Chapter 5
Amy walked down the Heartland Ranch drive on a Friday evening in late July only to notice that her moms truck and the trailer were gone, and that her Grandpa Jack's truck was also missing. She took her phone out of her jean pocket to see if had any messages or missed calls; nothing. Amy set off at a jog to the ranch house to find both doors locked. Sighing, she walked to the barn to find the spare keys.
''Finally,'' Amy muttered. Ten minutes? Ten friggin' minutes to find a set of keys? she thought. She strolled to the house, her good mood gone.
After taking off her shoes, Amy walked into the kitchen and put the keys on the counter. When she turned around, she noticed two pieces of paper on the table, both of them addressed to her. The first was from her mom and Jack;
Amy,
your grandpa and I are gone to a horse cilinic on Arizona. I'm sorry that it's all so sudden, honey. We'll be back on Sunday night or Monday morning,
Love, mom.
The second was from Lou;
Hey Baby Sis,
I had to go to Vancouver, something happened to Marney and Joe, and I need to take care of Bella. I left an envelope in your room with money for food, keep whatever you don't spend. If anything happens call me. I talked to mom, and she said it's okay if someone come over and stays the weekend with you.
Love, Lou x
Amy grabbed the two notes and trugged up the stairs to her room, there she looked for the envelope Lou told her about. Her eyes went wide when she saw the sum of cash Lou had left her. Counting, Amy got almost $1000.00 . She took her phone out of her pocket, she called Ty; he picked up on the first ring.
''Hey Ames,'' he greeted.
''Hey,'' she Amy paused, ''Can you come over? For the weekend?'' she asked nervously.
''Sure, is everything okay?'' Ty asked, concerned.
''Yeah, I'll explain when you get here,'' she replied softly.
''Alright, I'll be over in about thirty minutes,'' Ty said gently.
''Okay,'' Amy agreed, ''Love you.''
''I love you too.''
Ty rushed around his room stuffing random clothing items into an overnight bag. He ran down the stairs and almost bumped into his mom, Lily Borden.
''Whoa, Ty, slow down! What's going on?'' Lily asked, placing a hand on her oldest sons shoulder.
''Um, Amy called, something's wrong, she asked me stay the weekend with her, but I don't know why, she said she's tell me when I get to Heartland, she sounded really upset Mom,'' Ty said quickly.
''Okay, come with me for a minutes, alright?'' she said soflty, walking to the kitchen. She opened a press and took out a box of chocolates, then she handed it to Ty. ''Give this to Amy, alright sweetie?'' Ty nodded. ''If you two need anything call me,'' she murmered as she kissed Ty's hair.
''Okay.. Thanks mom,'' Ty said before he gave his mom a quick hug.
When Ty arrived at Heartlnad, he ran into the house, and quickly took off his shoes and put his overnight bag on the floor.
''Amy?'' he called out. When there was no reply, Ty frantically began looking for his girlfriend. ''Amy!'' he called out again; nothing. Ty bolted up the strairs to Amy's room, where he found her sleeping on her bed, tear stains on her cheeks, and her arms cuddling a stuffed moose teddy bear to her chest. For a second, Ty thought he could literally feel his heart break.
Ty slowly walked over to the bed and sat down.
''Amy,'' he murmered, then he kissed her forehead gently.
''Hmm?'' came from Amy.
''Please wake up,'' Ty said, gently running his fingertips on her cheek. ''What happened?'' he asked when Amy opened her eyes and sat up.
''Mom and Grandpa are gone to Arizona and will be back either Sunday night or Monday morning, and Lou went to Van to takee care of her Goddaughter because something happened to her friends and she doesn't know when she's going to be back..'' Amy trailed off,'' Is that the time?'' she exclaimed when she looked at the clock. ''C'mon, we need to go give the horses their evening feeds!'' she said as she ran down the srtairs, pulling a confused Ty behind her.
Almost one hour later, Amy and Ty walked back into the house. They both took off the boots and Amy walked over to the fridge.
''Great, no food,'' she grumbled. ''Ty, do you want Chinese for dinner?''
''Sure,'' Ty replied smiling, ''I'll have my regular. I'm going to go change into something more comfortable, okay?''
''Okay,'' Amy said softly. Before Ty grabbed his overnight bad, he kissed Amy on theforehead and smiled lovingly.
As Ty walked up the stairs, Amy took the house phone and dialed thier favourite Chinese place in Hudson.
''Hi, can I help you?'' aksed the employee at Golden National Family Resrtaurant.
''Hi,'' Amy greeted politely. ''Can I have Chicken Chow Mein with Cashews, and Medium Chicken Curry with a half and half of fries and rice, please?''
''Of course, delivery or pickup?'' the employee responed.
''Delivery to Heartland Ranch, please.''
''Okay, the delivery should be there within an hour.''
''Thank you,'' Amy said before hanging up.
Knowing that Ty was still in her room, Amy walked up the stairs. When she walked in, Amy was pleasently surprised to find Ty standing it the bathoom, shirtless. She queitly walked to the bathroom and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind, softly pressing her lips onto his shoulder blade.
''Food will be here within an hour,'' she stated softly.
''Mm, really?'' Ty said, turning in her arms and pressing his lips to hers.
''Really,'' Amy replied leaning against him.
''Well, as much as I love kissing you, how 'bout you go out on something comfy, and I'll shave, okay?'' Ty smiled
''But I like your stubble,'' Amy complained as she walked out of the bathroom. ''And don't you dare turn around, Borden!'' she added.
''Why? It's not like I haven't seen it before!'' Ty repiled with sass.
Amy didn't reply, but she couldn't stop the grin that appeared on her face. She quickly changed into a pair of shorts and one of Ty's hoodies. Amy sat on the edge of her bed checking her phone and updating Marion, Jack and Lou while Ty shaved his amazing scruff off
''I've been looking for that!'' Ty exclaimed jokingly when he saw what Amy was wearing. Amy grinned cheekily in response. ''C'mon, lets go downstairs,'' Ty said taking Amy by the hand a couple of minutes later.
When they got downstairs, Amy sat on the couch as Ty made them tea in the kitchen. Just as Ty sat down however, then both heard a car drive on the gravel. They both groaned, then got up from the couch, and Amy took out four $10 bills from her hoodie pocket. Ty opened the front door to reveal a young male Golden National employee holding a plastic bag that had the restaurent logo on it.
''Chicken Chow Mein with Cashews and Medium Chicken Curry with a half and half of fries and rice?'' he asked, making sure it was the correct order.
''Yes, that's it,'' Amy replied.
''That'll be $28.25 please.''
''Here,'' Amy said as she handed him three $10 dollar bills, ''Keep the change.''
''Thank you, enjoy your meal. Goodnight,'' he said politely.
''Goodnight,'' Ty murmured as he shut the door and locked it.
''Would you like to eat it straight from the boxes or do you want to dish it up?'' Amy asked, taking the boxes containing their food from the plastic bag and setting them on the counter.
''We should dish it up,'' Ty replied walking over to her.
Amy met his eyes and smiled, then she reached up to open the press to take out two plates. ''What are you standing there for? Get the cutlery!'' she ordered jokingly.
Ty did as she said and walked over to the drawer than held the cutlery, and took out two forks and two butterknives. He placed them on the table, and took two of the boxes, he opened them both and scooped Amy's chicken chow mein onto one of the plates with a spoon that Amy placed on the counter. Then he scooped the rice onto the second plate and walked over to the bin to dump the boxes, while Amy dished out the fries and chicken curry. When she was finished Ty took the empty cartons from her and threw them in the bin. Meanwhile Amy took a set of cutlery and a plate into each hand and walked into the living room and sat down on the couch.
Ty sat down next to her, and took his plate from her hand, smiling gratefully. Amy and Ty ate their dinner in a comfartable silence, every so often exchanging a few words. When they finished, they washed the dishes together. Afterwords, they sat down on the couch again and Ty pulled Amy onto his lap.
''What's been bothering you?'' he asked softly as he pulled her closer to his t-shirt clad chest. Amy looked into his eyes and her bottom lip quivered. ''Hey, what's wrong?'' Ty questioned, his voice laced with worry, as he wiped Amy's tears away.
Amy stayed silent for a moment. ''They-they just left me here, without any warning. I mean I-I understand why Lou left suddenly, but mom or grandpa could-could have called me to let me know. They all know how much I hate-hate being here alone.. Especially for longer periods of time,'' she sobbed, her tears running freely now. Ty pulled her even closer to his chest and stroked her hair.
''Shh,'' Ty soothed, moving a hand to Amy's back and rubbing it up and down. He chose his next words carefully, ''Maybe Marion and Jack got the wrong date for the clinic? Or they weren't originally supposed to go?'' after a moment of silence he continued, ''But hey, I'm here with you and it'll be alright, okay? Just take a few deep breathes, and try to relax,'' he kissed her hair.
Amy tried to do as Ty advised, but it was hard. The tears just kept streaming and there was nothing she could do to stop them. Instead, she burried her head in the crook of Ty's neck and let the tears flow.
''That's not all is it?'' Ty asked gently. He could feel Amy shaking her head in response.
After taking a deep breath, Aym began talking again, ''I feel like the girls have become really distant lately, and I don't know why. I don't know if I should trust them or not becuase they hardly ever talk to me anymore,'' she admitted.
''Oh, Mia,'' Ty said, ''It'll be okay.''
A/N: Lol, be grateful for this update peeps, becuase it probably won't be happening for a good bit of time! I'm on Halloween break, and managed to fit writing into my busy schedule of homework, study and my art project... I have the next chapter started but I came to a block with it.. Meaning that I might changed, the 4 to 6 lines that I have written...
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Thank you callmebethanyyy for pushing me to put this chapter ← so you should be thanking Beth for this update, not me...
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-Elle D.