"Amy, this is like the fifth message I've left you. Call me as soon as you get this", Lou spoke to the phone intensely and then ended the call. She was doing house chores, but couldn't stop thinking about Ty and Amy, which resulted to her calling Amy between washing dishes, folding laundry and vacuuming. So far, there had been no answer to any of her calls - or texts.

Jack entered the house, screen door slamming shut behind him, and removed his hat, then glancing at Lou who was putting the phone back to its holder. It was just another day at the ranch: chores to do, horses to take care of and people to miss. Georgie was in school when she wasn't busy with her hobbies, Lisa was in Florida doing business and Amy in France touring successfully. The ones left behind were him, Lou, Peter and Katie. Even with a toddler (and occasional teenager) in the house, it had never been this quiet.

"What was that about?" Jack asked, looking around in hopes of finding a prepared meal by now. He had been doing ranch work since the crack of dawn and around this time was when he usually craved for lunch.

"Nothing", Lou responded, trying to get back to paying bills. She sat on her laptop, but couldn't focus on the numbers and letters.

"No lunch?" Jack asked.

"There are left-overs in the fridge from last night", Lou commented absentmindedly. Jack could tell something was keeping her distracted - and he bet he knew what it was.

"Where did you go last night?" Jack asked and examined the insides of the fridge, glancing at Lou every now and then. He had appreciated Lou's efforts to be quiet while getting through the living room and kitchen all the way to her truck, but she had still underestimated his hearing: just because he didn't always reply to people, didn't mean he had a lousy hearing - he was just selective about what he wanted to hear and he had been very good at playing that card all these years. Sneaking in and out where one of the things he could hear loud and clear.

"Oh… that…" Lou didn't know what to say. She wanted to tell her grandfather about Ty and Amy, but she wasn't sure what there was to tell. Lou was not one to keep things inside - if she was, people could tell something was off immediately - but right now she had hard time knowing what exactly it was that she was keeping from everyone. Only one thing she knew for sure.

"Promise me you will take it easy", Lou had to soften things a bit.

"Depends why you're asking me that…" Jack's wrinkles grew deeper when he started to get more suspicious. He didn't like the sound of this: nothing good ever came out when someone told him to take it easy.

"Caleb called me last night. He wanted me to pick him up from a bar", Lou started telling the story of last night. Jack scoffed.

"Is this the part where I'm supposed to act all surprised?" Jack murmured and took out a bowl of lasagna.

"Well, no. But he wasn't alone. Ty was with him", Lou said, holding her breath a little while waiting for his reaction. Jack placed the food on the table and looked at Lou, wondering if his hearing might have been not so good after all.

"Ty…?" Jack repeated. Lou nodded carefully. "Now, why would Ty be here when he's supposed to be in France with Amy?

"Great question. That's exactly what I've been wondering myself. According to Caleb, Ty and Amy are having some difficulties. She even gave back the engagement ring. It sounds serious, Grandpa", Lou went on.

"Sure does…" Jack agreed.

"I was thinking of going back to his trailer and ask him what's going on, especially since I haven't been able to get through to Amy, maybe knock in some sense, reason with him", Lou already mapped out her plan. "But now, since you know too, I have even a better idea: why don't we go together? Have a little talk, find out what's going on?"

"Lou… Why would we interfere with anything that's going on with them", Jack was reluctant to go through with Lou's ideas. "Ty and Amy are both adults. I'm sure it'll work itself out. It's not like this is the first time they've had a disagreement."

"But what if it's not just about them?" Lou then said. "What if… there's something else?"

"Such as…?" Jack wasn't sure if he wanted to hear this, but seeing his granddaughter's distress made him ask anyway.

"What if it's the prince? I feel like he might be stealing Amy away from Ty. Maybe you didn't see it back here, but I did. And now, it all makes perfect sense to me - Ahmed has had time to cast a spell on her and Ty comes back with the ring…" she was shaking her head. It was obvious. "Amy would never give back the ring if there wasn't a good enough reason for that. I know my sister - I know how much she wanted Ty to propose her."

"You really think that's what's going on?" Jack frowned.

"Yeah, I do! Caleb said something about Amy being all different - well, of course she is if she's spending time with that jerk of a prince!" Lou was getting upset. "Ty needs to know that she's better off with him and not with Ahmed! You know Ty, Grandpa, he's so insecure about himself. What he needs is a little push forward and you know the way to do it. If we'd go together, I could vouch for Amy and you could talk to Ty. You guys have that bond."

"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to know if he's alright…" Jack wasn't sure about Lou's theory, but he was worried about Ty. The young man was like a son to him.

"Great!" Lou already felt like they were winning. "Let me get that lasagna for you", she jumped up from her chair and took the bowl out of his hands, all of a sudden full of energy.

"Peter?" Lou walked into the barn office. Her husband was working on his laptop, trying to take care of things while knowing he was supposed to be in Vancouver instead of Hudson. The barn office was the quietest place he could find from the ranch at this hour, and it said a lot, after he'd found horses were actually not that quiet as he had always thought them to be. There had been few times he had had a Skype call with an important client and one of the horses had sounded like he was auditioning for the next Canadian Idol.

Peter really loved being with his family, but what they didn't realize was that he couldn't deal with the constant interruptions because he wasn't some sort of freelancer - picking up work when he felt like it or had time for it - he had a schedule he had to follow along with the people in Vancouver.

"Yeah?" Peter lifted his eyes from the screen. "What is it?"

"Could you watch Katie for me? Grandpa and I have something we have to do", Lou leaned against the doorway. Peter checked the time and his calendar.

"Yeah, I guess I could", Peter shrugged. "I suppose I could have lunch too."

"Great. Thanks", Lou said and turned around, but before stepping any further, she turned right back. "It won't take long."

"Yeah, it's fine. I'm just about ready with this thing anyway, so…" Peter saved everything he had been working on, closed his laptop and then walked to the door.

"You know I love you, right?" Lou had to make sure. Peter frowned and laughed a little.

"Where is this coming from…?" Peter was surprised. Not that he had minded these random declarations, but these days they were so rare that it always made him feel like there was something going on to make Lou confess that.

"Just… felt like saying it", Lou shrugged. She almost wanted to kiss him, but it might have felt like too much.

"Well, I love you too, honey", Peter returned to her words. It made Lou smile.

"We'll be right back. Katie's already eaten. She's playing in her room. You two have fun", she walked out with him.

"Okay. Drive safely", Peter brushed Lou's back with his hand before she walked to the truck where Jack was already seated behind the wheel.

"We will. Bye."

Lou climbed inside, still lost in the moment.

"Grandpa, how often do you say you love her to Lisa?" Lou asked.

"Every day", Jack said, without any hesitation or shame whatsoever. "Ever since she taught me to text, it's the first and last thing I tell her every morning and every night."

"Huh…" Lou hummed. She had to admit they had been lacking in that department with Peter. Maybe it was something they needed to work on. It was that damn Caleb's fault for making her see her marriage through someone else's eyes…