Picking Up The Pieces

Heya. I'm so sorry I haven't updated in forever. I just kinda lost inspiration to write. And had a MASSIVE writer's block. But here I am! Here's the next chapter. Enjoy!

Perfect part
She's flawless
She's the other woman
Shining in her splendour
You were lost

"Hey Ty." I called. I was trying to decide on which horse to work with right now and saw Ty walk past the barn.

"Hey Amy." He said, stepping in the barn.

"How are you today?" I asked. He seemed happier today. That was a great sign!

"Alright, I suppose."

And I spoke too soon. There was an awkward pause.

"Um, what horses need to be worked with?" Ty asked. I could tell he needed a ride.

"You could take Harley out for a ride if you want? He hasn't been out for ages."

"Sure. Can we go out for a ride together maybe?" He asked. He sounded... timid? Like he was afraid I would say no. Why was he afraid of me all of a sudden?

"Of course. Spartan hasn't been ridden for ages either." We grabbed the horses' tack and parted to tack them up.

"Hey Spartan." I smiled as I opened his stall door. He stopped pulling at his hay net for a few seconds before going back to it.

"Come on, boy. We're going for a ride with Ty and Harley."

I quickly tacked him up, having to pull his head away from his hay net at least 5 times, and led him out of his stall to see Ty mounting Harley outside the barn. I led Spartan out the barn and next to Harley. Ty turned at the sound of approaching footsteps and sent me a small smile. It really wasn't very reassuring but I just smiled back. I wasn't going to show my concern and force Ty into speaking about it to me. I was 99% sure he would speak to me when he was ready. Wouldn't he? I pushed that thought to the back of my head and mounted Spartan.

"Where do you want to go?" I asked.

"Um, I found this new place the other day." Ty suggested.

"Sure. Lead the way."

We had to be riding for at least an hour before Ty stopped me. I looked up from where I was looking down at the reins and saw a training ring.

"Ty. What are we-" I got cut off by Ty shushing me. And that is when I saw her. Kit. She was practising her barrel racing. She was really good. And had tons of control. Wait! Why were we watching Kit? I looked over at Ty to see him watching her intently.

"Ty!" I exclaimed in a hushed voice. "You tricked me."

"I'm sorry. I wasn't sure if I could come by myself."

I then realised Kit had managed to get in the way again. Just as we were having a lot of nice, un-Kit-related conversations. And I thought Ty had started getting over her. Guess I thought too soon... again. I looked over at Ty again to see him close to tears. I then realised we were out in the open.

"Come on, Ty. Let's go back."

Ty just nodded and followed me as I turned around. We quietly walked away.

When I was sure we were far enough away, I turned to Ty.

"Want to race down this hill?" I asked, smiling.

"Sure." Ty sighed. Was I boring him or something?

"Ready, GO!" I pushed Spartan into a gallop. I thought Ty was following.

After a little bit of galloping, I slowed Spartan down. I turned around to see Harley trying to go into a gallop to catch up to Spartan but for some reason, Ty was preventing him, keeping him at a canter. I sighed. We rode the rest of the way home in silence.

When we reached Heartland, we dismounted.

"I'll take Harley for you." I offered. Ty just carried on walking into the barn, dragging Harley along with him.

"Ty. Stop." I called after him. He just ignored me. OK. That's just plain rude. I know the breakup was hard for him but that's no excuse. I then realise he's pulling on Harley's mouth.

"Ty." I snapped. That caught his attention. We very rarely snapped at each other. Sure, we'd give each other the silent treatment but we'd very rarely snap.

"What?" He snapped back. What did he think?

"You're pulling on Harley's mouth. Stop it. You're hurting him. Go and, I don't know, chill. You tricked me. And now it's like you're blaming me. Now give me Harley." I said, the last 2 sentences through gritted teeth. I was not going to yell and scare the horses. That would take progress back on some of them and scaring them is really horrible anyway. Ty gritted his teeth before dropping Harley's reins. Yep. Not passing them to me, dropping them. Does he like, not care for the horses anymore? He then stormed out of the barn. I didn't see where he went since I turned to Harley and picked up his reins.

"You OK, boy?" I asked, patting his neck. I sighed. Why were me and Ty falling out so much lately?

Later, I was working on homework in my room when I heard a knock at my door.

"Come in." I called, hoping it was Ty. It wasn't.

"You OK?" Lou asked, sitting down on my bed, looking at me with concern.

"Yeah." I lied.

"Really? Because you don't look it."

"It's just, me and Ty have been falling out loads since he and Kit started dating." I sighed. "He doesn't even seem to care about the horses."

"I'm sure he's just very distracted right now. He'll be fine." Lou reassured me. I looked up at her.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Just try giving him space." Lou smiled before standing up. "Don't stay up too late tonight." She reminded me before she left. Did Ty just need space?

OK. Anyways, I'm so sorry about the long wait. Writer's block sucks! Oh. I know you guys want me to put Tamy together but I just want to see how much I can do before I have to! I'm sorry if Ty seemed really out of character in this chapter. I just really wanted him and Amy to fall out about something and I thought Harley would be perfect! I'll try to update soon but, once again, I've been distracted by Glee. One of my favourite couples, Klaine, are hopefully getting engaged. You know what it was like when we found out about Tamy! I really hope you enjoyed this chapter. Thanks for reading and please review. Thanks!