarded the next plane for Calgary. His truck was waiting in the long term parking lot. He opened the door and looked around, there was a clip for Amy's hair and a blanket that they had used so many times when they had sat snuggled up in the bed of his truck and talked about the future as they watched the stars, he took them and threw them in the parking lot, and drove away. On the drive to the trailer everything he saw along the way reminded him of her!
As he pulled up in front of the trailer, he asked himself did anything here not remind him of her. That question was answered with a huge no. He walked in picked up his things threw them in the back of the truck and drove away headed to where he did not know but he could no longer have this place to live in or even some place he even wanted to visit again.
The next morning he woke up in his truck outside of the university. One thing he knew he wanted to do and that was to finish his degree and become a vet. He walked down the hall towards his first class he felt a comfort as this was the one place the he had never been with Amy so there were no memories! As he sat down in the class room he saw her, well he had always seen her but had never really thought about it. She was a foreign student who was doing a double major one as a vet the other as a counselor. He had kidded her a few times when they studied together between classes about becoming an animal shrink. She was smart and had helped Ty through several of his classes, but today there was something different about her.
"How you doing Sonya he asked?"
"Not so well" she said in her broken English, "what about you Ty? You look like, how do you say it, like you have been dragged through a knot hole backwards? I thought you were not going to be back till next week." She could tell by the look on Ty's face that he was not ready to talk about that so she changed the subject and said" it's good to see you, I have a couple of questions for you about a lab we are doing."
Ty was ready for the change of subject so he asked her what she had meant by not so well. "While you were gone I caught my boyfriend cheating on me, with my roommate!"
Why she had found it so easy to tell him was beyond her. She had known Ty for about 3 years now and they had shared a few classes together and had talked about their goals and the loves of their lives.
This hit Ty like a ton of bricks and he realized that there was more going on in the world than his problems with Amy. "I am so sorry he said."
Sonya just smiled and said "I guess it was better I found out now instead of later huh."
"I can relate to that" said Ty.
"He had told a friend that he was going to propose to me that day."
"How can you be this calm" Ty asked her.
"Oh, on the outside I may seem calm but inside I am a volcano ready to go off and probably will if I see him! But I have some great girlfriends and we have spent the past few days working it out".
How Ty envied her that, why couldn't men be that way, having someone to open up to, but no they shut up and tried to bury it and all the time it just eats them up. After class Ty asked Sonya if she would like to go have a coffee. Though they were friends and sometimes studied together he had never asked her to have a coffee.
Sonya thought maybe he was just trying to be a friend since she had told him about her break up. So she said "no I am fine Ty and don't you have to work or want to call Amy?" The look on his face told her more than she wanted to know.
"That is part of the reason that I wanted to have that coffee" Ty said.
They sat there looking at each other Ty did not know where to start so he just blurted it out "Amy and I are through! "
Sonya now went into counseler mode; she began to ask questions about how he was feeling. He told her how he felt that the whole world had just imploded on him. He had been so sure of his love for Amy and hers for him that this had caught him completely off guard. When Ty looked at his watch he realized that they had been sitting there for almost 3 hours and quickly told Sonya how sorry he was and hoped that she had not missed any classes.
"No", she said today "I only had the one and I am so glad I was able to be here for you."
"I thank you as I do feel better! You are good at your profession already and I guess you could say I am an animal of sorts" referring to his calling her an animal shrink.
"Where are you staying," she asked him, as he had told her about moving out of the trailer.
"Don't know" he had not even given it a thought, "I guess I will sleep in the truck and then try and find a place tomorrow since I don't have any classes."
"I know this may seem forward" Sonya said "but I have room at my place you can stay till you find your own."
"I could not do that to you" Ty said, "people would talk and I don't want to be the cause of something like that."
"I am a big girl and don't really care what they say" came the tort reply! "Especially one individual if you know what I mean!"
"At least let me take you to dinner to pay for the counseling session", said Ty smiling for first time since Amy had torn his heart out that afternoon by giving back the ring.
Sonya was so easy to talk to something that he had never been able to do before in his life even with Amy. Ty shared his history of a misspent youth and how Amy's mom had probably saved his life by offering him the job at HL. How he had fallen for Amy from the first moment he had seen her and even punched out her boyfriend. How Jack had become the father he had never known and how Scott had believed in him and helped get him into Vet school. He told her of his plans for the future to have his own clinic and to be able to help animals.
The waiter came by and said "sorry sir but we are closing."
It was now 2 in the morning and Ty had not stopped talking all night. Wow he thought I have not said this many words in maybe my whole life. And somehow she was still sitting there still smiling those twinkling green eyes seemed to make life a bit better at least for the moment
"You sure you still want to be around me Ty joked. I was sure I would have scared you off by now" he said with a smile but feeling exactly what he was saying. He had talked so much about his life and his life with Amy that any sane person would have thought him to be a little obsessed and would have found a way to bow out. But she had only met his words with kind words and a smile that put him at ease.
"I will make you return the favor sometime and I have a few skeletons in my closet as well."
"Time to go home now I guess" Sonya said.
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Amy watched the taxi drive away and was glad that it was over, who did he think he was, did he not realize that she had done everything for him. She had taken this job with the prince because they needed the money. She had come to Europe because she wanted to be able for them to buy the ranch. And he had the gall to say she had changed. She had not changed she was always doing for him and he never seemed to understand or appreciate what the prince was allowing her to do. Well now that is was over now she could focus on being the best trainer for the prince and stop worrying about how Ty's presence had taken her away from that. Why could he have not been like the prince? Ahmed was always talking with her and telling her what a great job she was doing.
"Let me take your bags Miss Amy" the servant said. "Shall I call the hotel and have them bring the rest of your belongings over"
Yes, please do" she said "as she followed the servant up the stairs to her room."
"See you for dinner at 6″ the prince said as she walked away.
She had been to the mansion a few times when the prince had hosted parties. She was always amazed by the beauty of it. Now that TY was gone she could again act like a lady and enjoy a meal with her boss. No one was going to tell her who she could bring to dinner, or look at her wondering what the food was or the cost she could just order. This was her world now and she felt completely at home. Heartland and Ty Borden where just memories from her past, anchors holding her down! She was now free to live her life as she wanted.
At dinner that night the Ahmed could hardly contain his smile. He had had this vision many times of Amy sitting across from him at the dinner table here at the mansion, just the two of them and knowing that she would not be going home that night or any night ever again if he had his way, only made the smile even larger.
That night as Amy lay in bed she began thinking about how this was all going to go down at home. She was sure that she would get a phone call from Lou as soon as she found out! What was she going to say? What would Lou have heard from Ty? She was sure that Lou was going to make it out to be her fault or the Princes or both. She reached over and turned off her phone she did not feel like answering those questions now. She was actually at ease and ready to have a good night's sleep the first since Ty had shown up.
The next morning she woke up way after sunrise and was surprised then remembered that she had turned off her phone and it had been her alarm. She quickly dressed and headed down the stairs only to be met by Ahmed.
"What's the hurry there you are already 3 hours late" he said with a smile.
"Oh I am so sorry I don't"
"Shh" he said "take it easy, take the day off I think you need a little time right now and we have plenty of time since we don't have any shows for a couple of weeks. The horses are all fine and as you said maybe we could all use a little rest."
Amy was again floored by his smooth caring soft charm. How did he always seem to know the right words to say and the demeanor to make her feel that everything would be alright? "I turned off my phone last night don't really want to talk to anyone right now she said"
"Ok, I will leave you" said the prince.
"Oh not you, just, well you know."
"Well you have a few days off so where do you want to go?"
"I was thinking anywhere but here as I just don't want to think about anything or anybody for a while need to just clear my head and then get back to work."
"I know the perfect place if you don't mind a short flight."
" Flight" answered Amy?
"Yes I have a small villa near Tuscany."
"Sounds great said Amy what do I need to bring."
"Nothing "smiled the Prince as he called for the car.
They were soon airborne in the Princes private jet, as they lifted off Amy could feel the weight of the world lifting off her chest as well! Yes this was what she was meant to do.
Soon they landed and a car took them to the shopping district. There Amy shopped for the stay, bathing suit or maybe two and a dress or two for dinners then they were off to the villa.
An hour later she was stretched out on the private beach soaking up the Mediterranean afternoon sun. The prince at her side not saying much just letting Amy decompress. He was in no hurry now that Ty was out of her life. The prince would make Amy his. He sat there and watched her as the sun set and formed a golden glow across her body thinking of how soon all that would be his.
"To be continued"