A/N this is strictly an AU story

Chapter 1

As the chauffeur pulled up to the ranch house Amy noticed that no vehicles were to be seen. I hope they got my message and didn't go to the airport to pick me up. Amy thought to herself. She thanked the driver who had placed her luggage on the porch. Before she enters the house she turns and looks the ranch over and shacks her head in a negative way.

As Any entered the placed looked empty, then "SURPRISE" the place exploded with hugs and kisses. "We hid all the vehicles in the back so we could surprise you," Georgie told her.

"You did do just that Georgie. Is Ty here by any chance?" Amy wondered.

Lou called Amy into the kitchen to talk as she made dinner. "Amy I told him you had a ride but Ty wanted to meet you. He called about 5 minutes before you got here and said you weren't on the plane that arrived from Toronto. How did you get to Calgary?" Lou asked.

"I flew home on Ahmed's jet Lou. I'm his head trainer so he let me use it to fly home." Amy told her like it no big deal. Amy smiled at Lou and bumped into her shoulder and said "You should see my walk in closet Lou it is bigger than both our rooms here put together," chuckling as she leaves the room.

Lou was speechless of what to say. She just stood there her mind racing. She was afraid Amy had taken Ahmed bait and swallowed it hook line and sinker. Seeing Ty's truck coming up the drive towed by Caleb, snapped her to her senses. "Amy, Ty's coming." Lou yells.

Amy stood on the porch and waited for Ty to come to her. She hugged him more like a family member than a finance' and Ty noticed. "What happened did that old truck brake down on you again Ty?' Amy asked with a hint of sarcasm.

"Sure did and Hello to you too." Ty said with his own sarcastic way. He open the door for the both of them and no other pleasantries were said between them. Ty was getting an uneasy feeling about this night as Lou called them to dinner.

After everyone was seated, Jack raises his glass to toast Amy's returning home. "Amy, this place wasn't the same without you here. We are all glad your back home now. Welcome home!"

" Thank you grandpa but I'm only home for a month at the most. Our next Tour starts in 6 weeks." Amy causally tells the family.

Ty stands " Thanks Lou for dinner but I've lost my appetite . Jack would you mind if I stayed in the loft tonight and could you give me a ride into town in the morning. I need to pick up a part for my old truck."

"Sure Ty no problem."

Once Ty was out of ear range Tim was the first to speak. "Boy Amy, you sure know how to throw a loved one under the bus. I thought you loved Ty? And what's this about going back?" He asked

"Things change and so do people. I haven't heard from Ty or from any of you in months." Amy spat back with a little bitterness in her tone.

Lou stands and places both her hands on the table. She leans toward Amy, "Don't you dare sit here and tell us it was Ty who was the one whom didn't try and keep the communication line open between you two. I've seen his emails and text. It was you who left everyone in this family high and dry as to what was going on in your life. The only reason we knew you were even alive was because Georgie followed the Tour on line. What the hell have you done with my sister?" Lou cries out as she rushes out of the room.

"I don't have to listen to this. I'm going to see Spartan." Amy declares.

In the mean time as Ty left the house he heart broken to say the least. He stopped by his truck to get his laptop. As he opened the passenger door, it seemed like hundreds of memories flashed through in mind of opening that same door for Amy. He held back his tears as best he could. He sat at the top of the stairs and opened his laptop. He remember one of the blogs that Georgie had used to follow Amy on the Tour. He open it up and followed other links that were following the team also. Ty found one blog that had many pictures of the Tour and specifically Ahmed's team. Ty decided to walk to the trailer. His anger at himself for not trying to stop Amy from going on that Tour was eating at him and he wanted to be a lone.

As he stands he hears Amy talking to Spartan. "They don't understand me, do they Spartan? I wish I could take you there, you would love it but I wouldn't be able to spend time with you there, either."

Just then Ty speaks up, "It seems Spartan, Amy is to busy dancing, walking arm in arm and kissing her Prince charming to have time for us poor folk. She thinks she out of our league now fellow," Ty tells Spartan as he T-touch his forehead, "but she's not. She has misplaced her balance. She is listening to the world and not her heart. It seems Spartan she has forgotten Victor's and her mothers words and guidance." Ty pats Spartan on the neck, looks Amy straight in the eye and walks off.

Jack meets Ty as he is coming out of the barn. "Jack, I need some air. Would you pick me up at the trailer in the morning. Please."

"Sure Ty, whats going on?" Jacks asked

Ty just lifts his arm up and waves.

Amy looks at grandpa and turns away. "If you are here to get on my case, I don't want to hear it. I've had enough disappointments for one day."

"Sorry, we are such a disappointment to you Amy, but I'm here because your phone has gone off a few times and I thought it might be important." Jack tells her as he put the phone on a stall gate and leaves.

Amy didn't bother seeing who called. She knew it was Ahmed calling because she didn't call him when she got home. He was being as pushy as her family, she thought. She decides to go to her room and put this day to rest.

Lou was just about to close her door when she heard the mudroom door shut. As Amy approached her room Lou walked up and apologized for getting so upset.

Amy said it was okay but added " Lou after the first three weeks I never got a text, phone call, voice mail or an email from Ty so I thought he moved on. I tried calling him but always got a busy signal. Ahmed told me he thought Ty probably moved on and the more I tried to call or text the more I started to believe him. I even tried calling here many times and either it rang and rang or was busy. I got no emails from any one in this house either . Why Lou, why didn't you people want to talk to me?" Amy asked her as tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"Amy, Amy, Amy. We were right here the whole time wondering why you didn't want to speak to us." Lou tells her as she hugs her. The light bulb went off in Lou's mind. "Where's your laptop Amy? I'd like to look at it if I may."

"On my bed I think Lou. Why do you want that?" Amy asked. She then receives another text. "Lou just got another text from Ahmed asking me not to use my laptop while I'm here. It seems all the computers at the his villa have a virus."

"Text him back and just say ok and thanks." Lou advised.

"What are you thinking Lou?" Amy asks

"I'm thinking Amy, someone has blocked certain numbers on your phone and flagged certain emails on your laptop so you would think we had abandon you. You did think that didn't you?" Lou asked and Amy nodded yes. "I want you to think back Amy to when you first thought we didn't care anymore. Did you first think that or was that thought or idea told to you?"

Amy gasped. "It was Ahmed who said that must be the reason for no calls, text or emails. He kept telling me he would always be there for me and never leave me. That he would take care of me and he did in every way. Oh Lou what have I done. My god Lou, Ty will never forgive me."

"Don't worry sis everything will turn out for the better I'm sure. Don't you worry about Ty, his love for you is strong. You may have to give him a little time but he will be there for you. Now I want you to come into town with me first thing. We are going to take your phone and laptop in so Steven at the Phone Shop can look at them. I want conformation before we continue. Okay?"

They hugged and said their good nights. It took Amy a while to fall asleep, for her thoughts were on what Ty might be thinking. In her own way she prayed, he'd forgive her, again.

It was near midnight when Ty reached his trailer. As soon as he hand went into his pocket he knew, his keys were still in the ignition of his truck. "Damn It" he yelled at the top of his lungs. He remembered an old sleeping bag and a blanket he used for camping in the shed. Before he fell asleep on the porch couch he prayed things would get better for Amy.

To be continued