A/N– Ok, I got home from Connecticut like 2 hours ago. I got sick in the car, which never happens to me so it was a shock, and so I was laying in bed for a while. But all the sudden i'm up and running again. So here's your third chapter, enjoy!
Chapter 3
Next Day: Tuesday
Amy slipped in the back door, and tiptoed across the kitchen floor leaving mud tracks following behind her. She leaned against the wall and slid across it and turned her head to look into Lou's office. She wasn't there. Amy quickly ran over to the phone, snatched it off its hook, and ran for the staircase. She stopped dead in her tracks and kicked her boots off. She then preceded to sprint up the stairs. She nearly ran into Lou,
"Oof" Amy exclaimed as Lou's hands collided with her chest, stopping her mid-run. Lou stumbled a little, but regained her balance, also keeping Amy standing.
"Amy, what are you doing!" she exclaimed.
"Um...calling Soraya," Amy lied, "she had a date with Matt last night, I want to know all the dirty details." she smiled inwardly at her lie.
"Oh, well watch where your going," she playfully nudged Amy and headed down the stairs.
Amy ran the rest of the way to her room, shutting the door behind her. She plopped down on her bed, turning on the phone and punching in the number she'd had memorized sense the 1st grade(a/n– I forget how long they've known each other) She waited patiently while the phone rang. Finally Soraya picked up,
"Hello?" came her voice.
"Soraya! Hey, you ready?" Amy let out in a rush.
"Ready?" Soraya questioned..
"For today! We've had this planned for weeks Ray," Amy sighed, Soraya had a tendency to forget things so early in the morning. 11:30 to be exact. How she slept so late, Amy could never figure out, "Shopping ring any bells?" Amy heard her gasp,
"Oh Amy, of course I remembered. I just forgot for a second," Amy laughed, "Yeah im ready, im just doing my hair real quick, I should be done in 10 minutes, 15 tops."
"Right, ill see you in half an hour then? At For All Occasions, right?" For All Occasions was a party store. September the 13th, which fell on the upcoming Saturday, was Lou's birthday. They had all planned a surprise party for her. She always went grocery shopping on Saturday's, and they were setting up the party for when she got back. It was Amy and Soraya's duty to get all the decorations. They were going that day. They had no school due to pipes rupturing at the school. Apparently clearing the flood, and fixing the pipes would take all day, if not two.
"Right. Ill meet you there. See you." they both hung up, and Amy ran to her bathroom. She switched her clothes from old jeans and a faded blue hoodie, which was Ty's, for a pair of faded jeans, with a rip at the knee and thigh, and a gray wifebeater, with a white over shirt. She brushed her long silky brown hair, deciding to leave it down. She then ran down the stairs, slipped on her sneakers, and ran out the door, grabbing the 'Party Money' from the hiding spot under the coffee maker.
"Ty?" she shouted, walking into the yard. The sun beat down on her, and the wind was whipping her hair around her face. She cupped her hands around her hair, bringing it to fall over her left shoulder, still holding it tightly, so it stayed in place.
"Yeah?" he called walking out of the front barn.
"Im leaving," she whispered when he got close.
"Why are we whispering?" he asked following suit. Leaning closer so she could hear over the wind.
"Oh sorry. Lou's inside. Im just getting into this whole 'Surprise Party' role. I ve learned to drop my voice whenever she's within hearing distance. Wonderful hearing she has." Amy smiled, finally raising her voice.
"Oh right, thats why your leaving. Going shopping right?" she nodded.
"Yeah, im supposed to meet Soraya," she glanced at her watch, "10 minutes ago!" she cried.
"Your late," Ty smiled, holding in laughter. He took in her glare and totally gave up trying, and his laughter outdid even the wind.
"Shut up," she sulked, "Don't be mean."
"Sorry," he said, reeling in his laughter, "That's not funny." he had on his poker face, and Amy hated that he was good at it.
"That's right, it not. Well I better get going. Bye." she turned and headed towards her jeep, she stopped when Ty called to her,
"Hey, what about my kiss?"
She turned her body, only at her waist, looking over her shoulder. She had given up holding her hair, and it blew gently around her face. Her lips lifted into a little smile. She lifted her hand and blew him a kiss. She then winked, smiled more brightly, and walked to her car.
Amy was driving towards town, smiling at the look on Ty's face. He had looked at her in shock. She had acted so flirtatiously. She never flirted, at least not so...openly, or as much. She was in a giddy mood. She had a boyfriend, Ty no less, and was loving it. She had a happy pregnant, married sister. And her grandfather was comfortable with Nancy. Amy's life was great. The one thing missing was her mom. Amy felt tears prickling the back of her eyes, and quickly shut them. She opened them, only a moment later, never wavering in her driving. When she opened her eyes though, she gasped.
There in the middle of the road sat a dog. No, a puppy. Amy braked violently, the car twisting all over, but it wouldn't stop soon enough. Amy then jerked the wheel to avoid the dog. She successfully got past it, but she had lost control of the car and went off the road, the last thing she saw was the little puppy scurrying away from the twister that was her car.
Ty's POV
Half-Hour after Amy left.
Ty was mucking out Glory's stall. He stuck the pitchfork into the hay, and lifted it up, dumping it into the wheelbarrow that was next to him. He shook off the forks contents, and went to scoop another pile up when he heard a scream,
"TY!" Lou's voice sounded scared, and wet. Ty didn't hesitate. He threw down the pitchfork and sprinted to the yard. He saw Lou in her car, hands shaking, tears swallowing her face. Ty ran over to her, slipped into the passenger side,
"Joni hold down the fort will yah?" he shouted at the girls figure in the far pasture. He saw her confused look, but she nodded. Ty had no clue what was going on, but it Lou was leaving, he was too.
"Lou what happened?" he asked, trying to sound calm, but fear leaked into his voice.
"I..I..It's Amm...Amy," she sputtered out between gasps, " She..sh...DAMN KEY!" she suddenly screamed. Ty, wanting to know what was wrong with Amy, snatched the key away from her, jammed it into the ignition, and turned it with such force it made Lou jump.
"What about Amy?" he asked between clenched teeth. He was mad, so mad. And he had no clue why.
"She cras...crashed her c..c...car," Lou was crying hysterically. Ty was numb. He needed to know if she was ok. What happened. Why she crashed. But he was numb to all of it. He nodded in a trance like state, and seeing that Lou was almost convulsing with tears, pulled her up, on, and over his lap. He then switched to the driver seat.
"Where's Jack?" he asked in an eery calm.
"Ma..Ma...Mall. He had to get some new tack, a..a...and they ha..have..a new store...there. He wann...ted...to check it o..out." she hiccuped. Ty nodded. He also knew he was shopping for Lou's birthday. The mall was almost two hours away, Ty knew he hadn't planned on coming home anytime soon. And he didn't have a cell.
They drove with only the sound of Lou's racking sobs filling the air. Ty passed the jeep, where police cars littered the street. He saw that noone was in the car, Amy was already taken away. The police car directing traffic confirmed it.
"Is she ok?" Ty asked, looking at her car. It was wrapped around a tree, the point of impact was almost directly where Amy had been. Ty's body went even number.
"Im not sure, she was in pretty bad shape. Blood everywhere. They stabilized her I think. You'd have to ask the sheriff," he turned, calling to his boss, but Ty was long gone when he turned around.
Ty glanced in his rearview mirror, seeing her jeep once again.
Flashback
"Hey, what about my kiss?" Ty called after Amy. He couldn't help but admire her figure. He mentally slapped himself, then stopped. He was allowed to think this way, she was his girlfriend after all. He looked her up and down. She had on tight jeans, that encased her slim legs, up to her round behind, and hung loosely on her small waist. A gray wife beater showed beneath a white shirt. The shirt clung to her body, enhancing her chest. He stopped there, and then shifted his gaze. No matter if she was his girlfriend, he didn't want to violate her.
As he lifted his gaze from her chest to her face, he gasped. He'd never seen her look so beautiful before. She had turned at the waist, and was looking over at him. The wind, which had settled, was gently blowing her hair around. The hair framed her face gorgeously, and made her look so...far away. Like if he tried to reach her, she would only get further and further away. Her smoky gray eyes held his in such a penetrating gaze, it took his breath away. She smiled slightly, sexily, might he add, and blew him a long, sweet kiss. If his breath was taken away from him before, it was knocked out of him then. She then smiled fully, and winked at him. Then she turned and walked over to her car.
He must have looked to odd standing there, his mouth gaping, his eyes wide, hungry, and unblinking, he didn't dare take his eyes off of her.
Present
As he snapped out if his memory, his body, if possible, numbed even more. He started to shiver behind the wheel. But his heart, oh his heart was so warm at the memory. He'd never seen her look so beautiful and ravishing. He'd wished he could capture that moment in a picture, movie, anything. He wanted to be able to physically remember that, for the rest of his life. But memory would do, it'd have to.
Ten minutes later Ty pulled into the hospital parking lot. At this point he was shivering so badly that his teeth were constantly hitting together. Lou, who had noticed, was trying to warm him by rubbing his arms. She was still crying, but had tried to stop when he'd made the point it wasn't healthy for the baby. She'd tried as hard as she could, but could only stop the convulsing.
He pulled into a parking space, that was conveniently right infront of the ER. They ran inside and to the nurses desk.
"Amy Fleming," Ty almost whispered, scared to hear the reply.
"Surgery. She had internal bleeding, they had to go in. She should be out in less than an hour. Then the doctor will tell you whats wrong," she paused, "im assuming your family?" Lou nodded,
"Sister, and I give permission for him," she pointed at Ty, "he's her boyfriend." the lady nodded and motioned towards the waiting room. Lou went and sat, but Ty stayed behind,
"I was wondering if you have a phone book," she rummaged beneath her desk and then set one in front of him, "And a phone?" she sighed and also placed that in front of him.
Ty looked up the number for the mall. He then dialed, pressed the accommodating numbers, and finally got customer service.
"Hello, this is Ty Baldwin, I was wondering if you could please page someone to your office."
"Yes, may I please have a name?"
"Jack Bartlett" (a/n-was that his last name?)
"Please hold." About 7 minutes later Ty heard a click,
"Hello?" asked a frantic voice, that was Jacks.
"Jack, it Ty"
"Ty? Whats wrong? Is everything ok?"
"Jack...Amy was in an accident. You need to come to St. Mary Hospital. Right now she's in surgery for internal bleeding. She should be out soon, and the doctor is going to explain what's wrong."
"Oh my god!" Ty heard Jack crying over the phone. His shivering grew so violent that he almost dropped the phone, "Ill be there as soon as possible." he heard Jack conclude qucikly, Ty cut him off before he could hang up,
"Be careful."
Ty went and sat next to Lou. Her tears had finally subsided, and now she had a hollow look in her eyes. She looked so sad, and lost.
"Shock." she suddenly said.
"Hm?" he asked, not opening his mouth or else his teeth would bang together.
"Your in shock. Thats why your shivering. Come on." she pulled him up and brought him over to a vending machine. She bought him a gatorade, making him drink it. She then snatched the cover from off a couch in the waiting room, and wrapped it around him. She then brought him to the nurse,
"He's in shock." she stated bluntly. Without questioning the nurse went and got him an insulated cover, used for shock, and wrapped that around him also. She then gave him a medicine cup of a clear liquid,
"Wh...what's thi...th...this?" he shivered.
"It'll help, drink it." She waited, took the empty cup, pointed to a seat, and got back to work.
Ty and Lou sat in the waiting room for about 20 more minutes, Ty's shivering gradually coming to a stop, but the numbness still lingered, when a doctor, dressed in blue, approached them.
"Are you here for Amy Fleming?" Lou and Ty stood up, the cover falling off of him.
"Yes." Lou answered fearfully.
"The nurse told me you're her sister, and you're her boyfriend. You've given permission for him to hear this?" Lou nodded and he continued, "Amy had 3 severe concussions. We have successfully eliminated risk from them, but she'll still feel quite woozy from them. She has also broken her collar bone," he pointed to the bone under his shoulder, "and sprained her hip. That's it. She's very lucky. From what I hear she almost crashed directly into the tree, the main trunk missed her for the most part. This is damage from the door." he smiled comfortingly at them, and Lou breathed a sigh of relief, and burst out in a fresh round of tears.
"Can we see her?" Ty asked.
"Of course. One at a time if you don't mind though. She does have quite a few machines in there, and there's not much room." they nodded, and he led them to her room. Lou went first. Ty waited outside the door for nearly half an hour when Lou emerged.
"She's not awake yet. Still unconscious." Ty nodded and stepped through the door.
Amy lay in a white room, with flecks off color on the walls. Her sheets were white, and a light pink blanket lay over her. Her head was bandaged, and there were a few cuts on the left side of her face. Her eye was also black and blue. Her arm was resting in a sling, and her hip was covered by her hospital gown, so he couldn't see if it had anything on it. Most likely an ACE bandage.
At the sight of her his numbness thawed. He took one look at her still form, and her bruised face, and fell to his knees, his body racking with sobs. He was gasping for air, and salty tears ran into his mouth, but he didn't care. He'd almost lost her.
He wiped his face, but it wasn't worth the effort. Within seconds enough tears had escaped his eyes to drown his face once again. He glanced at the clock, he'd been on the floor for nearly 15 minutes.
He walked over to her bed and gently slid the back of his hand across her cheek. Her skin was so smooth, so flawless. But then he looked at her other cheek. It was littered with cuts, glass must have shattered into her face. Her eye which was black and blue, had a deep gash along its side. This was stitched. He gently rubbed along that side also, careful not to put pressure. His fingertips found their way to her lips. He gently ran his thumb across each lip. He shivered.
He leaned down, and brushed his lips across hers, letting them linger there. He loved the feeling of her lips pressed against his own. He loved the taste of her mouth when she let him explore. He loved the feeling of her tongue mingling with his own. He wanted so desperately to hold her in his arms and lose himself in her. She was so intoxicating, like a drug. He felt high in her presence. And he never wanted to lose that height.
He finally pulled back, but only far enough so he could see her face. Not even two inches separated them. Tears that were still falling, splattered onto her face. He pulled back farther, wiped his face, then smoothly wiped hers free of his tears.
He looked at the clock once again, he'd been in the room for longer than Lou had. Jack should be there soon. He decided to leave. He slowly lowered his face to her own, hesitating, then placing his lips on hers. He ran his tongue across her lip, knowing she wouldn't grant him access, but feeling compelled to. He was about to pull away when he felt her mouth shift underneath, opening for him, her own tongue meeting his. He jerked away.
She smiled up at him., then winced. It must have hurt her face.
"Amy! Your awake!" he whispered in surprise.
"Yeah. What happened?" she answered, her voice hoarse, and her eyes searching the room.
"You crashed. You have 3 concussions, a broken collar bone, and a sprained hip. Your lucky." he was stroking her hair, so happy she was awake.
She nodded, "I remember hitting the tree, then I blacked out I guess," her eyes widened, "Ty the puppy! There was a puppy, that's what I swerved, is he ok!" she asked frantically.
Ty hadn't known about the dog, but there had been one on a leash when he'd passed her car. He nodded, "He's fine. But thats not important. Are you ok?"
She smiled in relief, "Im fine. And not a bad way to wake up either," her smile turned mischievous.
Ty blushed, "Yeah well...your hard to resist."
"That's good to know," she smiled and puckered her lips up at him. He chuckled and leaned down. She moaned as his tongue ran across her lip, and slowly searched her through and through. She couldn't move anything other than her tongue, because it hurt, so she put everything into that kiss. Ty pulled away breathless. They were both breathing hard.
"I better get Lou and your Grandpa if he's here," he smiled, knowing she was ok, and went to get Lou and Jack.
A/N– Finally! It is done. I have finished. Im tired from my trip, but I think I made a damn decent chapter. Haha, alright well review if you liked it, review if you didn't (criticism helps), and flames make me mad, but what the hell, send 'em. Be on the look out for my next chapter. Things with Ty's dad get pprrreeetttyyyy bad.