Chapter four: Everything changes

Ty's POV

We walked out of the barn after finishing up the chores we hadn't done before going on our trail ride. "I had a great time today, Ty," Amy told me.

"Me too," I replied. This is it, tell her how you feel. "Amy?"

"Yeah, Ty?" We stopped walking. She was looking at me expecting me to say something.

"I need to tell you something."

"You're kind of scaring me."

I laughed nervously. Just spit it out you idiot.

"Ty?"

"Oh sorry, um do you need a ride home from school tomorrow?" I asked without thinking. Way to go.

"Oh sure, that'd be great." Her cheeks were turning red like they always did when she was embarrassed. But why should she been embarrassed when it was me who just asked that stupid question instead of telling her how I really feel?

"Okay, well I should get going. It's been a pretty long day." I said and started walking to where my truck was parked. "See you tomorrow."

"Bye Ty," Amy called after me.

The next couple days at school went similarly to the first. Everyone was getting back into the school routine. Dawn has talked to me a few more times but she been talking to Nate a lot more than she's been talking to me.

Friday Party: Sean Hall's house

"Thank God it's the weekend!" Nate shouted over the music that was playing in Sean's living room. "School's been a drag."

I nodded my head, "I wonder if Amy's coming…"

"Hey boys!" Dawn yelled as she walked up to us, she was wearing a low-cut, very revealing, orange tank-top and skin tight jeans.

"Sure she's hot," I thought as she stood before us. "But not beautiful."

Dawn came closer to me, snaked her arms around my neck, and whispered, "So Ty… you wanna dance?"

I saw Nate looking over at us, his eyes full of jealousy. "No, I'm not really in the mood to dance at the moment," I told her even though her voice was sending chills down my back.

"Nate's probably a better dancer than you anyway," she replied and drug Nate out on the "dance" floor with her.

Nate looked back as he was being pulled and mouthed the words, "Thank you." I laughed and shook my head. There wasn't really much to do at the party right now besides drink or dance so I decided to step outside.

I opened the front door and the cool September air hit my face. I walked a few steps out the door and leaned against the railing on the porch.

As I stood there, I looked around at Sean's yard. He lived in town but his driveway was long and there were trees surrounding the Hall family's land so you really thought that you were all alone.

"I'll be back in a few minutes, I just need some fresh air," I heard someone say as they joined me on the porch.

The door shut and the music that was playing inside became unrecognizable again. "Ty?"

I turned and there stood Amy. "Hey Ames."

"What are you doing out here?"

"Just taking a break from the craziness."

She sighed, "Yeah, me too."

"Something wrong?" I asked hearing a little frustration in her voice.

"No I guess not, I'm just tired. I haven't really been getting much sleep lately."

"Oh."

"Yeah," she laughed. "Not anything too interesting."

I smiled and stared into her eyes for a moment. If I could tell you how I feel...

Amy's POV

"I think I really do like him.." I thought while I was standing there with Ty on Sean Hall's porch. We were just talking but the way he was looking at me just now made me realize I do like Ty as more than just a friend. I turned my head before I did something I might regret and looked at all the trees that were enclosing us.

"Amy.." Ty's voice was filled with emotion. The kind of emotion he had shown a few days ago when he said he had to tell me something.

"You're not going to ask if I need a ride home again, are you?" I asked turning and looking back at him.

He laughed and even though I couldn't see it, I knew he was blushing. "No."

"Then what is it Ty?"

There was a long awkward silence and I could hear the rhythm of the song Me and U playing in the house.

Ty cleared his throat, "Amy, I like you." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Not as friends, well wait, no, I like you as a friend too. What I mean is I think you're amazing Amy and I think we should try dating each other."

I didn't know how to respond. Anything I said was guaranteed to sound stupid. "Come on say something! Ty just confessed he likes you!! Don't just stand there!" I told myself. "Can I be honest with you Ty?" God what a stupid question!

He nodded.

"The past few weeks possibly even month, I've been thinking I like you too." I sighed. "I've just been too scared to say anything because I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same way and that it would ruin our friendship."

He stepped closer to me and put his hands on the upper part of my arms. I felt my hands become cold, never in a million years did I think I would feel this way about Ty.

"I'm so glad you feel the same way." Then he pulled me in closer to him and embraced me in a hug. Nothing had ever felt so right.

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"Whoa! Sorry man didn't mean to interrupt anything, just wanted to see if you were still here," someone said. Ty and I quickly released each other and looked to see who had some to join us on the porch. It was one of Ty's friends, I think his name might be Nate. Ty's friend squinted his eyes and then seemed to recognize who I was, "Way to go man!"

Ty looked down at me and smiled telling me that he was sorry. Ty then turned his attention to his friend, "Yeah, I'm still here Nate. Do you want to go home or anything?"

"Oh in a little bit!" he said a little louder than he needed to. "Me and Dawn are still hanging out."

"Alright," Ty said. "When you want a ride home just come get me, okay?"

"Okay dude! Whatever you say!" And then he disappeared back into the house.

"Sorry about him," Ty said apologetically. "He likes to have a little too much fun at these parties sometimes."

I laughed, "Its fine, at least you're going to drive him home."

"Yeah," he looked at me intently.

I stepped away from him, afraid of what could happen. "I'm sorry," I said quickly. "I just need to think about this."

"It's okay, I'll wait for you."

Saturday working at Heartland

"Amy!" Ty called to me.

I turned and saw him rushing towards me.

"Amy, I've really given this a lot of thought and I've decided I don't really like you," He told me with a smile. "I think us dating would just ruin our friendship. It's not like a relationship between us like that would last very long anyway."

"Was I hearing right?" I thought to myself. "Could he really be telling me this just after what he had told me last night at the party?"

"But Ty…."

"Amy?"

I opened my eyes to find Grandpa, Lou, and Ty all standing by the feed room door staring at me. This is good. I smiled, "Hi guys, I guess I kinda dozed off for a little while there."

"I'd say," Grandpa said. "We were kind of worried because we didn't know where you were."

"Then Ty noticed that the horses didn't have any grain or hay so we looked in here and found you sitting on the bags of feed sleeping." Lou told me.

Ty wasn't laughing but I could tell from his eyes that it was becoming harder and harder for him to hold back.

"Well thanks for waking me up," I got up from the pile of feed bags I was sitting on. "I should probably give the horses their food."

"Come in the house when you're taking a break and maybe take a nap or something. You look exhausted," Grandpa said looking concerned and walked away.

Lou smiled at me and laughed a little and then followed Grandpa out of the barn. "Am I going to have to start keeping a closer eye on you and making sure you don't fall asleep while riding a horse?" Ty asked seriously.

"Very funny!" I said sourly. And then it happened, Ty just started laughing uncontrollably. "Oh, yeah just laugh it up."

We stood there for a few minutes like this, Ty laughing and me scowling at him. Finally he calmed down and said, "Hey, don't be mad. I think its funny that's all."

"It's really not," I told him trying hard now not to laugh myself.

"Oh come on now."

I smiled, "You didn't seriously think I was mad at you?"

"Nah," He smiled and shook his head. "Well, maybe a little."

I shook my head at this and turned my attention back the grain I was supposed to be feeding the horses.

"So," I said feeling awkward. "What exactly was I doing when I was sleeping here?"

"Talking mostly," Ty answered.

I laughed nervously, "Oh boy."

Author's note: So... here's chapter four. I know it took me a REALLY long time to get it up but what can I say I had lots of stuff going on. I really hope everyone likes it please R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!