Laying awake in bed, Ty smiled softly to himself as he listened to his wife breathing quietly beside him. Early morning light was filtering through the curtain of the trailer, Ty turning his head to get a peek at the clock. It was early, but Amy would be waking up in only a few minutes to get ready to make her morning trip to Heartland to begin her own work day while Ty got ready for his shift at the clinic. But, looking over at his sleeping wife, Ty ended up reaching over to shut off the alarm clock instead. She'd probably be mad at him for that, but Amy deserved to sleep in today. Not only that, she definitely needed it. They didn't know how far along she was in her pregnancy, still having to set up a doctor's appointment, but decided to wait until after they told the rest of their family. Either way, it made her more tired than usual, but, of course, Amy wasn't the type to tend to those needs when she had so much on her plate right now. So, being the loving husband and soon-to-be-father that he was, Ty took the matter into his own hands. Amy would get her needed rest and he wouldn't get yelled at for letting her have it until after the fact.
Amy shifted in her sleep, Ty moving to lay on his side and watch her. His eyes trailed down to her belly that was still flat, but it made him smile to think it wouldn't be for much longer as their child grew. Slowly, Ty reached out to glide his hand over her side, sliding his arm around her and scooting closer to spoon against her. Propping himself up on his other arm, Ty leaned in to touch his lips gently to Amy's cheek and leaving a trail along her jaw. He watched her lips start to curve into a sleepy smile as she woke up, taking a few extra seconds to open her eyes. But when she did her head turned to look at him.
"Good morning, Mommy," he grinned, leaning in again to touch his lips to hers, drawing her tighter against him.
"Good morning, Daddy," Amy replied with her voice still heavy from sleep. She could feel Ty's hand against the warm skin of her belly, moving her own to rest over top of his. She wrinkled her nose a little as she said it though. "That feels so weird to say."
"It won't for long. I like calling you Mommy." Ty smiled, though it was strange to say, or to even think that in a matter of months that's who they would be for the rest of their lives.
"Just don't do it outside of the privacy of our home until we can tell everybody. I don't want things to get blown out of proportion this time." So man times big news like this was ruined by someone misreading a situation and starting a rumor that just exploded into something completely wrong or inaccurate.
"When do you want to tell them? We should do it sooner rather than later. You know what happens when things are left to fester."
She did, and sooner would be better considering it would be impossible to hide with her morning sickness that had been wrongly named as it lasted throughout the day. "How about dinner tonight? Lou mentioned Dad was coming too so everyone should be there." Tim was always there, though, so what made him decide to invite himself ahead of time and risk getting shot down by Jack, Amy had no idea. That wasn't Tim Fleming's style.
"What do you think they'll say?"
Amy thought for a moment. "I don't know. Lou will be through the roof, probably Grandpa too."
"What about Tim?" He was the one Ty was most worried about, his father-in-law not hiding the fact that he still didn't think Ty had what it took to support Amy. Telling him the were now expecting a baby would probably only add fuel to Tim's fire.
"Well, he might go through the roof in a different way," Amy laughed softly, turning to face Ty an cuddle up to him.
Ty took Amy in his arms as she rested her head on his chest, placing a kiss in her hair and running his hand along her shoulder. He was quiet for a moment, listening to Amy's content sigh as she closed her eyes again. "You don't think he'll try to kill me do you?" Ty asked after a pause.
Amy smiled to herself, tipping her head back to look up at her husband. "I guess we'll find out. If he tries, I'll protect you." Leaning up, Amy pressed a kiss to Ty's lips, smiling when they parted and Ty moved to reconnect them again. His hands roamed her body, finding the end of her shirt and sliding beneath it to once again run his fingertips over her soft skin.
"You know, this is what got us here," Amy murmured against his lips, speaking between kisses but not stopping. She shifted into a better position on Ty, easing her leg over his waist.
"Well at least now we don't have to worry," he replied after a long series of fiery kisses.
Ty's hand glided up Amy's back, his fingers dragging along the arc of her spine, his arm tugging her shirt along the higher he went. Amy's hand cradled his face, her thumb running along the morning scruff of his jaw. She pushed herself up with her other arm when Ty pulled her shirt over her head and tossed it to the floor, her leg sliding further over him until she was straddling his waist. Ty was able to enjoy the lovely view of his wife for a brief moment before she was leaning down and capturing his lips again, her arms reaching up to cradle his head between them. Her fingers stroking his hair made his spine tingle pleasantly and his hands begin to explore her body more bravely.
"You guys up yet,? Getting pretty late." Caleb pulled the door open without knocking and poked his head in. "Oh, my bad."
"Caleb!" Amy squealed, falling off of Ty and pulling the blanket up to cover her chest.
"Get out, man!" Ty shouted, waving his arm toward the door for emphasis.
"Well, sorry. You should have hung a hat on the door or something. Let me know when you're done." Caleb was grinning to himself as he backed out of the trailer and shut the door.
"Ty! It's almost eight, why didn't the alarm go off?!" Amy exclaimed after getting a glimpse of the clock, scrambling to get out of bed and get dressed.
"I shut it off. I wanted you to get some rest." Ty sat there as Amy climbed over him and snatched her shirt off the floor, agitated that she was going to be late.
"I have a full schedule today and I promised Lou I'd be there to help her with breakfast for the guests at the dude ranch!"
"Lou will be fine with Georgie helping her."
"I have to feed the horses. It's not so simple as just walking down to the barn anymore." Amy peered out of the little window to see Caleb stretched out on the couch again before she started stripping out of her pajamas and stepping into jeans.
"Jack is there. Besides, it won't kill them to eat a little bit later than usual." Ty tried to reason with her, but knew it would be no use.
"That's not the point. This is my job, Ty. You'd be mad at me if I shut the alarm off on you," she argued, sitting on the recliner at the table and shoving her feet into her boots.
"No, I wouldn't. I'd appreciate your concern and embrace it."
Amy paused, shooting Ty a look. "No, you wouldn't."
"Okay, maybe I wouldn't. But your the pregnant one who needs the rest." Ty got up, reaching out to stop Amy from rushing outside. "I just want you to take it easy."
"I'll be fine, Ty. Let me set my own limits."
Ty studied Amy for a moment. "Just don't set them too high." Though he knew this wouldn't be the only time he went over her head to get her to rest. He knew his wife, and knew how stubborn she could be once she set her mind to something.
"I won't. Now can I please go to work?" She raised her brow, tipping her head toward him with a little smile, using her powers of persuasion with a little kiss.
"Okay. Just remember what I said, or I'll lock you in this trailer for the next nine months." Ty smiled then, tipping his head to kiss her as Caleb banged on the door.
"Come on, guys, finish it up already."
"I thought you were going to talk to him," Amy complained in a low voice, stepping away from Ty and reaching for her hat.
"I know, I will. I promise." There really was no choice in the matter anymore. It was amazing they managed to have a private moment to even get pregnant with the way Caleb just barged in without bothering to knock first.
"Well, you better do it sooner rather than later because this trailer is going to get cramped real fast once the baby comes." Amy continued to keep her voice low, knowing the trailer wasn't completely sound proof and Caleb tended to have supersonic hearing. It was already too small for the two of them. She didn't know how they would ever fit a baby, plus everything they require, into it without getting rid of their own stuff.
Ty rubbed his hands over his face. "I know. I'll talk to him tonight after dinner."
"Good, cause if you don't I will." Amy leaned in for a last parting kiss, then stepped out of the trailer to start her day in a much less thrilling way than she anticipated.