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Tim glanced over at Amy for about the tenth time. He could tell she was looking at the door hoping Ty would change his mind. Amy perked up at the sound of the door but then flopped back in her chair and sighed. It was an older man.
"Hey..." Tim placed his hand on her shoulder.
"He's not coming. Is he?" She played with her ring.
Tim half smiled. "I don't think so, honey."
"I really though he'd changed his mind." Amy signed.
"He's been through a lot and he's just scared." He replied. "You just tell the officer everything." Amy nodded.
Both Amy and Tim told the officer everything they knew. From the stuff at the vet clinic to him getting her drunk to Ty breaking into Jeremy's trailer. As the police officer wrote everything down Amy got more and more nervous. She'd heard from Ty what juvie was like. She didn't want either of them to get in any trouble. She was beginning to see why Ty didn't want to do this. He'd sat here many times after he was arrested. She took a deep breath and looked over at Tim. He grabbed her and smiled softly. Although she wished Ty was the one with her she was happy her dad was here. Lately he'd really been supportive. She was grateful for that. She smiled back him.
As Amy and Tim left the officer's office they caught sight of Ty talking to someone at the front desk. He turned around quickly at the sound of the door. He looked apologetic. Before he could say anything Amy flung her arms around his neck. A big smile on her face. "I'm sorry." Ty said now wrapping his arms around her.
"Jeremy turned himself in." She explained excitedly.
"What?" He pulled away looking at Amy. She nodded smiling. "I'm not..."
"No, Ty. He told the truth. About everything." Amy said. "You're not going to jail."
Ty pulled her into a big kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too." She kissed him back. Tim couldn't help but smile.
Amy cuddled closer to Ty as they finished their picnic lunch in the back of his truck. It'd been weeks since the accident.
"You know, I don't get it. Why don't you just tell Scott that Jeremy was in the clinic?" She asked.
"I promised Cassandra that I wouldn't. She was with him the whole time. She said he never went into the stables, he never even left her sight. Amy, she needs this job, okay? If Scott fires her, she's gonna have to drop out of school."
"And what about you? What're you gonna do?" Amy didn't want Cassandra fired either, even though she didn't like her that much but it wasn't fair for Ty to take all the blame.
"Getting Cassandra fired isn't gonna do me any good." He sighed.
"Okay. Well, Caleb just left on the rodeo circuit. Lou always needs help at Heartland, if you're looking for a job with flexible hours." She smiles at him.
"How flexible?" Ty asked trying to see where she was going with this.
"Well, you could work when you're not in class - before school, after school - and if you're here late, you could always just stay in the loft." She leaned in closer resting her head on his shoulder.
"And what's Jack gonna say about that?"
"I think he'd say he's happy to have his hired hand back."
"And what about you?" He laughed.
"I guess I'd be happy too." Amy smiled.
"Okay, well... That sounds good, but there's still one problem."
"And what problem is that?" She asked curious.
"I... know that this whole thing will work out. I know it will. And when it does, I'm gonna go back to Scott's clinic and I am gonna work there." He looks over at her.
"That's the problem?"
"The problem is, don't get too used to having me around all the time." Ty put his arm around her.
"Oh. Don't worry, I won't." She shook her head.
"And don't make it too hard for me to leave, either."
"Mm... that could be the problem." She laughed as she leaned in and kissed him.