Short chapter before we get some fun plot next time. Happy reading :)


Three days later, things were still quiet between Georgie and Wyatt. There was no fighting, which was a good thing, but no progress working things out either. It was clear from the beginning that Georgie wasn't going to make this easy. Wyatt and Georgie had made sure to keep the potential arguing non-existent around Lily and TJ. Lyndy was another story, yet the young couple seemed to be able to hold back the urge to talk the way they had earlier that week.

No one, except Wyatt, had known that Lyndy knew what was going on. And Wyatt wasn't about to tell anyone. He liked that someone else knew things, and like before, maybe it would be good for her to know some things a bit "old" for her age.

Lyndy had told TJ a more mild version of the story and Lily an even lesser version. They barely knew what had happened, but Lyndy didn't leave out the part where Georgie was injured by a horse. Although they were sworn to secrecy, Lyndy was still scared someone other than Wyatt would find out what the kids knew.

By Friday afternoon, there was complete silence whenever Wyatt and Georgie were in a room together. No words from either of them, though you could tell they had many things to say. But no words were spoken, and if Lyndy hadn't been spending so much time with Wyatt, she would have sworn he was mute. TJ and Lily talked to Georgie sometimes, but she was harder to thaw than Wyatt. And since Lyndy had made it clear to leave Wyatt alone, TJ and Lily were stuck out of the loop.

Yet things were going to change, or at least some people thought they were. This weekend was Lyndy's special weekend with Rhett, which meant TJ could talk to Wyatt as much as he wanted. And Lily could possibly charm Georgie by herself. Katie had spent most of the days with Brick, who was surprised to hear his brother was in town again. But Brick wasn't one to ask questions, and only came by once to say hi, and pick up Katie for a date. Sometimes, Wyatt wished other people could be like his brother, his mom one of them. When Jenn found out her eldest son was back in town and with Georgie, she became the "smother" Wyatt had nicknamed her all those years ago. It used to be just a joke between Georgie and Wyatt, but since Georgie wasn't speaking to Wyatt, Wyatt explained it to the rest of the family, minus Amy and Ty of course. Jenn had been so thrilled her son and daughter-in-law were home, that she threw a huge barbeque that evening. Everyone at Heartland was invited, but only the Flemming-Bordens and Katie went. Wyatt claimed it was too short of notice and that he had plans to clean out the motor van, and Georgie said she was too tired. It seemed odd to Jenn, that the two who the BBQ was for, didn't show, but since they both gave lame excuses and were to be around the Heartland house together, she assumed they were doing something unmentionable.

It took all Lyndy had to not correct Jenn on her predictions for what the couple was doing, but if she did, then it would lead to other secrets being spilled. And Lyndy was not ready for that conversation. So she held her tongue and just smiled.

"You all packed and ready for tomorrow?" TJ asked, perching on the edge of Lyndy's bed. He and Lily had been sleeping up there for the past few nights, and even though Lyndy was going to be away, they were still going to use sleeping bags on the floor. Wyatt occupied TJ's room and Georgie occupied Lily's, so it made no sense for the kids to go anywhere else.

"Yeah, I think I'm all set." Lyndy sat on her bed too, and lay back on the pillows. "Seems kinda strange to be leaving with these conditions."

TJ knew there was something Lyndy wasn't telling him. "What conditions?"

"I shouldn't say anything, it's not my place to tell," Lyndy trailed off, looking at the ceiling.

"C'mon Lyndy, since when did we hold things back from each other? Just tell me and get it over with. We don't even have to tell Lily." TJ begged. He, like Lyndy, needed to know the whole story about something, or else he would go crazy!

"It's not my place to tell," Lyndy repeated, sitting up. "And of course we wouldn't tell Lily, the topic is hardly for children! It's almost too much for me!"

"But what is it? Just tell me Lynn! I don't hide things from you!" Well at least he didn't anymore. His thoughts and feelings about Esme were a different story. And that was a while ago, surely since then he had been completely honest with Lyndy!

It was as if Lyndy could read TJ's thoughts. "What about Esme?" Lyndy glared at TJ, who looked away. Why did his sister have to have such a good memory?

"That was before! Since then, I've been 100% truthful!" TJ said.

"TJ, the stuff about Esme was a week ago! And there's been nothing to be truthful about since then. And like I already said twice, it's not my story to tell! So just drop it!" Lyndy had had enough. She stood up and walked over to the door. "I'll be in the barn."

TJ sighed. He knew his sister well enough to leave her alone. "Okay."
Lyndy thumped downstairs and discovered Katie was in the kitchen, a suitcase by her side. "Hey Katie," she said.

Katie spun to face her cousin. "Oh hey Lyndy! Your dad's going to take me to the airport soon. I hope you have a fun weekend with Rhett. I'm glad I got to see you before I left." She leaned over to hug Lyndy.

"You're leaving?" Lyndy stepped back after hugging Katie.

"It's Friday. Plus my school starts Monday." Katie's spring break had started a week later than Lyndy's and ended a week later too. That's why she'd been around that week, while Lyndy, TJ and Lily had been in school.

"Oh. I'll miss you then!" Lyndy hugged her cousin again. "TJ's upstairs, you want to say goodbye to him?'

Katie shook her head. "I said goodbye earlier. Everyone else too. It was just you I didn't get a chance to talk to."

"Visit again soon!" Lyndy said her final goodbyes as her dad entered the house. "See you later Dad."

"Bye Lyndy, Mom'll be home from taking Georgie into town in a bit. Keep an eye on Lily."

"Right." Lyndy closed the door behind them and turned to grab her own coat and boots. Stepping outside herself, she crossed the gravel to the barn. She understood why TJ was so keen to know Wyatt and Georgie's secret, but for one in her life she needed to keep quiet about something. Plus, she didn't want anyone getting in on her plan. The plan to give Wyatt what he wanted. She was going to call it Plan WWW (or for her understanding only, What Wyatt Wants.) Her family was used to Lyndy making plans and making them weird things, so this was no exception. But unlike the other plans, this one was going to work. And it was up to Lyndy to make sure that nothing happened to jeopardize the outcome. Which is why TJ could have no more explanations, because if he knew, things could go wrong. What Wyatt Wanted was going to work, and he'd get it.


Should I keep editing this weekly until I take a break for Christmas/New Years? What's everyone's thoughts?

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