You Still Move Me

Chapter 4: "Focusing on What's Important"

By: hshygns14

Ty Borden liked his coffee. Coffee was like his aphrodisiac, always needing more in his young life. At thirty, Ty had been through a lot in his short life. A drunken mother, abusive step-father, dead father and even a major broken heart. He could still feel the pain in his chest when he thought about her. Out of all the things he had been through, losing Amy was by far the worst.

He lost his thoughts when Scott's truck came to a stop at the house on the reservation. To Ty, the house seemed to be in a little better shape than the last time they were here. It still held its native charm, but it was actually livable in the modern sense of the word. Before getting out of the truck, he made sure he had his coffee. He couldn't make it without his coffee.

"Hey Ty, why don't you get our stuff out of the truck and put it in the house? I'm going around back to make sure everything is turned on." Scott mentioned to his partner as he started off toward to side of the house.

The bags weren't too heavy since they were only going to be staying two nights. Scott hoped to get the horses done in two, three days tops. Ty quickly grabbed all of the bags and retreated into the house, where the temperature was definitely warmer despite the emptiness. It didn't take long for Ty to situate their belongings. As soon as he was finished he heard the door open up.

"Ty, look who I found." Scott stated from the door.

Ty immediately looked up and saw the 'who' to who he was referring. The heart in his chest immediately stopped beating when he saw her standing in the door way. She looked like the Amy he remembered from his past. The cowgirl hat, flannel over shirt and cowboy boots were her attire of choice. When his heart started beating again it almost beat out of his chest.

"Hi…uumm…Hey, Amy." Ty stuttered when he finally felt like he could talk.

Amy smiled at her ex-fiancé. She always thought it was cute when he was trying to find words. "Hi, Ty."

The awkward silence was almost too much for Scott. He immediately felt bad for not telling Ty that he had invited Amy. "Hey guys, why don't we go saddle up the horses and get to work."

Amy and Ty were both relieved for Scott's interruption. Neither of them knew what to say to one another, especially since it's been so long. All they wanted to do was get the job done without any hard feelings resurfacing during their stay.

While they were tacking up their horses, Ty noticed Amy struggling with the saddle. At first, he didn't offer a hand because he knew she wouldn't accept his help. He quickly finished up with the belt and looked back over at Amy. She was still struggling getting the bridle onto the horse.

"Here, let me help you." Ty asked politely.

Amy watched Ty reach his hand up as he spoke. She didn't need or want his help. "Ty, I can do it myself. I'm a big girl."

Ty hands immediately retreated and walked over to get on his horse. He noted to make sure not to offer her any more help this trip. "Well, if you change your mind. I'll be around."

Amy sighed and instantly felt bad about her actions. She finished with the horse and jumped on to catch up with Ty and Scott. Once she caught up, she immediately apologized to Ty. "Look, Ty. I'm sorry."

Scott ignored the couple as Ty turned his horse around so he could look at her in the face. "Amy, I know this isn't easy, but we have to work together. The horses need us and I'm not giving up because of you."

Amy took a big gulp at his harshness. With a quaint nod, Amy picked up the pace on her horse to follow Scott. She really didn't need Ty ruining this trip for her own good. This trip was for her satisfaction…she needed to see if she could still gentle these horses.

None of them spoke a word during their ride to find the mustangs. It took a good hour before they found the horses in small clearing. The horses seemed to have doubled since the last time they had been on the reservation. Ty was the first one to speak up. "Scott, this will take forever."

Scott heard Ty. He looked over the herd before replying. "It was a few more horses than I expected, but we can do it. We have to try."

Amy looked out at the horses with amazement. Mustangs were her crack, literally. She got a high by just watching them interact with one another. How anyone could kill a horse was beyond her imagination. They were beautiful creatures.

Ty looked over at Amy and noticed the smile upon her face. He missed watching her teach and train horses. The way Amy connected with horses was the most unreal things he had ever seen. It was simply amazing. "Amy, what do you think?"

"Well, all I know is that we have a lot to do…" Amy mustered out still trying to watch the mustangs.

Scott smiled at both of them. He knew he made the right choice asking them to help.

A few hours passed as they set up a catch pen. They finally managed to get most of the horses into it. All three of them worked diligently trying to get the horses vaccinated. It didn't take long for Scott's cell phone to ring. Amy and Ty watched as he walked away to answer it.

"She looks pregnant." Amy mentioned while standing on the edge of the pen.

Ty took Amy's words and looked the horse over. "I think your right. She can't be too far along though…"

Amy made her way around the horse so she could see her face. The horse immediately neighed when she noticed Amy close to her. "Hey girl, I'm not going to hurt you."

Ty couldn't help but watch Amy. First, he wanted to make sure she didn't get hurt. Second, he thought she was beautiful. Despite their present situation, it felt just like old times…

"Guys that was one of my clients. One of his horses has fallen ill. I would have someone else to look in on it, but I feel like I need to go on this one. I will be back in a few hours. Just keep doing to vaccinations and I won't be long. Again, I'm sorry."

Ty didn't like what was coming out of Scott's mouth. He wanted to leave him alone with Amy. That was not going to work. "Amy, I'll be right back."

Scott noticed a presence behind him and stopped walking. "Is everything okay, Ty?'

"You're just going to leave me alone with Amy? You didn't even tell me she was coming, by the way." Ty displayed his thoughts to Scott.

Scott nodded, understanding Ty's ill attitude with the situation. "I'm sorry, Ty. This wasn't my plan, but we needed her help. I'll be back. Can't you be a big boy for a few hours?"

It was now Ty's turn to roll his eyes at Scott. He couldn't believe all this was happening. "Alright, but you owe me…BIG!"

Scott smirked at Ty's comment and jumped onto his horse. Ty watched as Scott galloped away on his horse. He had no idea how this was going to end up because she was stubborn as hell. His feet brought him back over to the pen and Amy. He stopped when he saw the horse interacting with Amy.

When Ty left, she wasted no time working with the horse. By getting the horse's attention, Amy was able to get close to her face without spooking the horse. The horse let Amy reach out and pet her face. Amy was in awe interacting with the beautiful mother-to-be.

Careful not to spook the horse, Ty stopped his movements and just watched them. Amy talked and played with the horse a few moments before looking around. A second later, Amy's eyes connected with Ty's. Her smile resonated from her face and Ty could instantly felt her happiness. Ty didn't lose eye contact and started walking toward the woman he used to love.

"Can you believe it?" Amy exaggerated to Ty as he got closer.

Ty smiled at her excitement before replying. "No, it didn't take long for her to trust you."

Amy nodded at Ty's comment and continued petting the horse. "She might have been from the last herd. She might remember me. I'm not sure."

He continued to let her pet the mare a few more minutes before interrupting the interaction. "We should continue. We have a lot of horses to vaccinate."

"It will be okay, girl. I won't let them harm you." Amy whispered loudly to the horse. With a few more strokes against the horse's neck, Amy left and walked back over to Ty where they continued their work….

To Be Continued!

I do not own Heartland or any of the characters!