Disclaimer: I do not own Heartland, though I would be very happy if I did. My name is not Lauren Brooke, though it is Lauren but that's just an interesting coincidence.
This story takes place Pre-AmyxTy. So somewhere between the beginning of the series to the end of the sixth book I figure.
Family Feud
Amy was just sitting down for dinner when Lou made the announcement.
"Our cousin called." She said bluntly. Amy looked up from her food, and squinted at Lou.
"Cousins… we don't have any… oh, yeah… there is that one cousin." Amy said, rolling her eyes.
"Amy…" Lou scolded, "Please be nice."
"How am I supposed to be nice to that spoiled brat of a human being?" Amy asked, and then regretted her words, as Ty gave her a shocked look from across the table. She smiled apologetically.
"Amber is planning on coming to stay for a week of summer vacation at Heartland." Lou told her. Amy felt her heart sink into her chest. A week… with Amber… at Heartland. Heartland was the place where she was supposed to feel at home, the place where she would run screaming from.
"Lou… please, no. If I remember correctly, Amber doesn't even like horses. And if I remember correctly, she kicked one of our horses the last time she was here. And if I remember correctly it was Pegasus. And if I remember correctly that was Mom's favorite horse." Amy said looking solemn at the thought of it. Amber had proclaimed that Pegasus had given her a "look" and that no one, human or not, would give her a look without consequences. Pegasus, much to the dismay of Marion, had gotten the consequences. Fortunately Pegasus didn't believe that anyone, horse or human, would give him a kick without consequences. Consequently Amber had gone home within the hour, with quite the black eye.
"You remember correctly." Lou said with a sigh.
"Well than why is she coming here?" asked Amy, confused.
"She doesn't have anywhere else to go. Her parents are going away on vacation without her-" Lou began to say, but Amy interrupted her.
"I can't blame them." Amy said, with a small giggle. Lou shot her a look. If Amy had been Amber, Lou would have been immediately kicked, and Amy would have ended up with a black eye.
"As I was saying, she has nowhere to go for next week, and as I can't imagine she has many friends, the way you've described her." Lou sighed, "So being the neighborly folks that we are, she's coming to stay. And that's that. So you're just going to have to live with it. I've already asked Grandpa."
"But-" Amy began.
Lou shot her another look and that shut her up.
Amy sighed… it was gonna be a long week.
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