It had been almost a year since Amy and Ty had their talk on the pier. Both were glad that they had decided to stay in touch even though they had been through some difficult times.
Through text messages, emails and an occasional phone conversation they had managed to let each other know how things were going.
Ty had rented an apartment in Hudson and had been quite successful with Bob Granger at the reserve. With the assistance of Clint Riley a grant was obtained that allowed the program to take in youthful probation offenders to expand to the point that Caleb, who had finally abandoned his rodeo ambitions, the chance to work at the reserve as a counselor. This allowed Ty to return to work with Scott at the clinic on a part time basis.
Meanwhile Amy had a successful "Miracle Girl" tour throughout North America . The tour kept her on the road constantly. As a result she had not returned to Heartland since the tour began.
In addition to their contacts Lou kept them up on how the other was doing . As Amy's business manager she knew what Amy was doing. Since the family considered Ty to be a family member they often had Ty over for dinner. This provide Lou the opportunity to find out what he was doing.
After about 9 months on her tour Amy confided in Lou that although she was successful in what she thought was her life ambition she was ending the tour when the current bookings were ending. To Amy there were 3 things that were more important than the tour—Heartland , family and most importantly Ty.
Lou was the only one that Amy confided in . When she arrived back at Heartland everyone but Lou believed she was home for a brief visit. What made her decision easier was the fact that many of the owners she had met on the tour indicated that they would be willing to bring their horses to Heartland for her to work with.
When she arrived back at Heartland Jack and Lisa were spending a few days at Fairfield and Peter took Georgie and Katie to Jack's fishing camp for 3 days.
Lou called Ty and asked if he could stop by to check on Jack's horse Paint since his arthritis seemed to be getting worse. She also invited him to stay for lunch.
After stopping by the house to say hello to Lou Ty went to the barn to check on Paint.
When he entered the barn Ty heard some noise coming from the loft. When he opened the loft door he was surprised and excited to see Amy sitting on the bed.
Amy and Ty exchanged greetings and Amy motioned to Ty to come sit beside her on the bed. As they began to tell each other how they had been doing Amy revealed to Ty that although her "Miracle Girl" tour was a success and seemed to give her what she wanted out of life that she would be returning to Hudson. She told Ty that she missed Heartland, her family and most importantly him. She reached for the chain around her neck and pulled out the promise ring Ty gave her so many years before. Ty was surprised at what he was hearing and seeing.
Amy told Ty "I gave you the engagement ring back in France and have regretted it for a long time. Since leaving on the tour I have worn this promise ring around my neck to remind me of what I had and lost."
Ty reached into his back pocket to take out his wallet. He took out a folded piece of paper –the letter Amy had written to apologize for her actions. He told Amy "I have read this letter so many times that I have it memorized."
Amy told Ty "We have travelled the road together for 8 years and have had many detours but I have finally realized how much I really need you. Is there any way that we can get back on the road we had planned for us?"
Ty looked up at Amy and said "Sometimes two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need each other."
Ty reached over and gave Amy a passionate kiss. They continued to embrace and it was then that Lou came into the loft to see how Amy and Ty were doing. As she opened the door Amy and Ty broke their embrace and Amy told Lou "Looks like you will have wedding to plan after all just a little later than planned."
A few days later when everyone had returned to Heartland the family along with Caleb, Bob Granger, Scott and Clint Riley gathered in front of the fireplace at Heartland to witness the marriage of Amy Fleming to Ty Borden.