The next night with Maddie went even better then the first. Ty was spoiling her already by letting her come into bed at 5 in the morning. Amy was shocked she didn't mind. She loved being around Maddie. She would actually panic if she wasn't within eyeshot. When she was pregnant she didn't believe Lou that once you have a baby they become your whole world. Amy was already dreading going back to work. She had spoken to Mallory yesterday and she agreed to be their babysitter. Ty had just left the ranch to go pick up Lily. Amy decided to change Maddie into the cute "Grandma loves me" onesie that Lily had sent and made sure Maddie was fed. Amy had just started nursing Maddie in the nursery when she heard a knock on the front door and it opening.

"Amy!" She realized it was Lou.

"In the nursery!"

When Lou appeared in the doorway she looked embarrassed.

"Oh, Amy I'm sorry."

"It's ok." Amy pulled Maddie away and handed her to Lou who began to burp her while Amy readjusted her shirt. When she stood up Lou cradled Maddie and walked into the living room.

"I just wanted to tell you I set Lily up in Cabin A. I made sure she had 4 jars of jam."

"Thanks Lou. Ty should be back any minute."

"Ok. Are you guys going to eat dinner with us?"

"Yes, I need to talk to Georgie anyways."

"Why?"

"There is a jumping contest at the county fair this year. I think she should enter and I talked to Sandra and she think Georgie is ready for a trick riding competition too. I wanted to let her know."

"When is the fair this year?"

"The last week in May."

Lou nodded and cooed at Maddie. Amy grinned and let her daughter grab her pinky finger. Lou looked at her.

"It's different huh?"

"What do you mean?"

"You never know how much you could have loved something until you have a child."

Amy grinned, "She is the best thing Ty and I have ever done."

Lou smiled, "She is perfect."

"Well thank you."

They both turned when the door open. Ty and Lily walked in. As soon as Lily saw Maddie she ran over with tears in her eyes.

"Oh my gosh! Ty she's beautiful."

Lou gently passed Maddie to her grandmother. Lily looked at her and smiled. Ty set her bags down and walked over to Amy. Lou looked at Amy.

"Umm I'm gonna leave you guys alone. Dinner is at 7 ok?"

Amy nodded, "Thanks Lou."

Lou turned to leave before remembering something.

"Oh Ty here is the key to Cabin A." She handed Ty the key and turned to Lily. "I made sure to leave you some strawberry jam."

Lily smiled at her, "Thank you Lou as always you are too sweet."

"Well you're family." Lou hugged Lily and kissed Maddie's cheek and left. Amy and Lily sat on the couch while Ty made coffee.

"So Amy how are you feeling?"

"Fine. I'm lucky that Ty is so good with her."

Lily grinned, "He was always good with kids."

Ty set mugs of coffee in front of them and sat down next to Amy. Lily hardly tore her eyes away from Maddie.

"So Ty how's school going. You have 2 years left right?"

"Ya. It's going great. I'm getting a ton of hands on experience working with Scott at the animal clinic."

Maddie started squealing when she heard her daddy's voice. Lily looked a little nervous so Amy explained.

"She's fine she's just a daddy's girl."

Lily nodded and laughed, "oh i'll bet little Maddie has him wrapped around her little finger." She looked at Ty. "She looks a lot like you."

Ty smiled, "She looks like Amy too. She's a good mix."

"So are there plans for more babies."

Amy answered since Ty almost choked on his coffee. "Not any time soon. We're gonna enjoy her while she's little."

"Great choice."

They chatted a little more and at 5:30 Ty took Lily to her cabin to settle in. When he returned Amy had just layed Maddie into her bassinet for a nap. She turned on the baby monitor and signaled to him to be quiet. He nodded and sat down on the couch.

"She go down ok?"

"She fought for a little while but when I put the paci in her mouth she was out."

He chuckled and flipped on the TV. "Well my mom is all settled."

"That's good." She sat down next to him and then realized something. "Oh my God! I haven't gotten a picture of your mom and Maddie yet."

Ty busted out laughing. "Amy she'll be here for a few days. Trust me you'll have plenty of photo opts."

Amy sighed and leaned into him.

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Later at dinner Lily filled everyone in on her life. she had gotten a job as a receptionist at a doctor's office. It gave great benefits. Wade even got a new job as a handyman at a golf course. Ty seemed pleased that they were doing so well. Maddie sat quietly in her bouncy seat while everyone ate. Before dessert Georgie asked Amy if she could hold Maddie and Amy agreed. Georgie walked over picked the baby up and brought her over to the table. Tim, who was next to Georgie, reached over and grabbed Maddie's hand. Amy looked over to find Lily scowling almost like she was upset she wasn't holding Maddie. Amy nudged Ty and whispered to him.

"Is your mom ok? She seems upset."

Ty glanced at his mom and asked her, "Are you ok?"

Lily looked at him and twisted her face into a grin that didn't quite reach her eyes. "I'm fine. Just a little tired."

Jack glanced at the clock which read 8:30pm. "Well you had a long trip maybe you should consider turning in early if you plan on spending the day with that little cutie."

Lily started pulling away from the table. "I think your right Jack. Goodnight everyone and thank you for dinner Lou it was delicious."

Lou set a big plate of brownies down, "Thank you Lily."

Ty started to stand, "Hang on Mom i'll walk you back to your cabin."

"Oh Sweetie i'll be fine." She leaned down and kissed his cheek. "Besides I'm trying to breathe in as much fresh air as I can."

Amy was still concerned, "Ok, just be careful there are bears out there."

"I'll be fine Amy. I'll see you all tomorrow."

With that Lily left out the front door. Amy glanced at Ty who seemed oblivious to how odd his mom was acting as he helped himself to a brownie. Amy glanced at Maddie who was sucking on her paci, content with Georgie holding her and sighed. Maybe she was paranoid. A while later Ty and Amy were lying in bed with Maddie asleep in her bassinet, Amy couldn't hold in her thoughts anymore.

"Hey, Ty are you sure your mom is ok?"

Ty looked at her, "She seemed fine to me. Why?"

"She was quieter then normal and she kept shooting me a weird look. I don't know maybe I'm paranoid but she seemed really upset."

"I don't know maybe she misses Wade."

"Maybe, but..."

Ty wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. "Stop worrying so much. If something is wrong with my mom she will tell me eventually."

"Ok." She leaned up to kiss him then layed her head on his chest. She had just shut her eyes when Maddie started crying.

Ty was already rolling away, "I'll get the wipes."

Amy smiled to herself and got out of bed.

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The next morning Amy was woken up not by Maddie but someone knocking on her front door. She glanced at the alarm clock which read 7:15am. She got out of bed and made her way to the door when she opened it Lily was standing on the doorstep with some tuber ware containers.

"Good morning. Did I wake you?"

Amy lied, "No I was just getting ready to get in the shower."

"Oh good." She walked into the house and set the containers down on the counter and began to open them. "I made breakfast in the main house for you guys."

"Oh you didn't have to do that."

"I wanted to. I made all of Ty's favorites cinnamon buns, chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and breakfast churros."

"Wow. That was sweet of you. I'll start a pot of coffee."

Lily started racing her to it. "No, no I got it. You go ahead and shower. Where's Ty?"

"Oh he's still asleep."

"Ok, i'll make sure it's nice and hot by the time he wakes up."

Amy walked back into the bedroom and nudged Ty awake. He groaned but opened his eyes.

"What time is it? Is Maddie ok?"

"It's 7:25 and Maddie is fine."

"Then why are you waking me up?"

"Because your mom is in our kitchen. She woke me up, made us breakfast and is now making you coffee."

Ty blinked a few times, "All that is a problem because?"

Amy let out a frustrated sigh and wacked him with a pillow. "Ty she woke me up and made all of your favorite foods. Why is she acting all weird? And what kind of woman who is a mother wakes up new parents when their baby still can't sleep through the night?"

Ty sat up, "I don't know Amy. Maybe she's trying to help us as much as possible while she's here?"

"Ok, maybe your right. I'm gonna get in the shower."

"Ok." Ty kissed her quickly then walked out of the bedroom. Amy quickly grabbed her clothes and got in the shower. She was in for maybe 5 minutes and heard Maddie cry. She quickly rinsed the suds out of her hair and lathered body wash on. She turned off the water and got dressed. She didn't bother drying her hair she just brushed through it and pulled it up into a messy bun. She went into the bedroom but Maddie wasn't in her bassinet. She went into the kitchen and found Ty eating at the table and Lily holding Maddie while hovering over Ty. Amy walked over and put a hand on Ty's shoulder.

"She's probably hungry. I should go feed her."

Lily looked at her, "Oh I tried to find her a bottle if you hand me one I can feed her."

"Oh, Lou hasn't had time to help me figure out the breast pump yet so she doesn't eat from a bottle."

Lily looked upset again, "Oh, ok here."

She reluctantly gave Maddie to Amy. Amy walked into the nursery and began to nurse. She kept thinking about how weird Lily was acting. Amy was use to the fact that when Lily is around Ty has all of her attention but now she was acting like Maddie was her baby. Amy mentally told herself not to take any parenting advice from Lily. She will never win mother of the year. When Maddie was done Amy burped her, changed her diaper and picked out her clothes. She put her in a grey long sleeved onesie with pink writing that said "Grandpa's Girl". She paired it with pink leggings, grey socks and a pink bow headband. Amy carried her back out to the kitchen and held her while she poured herself a cup of coffee. She sat down next to Ty and gave Maddie her paci. Lily came up behind her.

"Here Amy i'll hold her so you can eat." Amy wanted to say no I have her but she knew that would upset Ty. So she grinded her teeth and handed the baby to Lily. She fixed herself a small plate. The whole time she has known Ty she has never seen him eat this much sugar for breakfast. They both tended to eat healthy. Amy sat down and ate quickly. When she was done Ty took her plate and leaned against the sink for a minute.

"I'm gonna shower real quick."

"Ok."

Amy sat down reluctantly next to Lily on the couch. Lily was making faces at Maddie who looked confused. Amy watched as her eyes wandered around the ceiling and then she began to cry. Amy reached out for her but Lily brushed it off.

"Oh she's probably just grumpy." She started bouncy her but Maddie just screamed louder. Lily kept glancing up smiling at Amy. All Amy wanted to do was grab her baby but she didn't want to upset Lily. Luckily Ty emerged from the bathroom.

"Is she ok?"

Lily looked at him, "She's probably just a little gassy since Amy just fed her."

Ty nodded but looked at Amy. She shot him a panicked look and his eyes drifted to how her hands were inching towards their daughter.

"Mom maybe she wants Amy."

Lily stood up and started bouncing Maddie who screams were now earsplitting. "Sweetie I'm telling you we just need to get the gas to move. It use to happen to you all the time."

Just then there was a knock on the front door and Amy, who couldn't stand that Lily wouldn't give her back her baby, went to answer it. When she opened the door Lou and Georgie were standing there. Lou took a step in after seeing the look on Amy's face.

"What's wrong?" She kept her voice low so only Amy could hear her.

"Maddie is crying and Lily won't hand her to me. She keeps saying it's gas but Maddie is crying louder."

Lou nodded and walked into the living room. "Hey Ty! Oh someone is grumpy today." She walked over and plucked Maddie out of Lily's arms not even bothering to ask for her. As soon as Lou grabbed her Maddie settled down. Lily looked upset. Ty almost seemed shocked that Maddie settled as fast as she did. Lou walked over and handed the baby to Amy. Then Maddie really relaxed. She smiled at her mommy and grabbed onto her pinky finger. Georgie walked into the room and sat down on the couch.

"Hey Amy can you maybe come watch me at trick riding class sometime this week. I need someone to videotape it so I can see where I'm messing up my sequence. Lately all my practices have ended by me falling of Chaplin onto my butt."

Amy giggled, "Of course i'll videotape you. I hope you don't mind Maddie tagging along?"

"No I'd love it! Thanks Amy." Lily sat back down on the couch and looked at Amy.

"I would be happy to watch Maddie if you need to go with your niece."

Lou felt it best to intercept. "Actually it would be good for Maddie to be exposed to a germ or two. You need to start building up her immune system."

Amy nodded, "You could bring Katie. Make it a girls day."

Lou grinned, "Perfect does Friday work?"

"Yup."

Ty smiled, "Thanks Lou I want to keep her busy. Since I start school again tomorrow and Mom leaving on Thursday it'll be a good distraction."

Lily spoke up again, "Well I could stay and few extra days if your not comfortable leaving Amy alone."

Georgie snickered, "Geez Ty, Amy's never alone. She has me, Jack, Tim, Caleb, Lisa, and Lou popping in and out all the time. You worry too much."

Ty laughed, "You're right Georgie Amy will be ok."

Amy breathed a sigh of relief she couldn't wait for Thursday to arrive.

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The rest of Lily's visit was just as bad as the first day. She constantly wanted to hold Maddie and she wouldn't let Amy do anything for her own baby. Lou had shown her on Monday how to use the breast pump and ever since Amy had nursed Maddie maybe 3 times. Lily also took all of Ty's attention. By Wednesday afternoon she couldn't take it anymore and needed to vent. Ty was home so Amy left him and Lily with Maddie and Amy marched up to the main house. When she entered the kitchen she found Lisa pouring herself some tea.

"Hi Amy. How are you?"

"Fine." She sat down at the table across from her and started crying. "Ok I'm not fine. Lily is driving me crazy. I know she is Ty's mom and she just wants to help but she is just creating trouble. She won't let me nurse my own baby and she always has to hold her. She is moving things in my house to make things more "functional", she is trying to give me advice even though she wasn't a good mother, she takes up all of Ty's attention. I mean we haven't had a heartfelt kiss in days. I can't take it anymore!"

Lisa looked at her stunned and they both jumped when they heard the fridge shut and saw Lou.

"I was wondering when you would break." She sat down next to Lisa who reached out and grabbed Amy's hand.

"Amy, Maddie is your baby. You need to tell Ty how you feel. You also need to stand up for yourself or she is going to keep walking all over you."

Amy sighed, "I just don't want Ty to be upset."

Lou looked at her sister, "He will be more upset if you keep things from him."

Amy nodded, "Ok i'll tell him." she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

A little while later Amy walked through her door and found Ty watching TV.

"Hey. Where's Maddie?"

"My mom has here in the nursery. She needed a diaper change."

"Ok well we need to head up to the main house for dinner."

"Oh, my mom offered to cook for us."

Amy looked him in the eye, "No we're going to the main house. Grab Maddie's diaper bag."

Ty looked stunned at her face but thought it wise to not say anything. He got up and packed the diaper bag. When Lily came out of the nursery with Maddie, Ty told her the plan.

"Amy wants to go up to the main house for dinner."

Lily looked at her son, "But it's my last night here. I wanted to spend some more time with you three."

Amy was standing by the front door holding Maddie's bouncy seat was getting angry again. "Ty! Lets go!"

She could tell Ty was shocked at how she was acting but he and Lily followed her. When they got to the main house Amy shot Lisa a look. Lisa understood and walked over to Lily.

"Oh hi little Maddie. Come here you." She plucked Maddie from Lily and started carrying her into the living room. Lily stayed close to Ty, but Amy wanted to talk to him alone.

"Ty can you come outside and look at Spartan's leg? Georgie said he was walking funny."

Ty looked at her weird, "Sure."

Lily started moving by the door, "I'll come too."

Amy was prepared for that, "Actually if you wouldn't mind helping Lou I would really appreciate it."

She quickly grabbed Ty's jacket and dragged him into the barn. As soon as they were inside she rounded on him.

"You need to tell your mom to back off! I don't care if she is leaving tomorrow I will not put up with this for the rest of Maddie's life. She has been stepping on my toes ever since she got here. I can't take it anymore!

Ty looked at her stunned, "Amy she's just trying to help."

"No Ty being helpful is offering to hold Maddie long enough for us to shower. Helpful is offering to help me clean or offer to cook. She is being overbearing. I haven't been able to nurse my own daughter, or hold her, or comfort her when she cries because your mom insist on doing it. I don't feel like a mom right now and you just let her do it."

Ty's jaw dropped he had never heard Amy go off like that. He tried to talk but Amy cut him off.

"Whenever your mom is around she follows you like a little puppy. You haven't kissed me kissed me for 3 days!"

Ty started laughing a little.

"You think I'm kidding?"

"No, I just never thought you would be jealous of my mother!"

"I'm not jealous I'm angry. Maddie is our daughter and you and I need to be the ones feeding her, changing her, comforting her and parenting her."

"I agree." He sighed and wrapped his arms around her torso. She slithered hers around his neck. "i'll talk to my mom tonight ok?"

"Thank you."

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Because she is your mom. I didn't want to hurt you."

Ty smiled and kissed her. One of their knee buckling, passionate kisses.

"I love you Amy."

"I love you too."