Chapter 1

Ty didn't know what to do. He looked at his wife and wasn't sure whether he would ever see the love in her eyes again. He wasn't even sure if she would ever talk to him again. And he wasn't blaming her. He tried to make the right decision and still he felt like their tragedy wasn't punishment enough.

Amy kept staring at the ceiling, no word has escaped her mouth ever since she has woken up. Tears had been rolling down her cheeks but other then that she might as well be still asleep with her eyes open.

They say that these things need time.

They say that everyone griefs different.

They say that these things need time... But how much time is too much?

6 Months before

Amy looked at her children and once again couldn't believe how fast time had been flying. Her baby twins Maylin and Jase grew up so fast that school was just one year away from them. It still seemed like yesterday when Amy found out that she was pregnant, that she was expecting twins. It seemed like yesterday when Amy and Ty said their vows and moved into their beautiful own house right at the center of Heartland. It seemed like yesterday that Ty graduated from vet-school and partnered up with Scott. It seemed like yesterday when Amy and Ty decided to build an indoor riding hall for Amy to train and a new seemed like yesterday when Amy hired Mallory and Tina, a new stable hand, because they couldn't handle all that work alone.

It all seemed like yesterday and still it was all years ago.

„Amy? Amy!" Ty tried to get his wife's attention.

„Sorry, what were you saying?" Amy snapped out of her daydream.

"Are you OK?" Ty asked.

They were sitting at their dining table, the kids were already in bed and the couple was enjoying the peaceful quiet over a glass of wine and a beer.

"It has been two years, Ty", Amy sighted.

"Oh honey, it'll happen when it's supposed to happen. Don't stress yourself out so much."

"Aren't you unhappy about it at all? Maybe we should go see a doctor again after all."
"Amy, we had May and Jase without any help. If we get you pregnant again then I promise it will happen without a doctor poking around my beautiful wife. Just stop worrying, it can't work if you don't stop thinking about babies all the time."

"That's what you keep saying and still nothing is happening. I just want this so much..."
"I know", Ty said and took Amy's hand in his and gently stroke over the back of her hand, "but we are blessed with two wonderful children – don't forget that. Please, stop stressing out about this."

"I'm not stressing. I'm... wishing", Amy defended herself.

"Then stop taking a pregnancy test every hour", Ty tried to joke but failed.

"Fine", Amy sighted even though they both new she wouldn't stop stressing.

"So, what were you saying?" Amy asked and so Ty told her about his day.

One house further along Jack and Lisa were already lying in bed, with their books in their hands, ready to drift of to sleep. Jack was not getting younger but still wouldn't let the work around Heartland go and stuck to his routine of getting up early, taking care of the farm, the family and the animals. Lisa and he had to figure out how to join each others routines of life but had managed to compromise and most days couldn't be better for them.

Lou, Peter, Katie and Georgie were still living at Fairfield and Lisa was glad that family was keeping the mansion in order. Even though she still owned Fairfield it didn't feel like that house belonged to her anymore and fully accepted the changes Peter and Lou had made.

Lou's business' were all up and running and Peter had found work near by so that he wouldn't have to travel all the time anymore.

And Tim... Well, Tim had created a whole new way of living for himself. He was in a long-term relationship with Julia Campbell, a successful show-jumping trainer that lived only a couple of miles away from Heartland.

The beautiful blonde has finally accepted that she had fallen in love with Tim, the most self-centered, self-righteous cowboy of all times and was still thinking about his suggestion to move in together. Jack still couldn't understand what that woman found in his ex-son-in-law and had to remind himself that his own daughter had fallen for him many years ago. He did admit that Tim had his good sides though.

The next day started and the Borden family gathered around for breakfast. Even though Amy had decided to keep her name she and Ty had decided that the kids should only have one last name and so they chose for them to live as Borden's.

Maylin and Jase had recently decided to dress themselves without the help of their parents and since the day they have started every day was a new surprise.

Today Maylin had decided to go to kindergarten in a pretty blue knee-long dress with little white butterflies on it, a pink and yellow striped leggings underneath it and – riding boots!
"Honey, are you sure you want to go to kindergarten in your boots? Don't you think they'll get in the way while playing?" Amy asked her daughter as she looked at her eye-hurting colorful outfit of the day.
"Nope Mom, I think they are just fine. You never now whether there might be a horse crossing you way", Maylin responded in a very serious voice.

"That's stupid, there are no horses at kindergarten", Jase grunted.

"Jase, don't be mean", Ty said but couldn't help himself and smiled. Maylin was SO much like her mother. She was just as stubborn, just as strong-willed as Amy.

"Do you still think this is a good idea?" Amy whispered laughing to her husband.
"Yeaaah, sure. I mean, nobody get's hurt by them walking around looking like... that. We want them to be themselves – it's just a phase", Ty laughed.

Jase was dressed in his usual little cowboy outfit and looked very much like a mini Ty and like a mini Jack and like a mini Tim (Amy couldn't decide who he looked like most).

"Okay you two, lets get going", Ty said and moments later he dropped of the twins and drove to the clinic.

Amy used the time without her family in the house to clean up the biggest mess' and changed into her working clothes. When she stood in the bathroom, looking at her full box of tampons she couldn't stop herself from counting back.

Could it be? No it couldn't! She just made a pregnancy test yesterday. She just talked with Ty about it. But the tests can be wrong. 99% - that's definitely not a 100%.

There was so much work to do, so many horses to train and to look after but Amy couldn't wait. She rushed to the drug store, bought a new test, a liter of orange juice which she drank on the way back home and immediately rushed into the bathroom. Five minutes later Jack heard a loud scream coming from his granddaughters house. He dropped the bucked he was carrying and rushed to the front door.
"AMY? EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?" he yelled through the house.

"Grandpa", Amy screamed back and ran downstairs where he stood with the test in her hands.

"NO!" Grandpa gasped, already knowing what was going on.
"YES", Amy laughed with tears of happiness in her eyes.

Jack pulled her into a bear-hug and whispered: "Congratulations, honey. You deserve it so much!"

"I can't wait to tell Ty", Amy smiled.

Wow, already a new storyline... But I had this "Idea" and I couldn't wait to start and then I couldn't wait to share the first couple of words...
For those of you who haven't read my story "Future in our hands": It's not necessary to do so in order to keep up with this story but of course it would make me happy if you would take a look. This Fanfiction has nothing to do with the new season that has just started (And not very satisfying if I may say so - Ahmed kissing Amy? We could sooo foresee that! And Lou making such a fuss about Lisa? Isn't even Lou over that?! Urgh!)

Feel free to comment, criticize and to express any wishes you might have.