January 12th was always January cattle drive day. Since Tim had left, Jack was by himself this January. Except he wasn't. Mitch had just come back from his trip and he was taking care of the dude ranch horses. Jack pulled his truck up to the dude ranch parking lot.

"Hey Mitch glad to see you finally back." Jack said sarcastically.

"Uh hey! Jack. Um sorry I was longer than I told you. Something came up." Mitch said not looking at Jack.

"I know about you're mom, Mitch." Jack said.

Mitch sighed. "Oh. Lou told you?"

"Yes and I'm glad she did just that. Why didn't you tell me? I would've understood." Jack asked.

"Um I just wanted to keep it between me and Lou I guess." Mitch said.

"Now that's a load of crap. When you're ready to tell me why, then do that, but for now, you have to help me with the January cattle drive so, tack up." Jack said walking back into his truck like a boss.

"Yes sir." Mitch said sarcastically.

Amy working with Spartan in the field. After a strange dream she had of working liberty with Spartan, she wanted to do the same in real life. She held her two whips up gently in the air and told Spartan to woah. As soon as she took about fifteen quick steps back, she lowered her whips and Spartan came galloping over.

"Good boy." Amy whispered to Spartan as she rubbed his neck.

Amy then had Spartan circle chase her. Spartan danced for a good long while and then he stopped.

"Spartan?" Amy asked walking closer to him.

Spartan snorted then took a few steps back.

"Spartan! Its okay boy! Don't go away. Please!" Amy walked closer and closer.

Spartan bolted. He was gone in just a few seconds.

"Spartan!" Amy called. "Spartan please! Come back! Spartan?!" Amy called out for him. She couldn't believe what just happened. She had to catch her breath.

"Spa-Spartan?" Amy weakly asked.

She started to get tears in her eyes. Has she been neglecting Spartans attention needs? She sat down in the grass with her whips in her hands. She looked down at her whips and started to run her hands across them softly saying,

"Spartan? Spartan don't leave me."

At Maggie's, the place was almost completely full. Since Jade was in Texas, Georgie had her friend Ricky to help out.

"Mom! We have been working over shift! When can go?" Georgie complained.

"Please! My next two waitresses come in about twenty minutes. Please just help you're mom out." Lou asked giving a table their breakfast.

"She played the mom card." Ricky said.

"Yep. It always works." Georgie said filling up a coffee cup.

"So. How's you're dad been doing?" Ricky asked.

"He's doing better. Everything has healed that was hurt." Georgie said.

"Both mentally and physically?" Ricky raised her eyebrow.

Georgie rolled her eyes. "Lou is actually going to see how he's doing later today."

"That's cool. So Adam asked me to tell you he wanted to see you after school." Ricky said.

"Oh okay." Georgie said.

"It seemed urgent." Ricky said.

"Oh good you're here early!" Lou said letting the two waitresses in.

"Yes! We can leave. See you later Mrs. Morris." Ricky said as her and Georgie left.

Ty was in the loft fixing loose wood boards in the floor. Amy walked up and all she heard was hammering. "Gah! Damn floor boards." Ty smashed his finger with a hammer.

She didn't say anything she just sat on the couch. Ty stopped. He saw that Amy didn't look good. He walked over and sat next to her.

"You okay?" He put his hand over her shoulder.

Amy just shook her heard with tears in her eyes.

"Hey. What's wrong?" Ty asked taking her hands in his.

"Ty. Its Spartan." Amy said looking at Ty.

"What's wrong? Is he hurt?" Ty asked.

"No no. He...he ran away from me." Amy choked under her breath.

"Amy. Come here." Ty said as Amy leaned into Ty's arms as she started to cry.

"What did I do? He doesn't like me!" Amy said.

"No he does. He loves you." Ty said.

"Then why did he run away? And...and-" Amy couldn't finish. She had to let all the tears out onto Ty's chest.

"Im sorry, Amy. I really am." Ty said hugging her.

"Hey Jack! This is a pretty big job meant for three people. Want me to ride back and grab Ty?" Mitch asked trotting his horse over to Jack.

"No. That's about an hour ride back. Maybe more." Jack said.

Mitch shrugged as they went on.

"Hyup! Lets go cows!" Jack called waving his rope in the air as he whistled.

"Lets go! Move on!" Mitch called.

The cows slowly moved on. All you could here was mooing as they moseyed onward.

At the Hudson park, Georgie was going to meet Adam. She saw his bike parked so she walked up to it.

"Adam?" She asked.

Adam walked around a bush. "Oh hey!" They greeted with a kiss.

"So you needed to talk?" Georgie asked as they walked along the path.

"Uh yeah. So I have to...I...um..." Adam said.

"Adam. Spit it out." Georgie turned to him.

"I...Georgie. Im moving." Adam said grabbing her hands.

"What? You're moving? Where? Why?" Georgie ripped her hands away.

"I know. I am. Im moving to Toronto because of my dads job." Adam said.

"Toronto? Adam that's so far!" Georgie cried.

"I know Georgie. I know. I can't argue to my dad on this one. If he refuses, he can loose his job."

"That's terrible." Georgie said as they continued their walk.

"Listen. I want to ask you. Since we will be long distance, we won't see each other well, at least often. So would you want to have a long distance relationship or just you know, be friends?"

"Wait wait. Hold on. When are you going?"

"Im moving in about three weeks. And you didn't answer my question. Do you? Or you don't want to?" Adam asked.

"Adam, are you...breaking up with me?" Georgie cracked.

"No no no! I just want to know if you know, you wanna long distance relationship."

"Adam, that's not something I can decide now or overnight. I have to..I have to go."

"Georgie!" Adam cried as Georgie left.

"Ty? You up here?" Amy asked climbing up into the loft.

"Yeah. Yeah im over here!" Ty said still pounding away at his hammer. "Did you get Spartan back?" Ty said placing his hammer down.

Amy shook her head and sat on the kitchen table chair.

"Hey," Ty placed his hands on Amy's shoulders. "He will come around. I know it. Maybe he had a rough day?"

"If he was having a rough day he'd usually come to me for comfort. Ty, I..what if I haven't been showing him much attention between the baby and my client horses? What..what if-"

"Amy, you need to stop worrying about this. Im sure by tomorrow Spartan will be perfectly back to normal." Ty said trying to reassure Amy.

"Its not that simple, Ty, its...its just not." Amy said backing away from Ty's hug waking downstairs.

"Amy!" Ty said trying to get her to come back as she continued to walk away.

Back at the cattle drive, Remi was herding the cows from behind, and Mitch and Jack were guiding on the sides. "Get up cows!" Mitch whistled.

"Alright, Mitch! The cow field is just ahead maybe another half mile, go up there and open the fence gates." Jack called to him.

Mitch nodded and galloped up to the gate. Jack kept on herding the cows with Remi.

"Good girl Remi!" Jack called.

Remi barked and Jack laughed. In about ten minutes, Jack got all the cows, with Mitch and Remi's help, into the field. Once all the cows were in, Mitch quickly closed the gates.

"That was a quick cattle drive." Mitch said climbing back onto his horse.

"Ha! Maybe because Tim wasn't here." Jack laughed.

Mitch laughed too. "Okay okay. Lets get back so I can finish at least half of one of Lou's to-do lists." He shook his head.

Jack couldn't help but cackle.

"I used to have those before you were here!" Jack laughed as he trotted away on Buddy.

Mitch caught up to Jack. "You know I tired to buy Lou a horse one time. And not just for the dude ranch."

"What Venus? That's a dude ranch horse I thought." Jack said.

"Well I didn't intend it to be. Its just when Peter showed up she told him that it was a dude ranch horse and she kept it that way." Mitch sighed.

"Listen if there is something going on between you and Lou, I don't want to know about it and sure as hell Tim wouldn't want to either." Jack scoffed.

Mitch just readjusted his hat. "I wanted to keep it between me and Lou because I feel like I can...tell her those things..." Mitch sighed.

"What things? You're mom?" Buddy stopped.

"Yeah. I didn't feel comfortable telling anyone else." Mitch said stopping his horse. "I want to tell her that I care about her! Does she care about me?" Mitch shook his head.

"Dta-alright! Enough of this love talk, lets get back to the ranch. I gotta lot of work to do and you do as well." Jack said kicking Buddy to a lope.

Mitch laughed and sped ahead of him. "Keep up old man!"

Georgie was in her room petting Remi on her bed. "Knock knock!" Amy's voice said as she walked in the door. "Lou is going to Peters soon. You want to say goodbye?"

Georgie shook her head.

"What's wrong?" Amy sat down on the bed right next to her.

"Its Adam. He's moving away. To Toronto." Georgie said sniffling.

"Oh Georgie! Come here! Its not the end of the world, is it?"

"It is though! Adam asked if we just want to be friends when he moves or a long distance thing. I still want to be his girlfriend but we won't get to see each other a lot and if we were just friends...I don't know Amy!" Georgie said hugging Amy.

"Well I can tell you something that happened to me today. Spartan, he.."

"What happened is he okay?" Georgie interrupted.

"I don't know. He actually ran away from me this morning. I haven't seen him since." Amy sighed.

"Amy that's terrible." Georgie said.

"Lets not worry about that right now. You're mom is going to check up on you're dad so lets go say goodbye, shall we?" Amy stood up wiping a tear and walked downstairs. Georgie followed behind her.

Mitch raced Jack all the way back to the road by the truck and trailer. It was about two miles and Mitch's horse did nothing but walk all day so it was a fun time.

"Haha old man! I beat you onc-" Mitch turned around and stopped. "Jack?" Jack was nowhere in sight. "J-Jack?" Mitch trotted his horse back continuing to call his name. "Jack! Jack where are ya?"

Lou got into the taxi.

"How many more times are you going to check on him? Why doesn't he come here? He hasn't been here since Christmas." Georgie asked.

"Look I know this must seem bad or unfair at the moment but I swear it will work out. Okay?" Lou hugged Georgie as she nodded.

"Bye mommy!" Amy held Katie's hand as she came up to say goodbye.

"Bye sweetie! Mwah!" Lou kissed Katie on the cheek. "Be good for Auntie Amy, uncle Ty, and Georgie!"

Katie nodded.

"Behave yourself over there." Amy said sarcastically.

"What is that supposed to mean? Just because we're separated, doesn't mean I still can't worry about him." Lou laughed.

"Alright love you." Amy hugged Lou then closed the cab door. "Oh Ty! Since grandpa isn't here or dad, I need you to fix that oil leak in my car!" Lou called as the taxi drove away.

"Will do!" Ty called.

"Make sure Katie gets to bed every night by 8:00 sharp! No cookies for breakfast! And-"

"Lou!" Everyone called.

"Bye!" She waved.

They all waved back.

"Jack! Jack where are you?" Mitch called continuing to search for Jack. All of a sudden, he saw Buddy galloping up to him without Jack. Mitch hopped off his horse and grabbed the lead.

"Woah! Woah boy! Easy. Easy! Its okay." Mitch said trying to calm him down.

Buddy snorted and threw his head in the air.

"Where's Jack?" Mitch sighed.

Buddy threw his head again and turned in the opposite direction then looked back at Mitch.

"What is it boy?" Mitch mounted onto his horse.

Buddy started walking towards that direction. Mitch followed.

Georgie was looking through pictures of her and Adam. One by one she looked through her memories. Her phone rang. On the front, it said Adam. She sighed and turned the phone off and laid back on her bed.

Amy was sitting in the field waiting for Spartan. About maybe a half mile away, she saw Spartan galloping across the field. She called for him. Spartan stopped and his ears pricked forward. Amy had a look of hope on her face and slowly and quaintly whistled. Spartan took a few steps forward. "Come here boy!" Amy called.

Spartan snorted then bolted away again.

"Come back to me." Amy wiped a tear. Spartan was gone.