"Badger?" Mallory asked, he nodded his head as he walked up to the gate, "What are you doing here?"

"Mallory, I screwed up, I'm sorry, I did my time and I'm free now, I promise that I won't run off again", he said genuinely,

Mallory unmounted and grabbed Sundance's reins and walked over to the fence, she was nervous but excited at the same time.

"Badger, I want to but I don't know if I can just pick up where we left off", Mallory said to him as she went and walked out of the jumping arena, "So much has happened since then, I'm a lot older now and I've changed."

"I know, I just want another chance", He told Mallory as he walked alongside her into the barn.

"I Don't know Badger could you maybe give me some time to think about it?" Mallory asked with an apologetic look.

"That's fine", Badger replied as he helped her untack Sundance.

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Ty felt his phone vibrating in his pocket and pulled it out to see a picture of Amy flashing on the screen, he unlocked the screen on his iphone and put the phone up to his ear while he was leaning on one of the barn stalls.

"Good news!" Amy said with an enthusiastic tone, different to what Ty last heard, which made him smile, "We can go home today!"

"Really? That's great, I'll be there in about an hour or so if that's alright", Ty replied enthusiastically.

"Yeah that's fine, I'm just so relieved to be going home, have you go the baby seat?" Amy asked while she was thinking about it.

"Yeah, I set it up yesterday", Ty answered as Harley started nibbling his shirt, "Stop that boy."

"What's that?" Amy asked confusedly.

"Harley's nibbling on my shirt", Ty said matter of factly as he pulled his arm away and heard Amy giggle on the other end, He heard Mallory talking to someone in Sundance's stall.

"Anyway, I have to go and pack and I'm sure Harley wants a bit of attention so I guess I'll see you in a bit", Amy said cheerfully, "I love you."

"Love you too Amy", Ty said before hanging up and walking to go see Mallory and the person she was talking to, it didn't take long before Ty was close enough to recognise that it was Badger that she was walking with.

"Badger, what brings you here", Ty said suspiciously, Mallory had become like a younger sister to Ty and he wasn't going to let Badger mess with her again.

"Well, I just thought I would come by to see Mallory now that I've got my life back on track", Badger replied confidently.

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"I can't find the paperwork about that horse that's supposed to be coming here in two weeks", Lou said frustratedly as she attempted to pull out her hair.

"Don't worry, we'll find it", Peter replied with hope while carrying Katie.

"It's the first booking we've had in the last month or so, we need to get the business on track again because otherwise all the money is just going to disappear", Lou said while she looked through another pile of paperwork, "Found it!"

Lou held up the piece of paper Triumphantly before grabbing her baby from her husbands arms, Katie was nearly a year old now and was crawling around everywhere, Lou was so excited for her daughter's first birthday. Katie smiled at Lou as she held her up in the air.

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Jack surveyed his ranch and waited for his daughter to come home, he still couldn't believe what had happened over the past year, he feared for his granddaughter Amy, she had been through quite a few ups and downs at the moment.

Jack snapped back to reality as a Taxi pulled up the driveway, Ty had been unable to transport their baby safely in his truck so requested a taxi instead. He could see Amy and walked down to the vehicle as it came to a stop, both parents looked exhausted although the baby appeared to be in quite a peaceful sleep.

"Hey grandpa", Amy said as she gave Jack a hug and nearly collapsed in his arms, Ty retrieved Amy's possessions from the back of the vehicle.

"You seem like you need some sleep", Jack told her in a concerned voice.

"Feels like that's the only thing I've been doing for the past couple of days", Amy remarked as she rubbed the bottom of her back, she went and took her baby out of the seat and Jack offered to remove the seat for the driver. Amy made a beeline for the nursery and placed the baby in the crib opposite that of Katherine, she realised how crazy this household would be with two babies under the same roof.

"Amy, I'm so glad your back!" Lou said as she came to hug her sister.

"Yeah, I'm glad to be back, it's going to be so crazy with both babies", Amy commented, remembering how little sleep she had received over the previous few nights.

"Well, Peter and I actually have some news for you that I think will be a nice surprise", Lou said as her husband stood beside her and put his hand on her shoulder, Lou was bubbling over with excitement, "You remember when Mr Hanley passed away a few weeks ago and you took his horses, well we bought the property and it is absolutely beautiful!"

"Congratulations Lou that's so exciting!" Amy said with a smile as Ty came up behind her.

"We move in two weeks", Lou said proudly, Amy just wanted to sleep.

"When do we get our next problem horse?" Amy asked before she did anything else.

"Two weeks, his papers are sitting on the desk in the office", Lou said as she went to go make coffee, "Do you want a coffee?"

"No thanks, I think I'm going to go have a rest if that's alright", Amy said with a yawn.

"No problem", Lou replied as she waited for the coffee to boil.

Amy walked up the stairs and Ty followed her to her room, she dragged her feet the entire way and nearly collapsed onto her bed, she sat up and leant into Ty's chest, Ty put his arm around her lovingly and it was a moment before either said anything.

"Are you going to stay in the house tonight?" Amy asked and looked at Ty with pleading eyes.

"If Jack will let me", Ty remarked with a smirk.

"It'll be fine if we just sleep", Amy said, struggling to keep her eyes open, "Have you heard any news about your mother?"

"Not really, she wants to come over to see the baby maybe sometime over the next few weeks, she said that she has stayed in contact with Wade but she's not in a relationship with him", Ty said as he looked down at Amy.

"Well, that's good I suppose", Amy said before she fell asleep, Ty noticed her breathing slow down and held her there for another moment before kissing the top of her head and gently tucking her in.

"Goodnight Amy", He said as he left the room and turned out the light, he took out the box in his pocket and opened it to see the ring, he was hoping that soon enough it wouldn't be in the box anymore but rather instead on Amy's finger.

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Author's Note

How did you all like it? Sorry I took so long to update (yet again!)

Please review, I've had a few names for the baby come in but not many and I don't think she can go another chapter without a name.

How will Amy and Ty cope with the stress of a baby?

Will Ty propose?

Lilly is still keeping in contact with Wade…

Find out soon! (hopefully anyway)