Chapter One Hundred Forty

Friends, Love, Focus

A/N – Well the last chapter was kind of all over the place but a blast to write. I can't nail it down to one thing but I am sure that, whether voluntary or not, the Bordens are always there for those that they love. Some may say that is sappy but it is what my story is all about. This chapter will continue to spend time with the amazing group. The Trudeau kids are on the way and their adventures will be fun for sure. Summer Jumping Competitions are starting as Maddie and Annie are training furiously. Oh, and there is some guys big birthday party on the way. The kids have a lot of surprises in store for their father and we will start seeing the prep for the party. Like the last chapter I will cover several storylines but be confident that the focus will always go back to our favorite couples. There will definitely be some Amy and Ty time and I am confident another date may be on the way for Lyndy and Wyatt. It should be fun. Keep the feedback coming. Mature Content Enjoy!

A few days after the competition Amy call a quick emergency meeting with Georgie, Katie, Ellory, Ty and Steven. She had a bunch of papers in front of her and grabbed a handful as she began to speak. "Well everyone, the show has brought us a lot of new clients from everywhere. I have 12 here that we just got today and we have over 20 so far this week. Seems our little competition has everyone wanting to come here." Katie laughed, "Well it didn't hurt when the Prime Minister said we were like the best." Everyone laughed as Ty spoke up, "Well babe, we will just have to step it up. We have an amazing group of university kids this session and we can stretch them." He smiled, "And Ellory is here, if she is like her dad she can do like double the work." Ellory smiled and smacked his arm, "Amy this guy is a goofball for sure, but I am here to work. And I think we can stretch Lyndy, Wyatt, Rusty, Haley and Annie." Amy looked surprised, "Annie?" Ellory smiled, "Well your husband says I rock and Annie does as well. Amy, I know it is early but I think she has it, the gift." Georgie smiled and Katie shook her head in agreement, "Amy she is so much like you. I know she is only 13 but Amy when I watch here I remember how you used to be and how it amazed me. Annie amazes me." The group carried on for a bit and set out the schedule for the next few weeks. Steven committed to oversee the college students as they stretched them a bit and get Cass and Ellie to help. Everyone went about their day as busy as ever. Ty and Amy somehow were able to have lunch together in the office and they talked quietly, "Ty I feel terrible, how did I not notice that our little girl was so special. I just get so wrapped up in things I don't even take the time to watch our kids. I mean, I know she was doing well, but I missed it." She put her head in his strong chest crying softly. He smiled into her head and pulled her back to look into her eyes, "Amy, you are an amazing mother and our kids adore you. I remember that the first time I saw you working with Spartan it was confusing. Jack explained to me that you were trying to join up with him and from that point forward I saw it and couldn't stop watching you. You will see her now and along with Lyndy we have two more Miracle Girls to help grow. We will do it together."

On top of the increase in the family workload they were preparing for two things, the first summer jumping competition and the Trudeau family arriving in a few days. Annie and Maddie were ready but still took a little time to practice every day under the watchful eyes of her mom, sisters or cousins who were all pleased with their readiness. Maryanne and Amy confirmed the times of the family's visit, less Brad and Bart. Elana, Emmie and Ezzie and their parents would be arriving on Friday. The girls were really excited to see Haley, so Amy made sure she stayed at the house as well with Lyndy. Elana wound bunk with the twins and the Trudeau twins with Maddie. It would be crowded and a lot of girls but it would be fun. Brad was staying with his grandparents so he could help them but he also had a girlfriend that he liked at home plus Justin's dad had a fall and hurt his shoulder. Bart would be staying with his aunt who had a son the same age who he was buddies with. Maryanne and Justin would stay the weekend at Fairfield and then head out for a 10 day second honeymoon. Justin had to go to Montreal after and Maryanne would come back and spend a few days, especially with her friend Amy, before going home with the kids. All together the Trudeau girls would be there for two weeks. The Borden girls had been texting them furiously, making plans for their stay, especially some special things they were dong for their dad's big birthday. Secretly Justin and Maryann would be there as well as the Montreal trip was just a diversion. The advance security team was showing up today and Justin's main team would stay with them as another group stayed with the kids. They would also be at Fairfield for the entire time. Things had calmed down for Justin so security was less intense but necessary none the less. The day they were arriving the plan was to surprise Annie and Maddie since it was the day of their first show jumping competition of the season. Although it took a lot of prep work the Trudeaus would arrive just before the competition began and surprise them. Only Ty and Amy knew so they worked with the competition folks to make the appropriate preparations. They wanted a big thing but Justin agreed to say a few words but reminded them that this was about the competitors, not him. They agreed and committed to keep the press out of the mix as long as they could. So the competitors and visitors were ready and the staff knew something was up as the security team was there looking around. Mallory heard a knock on the door and one of the security team introduced himself to her. In Mallory fashion she joked, "Good morning, Amy filled me in so is this my shakedown?" He looked sternly, "Ms. Wells, we are various serious about our responsibility to protect the Prime Minister and his family." Realizing she might have been a little too laid back she put her head down and apologized. He laughed, "Don't worry Ty and Amy told us what to expect and asked that we lay it on heavy with you. We need to look around but no shakedown." She smiled embarrassed and whispered, "I will kill those two." He laughed again, "Not on my watch."

The kids were overly anxious about the visitors and the competition on Saturday. Amy had fibbed and told them that they were coming after it was over. She finally told Lyndy and Wyatt as their help would be needed to meet the Trudeaus when they arrived at the dock of the competition arena for privacy. Lyndy smiled at her mom, "It's like secret agent stuff, how cool," Amy laughed looking at them both, "Well I don't know about that, Wyatt keep her under control." He chuckled shaking his head, yes. Friday afternoon Annie and Maddie had their last practice and were fantastic. The family was also preparing the house for the four girls visiting and Jenn was prepping the Trudeau's room at Fairfield. Dinner was lively but everyone planned to get to bed early. The competitors were ready, Lyndy and Wyatt were excited about their special mission, Addie was looking forward to cheering her sisters on, since she had decided to stop competing. JT needed some sleep as tomorrow night along with Trent and some of the other guys, they were heading to the fishing cabin with GG, Tim and Max. Ty kind of set it up since there would be 8 girls at the house over the next two weeks and he felt some man time was needed. After rounds Amy and Ty went to their room. Ty had been very attentive to Amy all day and she was hoping that would continue. As he sat in the bed looking over some files, she went out of her way to comb her hair and put on her lotion. She was humming to herself as she did it and trying to get him to look over. She got up and went to change as it was time for plan B. She slipped on his favorite set of pajamas, the ones he said were his favorite. She sat back down and finished applying her lotion to her legs and arms, going slowly as she noticed he had glanced over a few times. As she was finishing up she felt something and was startled when Ty was standing there next to her in just his boxers with a big smile on his face. He leaned in to kiss her deeply and whispered, "Need some help?" She handed him the lotion and he knelt down to apply it to her legs moving up a little higher. His hands were soft and warm and her moans started to get a little louder. He chuckled, "Do you like that?" She whispered breathlessly, "Yes, it's nice." He carried her to bed and brought the lotion along. After he laid her down he help her out of his favorite pajamas as she discarded his boxers. He rolled her on her stomach and continued to apply lotion all over her body. She squirmed in delight and arch her back as her anticipation increased. Ty rolled her over gently and continued his work on her shoulders, chest, stomach and legs, focusing on her upper thigh. Her moaning increased as he moved between her legs to pleasure her. She reach out and placed her hand around his swollen manhood. The oil made their movements smooth and seductive. Amy was the first to orgasm as his fingers were working their magic. After her second climax she couldn't hold back anymore. She looked into his eyes, "Ty make love to me." He smiled and positioned himself at her entrance gently moving in and out. They were very skilled at pleasing each other but with the buildup they were completely joined and moving together. It wasn't rushed but was fulfilling for them both. Their moans increased as did their movements. Neither of them wanted their love making to end but their passion was driving them forward. After another orgasm, Ty increase his thrust even more and she returned them with moans and calling out his name. She felt that he was ready and together they reach a climax of their love that brought them a pleasure only they could feel for each other. As they laid there and recovered, Amy rolled over and put her head into his neck. She finally was able to speak, "Wow that was wonderful Ty, for an almost 40 year old, that was pretty good." He rolled over to face her with a serious look but couldn't keep it for long. "You ain't seen nothing yet." Their night was far from over.

Breakfast was a flurry of excitement. Lyndy and Wyatt took the two riders and their horses to the arena to get checked in and look over the course. The rest of the family would be leaving along with the group from Heartland and countless other friends and staff. As usual the Bordens had an entire section reserved, especially with their special guest who would be sitting with them. When the arrived the security team would make sure everything was ready for them. Ty, Amy, Katie and Georgie made their way to the stable to talk with the girls. As they approached they each hugged their mom and dad. Ty spoke up, "Are you guys ready?" They both smiled shaking their heads, yes. Amy smiled, well we have a surprise. They both broke into tears when Justin, Maryanne and the kids came up to them. The crowd was buzzing as the families met with hugs and kisses. Maddie jumped into Justin's arm and he hugged her tightly. He laughed, "There was no way I was missing this. Annie was still holding onto Elana and the families were laughing and enjoying being together. Finally Maryanne and Amy got their attention as Maryanne spoke up, "Now listen here you to, Justin has to do some prime minster thing but you two need to get your game face on." They both smiled brightly and went back to their horses. Maryanne and the girls headed up to the family section and Ty went with Justin and the security team to the booth to speak to the crowd. The press, who knew they were coming sometime to Calgary were buzzing as this surprise visit even caught them off guard. There were some media folks there for th event but it was limited and they could be seen on their phones calling in reinforcements. Justin smiled as he walked with Ty, "Looks like we even fooled the media today but I am afraid by the time we leave that will be different. I will make sure that the team keeps them away from your ranch and Fairfield. Ty you may want to call both places to get ready." Ty laughed, "Amy already did." They walked into the booth and were greeted by some officials and the emcee. Ty was amazed how some of the local politicians made it up there before them. The lead announcer welcomed everything and to his surprise handed the microphone to Ty so he could introduce Justin. He paused as his friend walked up him putting had hand on his shoulder. "Good morning, I am Dr. Ty Borden and I have the great honor to welcome Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of our great country. He and his family are dear friends, in fact a few of his kids will be hanging with us for a bit. Justin is an amazing father, husband and leader. His support of events like this is unmatched especially for the competitors here today. I am here to watch my two girls compete and proud to say my friend will be alongside me cheering as well. So again please welcome, Justin Trudeau." Justin gave Ty a bro hug as he came to the microphone. "Thanks Ty, your entire family, the organizers of their event and to all of you. Support of these riders is important and I applaud all of you for being here for your loved one. Maryanne and I along with our kids are here as well to cheer on the competitors. But I won't lie, we are really cheering a little more for Annie and Maddie Borden." The crowd laughed as he waved to a blushing Maddie and Annie. "Well this is not about me and I do have one favor to ask my friends in the media. I will be happy to meet with you but let's allow these competitors to have fun and enjoy what they have worked so hard for." With that comment the crowd erupted in applause. "Good luck to all and let the competition begin."

They stepped back as the announcer thank him and called the first group to prepare for their session. Justin and Ty walked toward the family, friend and staff section surrounded by the media. Justin leaned over to Ty, "Great job brother, now let's get past these folks." He answered a few questions and then politely excused himself, "Thank you again but I need to get to my seat, I have a Borden girl to cheer for." The security team cleared the way as they went to their seats, receiving hugs and kisses from the Bordens, Lisa, Jack, Lou and others that they knew. Justin made a special effort to hug his new friend Soraya, who as sitting with his wife and Amy. He leaned into hug her and whispered something into her ear, making her smile and blush at the same time. Maryanne laughed and whispered to Amy, "She has been a godsend Amy, they still talk from time to time and she has really help him through all of the issues." Amy smiled, "She is special, trust me Ty and I feel the same way." As everyone settled the first competitor was called to the line, the group Maddie was in. In the first session, she was in the middle but on the second, as she was a favorite to win, she was last. Everyone watched as the first few competitors finished their runs. Several had faults but one competitor from Edmonton had a great run. Maddie watched and studied the competitors before her as Annie, Lyndy and Katie talked with her. Katie made a couple of recommendations and the group was surprised when Amy and Georgie joined them. Maddie hugged her mom, "Thanks for coming down, but you didn't have to." She took Georgie's hand and smiled, "Of course we will be here, we are all a team." Maddie smiled as she looked up as her dad and Justin gave her a thumbs up. She came to the line and when prompted, started her run. Mystic held his head high as she guided him through course like they were riding on air. At the first jumped he raised up and easily cleared the rail. He almost seemed to get stronger as she continued through the course. As they approached the last jump, he seemed to draw extra energy as the crowd roared and cleared it by almost a foot. As they landed softly, Maddie raised her hand in joy of an amazing run. Her time with no faults exceeded the nearest person by a little over a second. As the first round completed, she was in the lead and on top of the world. After a short break, the second round began. But to her surprise, her dad and Mr. Trudeau came down to give their support. Maddie hugged both of them as cameras flashed. Justin whispered to Ty and Amy, "Looks like we have a front page photo for tomorrow. Everyone returned to watch except Katie and Lyndy. Maddie yelled to one of the workers to get a chair for her very pregnant cousin. The competitors did well, especially the rider just behind her in the standings. In fact, Maddie needed another good run to win the competition. Maddie sat at the starting line ready to go as the bell rung. She was a little nervous but still made the first two jumps. She heard Katie from the rail yell, "Calm girl, you got this." That reinforcement helped her gather herself and Mystic as they completed the course and waited for the score. She had won and jumped off to hug Mystic and her two coaches. She looked up to her mom who was smiling broadly with a few tears in her eyes.

After a fun lunch break with the two families it was Annie's turn to take the stage. Just like Maddie she was one of the favorites, although her age group was very competitive. She would lead off round one and was right in the middle of round two. Theo was groomed and ready to go. Like Mystic he enjoyed the attention and the challenge. Katie and Lyndy were with her when again her mom and Georgie came down for support. She smiled when Addie and Desi along with Jeremy came down too. Jeremy gave her a big hug as she blushed a little enjoying his support. Amy cleared her throat, "Annie it is time to get set up." The girls giggled as she got one last hug from her twin sister. Addie whispered, "I'm with you sis, let's do this." She sat on the line waiting for the bell to ring. As she started as always, Theo was excited and ready. They cruised over the first two jumps which were higher this year. Her mom had always said that Theo was the best pure jumper in the family stable and he soon proved why. Annie would later mention that she was just along for the ride as he cruised through the course. Addie felt her sisters thoughts and leaned into her mom, "I feel her mom, they have this in the bag." Amy smiled and pulled her daughter into a hug. She moved smoothly and finished the course strong with strong time for the rest of them to shoot for. She nervously watched as the remainder of the riders finished their runs. There was a small break between rounds and Annie was in second place just three one-hundredths of a second behind. During the break Jeremy came back down with Elana Trudeau to support her. Jeremy smiled and hugged her, "Annie you rocked it." Elana they gave her a hug, "That was awesome, I never knew you could ride like that." Annie smiled, complementing Theo as they headed back up to the stands but not before she got another hug from Jeremy. As the next round began the boy in first place had another great run but barely nicked a pole but it didn't fall down. As it came to here turn she got ready and patted Theo's broad neck encouraging him to fly. She felt her sister's thoughts telling her to let go. They started and Theo seemed to be completely in control. They breezed through the course with no faults and an ever better time than the first round. She smiled broadly as the crowd, especially the family section, applauded loudly. She hopped off of Theo and hugged her coaches, who were smiling as well. Now all they had to do was wait. Ty had calculated the times in his head and whispered to Amy, "She has the exact same total time as the boy who was ahead of her." Amy smiled, "Well if that is true, Annie will win because he clipped that one poll, it will be the tie breaker." They kept quiet and waited with the others for the round to end. As the judges conversed the emcee made the announcement, "Well you don't see this often but our top two riders have the exact same time. So due to a minor clip of a rail post on his run the winner of the intermediate division is Annie Borden." Again the crowd erupted as the second place boy came to congratulate her. She went back to stable Theo and headed up to her family, who were excited for her. Addie whispered in her ear, "I knew you would win."

Everyone headed back to Heartland for a BBQ celebration party for the two winners. Annie and Maddie were overwhelmed with the support of everyone. Maddie was sitting with Mr. Trudeau and her dad and whispered, "Dad, I could feel all of the love from everyone. I am so lucky to have such an amazing family and friends." She hugged them both as a small tear came to both of their eyes. She scampered away as Amy and Maryanne came over to their husbands. Maryanne saw it first, " "What is with you two, are you crying?" Amy followed up, "Ty is something wrong?" Justin was the first to gather himself, "Maddie said something to us that kind of hit home. She said she was so lucky to have such a great family and friends who support her." Ty finally added, "It was really a sweet thing to say and kind of hit us here." He put his hand to his heart as the two women hugged their emotional husbands and Amy giggled, "You two are softies for sure." They heard a yell from the other side of the room from Georgie, "Hey you four cool it, there are kids here." At the same time both Amy and Maryanne stuck their tongues out. As the party ended the Trudeaus headed to Fairfield and reminded the kids they would see them before they left in the morning. Justin took Amy to the side and reminded her to stay with the meeting story after their trip as his plan was to surprise Ty and be at his big party. After hugs the Bordens and Trudeau kids, less JT who was staying with Trent loaded up in Ty and Wyatts wheels and headed to the Miracle Ranch. They parked and all the kids went to settle the family horses for the night. Amy made sure they had a couple of extra horses for Emmie and Ezzie, Haley had her own and if she needed one Elana was going to ride Rusty's horse. When they came back, Amy and Ty had a snack ready and soon after they headed off to their rooms. The sat on the couch holding each other figuring the kids would need a little time to settle. When they were ready they headed up to do the kids night check as they called it. Maddie, Emmie and Ezzie were talking quietly and yawning a lot. Amy and Ty kissed Maddie and congratulated her again and Amy gave hugs to the twins. Annie and Addie were sitting up with Elana and talking, most likely about boys as the giggling stopped when the knocked and came in. Ty laughed, "What's so funny girls. Elana laughed, "Annie said she really liked the hugs she got from Jeremy. I asked if he was a good kisser so we kind of laughed." Amy smiled, "Well Annie is he?" She turned bright red and turned away, so Addie spoke for her. "Why sure he is mom, but not as good as Desi." They all started giggling again and Ty gave them a 10 minute settle down warning. When they walked to Lyndy's room they heard Wyatt, Lyndy and Haley quietly talking. Amy knocked and Lyndy told them they could come in. Ty spoke up, "So what are you guys talking. Elana, Annie and Addie are talking about kissing boys." Haley laughed, "Mr. and Mrs. Borden, Lyndy and I kiss men." They all laughed at her comment. She had decided to stay at the house as well so she could spend time with her sisters. She was not going back home for the summer as she was taking some extra credit courses at school. Lyndy continued, "We were talking about maybe seeing it Clay and Katie wanted to go out a couple of times. I know she is due in a couple of months but she seems to be doing really well. The six of us really get along well." Amy smiled, "I think that would be great but if you do keep her safe. Nothing crazy like a wild party or dancing." Wyatt rolled his eyes, "You do know this is Lyndy you are talking, the prima ballerina." She smacked him and laughed, "Whatever." They told them good night as Wyatt, sensing some girl time was needed headed off to bed but not after he kissed her cheek. He looked at Ty and whispered, "We are definitely outnumbered here." Amy and Ty laughed and headed to their room. As they settled they talked quietly about how well the kids got along. Amy whispered, "I think it is good for Lyndy to have Haley and Katie to talk to. They are both strong women and I know she looks up to both of them." Ty smiled, "They are all great kids and ours especially are amazing thanks to you. You are my Miracle Girl for sure." She blushed and smiled into his chest. "Well let's just see how amazing I am." Their night was far from over as they filled it with cuddling and passionate love making. Everyone would sleep in so they figured they would take advantage of the time together.

As the sun peeked through their window at Fairfield, Justin and Maryanne awoke in each other's arms. She smiled, "Well last night was a good start to our trip." He laughed, "It sure was." They were flying to Vancouver to catch the scenic Rocky Mountaineer train. They would stop at a couple of overnights then end up in Banff at the famous Lake Louise Resort where they would spend 10 days. Once they were done they would drive back to Hudson for the party and head home he next morning. As they talked about the trip Maryanne added, "I am so happy that your parents, Brad and Bart are coming to the party as well. It will be great to all be together, I bet Jack, Lisa, Max and Lilly will really hit it off with your mom and dad." He smiled but they said, "We need to get going so we can see the kids." They got up, had a coffee and some bagels with Jenn and Ben and headed over to the Miracle Ranch with the security team. As they pulled up, then house seemed quiet. They gently knocked on the door and surprisingly Wyatt greeted them. "Good morning, seems I am the only one up so far. With 9 women and just two men I figured I would get up for some peace and quiet. Can I get you coffee?" Maryanne laughed, "Sounds like it is going to be a long two weeks for you." They laughed as Rusty came in and smiled, "Good morning, Wyatt called for reinforcements so here I am." Again they laughed but Justin spoke up, "While I have you two, Rusty, I just have to say how proud we are of you and how you were they for Lyndy and this guy. Haley told me you acted quickly and probably saved them from more harm. You are quite the hero." He scoffed, "Well when I heard that scream I knew something was wrong so with a couple of buddies, we went into action. Lyndy seemed Ok but this guy was hurt so we got to him, and I made sure I stayed until the emergency team showed up." Maryanne went to hug him, "Well what you did was awesome, we feel good about the fact that you would be there for our daughter." All of a sudden Lyndy and Haley walked in and Haley spoke up, "What are you talking to my boy about, I hope it is not embarrassing." Maryanne and Justin smiled and the two young couple hugged each other. Lyndy chuckled, "Seems the fam is sleeping in, so Haley let's get working on breakfast. As they began with Maryanne's help the kids slowly made their way down to the kitchen to hugs and good mornings. Finally after a few more minutes a groggy, Amy and Ty made their way down. Maddie laughed looking at their guest putting her fingers up in the air, "Looks like our parental units had to sleep in." Looking at Emmie and Ezzie she whispered, "I will explain it later." The entire group erupted in laughter as Amy and Ty jumped in to help with breakfast. The two families enjoyed a full breakfast but mostly the conversation, which was very active. Amy smiled, "I am jealous of you two, your trip sounds awesome." Maryanne laughed, "Well I here there is a big birthday coming up, maybe a birthday trip is in order." Amy blushed, "Maybe, we'll see." After they finished the Trudeaus said their farewells and hugged their kids a little extra reminding them to behave. Maryanne and Amy walked to the SUV arm in arm talking quietly as Ty leaned into Justin, "That can't be good." He laughed, "If you only knew." As the drove away they all waved and Maddie yelled out, "Ok, let the fun begin."

The next two weeks were as planned a lot of fun for the kids. Amy and Ty were very busy but she still had time to be secretly working on Ty's birthday which had turned into a large event. He knew about the party but didn't know the extent of it including over 125 guest that were invited. He kept trying to downplay it but finally gave in to his wife and children who were very excited. The kids spent a lot of time with their groups and even JT got involved in some of the fun. The girls all helped out as well with chores and horsey stuff. Elana, Emmie and Ezzie were very impressed with their older sisters skills and also how close she had become with Dusty. They missed her while she was away so several times the four of them just hung out, even going on some Trudeau girls trail rides. Dusty also made sure he spent a lot of time getting to know them better letting them hang with him as he did his ranch hand duties. Maddie, Caroline, the twins, Gwen and Sylvia hung out a lot. She was still training as the week after they left her second competition was scheduled. Emmie was watching her train along with Sylvia and Gwen and spoke up, "Gwen, you and Sylvia are amazing, do you think you could show me how to jump too?" Making sure that Lyndy and Katie were Ok with it they began working the ground poles letting her ride Silver. Emmie loved it and Ezzie gave it a try as well. The Borden twins and Elana hung a lot with their friend group, including Camilla. Not feeling left out there were always a few extra kids including a boy that they thought she would like. They did a few trips to the mall and a movie and took several trail rides. Like Maddie, Annie also had to practice and continued to have some client horse responsibly. Her friend group were impressed with her skills and several noticed that she seemed to have the gift just like her mom, sister and cousins. The older group spent a lot of time working together at the ranch but also went on several dates nights together, catching a movie or one of the live music nights in the town park. They all had important responsibilities, although Katie has trimmed down her workload since Clay was hovering over her constantly. Wyatt and Rusty were with him on day fixing a fence and Wyatt couldn't help himself. "Dude you need to chill with you wife. I know what Lyndy is like and I hear that Amy and Georgie are the same as her. The don't like to over protection thing." He smiled, "I know, but she is not as safe as I would like sometimes. I love her to the moon and if she are the baby got hurt I feel like it would be my fault." Rusty smiled and put his arms around both of them. "Women."

The Borden clan also had their friends helping getting several special surprises ready for their dad. First and foremost they were secretly fixing up the old jumping course as the plan was to use it for the party. They were just about finished and Wyatt, Rusty, Clay and Caleb had plans to get the tent set up. They would bring a portable generator and Jack along with Scott and Steven's help would string lights everywhere. Lou and Lisa had tables and chairs ordered and Clay had his sound system ready to go. The plan was to get the family to go on a trail ride the day of the party and end up there. Casey, Lilly, Lou and Lisa made sure all the guest knew what time they needed to be there and Marnie would have all the food and drinks ready to go. Almost every one of the kids form the youth program volunteered to set up and serve the food and drinks so the family could enjoy the day as they all respected Dr. Borden. Amy and Lou were going to recreate the famous cake disaster from when they were young. Her skills had improved so the plan was to make several of them and make sure one was as bad as the one she served him that day. She laughed with Lou but privately remembered that their fight turned into a playful love making session which for him made up for the bad tasting cake. Secretly her plan was to recreate that at the party and let the love session happen later. Lyndy and Wyatt had been talking to Jack and Lisa about something special they wanted to do for them both and they needed their permission and guidance. Lou, Lisa and Lilly were also working with Amy and setting up a romantic getaway for the two of them. And finally the kids had another surprise for their father that included their mom and all of them. Everyone was getting excited and it was becoming more and more difficult to keep Ty in the dark. Basically he knew he was having a party and that he and Amy would be spending the night at the Dude Ranch. A few days before the party he they were sitting on the porch enjoying th warm evening cuddling on the love seat. Finally Ty broke the silence, "Amy I have to ask, what the heck is going on. When I am walking around I see the kids or Lou speaking to people silently and when I walk up, they stop and walk away. I feel like I have some type of disease. I hope you are not going overboard on this party, you know I hate to be the center of attention." She smiled and looked into the eyes that warmed her heart. She leaned in and kissed him passionately for longer than he expected. As they came up for air she whispered, "I have no idea what you mean Ty." Lyndy and Haley were watching them through the kitchen window and realized that they needed to remind the others to keep quiet about everything as dad was asking a lot of questions. They swore a secret pact committing to their silence. After they made their rounds, Ty still had the kiss on his mind as Amy came to bed in one of his t-shirts. His hopes raised along with other things as she rolled over top of him and whispered, "Have I shown you how much I love you." His smile answered her question as their night was far from over.