Chapter 12
Amy pushed Spartan into a canter as they turned toward the low vertical. They sailed over it cleanly with air to spare, and set of toward the double combination. Spartan jumped the oxer with no hesitation, but halted suddenly in front of the tall vertical. It caught Amy by surprise, causing her to fly out if the saddle, over Spartan's head, over the jump, and onto the ground. She landed with a thud. Amy heard her arm crack, and felt excruciating pain shoot up her arm.
"Amy!" Lou screamed as she ran out the door and toward the arena. "Are you okay?" She panted, sitting next to Amy in the sand.
"I um.. My arm.." Amy admitted, biting her lip. She had tears running down her cheeks.
"Go get in my truck," Lou instructed, taking Amy's helmet off her head. "I'm going to go put Spartan in the barn, and then we're going to the hospital."
Amy nodded, and got up with her sister's help. "Get my ID, it's in the office," she said, using her good hand to brush off the sand form her jeans.
Upon reaching the truck, Amy reached into the inside pocket of her body warmer and took out her phone. She pondered for a minutes, not sure if she should text Ty or not.
"What's up with you and glaring at the phone?" Lou asked as she got into the driver's seat.
"I dunno if I should text Ty or not... I don't want to bother him with it.."
"Amy, trust me, you won't be bothering him with it. He'll probably be at the hospital faster than us, without you even asking him to come, because he'll be that worried about you. Ty cares about you so much Amy, he just wants you to be safe, to be happy," Lou told her reassuringly. "Text him."
Amy nodded and scrolled through her contacts. Quickly she typed, "Hey you! I did something to my arm; probably broke it. Lou's taking me to the hospital, I'll text you when we know more. Love you :*"
Ty responded almost immediately. "Oh. My. Gosh. Are you okay?! Don't bother texting me, I'm coming to the hospital. Love you too :*"
Lou saw Amy grin from the corner of here eye. "He's coming to the hospital, isn't he?"
"Yeah.." Amy laughed, ignoring the pain in her arm.
"So what actually happened?" Lou asked when they were nearing the hospital.
"I don't know," Amy admitted. "Spartan was totally fine for the whole course, he sailed over the first fence of the double, and then he just.. Stopped."
"Oh." To say Lou was shocked was an understatement. "Maybe.. He landed on the wrong lead? Or he saw something?"
"He landed fine, and as far as I know, there was nothing there to see..." Amy said sadly.
"Hey, we'll figure this out," Lou said softly, parking the truck in the hospital parking lot.
"I hope so.." Amy murmured, getting out of the truck. Her head turned when she heard the familiar rumble of Ty's GMC engine. A faint smile appeared on her lips when he parked in the next empty parking space.
"Are you okay? What happened?" Ty asked as he ran over. He pulled Amy into a one-armed hug and kissed her head.
"Spartan refused a jump and I wasn't expecting it, and I kinda flew over his head..." Amy said shyly as the three of them walked into the A&E.
"Oh.. That doesn't sound like Spartan..."
(x)
"Alright Ms Fleming, lets have a look at these x-rays," said Dr Shepherd. "From what I see, you have a clean break in your Radius, which is here," she explained as she pointed to the bone, "and fractured your Ulna, which is here. I suspect you to have a cast for six to eight weeks, maybe more."
"Oh. Okay," Amy nodded. Ty and Lou were in the waiting room.
"And, no riding," Dr Shepherd told Amy gently. Amy's face fell, even though she knew she's wouldn't be able to ride all along.
"Ugh, fine," Amy mumbled, looking at the floor.
Dr Shepherd shook her head and chuckled. "Let's get a cast onto that arm."
Amy groaned internally, and waited for the nurse to come into the room.
Twenty minutes later, Amy walked into the waiting room. Lou and Ty stood up.
"So?" Lou asked as soon as Amy was close enough to hear her.
"Broke my Radius and fractured my Ulna," Amy sighed. "I should have this thing," she pointed at her cast covered arm, "for six to eight weeks. And worst yet, I am not allowed to ride," she muttered.
"Hey, you're gonna be fine," Lou comforted. "I called Mom and Dad and told them what happened. Mom's coming back from Edmonton tonight, and Dad, Miranda and Shane should be arriving tomorrow night from Vancouver."
"M'kay," Amy nodded. "Can we go get food?" She asked, looking at Ty.
"Sure," he agreed, shooting Lou a worried look. He knew Amy was miserable with the fact she couldn't ride for at least two months, but knowing her, she would find a way to go riding, even if it meant injuring herself further.
"I'm going to see you at home," Lou said when the three of them reached the parking lot.
"Yeah yeah," Amy nodded,giving her a hug. Lou kissed her hair.
"You're gonna be fine. Remember that it always could have been worse, okay?"
"Okay," Amy laughed halfheartedly. "Oh, can you groom Spartan when you get home?!" She called out before Lou shut the truck door. She saw Lou nod through the window.
Amy and Ty watched Lou back up and leave the parking lot, and then they walked to Ty's truck in silence.
"Okay, what's on your mind?" Ty asked when they were both sitting in the truck. Amy was too quiet.
"I just... I can't figure out what caused Spartan to refuse, and it's annoying the life out of me... It's just not him," Amy admitted, looking at her hands.
"Hey, you'll figure this out," Ty assured her, pulling her into a hug. "Where do you want to eat?" he asked her softly.
Amy thought for a second. "Can we go to McDonald's?" She asked with puppy-dog eyes. "We haven't gone there in ages!"
"Okay, okay!" Ty laughed, starting the truck. "We can go to McDonald's."
Amy grinned happily and leaned over to kiss Ty on the cheek. "Thank you!" She exclaimed.
"You're welcome," Ty said softly before her pulled out of the parking spot.
(x)
A few hours later, Amy and Ty entered the Heartland ranch house. They found Lou and Scott sitting at the kitchen table, looking at a laptop screen.
"Hey guys," they greeted in sync.
"Hey Lou, Scott." Amy smiled lightly.
"Hey," Ty murmured.
"So, you two know how we've been thinking about making that trip while you two are on Spring-break?" Lou asked, getting straight to the point.
"Yeah."
"Are you still in?" Scott asked.
"Yeah, I guess," Amy replied, making eye-contact with Ty.
"Awesome! We've been thinking of going down to Arizona and Nevada. You know, The Grand Canyon and all?" Lou told them happily.
"You kidding? That sounds great!" Ty exclaimed. "Doesn't it, Mia?"
"Yeah," Amy agreed, smiling up at him.
"What did you and Ty get up to before you came here?" Lou asked Amy curiously as she put a lasagna into the oven.
"We went and got McDonald's after leaving the A&E, and then we just kinda strolled around town and we went for a walk in the park."
"McDonald's?" Lou asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I wanted to go!" Amy defended.
"Whatever you say Amy," Lou teased, checking on the lasagna.
The two sisters looked at each other and burst out laughing. After calming down, Lou asked, "how's the arm?"
"It's not that bad, just annoying to be honest. I mean, come on, I can't do anything properly," Amy grumbled.
"I can believe that," Lou said, "I remember when I broke my arm."
Just then, Ty and Jack came inside. They had been in the barn getting the stalls and feeds ready for the horses.
"You staying for dinner Ty?" Lou asked, now taking the lasagna out of the oven.
"Yeah, I'll just give my Mom a call to tell her," he replied.
Lou nodded and got five plates out of the press, suspecting Marion should be home soon. Jack got glasses and brought them to the dining table.
"I'll get the cutlery!" Amy called out. "Considering I can't really carry anything else.." She muttered.
"Hey Mom," Ty said into his phone, "yeah, I'm at Heartland. I'm going to stay for dinner if that's okay?... Okay, yeah, thanks... Yeah, she's fine. Broken Radius and fractured Ulna... I will. Thanks Mom, love you too." He put his phone back in his pocket and looked at Amy. "Mom says she hopes you get well soon," Ty told her.
Amy smiled. "Thank you."
"C'mon, let's go have some dinner," Ty whispered and led her into the dining room.
(x)
Amy and Ty were washing the dishes - well, Ty was washing and Amy was drying - when Marion came through the door.
"Mom!" Amy exclaimed, dropping the dish towel onto the counter and running over to her.
"Amy!" Marion wrapped her arms around her daughter and kissed her hair. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I have to have a cast for at least six to eight weeks, and I can't ride," she informed her.
"Oh Amy," Marion sighed. "It's going to be fine. Hey Ty."
"Hi Marion," he greeted, turning off the tap.
"Where are Lou and Dad?" She asked curiously as Ty placed a plate of lasagna in front of her. "Thanks Ty."
"No problem," he said. "They've gone to do night check," he continued.
(x)
"Are you sure it's okay I stay over at yours tonight?" Amy asked.
"I'm positive," Ty assured her.
Ty was worried; ever since the Halloween Party at Ashley's, Amy hadn't been herself. She was always doubting herself and second-guessing things. Over thinking everything...
Amy hummed in response and leaned her body against his. "I just.. I just don't want to be a burden," she admitted.
"Amy," Ty began, "you're never going to be a burden. What's brought all this on?" He asked.
"After the Halloween party... Everything's just started flooding back..."
"Oh Mia," Ty sighed, pulling her into a hug. "You're going to be alright. You can talk to me about these things, alright? Whatever you have on your mind, you can come to me, okay?"
Amy nodded and buried her head in Ty's neck. "Thank you," she whispered, holding back tears.
"You have nothing to thank me for," Ty said, running a hand up and down her back. "Do you want to go?"
"Please," Amy replied, standing up.
An hour later, both Amy and Ty were lying in bed. Ty was drawing abstract patterns on Amy's shoulder with his fingertips. Amy lifted her head so she could look at Ty.
"Hmm?" Ty hummed, his hand falling off Amy's shoulder.
"I love you, Ty," she murmured.
Ty smiled lovingly. "I love you, too, Amy, so much." He pulled Amy down and planted a kiss on her lips. Amy smiled against his lips and put her hand against his cheek. Placing a hand on the small of her back, Ty rolled them over on the bed and kissed her harder.
A/N: So I've had this written for about two weeks but I didn't have WiFi to update (just my luck...). Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! Please leave me review, PM on here/Tumblr (heartland-and-beyond)/Instagram (hlandbeyond)! - Elle.