Resolutions Part 1

Chapter 11

Jack, Lisa and Tim all watched Ty's rapidly departing truck as he drove away from Heartland. Jack was the first to look away and began to focus his mounting ire towards Tim.

"Tim, you are the biggest horse's ass I've ever seen. Where do you get off blaming Ty like that? You weren't there; I was. Ty did everything possible to save Spartan and he nearly did. To wrongly accuse him of killing Spartan is stupid and downright mean. Ty would never do that. Amy could search the entire country and wouldn't find a better man and husband as Ty. What in the world is wrong with you Tim? Why do you always over react?"

"Jack, all I know is a completely distraught Amy called me and told me Ty was responsible for killing Spartan. What was I supposed to do or think?"

"Well to start with, you're supposed to actually think. Why would Ty kill Spartan? Why wouldn't you try and determine if what Amy said was actually true before jumping to conclusions. What you don't do is to run off half-cocked and accuse your son-in-law of killing a horse."

"Can't you see what you did? Amy's not herself right now; nowhere near it. She's acting irrationally in a manner I've never seen from her before. And now you've completely alienated your son-in-law. What were you thinking?" Jack repeated.

"I guess I wasn't," Tim responded despondently.

"Yeah, that's a frequent occurrence with you Tim," Jack said angrily.

"I'm sorry ok? I'm sorry."

"Sorry doesn't cut it this time Tim. Whatever the situation, you always seem to end up making it worse. You never to learn."

Pausing for a moment to allow his words sink in, Jack continued. "You need to leave; Now!"

"But I have to see Amy," Tim pleaded.

"Not now Tim; maybe some other time. I want you off my property."

"But Jack…"

"LEAVE now Tim. You're not welcome here."

"Fine."

"I deal with this and you later old man."

With that, Tim jumped back in his truck and sped away from Heartland.

"Do you think you might have been a little hard on him?" Lisa asked quietly.

"Maybe I was Lis, but my patience has run out with him. And if he plays a part in pushing Ty away from Heartland, he'll never be welcome here again."

Lisa sensed this wasn't the time to try and reason with her husband. "Ty will come back Jack; I know he will" declared a confident Lisa as she moved to embrace her husband whom she admired and respected more than anyone in the world.

The House; 15 minutes earlier

"Amy, what is wrong with you? How could you speak to Ty, your husband, like that?"

"Lou, this is none of your…"

"NOT my business," Lou exploded finishing Amy's sentence. Are you kidding? The way your acting, I'm making it my business!"

"You just told your husband; the finest man you and I've ever met outside of grandpa, that he killed your horse. Then you order him away from you and Heartland. The only real home he's ever known. How could you be so cruel? Ty didn't kill Spartan! He tried to save him. How could you treat Ty that way?"

Amy began to violently reply to Lou but her voice caught in her throat as she slowly melted into the couch before burying her head in her hands.

"Amy, what is it?" a now softened and concerned Lou inquired. "Are you ok?"

"I don't know Lou. I think may be something wrong with me."

"What do you mean Amy? Why would you say that?"

"For the last few days, I haven't felt like myself. I've had headaches; my muscles hurt; I'm tired all the time; I'm nervous and anxious and at times, my heart feels like it's about to burst from beating so fast."

"Oh Amy, I didn't know. Why didn't you say something?"

Amy only shook her head in dismay.

"Amy, do you think you could be pregnant?"

"I thought that might be the case at first so I bought a pregnancy test. It was negative. I'm not pregnant"

"Are you sure?"

"Well unless the test is lying, I'm not pregnant. Have you noticed any unusual behavior on my part?"

"You have seemed moody the last day or so, but until today, when you accused Ty of killing Spartan; I didn't really think anything of it."

Amy's expression immediately transformed back to the one Lou and the family had observed from earlier in the day. "Ty DID kill Spartan Lou!" Amy nearly shouted with a burst of energy."

"Amy, think about what you're saying," Lou quietly implored. "Why would Ty harm Spartan?"

"I don't know Lou, but he did and I don't know if I can ever forgive him."

Seeing that Amy wouldn't be deterred, Lou decided to steer the subject back to Amy's health.

"Amy, do you think you should see a doctor? We're all worried about you and so is Ty."

A light seemed to flicker in Amy's eyes as she appeared to revert back to the calmer Amy from earlier in the conversation.

"Maybe you're right Lou; I think I'll call Dr. Verani. Do you think I should try and call Ty too?"

While relieved at Amy's admittance and suggestion, Lou was shocked to observe her younger sister's blink of an eye transformation from familiar Amy to her irrational alter ego.

"I think that's a great Idea; why don't you call him."

Reaching for her phone, Amy hesitated a second, took a deep breath, and pressed Ty's number on her speed dial.

Driving away from Heartland, Ty's seething anger intensified with each mile.

To hell with this and to hell with Tim. I don't need someone who abandoned his family accusing me of something I didn't do. If we get through this, he's going to have to change his ways or he won't be part of our lives. Where does he get off?

If we get through this…I don't know. Amy; how could she do this to me? I thought she loved me? How could she possibly think I killed Spartan? And then, she throws me out. For better or worse; right. I guess those were just words to her. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be.

Startled by the ringing of his phone, Ty looked down to see who it was.

"Amy; I don't want to speak with her right now," Ty muttered before hurling his phone to the floor of his truck.

A/N: Many of you following this story have requested I keep Ty and Amy together and not break them up. All I will reveal is that I intend to do one or the other…or both. Sorry to be so coy but what kind of writer would I be if gave away parts of a story before it happens? I will say this; there will be ups and downs for them before the story ends. This continues to be a developing story as I'm still thinking of ideas and paths to take with it. As always, I encourage and welcome all your comments and reviews.