Amy lay snuggled up to Ty. The last few days had been crazy and tiring; she'd finally been discharged yesterday afternoon.
Ty stirred beside her and turned onto his back. "Morning." Ty brushed his lips against Amy's.
"Mmm, morning," Amy replied.
"It feels good to be home, doesn't it?" Ty said softly.
Amy nodded and snuggled up closer to Ty. The pair enjoyed the comfortable silence between them.
"Amy?" Ty said softly.
"Hmmm?"
"We still haven't decided on a name."
"What about Jackson for the middle name?" Amy suggested.
"Definitely. Samuel Jackson?"
The baby started to cry, and Amy threw the covers off and went to his cradle.
"Hey, little nugget." She scooped him up and carried him back to the bed. She rearranged her shirt, and he began to nurse.
"So Samuel Jackson then?" Amy looked at Ty.
Ty nodded. "I still can't believe I have a son."
"We should wait till Dad gets out from hospital so he can be at the naming ceremony," Amy suggested.
Amy carried Samuel down the stairs into the barn. Georgie was in Spartan's stall.
"Amy! How are you?" Georgie asked, coming out of stall.
"Tired, but happy to be home. Would you like to hold your cousin?"
Georgie nodded, so Amy handed him over. "How's Spartan?" Amy gave the big gentle black horse a scratch.
"Good," Georgie answered, adjusting Samuel in her arms.
"And what about the rescue horse?" Amy asked, walking down the barn aisle.
"Restless. Hey, we still haven't come up with a name for him," Georgie commented, handing Samuel back to Amy.
"What about Spirit?" Amy suggested.
"It sure suits him. He has a lot of spirit in him," Georgie agreed.
Amy gently rocked Samuel. "Now that I have this little guy to care for, I won't be able to do a lot of work with the horses. I want you to work with Spirit."
Georgie nodded excitedly. "Yeah, all right."
That evening, Ty climbed the loft stairs with the dinner Lou had made for them. He couldn't help but smile to himself. He had a son. Who would have ever thought that the probation kid would marry the horsey girl and have a baby?
"Amy? I have dinner," Ty called out.
There was no answer. He scanned the loft, and then his eyes fell on the chair. Amy lay asleep with Samuel in her arms. He set dinner down and walked softly over to the pair. It made a lovely picture, his wife with their son cuddled up to her. He picked Samuel out of Amy's arms and covered her with a blanket.
"Hey Samuel," Ty carried his son over to the cradle and carefully laid him down. Then he began to reheat their dinner. Now and then he glanced to Amy. She sat fast asleep.
When dinner was ready, he walked over and laid a hand on her shoulder. "Amy," he said softly.
She mumbled incoherently and stirred. "Dinner's ready," he explained.
Amy sat up straighter and pushed the blanket off. The two walked over to the table to eat dinner. Midway through the meal Samuel began to cry, alerting the two new parents that he was awake.
"I'll get him." Ty offered, already standing.
"We should take him to visit Dad," Amy suggested. "I'm sure he would love to see his grandson."
Ty nodded. "I wonder if he will grow up loving horses or motorbikes?" The couple shared a laugh.
"Maybe both," Amy smiled.
A few days later, Amy and Ty took their son into visit Tim. He looked brighter.
"Hi Dad." Amy greeted him with a gentle hug.
Tim held out his arms for his grandson and Amy handed him over. "You're going to make great parents," Tim told the pair.
Ty wrapped an arm around Amy's waist and placed a gentle kiss on her hair.
"When's the naming ceremony?"
"When you get out of hospital. We didn't think it would be right if you missed it," Amy explained.
"The doctors said I can probably be discharged in a week," Tim told them.
"That's great." Ty paused and then asked, "Any news on your legs?"
"I can move them a little and feel my toes a little, so the doctors are hopeful that I can walk again. Ty I want to have a word with you."
Amy stood. "I'll wait outside."
Tim moved around a little as if he was nervous. Ty waited till the man was ready. Finally, Tim said, "Ty, I misjudged you. I always thought you wouldn't be good enough for my daughter—that no one would. But I was wrong. I've seen how happy she is with you. Just promise me that you'll take good care of her."
Ty sat there in a dazed silence before promising, "I will."
Tim nodded. "Thank you for bringing in my grandson for a visit."
"You're welcome."
Soon a week went by, and the new parents settled into a routine. Tim was discharged, but he still had to use crutches. The fear of never having full use of his legs again hung over his head and worried him.
When Samuel was a little over a week old, Amy decided it was time to have her first ride on Spartan. Georgie gave Spartan a thorough brushing until his coat shone and tacked him up. Amy led Spartan into the mild air outside.
"You ready, Spartan?" Amy scratched his forehead affectionately, and Spartan nuzzled her in return.
Everyone lined up at the arena fence to watch Amy. Ty held Samuel in his arms.
Sorry it took a while to update. Life got crazy and I got busy.
Thank you for your patience :) Thank you to beth-is-rainpaint for being my beta reader :) Will try to update soon.
