Have you guys seen the premeire of season 8? I did and wow, it was a frustrating but good episode!

Chapter Twenty-Two: In the Back of our Minds

Amy rolled over in bed and stretched her arm across the sheets, expecting to feel the warm form of her new husband lying beside her.

Instead, her hand was met with only the cool pillow and an empty space. Groggily opening her eyes, she looked around the bed and breakfast room.

There he was. Sitting in the armchair by the small coffee-maker with a mug in one hand and a textbook in the other. Amy slipped out of bed and walked over to him.

She slipped her arm around his neck, smiling. He looked up at her. He was fully dressed and ready for the day. Amy glanced at the clock. It was only 8 o'clock, but she had slept in later than usual.

"Have you been able to get any studying in?" She asked. She knew that Ty had brought a few of his textbooks along with him on their honeymoon. He had said he was going to try and study if he got some spare time, because he had a big exam when he got back.

"Yeah, I got some done." He said. "Would you like a cup of coffee?" "Sure." Ty handed her a cup and they sat and enjoyed their coffee together before their day really began.

"So what do you want to do first?" Ty asked after breakfast. "Hmm, I don't know." Amy said. "What were you thinking?"

"Well, we could go on a tour of a big grape vineyard. Or we could just go sight-seeing. Or..." Ty stopped at looked at Amy, grinning, "I heard that there's a stable down the road that offers trail rides. We could go on a ride."

"Really?" Amy asked. "That would be so much fun!"

Soon the two were headed in a rental car to the stables. Upon arrival, they both picked out a horse that they were to ride. Ty picked one that looked similar to Harley and had a sweet face, while Amy chose a tall black and white paint.

They set out on their trail ride, a picnic lunch provided by the bed-and-breakfast in tow. As they rode, they talked. "Ty, I noticed Wade and Lily were at the wedding." Amy said.

She looked over at him and saw his jaw clenching and an unreadable expression cross his features. "Yeah." He said. "I didn't invite them." "Maybe not, but I think that it's nice that they came. It shows that they care, right?" Amy asked.

"If mom really cared she would dump that ass." Ty said, referring to Wade. Even though Ty and Wade had mended their relationship a tiny bit, Wade still struck a bitter chord in Ty's heart that couldn't get past what he had done to him and his mother; and repeatedly did.

Amy dropped the subject and instead said, "I was thinking we could live in the loft when we got home, right?" She asked him. Ty nodded. "That's right." He said.

They didn't know that Lou was fixing the attic up for them.

They rode on, talking about Ty's vet studies and Amy's work with horses. Amy was very happy, and so was Ty. They were content together, and knew they would have challenges to face in the future. Right now, however, that was all in the back of their minds.