Amy had been away for three months and she was miserable. She had loved being in Europe as it had allowed her to expand her work, and teach her new things. The tour had done ever so well and Prince Ahmed's team was on the top of the leader board. After the last round had finished, Amy had tried calling Ty, but he was in school. She wanted more than anything to be there with him and just to be able to talk to him whenever she wanted, without having to count on her fingers how much time difference there was between them. She needed to be with Ty, but she still had a month left on her contract. A loud bang brought her out of her daydream, Zeus, the princes horse, had decided to kick over his feed bucket. Amy sighed and went over to his stall, "Well that wasn't very clever was it?" she asked the horse as she leant in and picked up the bucket. Zeus put his head on her shoulder and then tried getting into her pockets for some treats. Amy laughed, "Oh I see, only want to get close to me for the mints? Well here you go" She said passing him a mint that was laid on her flat hand. Zeus ate the mint and then put his head back in his stall. It was almost time to go back to her room, she had been traveling for a day and just needed some rest. She had promised Ty that she would face time him later on in the evening, when he was back at his trailer after work.
About an hour later, she was sat on the couch in her hotel room, with some English TV program called '8 out of 10 cats' which was really funny and was on repeat on the comedy channel all the time. She looked at her phone and realised Ty should be home any minute, she was beginning to get excited, she hadn't spoke to him properly in nearly a week and just to be able to see him, albeit on a phone screen, was going to be the best feeling ever. She anxiously waited and waited and after an hour, she decided to text him, 'Hey babe, thought you were going to FaceTime me when you got home? It is getting pretty late now, just wondering if everything is ok? Love you xxx'
Ty was sat in the clinic; he had hated every second of Amy being away so took it upon himself to work as many hours as possible. Cassandra had called in sick and Scott had asked him to cover, which he was happy to do as it took his mind off of Amy and how much he was missing her. He heard his phone buzz and opened the text, when he read it, his heart broke. He had forgotten about their FaceTime date as he had been working so hard, considering he had decided to fast track this year so he would be done a year earlier. He sighed and text back, 'Hey babe, I am so, so sorry! Scott asked me to cover Cass's shift as she is ill :( We will have to reschedule for another night. I fucking miss you so much. I will call you when I am free, not sure when that will be as I am pulling a double shift :(. Love you so, so much! Can't wait for these games of phone/FaceTime tag to be over. I am going crazy here. Only one more month and then you can be with me again! Xxxx' Ty sighed, he was hating this so much. It had been the worst three months of his life. He could not wait for his girl to be home. He realised that by the time he had answered, Amy undoubtedly would be asleep by now. He sighed and flipped over the first page of his textbook, hopefully some studying would help him forget about how much he was missing her.
The next morning, Amy woke up on the sofa, she must had fallen asleep waiting for Ty's text. She checked her phone and sighed, Ty was pulling a double shift. There would be no way she would be able to talk to him until a least tonight. She sighed and went and got ready for the long day ahead. During the day, Amy's mind had been on another planet, just thinking about Ty and everything back in Canada that she was missing – mostly Ty. Everyone had noticed how distracted she was becoming and Ahmed decided to have a word with her, "Amy, could you come with me to my office for a moment?" he asked her.
"Yeah, sure. I will just put Zeus in his stall and I will be right up," Amy replied.
"No, no. I am sure Darren will take care of Zeus, won't you Daz?" Ahmed asked. Daz nodded and took a hold of Zeus' lead rope and lead him into the stables.
They entered Ahmed's office and sat down, Amy was really confused as to why he would want to see her today and at such a random time, "Is everything ok Ahmed?" She asked.
"Everything is fine with me, but what about you? You have been distracted this past week and have totally not been yourself what so ever. So I am asking, as a friend, what is up?" Ahmed asked politely.
"Oh… nothing… I am fine. Just a little homesick that is all," Amy said.
"I think it is much more than a little homesickness Amy, you have been unable to concentrate most of the past week and you have been in your own little world. Now what is up?" Ahmed asked again.
Amy sighed, "I just miss Ty. I haven't been away from him in this long since we broke up like 4 years ago, and even then, we saw each other often. I guess, it is just hard with all this travelling and time distance. He is working hard at school and the clinic – probably to take his mind off of missing me, obviously he won't admit to that or anything. I still have a month left on my contract, so will be happy for this next month to be over as quickly as possible… I know that sounds awful, but it is just how I feel. I miss home so much, I miss my family, the horses and most of all Ty. I just need to get through this next month and then everything will be back to normal."
Ahmed listened to Amy contently and knew there was only one way to resolve this, he took out his check book and wrote Amy a check for $100,000, he handed it to Amy and said, "You will be booked on the next flight to Canada. Here is the total amount of money I said I would pay you, now do not say you don't deserve it because you do Amy. You are the only reason we are winning these games, you have managed to get the trainers to work with the riders and make us into a team again. I would like to thank you for all the work you have done, and send you back home. Where you belong."
"Ahmed, I can not accept this! And I only have a month left, I am sure I will be fine…" Amy started.
"Amy, go home and pack. I am going to book you on the first flight home. You need to be back with your family, and Ty. Now I will call you when I have a flight. So if I were you I would go home and pack. It has been lovely working with you Amy, and I hope to continue our partnership when I am ever in Canada. Also I will be hiring Scott Cardinal as the vet when I go back to Hudson. He and your fiancé, are pretty good vets. Right Amy, you really best had get going. It has been an absolute pleasure working with you, and I will contact you when I am back in Canada. Good bye Amy," Ahmed said giving her a hug.
"Thank you so much Ahmed, you do not know how much I appreciate this. This has well and truly been the best offer I have ever had in my life. Good bye Ahmed," Amy said, returning the hug. She put the check in her wallet and turned to walk out the door. She went and said a quick goodbye to all the team. They all waved her off when she was in the back of the car on the way to the hotel.
Once she got back, she opened the door and immediately started packing all of her bags, luckily seeing as they had been on the move for a while, she hadn't unpacked most of her bags. She got all of her photos and put them in her case, she was looking at one in particular, a selfie of her and Ty, the night they got engaged. It was her favrioute picture ever, as it showed both of their excitable expressions and how well and truly happy they both were. She was daydreaming, remembering the night they got engaged. She was brought out of her daydream by her phone ringing, she immediately picked it up and heard Ahmed's voice on the other end, "Hello Amy, there is a flight in 2 hours from Paris to London, then a 2 hour lay over and then a flight to Calgary, you should arrive in Calgary by 11am tomorrow morning. Do you want me to arrange a car for you?" Ahmed asked.
"No thank you, I can get my own ride from the airport, I have a few stops to make. Once again, thank you so much for this opportunity. It has been well and truly amazing," Amy exclaimed.
"No problem, now go. Go and get your flight, bye Amy." He said. Amy said goodbye and they stopped the phone call.
In the car to the airport, she text Ty, "Hey babe, can't believe we missed each other AGAIN! What are your shifts like for the next day? Just so I know when I can take a break, I miss your voice, love you xxx'. She put her phone in her pocket and got to the airport. She went through security and waited for her flight. As it was time for take off, Ty still had not text back. She switched off her phone, and prepared for the hour and a half flight to London. Once in London, she turned on her phone and read a text from Ty, 'Sorry, been asleep. Had a test today – hopefully aced it! I am on another overnight so I should be back home 6am Calgary time, so 2pm your time. I will try and stay awake, but it has been tough. We will plan something though. Missing you millions xxxxxx'
Amy smiled to herself and text him back, 'Missing you zillions. I am sure we can find some time to FaceTime tomorrow, we will plan it out then. Love you xxxxxx'
It was time to board the plane to Calgary, she was getting super excited. She knew exactly how she was going to surprise Ty. This was going to be a homecoming he would never forget.