Later at dinner, Jack was telling everyone that Amy has gotten Prince's trust. They were all surprised given that she had never been around horses before. Amy just shyly ducked her head while Ty looked at her in amazement.
After dinner Amy was in the loft reading a journal when there was a knock on her door. She quickly hid the journal before shouting, "Come in!"
It was Jack. He opened the door, "I was just wondering if you would like to work some more with Prince tomorrow after your chores."
Amy nodded eagerly, "Sure, I'd love to."
"Alright then see you tomorrow." Jack leaves. Amy waits until she is sure that he is gone before getting the journal and continuing to read.
The next morning Amy finished her chores while talking to Prince. Ty and Jack come to the barn and smile at each other at how Amy is responding to the horses. Jack comes in, "Ready to start working with Prince again?"
Amy nods her head. They lead him out into the round pen. They do the join-up again and Prince trusts Amy even quicker. Jack is amazed still, but continues on, "Next thing is to get a saddle on him."
Amy nods her head determinedly. They get a saddle ready for Prince, when she goes to put it on him, he rears up and backs away. Amy tries once more when he is calmed down, but he does the same thing. Amy backs away before turning to Jack, "Now what?"
"Now, lets get him used to the saddle." They put him back in the stall and put the saddle on the door.
Ty had left earlier for the clinic, but his truck came into the driveway right before dinner. At the table Lou asked about Prince. Jack started with, "Well Amy is gaining more and more of his trust, but he isn't willing to put on the saddle yet so we are getting him used to it before trying again later." Lou nodded at that.
Amy shifted in her seat before speaking, "Jack can I ask a favor?" Jack looked at her and noticed that she was nervous, "Sure."
Everyone looked curious about what would cause Amy to be so nervous. "Can I get the rest of the paycheck tomorrow?" Jack squinted at her in question, "I need more clothes and things, but I don't have enough money." Jack smiled at that before looking to Lou. She thought for a moment before agreeing to give Amy the check. Amy thanked them before getting up from the table and going to do night checks.
Amy was talking some more to Prince about random things when Ty came into the barn and cleared his throat. "Hey, uh, if you need a ride into town tomorrow, I can give you a lift."
Amy smiled at him, "Thanks." Ty smiled back at her before leaving for the trailer.
Amy went up to the loft and started to read another journal. She is really interested in Marion's way of dealing with horses, she really admired her work and had wished that she could have met her. After she finished reading for the night she thought about Ty and what his backstory was because as far as she knew he wasn't related to anyone on the ranch.
The next morning Amy went to the house and made breakfast again. Lou walked in and gave Amy the money she had asked for. Amy thanked her before saying that she would do her chores before leaving with Ty for town. Lou raised an eyebrow at that, but didn't say anything.
Amy finished her chores when she heard Ty's truck pull in. She walked out of the barn while Ty got out of the truck. "Ready to go?" Ty asked as she nodded before heading to the passenger side of the truck.
On the way to town Amy decided that she would just ask a question that had been on her mind, "Ty can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"How did you come to Heartland, because I've been thinking about it and it doesn't seem as though you are related to them by blood."
Ty smiled at that distinction before thinking about his response. He decided to go with the simple version, "I was in juvie and they sent me here because Marion agreed to sponsor my probation." Amy nodded at that. They reached the town before Ty could ask why she nodded and didn't freak out about the information.
Amy went into the store and started to look for some clothes that she could buy. She is looking through the shirts and pants and boots when Soraya walks up to her. "Hey, Amy!"
"Hey, Soraya." Amy smiles at her while grabbing clothes from the rack.
"So what have you been up to?"
"Well, Jack hired me as his ranch-hand, so I have been doing that. I have also been learning how to ride from Mallory." Soraya smiles when she mentions this.
"Mallory can be a handful when she gets started." Amy smiles and laughs at that.
"I have noticed when she stays for dinner, but she is a good teacher, although apparently I am a natural." Soraya raises an eyebrow before shrugging. They head over to the register so they can pay for Amy's clothing. She then mentions that she is going to get some lunch if Soraya wants to continue talking. Soraya smiles.
They head over to the diner. Amy sits down and looks at the menu before ordering. "So what else have you been doing?"
"Well, Jack took on this problem horse and apparently it trusts me only so far, so I am working with him." While she was mentioning this Val Stanton had walked in and overheard this.
"Excuse me?" Amy looks over at the woman who picked up Ashley the other day.
"Yes?"
"Did I overhear that Jack Bartlett is letting you near one of his problem horses?"
Amy raises an eyebrow, "He didn't let me, I was the only one that Prince was trusting. He only let me feed him."
"Well who are you?" Val asks haughtily.
"I'm Heartland's new ranch-hand that Jack just hired."
Val makes a small huffing sound before walking away. Amy turns to Soraya, "What's her problem?"
"She has always had problem's with Heartland's way of doing things."
"Why though, it seems like Marion knew what she was talking about and it seems to work given the clients that come by." Soraya just shrugs.
Ty is on lunch break when he decides to go to the diner. He enters and notices that Amy is talking to Soraya about something. He decides to go sit by her. "Hey Amy."
Amy looks over, "Hi."
"What's going on?"
"Uh Val Stanton seemed annoyed that I was working with Prince."
Ty raises an eyebrow, "Val Stanton?"
"Yeah, she seemed super annoyed and superior even though she doesn't know anything about me." Ty smiled at her annoyed tone before looking away and ordering food. They start talking about random things while eating before Ty realizes that he has to get back to work.
"See ya later Amy." She waves at him, Soraya comes back over and raises an eyebrow, "What is going on there?"
Amy looks at her before laughing. "Nothing." Soraya looks at her disbelievingly. "Alright, Alright. He is cute, but I just started working at Jack's, do you really think that is something I should be considering?" Soraya agrees with that.
Amy says goodbye before heading to the vet's office. She knocks on the door and sees Ty and some man standing there. "Hey Ty, I was wondering when you got off because you are my ride." Ty looks at the clock, "Just a few more minutes." A pause before he looks at Amy and Scott, "Oh right, Amy this is my boss Scott Cardinal, Scott this is Heartland's new ranch-hand Amy." They shake hands.
Amy sits down at the counter and starts chatting with Scott. "So what do you know about Prince?"
"Why do you want to know?" Scott asks curiously. "Well Jack is letting me work with him, but he really hates the saddle and I was wondering if there is a story there." Ty overhearing this smiles at her hard work, but lets them talk.
"Well, I know that he has a difficult past, but there was nothing specific." Scott looks at her, "If you are asking about saddles that means that he trusts you somewhat." Amy smiles and nods which makes Scott looks impressed. Ty comes back over, "Alright we can go now." Amy nods and says bye to Scott before following Ty.
They are heading back when Amy gets curious, "So where do you live anyways?" Ty laughs, "I live in the house with the family." Amy smiles, "I just realized that I don't really know much about you and I was curious because I never really see your truck at night."
"That's because I usually work night shifts to make more money." Amy nods.
They arrive back at Heartland and Amy gets back to her chores and Ty heads inside to study, he gets to the porch and watches Amy work for a few moments before shaking his head and heading inside, 'don't do anything stupid Ty, stay away from the ranch-hand'
AN: Sorry I am not very good at the romance part of the story yet.