Amy had been thinking a bit last night before she fell asleep, although she was really hoping to build her own Ranch on her Land she now realized what a big mistake that would be, her father would just keep stalking her and interfering, wanting to know what she was doing or where she'd been , look how he was with Ty and Peter. She took a few sips of her coffee waiting for Lyndy to wake up, Amy knew that although she needed her family she didn't need all this hassle.

She'd never noticed it before just how Controlling her family were.

Grampa meant well and was always looking out for her but sometimes he was too protective which is why she and Ty had problems from her giving out the wrong signals and not knowing how to act around other men.

Her Dad was MIA for 10 years then felt he wasn't needed because Lou was successful and she had Ty so he tried to control her making himself the one she could turn too, that didn't work so tried to get her away from Ty by trying to get her on the Show Jumping Circuit completely forgetting she had School, Chores, Horses to work with thanks to Lou over booking clients, and mustn't forget her blasted Dude Ranch Trail Rides where she kept all the money, she never even got paid for it, selfishness that's Lou.

When she told her dad no more Horse Jumping he actually got angry and she felt used as he was after the money not her, what she could do for him.

Oh, all the horses she fixed for him free of charge.

She had to leave and start a fresh life.

Amy then heard Lyndy, she still couldn't understand why she slept all night. She cleaned her up with a quick sink bath and dressed her, then sat on her bed and fed her, she put her in her bouncy seat while she ate herself.

She got ready and put her stroller in the truck then got Lyndy in her Car seat and went to her truck after Locking her front door .

Lou was watching from the Ranch house kitchen window and knew her sister was Leaving, who could blame her, Lou had a good Idea what Amy was thinking, about an over protective Grandfather, a selfish sister, and a Stalking and controlling father.

She'll be back to start packing soon I bet Lou thought to herself.

"Penny for your thoughts Lou".

"Hi Lisa, Just thinking how I'm going to miss Amy when she leaves".

"Oh, is she leaving".

"Oh yes, she's going and to be honest I don't blame her, what sort of family have we been to her really Lisa".

"Tell me Lou".

So Lou tells Lisa everything, about the overprotective Grandfather and the problems that caused Amy with Ty because she was ni'eve about men and being away from Heartland.

A user of a father who was controlling

and using her for how much money he could make. And a Selfish Sister.

Lou told her everything, even about Amy buying her own Ranch in Okatoks just to get away from Tim even though she really wanted to build her own Ranch on her Land, but Jack wont allow her too and Amy being Amy doesn't want to upset jack even though the deed doesn't say anything about her not being allowed to build on the land.

They talk for a good couple of hours.

Amy was at the Warehouse Depot getting packing boxes, thankfully the Bank knew of Amy's reputation and knew she would make it.

She drove back to the Loft and took Lyndy upstairs to feed, clean and change her, then put her In her cot for a sleep hopefully, Amy stood there looking at Lyndy and how much she had grown in 4 weeks, she would of been getting ready to give birth about now had her father not shot her. That's something else he took from her, not being awake when she was born or she didn't remember if she was awake, she thought how different everything could of been, the bullet could have killed her thus killing Lyndy as well, or Just killed Lyndy or she would of survived with the baby and lost the ability to have anymore babies, that made her shudder. She wanted at least 3 children preferably with Ty or if not on her own.

Amy shook herself out of her daydream picked up the correct baby monitor this time and went down stairs to start packing the Office of her Mums things, that meant everything went in the boxes, Ribbons, Trophies her mums Journals everything she needed, Lou wasn't interested in any of that stuff, then she boxed all the herbs posters and Journals. She taped up the boxes and wrote on each one

then put a Red sticker on each one including Ty's medication fridge, it was hers anyway. She put the boxes on top of the fridge. She went back upstairs to check on Lyndy and pour herself a coffee after making sure her front door was locked.

She was sat down making a list of things that needed doing , what she was taking when she got to the Tack room, should she take the Miracle Girl saddle, it was a thank you gift before everything went wrong, she could get it redone with what she wanted on it, why waste a good Saddle .

To be continued