"Hey, can I come in?" Amy asked quietly from the door. Ty nodded at her. Instead of laying down he was now sitting. Amy watched as he played with the plaster on his left arm. She felt guilty. "I'm sorry." She sat down next to him. "This mess is all my fault. If I'd been paying more attention." She looked away.
"It's not your fault." He paused trying to find the right words. "Amy, what'd you mean earlier?"
Amy turned back to him and sucked in a deep breath. "I don't know."
"About us." Ty said shouting it a little louder then expected.
"What do you want me to say? The truth. That I'm confused. That I've thought about what I would have said to you if you'd stayed." She closed her eyes. "Is there an us? I asked you that and you didn't answer."
"You jumped up from that chair like I had head lice." He pointed.
"I told you I don't want anyone to know. Besides we don't even know what this is."
"If I'd stayed what would you have done the next morning? After I kissed you?"
Amy hesitated. "That's the thing. I don't know."
"It's awkward. Isn't it?" Ty sighed. "I don't know what to say either. But I feel something. There's chemistry." He smiled.
"I feel it too. I'm just..."
"Confused." Ty finished for her. "Me too."
"Really?" She bit her lip.
Ty nodded. "You meant what you said, right?"
Amy nodded this time. Her lips forming a small smile. It made Ty's heart melt. "I am in love with you." She whispered.
"So...are we gonna do this?" Ty boldly asks. Amy just nods her smile growing. "It's worth the awkward."
"I think so. I think we owe it to ourselves to figure out whatever this is."
Ty reached for Amy's hand. "Okay. Even if that means we have to keep it a secret for now I'm okay with that too. I'm not gonna push."
"It's just until we figure this out, promise." She leaned over to kiss him but he stopped her.
"What about Caleb?"
"I gave him back the ring. I meant what I said in the truck. I didn't love him. Not like I do you." Ty's expression still didn't seem convinced. "We're done. I broke up with him."
"You threw everything away, for me?"
"Don't be so surprised. You stole my heart long before he did. In fact, I couldn't really give him my heart cause it already belonged to you." Ty didn't say anything he just pulled Amy closer and kissed her. It was short and quick. Nothing like they had earlier in the truck. Neither wanted to be caught. Amy said a quick goodbye before disappearing out the door to meet back up with Jack and Tim who were ready to take her home after a long and certainly eventful night.
Her mind kept replaying everything. She was almost afraid to go to sleep scared she'd wake up in the morning to find this was all a dream. After 4 years it was like no time had passed. She slowly feel in love with the dangerous bad boy that all got started by one little kiss. The only difference was she wasn't 15 anymore. She rolled over to stare at the ceiling. She decided she couldn't stay in bed anymore so she got up. She crept quietly to the bathroom to take a shower. She lingered longer then normal letting the warm water soothe her sore muscles. The adrenaline of last night had now wore off leaving her sore and tired. Her body covered in small bruises. Her left elbow and right knee the worst. But she had been lucky. In fact both her and Ty had been. It could have been so much worse. She crept out of the bathroom and into the kitchen. She was startled by Lisa who tapped her shoulder. Amy jumped and backed away from the fridge. "Oh...Lisa you scared me."
"Sorry, sweetie. You want me to make you some breakfast. We didn't want to wake you."
"It's okay. I'm not that hungry anyway. I'm just gonna go check on the horses." Amy said grabbing an apple from the fruit bowl in the center of the table.
"You sure? You should be taking it easy."
"I'm fine. Besides I can't lay around. And I don't want to miss going with Grandpa to pick up Ty." She said trying her best to hide her excitement.
"Oh, honey. Tim volunteered to get him. Jack's out with the cattle." Lisa said watching Amy's expression.
"What? Why?" Amy's eyes were shocked. "Dad's not gonna..." She trailed off. Lisa's expression changing. "No. He didn't do anything. I promise. It was my fault." She panicked.
"Honey, it's what they feel is best. And I'm sorry but I think I agree. He's caused nothing but trouble since he got here. And, well last night was the finale straw." She placed her hand on Amy's shoulder. "I bought him a bus ticket back to Vancouver." Amy pulled away tears coming to her eyes. "Amy?" Lisa shouted after her but she didn't listen. Instead Amy grabbed her boots and ran out the door.

Amy mounted Spartan and headed out the barn her sore muscles the last thing on her mind. She had to get to the dude ranch to stop her dad. She leaped off him once she got through the opening in the fence. She dropped Spartan's reins and raced toward her dad's truck. Tim stopped suddenly closing the truck door again. "Amy?" He asked concerned. She was slightly out of breath and had a slight limp from jumping off Spartan without thinking.
"You can't." She demanded confusing Tim. "Ty. He didn't do anything. It was my fault." She said making him understand.
"Sweetie..." He started. He watched her expression. It was hard to read but he could have sworn she had tears. "Why is this so important to you?"
"Cause, he's got nowhere to go." She didn't know how to say it so it didn't seem like she personally wanted him to stay. "I tried calling his mom. She didn't even care."
Tim sighed. "What do you mean?"
"About the accident. She didn't even care. Dad, you can't send him back there." She demanded.
Tim ran a hand over his face. "What kind of parent doesn't care about their child?"
"She's...look Ty's told me things about her. His parents are more messed up then he is. I really think Jack was getting through to him. Please?"