When the sign on top of the Heartland gate welcomed Amy home, she felt like this was her coming back from Europe properly. She was herself and not the person who she had felt made a wreck out of everything ending with her taking on the responsibility for Emperor's accident. Though she wished she could have changed how things happened she now knew that she could not change the past so now her focus would be on the future and making it the best it could be.

Amy's mind was now more focused, her intentions were more clear and she was excited to get back to work - but aside from all of that, she was curious to know what the news Lou had talked about was. The older Fleming sister had been very vague on the phone, and after hearing Amy was coming home later that afternoon, Lou had figured it was best for her to tell about it face to face.

While wondering what the last few days had been like back at the ranch, Amy parked Jack's truck in front of the barn and soon saw Lou coming out of the house, waving her hellos from the porch. Amy waved right back, hoping that she could crawl into bed sometime soon. The Vision Quest had left her exhausted and while she was thankful for the results, she was glad to get back to her own room.

But before she would be able to enjoy her own bed again, she had to unload Spartan from the trailer and put him in his stall.

"Hey", Lou said and arrived as Amy was opening the rear tail gate of the trailer. "Promise me this is the last time I will have to wait for your phone calls. It drove me crazy when you were in Europe and it isn't any different now - especially since I didn't know what you were even doing there."

"I'm really sorry about that. I had no idea you would miss me so much", Amy said walking into the trailer. Lou stayed behind, waiting for Amy to bring her horse out. "I needed some time for myself. And Victor has this policy that while we're working, we will not use cellphones", her voice echoed out from the trailer.

"Okay, I'll let it slide, but only this time", Lou promised.

When Spartan backed out of the trailer and Amy didn't look even slightly nervous, Lou couldn't help but give them some feedback.

"Wow… Something must have gone right. You two seem like you're on good terms again."

"Yeah", Amy admitted as she looked at Spartan proudly, giving his coat a good rub. "I had to work some things out before I could work with him again. Like always, he knew me better than I knew myself", she gave the credit where credit was due.

"Well, horses are good at telling that sort of thing", Lou admitted, nodding. She knew Spartan and Amy shared a bond like no other. "So… you're in a much better place then…? I mean, not just you and Spartan, but you?"

"Much better", Amy insisted leading Spartan into the barn. "What I thought would be a temporary road block with Ty was actually me burning bridges with him, and it forced me to turn back and face my demons, where as before I would have been so ready to keep on running from them. I think it made me look at things from a whole new perspective; not just with him, but with myself and everyone else."

"So, what happened?" Lou asked curiously.

"I did this thing called Vision Quest", Amy said, putting Spartan in his stall, then leaving him to get settled in while she had a talk with Lou. "Turns out, mom did something like that as well."

Amy dug out the feather from her chest pocket and handed it to Lou.

"This belonged to mom, she used it on her Vision Quest and Victor gave it to me. It was really amazing, it almost felt like she was there in spirit. I wish you could have been there too…"

Lou took the feather, not really knowing what she was dealing with - again.

"When I called Joan, she told me you were doing something like that and Grampa said that this Vision Quest was something that helped mom way back in the day, after dad left. So… what is it exactly?" Lou squinted her eyes, not feeling too comfortable with showing her uneducated side about the native tribal rituals. She had lived in Hudson most of her life and had always been aware of the ways the Natives worked - heck, she had even dated a Native - but there were still some things she had not touched upon.

"It's like this… journey into yourself. I was sitting in this field for days, with no food and no shelter, and I just… did a lot of thinking", Amy explained, realizing from Lou's facial expressions that her sister still didn't quite get it. "It's kind of hard to explain, you would have to experience it first hand, but I guess the point is that you just concentrate on thinking, like meditation, you open your mind to everything. We have all these distractions in our daily lives - you know, work, relationships, commitments - but out there, it's just you and nature. And it allowed me think about everything in my life and what I wish to accomplish."

"So… you had some kind of… enlightenment, or something?" said Lou scoffing a little, yet not wanting to sound mean, and partly because she was not really sure what she was supposed to ask in the first place.

"Kind of", Amy said. "And I realized things about you too. How you've always been such a big help to me. You've kept this place running for years and with little or no thanks. I feel like we have taken you for granted, and when you move out, it's not gonna be the same. When mom died and we were falling apart, you made Heartland home again. If it wasn't for you, I don't know where we would be. So, thank you, Lou."

"Wow… uh, I don't-I don't really know what to say to that", Lou stuttered with welled up eyes. She was completely taken back by her sister's compliment and appreciation.

"Well, you don't have to say anything. I just want you to know you are appreciated and loved", Amy said and went in for a hug.

A huge wave of relief overcame Lou when she was holding her sister. It was like Amy had found her way back into her sister's life and there was no longer a need to worry about their relationship.

"I love you too", Lou said back, pressing her face against her sister's blonde hair. "Hell, I've poured thousands of dollars into therapy - maybe Peter and I ought to just travel to Victor's and spend some time on a field and get over whatever problems we have", she joked and made Amy laugh. But then it was time to get back to being serious. "Are you sure you're okay now?" Lou asked then, stepping back and taking her sister gently by her shoulders as she looked into her eyes. "Because I've been so worried about you and I would die if anything happened to you."

"You don't have to worry anymore, Lou", Amy assured. "I'm on the right path now, and this time I can really feel it."

"Good. I'm so happy for you", Lou said, smiling. Her feel of concern for Amy had finally been relieved.

"So, what's been happening here? You were very mysterious on the phone", Amy said, turning the attention on Lou now. "I want to believe it's good news, but… I can't help but fear something's wrong."

"Oh, it's good news, no - it's great news", Lou said, her eyes lighting up like there was a fire behind them. "As you know, Peter's back and we've been planning our house. It's still a work in progress, but in the middle of all the planning, Peter got down on one knee and proposed to me - again."

"Wait… but you're married already? Right?" Amy frowned in confusion.

"Yeah, we are, but he thought that we should renew our vows, and I think that's a great idea. These last few months have been like a new beginning for us. We've learned to talk about things and are actually making plans together, you know, doing this marriage thing like we should be. When we got married the first time, it was in a rush and so many things in our relationship needed better foundations, but… we're making them now. So, why not start "from a clean slate"", Lou explained.

"Lou, that's amazing, I'm so happy for you guys!" Amy rejoiced and hugged her sister again. "I'm so glad you have been able to work things out", she continued, hoping there was some hope for that for her and Ty as well. Maybe their roads were forever separated, but she still wished to build that bridge back up again.

"Me too. And the reason why I was so desperate to reach you was because I want you to be my maid of honor and help me with the planning", Lou said.

"Yeah, of course, I accept", Amy replied with no hesitation. She wanted to be there for her sister on her special day.

"Well, you should also know that the reception is next weekend", the older sister told her, feeling like the deadline might possibly drive Amy away.

"So soon?"

"Yeah, I know, but… it's gonna be a small ceremony anyway. No big hassle, just the family and few friends", Lou was surprised Lou didn't take her time to make the (second) wedding perfect like she usually did with everything she put her mind bride-to-be noticed Amy's puzzled face right away. "I know what you're thinking - "no hullabaloo"? But let's just say that I've come to understand what's really important in life and how we should focus our energy on that and not what's just plastered on the surface."

"Yeah, I know what you mean", Amy nodded, her eyes looking at Spartan. She had ideas about her future, but before actually going for them, things required little planning.

Amy walked up to Spartan's stall door and the horse came to see if she had any treats for him.

"After my accident, I promised to get better for Spartan and I kept that promise. He did the same for me. And I don't want to waste this opportunity, not when I got a second chance. I'm back to where I'm supposed to be. I've been blessed with this life I've lived, even if it has been painful at times. But now I'm ready to learn from those times and I don't want to have any regrets as I'm moving on with my life. You can't know good if you don't know the bad too. And I know I have it good. This is gonna be start of something new."

"What do you have in mind?" Lou asked, looking at her sister and the gelding.

"Maybe I'll tell you tomorrow. Right now I just want to go to bed", Amy replied, sighing a relieved smile on her face. She came to wrap her arm behind Lou's back before they started walking to the house.