#jack/lyndy

[confessions-heartland]

"I truly never understood why (before Jack offered Amy and Ty the land that they started building the house on) Amy and Ty thought they could comfortably live in the loft with Lyndy? When she was a baby and a toddler, sure. But what were they going to do as time went on? There's no room for her up there and no privacy. Was she just going to take her mom's old room in the house? This is why I think Amy should move out of the ranch now that Ty is gone. It doesn't make sense for her to live with everyone anymore."

[heartlandtfln]

Jack Bartlett is available for hire! Have him DJ your next party!

(Disclaimer: Will only play his own songs or those of late wife, Lyndy Bartlett).

[tvshowpilot]

Here's our recap of Heartland episode 1808 -> https://tvshowpilot.com/tv-reviews/heartland/s18e08-recap/

The episode took us on a truly emotional ride because Lyndy's disappearance during the Hudson Farmer's Market sent shockwaves through the family, while Shane faced life-changing news.

[the-real-tc]

We Don't Need No Stinkin' Continuity

Maybe it's petty of me to keep carping on this, Heartland writers, but if you can't keep even something like this straight...

Maybe we are living in a divergent Heartland timeline, and have been for a while.

Maybe we're in the DeadTy! Universe, where Ty dies (obviously); where Jack had a sister named June whose burial plot is right there in front of everyone's eyes, but no one ever wondered who she was or asked about her because Jack never mentioned her (until Luke happened to notice it); whose lovely little sketch inspired the Heartland Ranch brand, and who should have been alive when Jack married Lyndy; a timeline where Lyndy is buried at the Heartland family plot (and has a headstone we never saw until Jess took a picture of Jack standing in front of it) instead of Jack having spread her ashes in the river like he so poignantly revealed to Lisa on their first real date.

Didn't anyone compile a series bible for this show?

[bumblebyaf]

this show is so fucking stupid why did lyndy and harley doing the bow make me CRY

[writeonthrough]

Namy Nuggets (12/13)

A fanfic collection of Amy and Nathan scenes from CBC’s Heartland. (Catch up on the series here)

Nugget #12: Scott Comes to Visit

"Here's some water," Lou offers Nathan a glass after a long day working together in the fields.

"Thanks." He takes the glass and takes a sip. "And thank you for all your help today. You really didn't need to do all that."

"My pleasure. Easy to do when dad and grandpa are away. And," she shrugs, "I figure I owe you plenty." She turns to pour him a glass of water.

"Lou," Nathan waits for her to face him again. "Can we maybe," he pauses, unsure how to phrase it. He tries, "Get past that night in high school? I mean, we're balancing our two families' cattle businesses, you are one of few people who know about Amy and I—and I just don't want that night to hang between us like you owe me anything."

"I wasn't talking about that night, Nathan." She shakes her head slightly and he notices the sincerity behind her eyes. Lou takes a deep breath. "I know my dad and grandpa can be overly harsh and I've watched you deal with them with a gentle steadiness, which makes a difference. Plus," she nods her head towards the barn. "You've made my sister happier than I've seen her in years and I, well, I've let her down a couple of times in the last few years, so—Thank you."

Nathan nods. "Yeah," he says softly. Still surprised at her kind words, he doesn't know what else to say other than, "You're welcome."

The screen door screeching open interrupts the moment. "Okay, Mom!" Katie and Lyndy walk into the kitchen. "We set the table outside."

"Thank you, girls." She walks to the fridge and starts pulling out food. "Nathan, do you want to stay for dinner? It's just leftovers, but Jack, Tim, and Lisa are gone, so at least it's simple."

Lyndy walks over to Nathan and looks up at him. He watches a sweet expression form; her eyes twinkle and a small smile appears. "Please stay, Nathan."

Lou and Nathan break into smiles at the same time. His heart melts at Lyndy's request. "Of course, I will," he promises Lyndy. Then he looks up at Lou, "Thanks for the invite."

"Sure." Already on to the next thing, Lou hands Katie some serving plates. "Can you take these out, sweetie? And Lyndy—"

The screen door screeches open again. Voices carry through the entryway before people appear. "I'm really happy with his progress, Amy."

"That's great to hear. Thanks, Scott."

"Scott!" Lou exclaims. "I didn't know you were here. Good to see you."

"You too."

"We were just getting ready to eat. Care to join?"

"I'd love to. I can't say no to a Heartland dinner," Scott teases as he gazes from Lou to Amy. "Why else would I make Heartland my last stop of the day?"

Nathan watches as smiles break out around the kitchen. His gaze focuses on Amy as she places her hand on Scott's shoulder. "You know you're welcome for dinner anytime, Scott."

Amy catches Nathan's gaze. "Uh, Scott. Do you remember Nathan?" Her hand gestures between them. "I think—"

"Oh, wow," Scott reaches a hand out to Nathan and Nathan takes it with a smile. "Nathan Pryce Jr. It's been a minute. This takes me back to high school."

"Hey, Scott." Nathan nods and releases his hand. "Good to see you."

Lou takes a step between them, looking from one man to the other. "You two know each other?"

"Ah, Lou," Scott puts a hand on the small of Lou's back. "I was Nathan's rodeo captain."

She narrows her eyebrows at him. "What are you talking about?"

"You came to practice all the time, Lou."

"I don't remember this—"

Nathan watches their interaction and remembers he had the same reaction to Josh at dinner the other night. He notes the irony and then parts his lips to explain.

"Mommy," Lyndy interrupts. "I'm hungry."

Scott crouches down to meet Lyndy. "Lyndy Borden," He reaches out and starts tickling her. She bursts out laughing. "Did you say you were hungry?"

"Yes! Ahhh!" Lyndy giggles. "You're tickling me!"

"Well, you must be hungry," Scott stops tickling her and gives her a hug. "You're a growing girl," he combs his fingers through her hair and tucks a strand behind her ear. He lowers his voice. Emotions fill his tone as he whispers, "Every time I see you, you're bigger."

Nathan's brow wrinkles as he watches the interaction. He notices a certain love and melancholy in Scott's tone and expression that he can't quite place.

Lyndy holds onto him, keeping him crouched beside her. "I'm going to be eight soon."

As they talk, Lou directs the rest to bring out different food dishes and drink options. Nathan hardly notices the commotion, though, still somewhat transfixed and confused by Scott and Lyndy. He thought Lou and Scott had the most history in the room.

"I know," Scott assures her. He adjusts Lyndy's shirt, realigning it after his tickles had twisted it around. "On September 29th."

Lyndy's eyes grow bigger. "You know my birthday?"

"Hmm," Scott nods. "I know your birthday."

"Lyndy," Amy re-enters the kitchen. "Guys! Dinner is served. Are you coming?"

The Canadian summer night serves as the perfect backdrop for Nathan's first dinner at the ranch. Dishes pass hands and he serves himself, enjoying the company and natural chatter that comes with a bigger family. Even without Jack, Tim, and Lisa, Nathan understands why Scott would rearrange his schedule to have dinner here when he could.

"So, Scott," Lou starts. "You were Nathan's rodeo captain in high school?"

Scott and Nathan glance at each other before answering. "Only for a year. He was a decent bronc rider, even better student."

"Thanks," Nathan takes a sip of water and then his brow furrows. "I think."

"No, no," Scott laughs. "I mean…you're a really good listener. Sure, you had good instincts in the shoot, but from what I remember—you incorporated feedback really well. You listened to, not just me, but the whole coaching team, and took your time to think about how best to do what we advised you to do."

The whole table is silent for a moment at Scott's high praise. After another moment, Nathan recovers and is able to say, "Thanks, Scott."

Lou turns to Amy, and the two share a meaningful look. To avoid noting the irony of how Scott had mentored both Ty and Nathan, they look away from each other. Amy turns to help Lyndy and Lou takes a bite of her pasta salad.

"So, Amy…" Scott fills the silence. "I looked over the upcoming dates for the youth clinic fundraisers you sent me. I think I can make the fall one work."

"Oh, great." She perks up. "Thank you. That means a lot."

The mysterious image of Ty and his youth clinic sends a jolt through Nathan. He tilts his head from side to side, trying to figure it out.

"I didn't know you asked Scott to speak." Lou nudges Amy. "That's actually pretty perfect."

"I'm happy to," Scott shares.

"Why?" Nathan blurts out before he can help himself. When everyone looks at him in surprise, he watches Amy's eye drift down. He tries to recover gently. "I mean…sorry," he catches himself. Then, his expression softens along with his tone of voice. "Why is it perfect for Scott to speak?"

"Oh, sorry," Lou starts, "Scott was also a foster kid and he was really close to Ty, so—" She stops and looks at Scott.

Nathan turns from Lou to Amy. "What?"

"It's not a big deal." Scott takes a drink of water before turning to Nathan and explaining. "I, uh, was one of Lou and Amy's Mom's strays. Marion took me in when I was in high school with you guys and I had nowhere to go and she taught me about horses. Years later she did the same thing for Amy's husband Ty." Nathan nods in the information he already knew about Ty. "I obviously stayed close to the family and ended up bonding with Ty and mentoring him as a vet throughout most of his time at Heartland. So, Amy asked me to speak because I'm close to both foster youth and Ty."

"Ah, okay." Nathan blinks in the information. "That makes more sense."

He turns to Amy. She notices the hurt in his expression, he notices the regret in hers. "Sorry," she whispers.

"Yeah…" he responds under his breath. "You could have said something at Josh's."

Amy turns further towards him, blocking off the rest of the table. "I didn't want Ty to interfere with our night."

He shakes his head. His eyelids drift down and he adjusts his napkin as a distraction.

"Oh," Scott's gaze darts between Amy and Nathan. "Wow. You two?"

Lou breaks into a wide smile. She gives Scott a playful nudge. "I said the same thing!"

Scott engages with Lou, sharing a smile between them. "Really?"

"Okay," Amy reaches for the bread basket, purposely blocking off Lyndy and Katie. "Kids at the table."

Katie looks up from the drawing with Lyndy that she picked up to distract her from the conversation almost as soon as they all sat down. "We didn't hear anything. We working on drawing the barn at sunset."

As the rest of the table turns to praise Lyndy's art skills, Nathan's face falls.

Suddenly he questions whether his time building trust and a bond with Amy at their birch tree spot mattered at all…especially when he could so easily feel left out of the loop in casual family dinners and upcoming meaningful events.

[sentofight]

ooc. me replying? nah. i will make a ship thingie post for my muses wahahaha.

bold (prefers it) italics (can happen) cross (needs building but could happen)

This list will not be naming the ships i have but the name of characters in the muse's franchise (if i have interactions in other verses might add characters i see my muse clicking with in that verse.) Though i will add if the character named is taken or not.

Eight

cater

jack

kurasame

king

machina

ace

Machina

rem

deuce (taken by @/oursongofhealing)

ace

kurasame

qator

King

seven

nine

eight

Zack

aerith

cissnei

kunsel

tsung

tifa

Edea

Ringabell

Alternis

Tiz

Agnes

Einheria

Tiz

Agnes

Edea

Rokurou

Velvet

Eleanor

Eizen

Magilou

Senel

Chloe

Shirley

Jay

Norma

Balan

honestly he is probably one of the few muses i can't put a name just some ideas of who can be compatible with him.

intelligent

decisive

strong willed

willing to accept that he is not a romantic person and will see his job as important as you? and maybe more because he is pragmatic person

can compromise to some extent, but never that be conflicting with the person or their interest

Victor

Lara Mel Marta

Fractured Milla

Jude Mathis

L.indow

Sakuya

Tressa

Leon

Cyrus

Therion

Ali

Lucina

Laurent

Gerome

Owain

Severa

Inigo

Kjelle

Brady

Gaius

Cordelia

Maribelle

Sully

Chrom

Olivia

Tharja

Lissa

Avatar/ Robin m/f

Panne

Lon'qu

Sully

Lissa

Cordelia

Avatar f/m

Panne

Olivia

Say'ri

Lissa

Lon'qu

Gaius

Vaike

Stahl

Maribelle

Avatar f/m

ricken

Lyndis

Mark ( taken by @/rcdhotnight)

Hector

Kent

Rath

Matthew

Shutaro

someone kind and understanding of his 'vampire dilemma'

idk what else to write he is not that demanding he is a sweet child sobs

A.kihiko

Mitsuru

MC f/m

Fuuka

ryoji

shinji (im putting him despite not being one of my favs for personal reasons but i cant ignore that he is part of aki's life and ngl i like the trio mitsu x aki x shinji but haha we dont talk about that cuz some d.umblr ding dong people are fossils with ideas)

Kaname

Hitomi

Boss

Raquel

Arnaud

Forte

MC

Margaret

Aldo

Amy

Guildna

probably more but thinking

Kula

K'

Edward

Winry

Xiaoshi

Lu Guang

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OCs

Einar

Can't think of someone compatible with his in the TYPE0 world, but Emina can and might ruffle his feathers a little bit. idk.

ngl Aki Minahara could have a chance if she is a little bit older dlfkjsdkfs

anyway he looks for someone serious about the relationship.

he wants a family not just one night stand but he is afraid of making said family because of the crystal and dying and getting people's memories wiped clean.

basically, he does not want to be forgotten ...

uuh he can cook so he is not expecting the whole 'gender role thing'. as long as you are good in the things you like to do, then sure fine. tbh he prefers to cook. he is not big on eating other people's food. though he wont stop you from cooking. surprise him.

cats. tbh it is not something he can give up on for a partner???? because for him feeding and looking after the stray cats is an important part of his life. silly as it sounds but he takes it seriously.

he can compromise a little bit with the cat thing but don't expect him to stop going out to feed them.

Roland

laugh tracks but sure. I feel like Severa would be fun to see her bicker with him. they can judge their parents together lol

Thomas

Kjelle

Severa

Maria

Brady

Inigo

Gerome

Chloe

---she's younger than the 2nd generation.

Amina

---she's old than most of the cast.

someone who can understand her past is not something she is proud of and wants to change

Feiruz

HAPPINESS.

SELF ESTEEME

SELF CARE

LOVING SELF

DETERMINATION

ACCEPTING

Ren

Licca (big crush she's older than him but he does not understand)

Sohrab

in lore

---TBA

in awakening verse

Lissa

Cordelia

Stahl

Gaius

Frederick

Avatar f/m

Jokull

in lore

--tba

[smokinholsters]

The Lucky Horseshoes - A Heartland Season 16 AU - Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Amy turned hearing someone coming up and smiled as Finn hit the top step.

“Hey you, I was just bragging about our date.”

He smiled seeing her so happy and before anything put his hands on her waist and pulled her closer for a kiss. “Sorry about this morning.”

“I can’t be upset about your helping a horse.”

“Caleb and Cass should be here soon I guess, Caleb left the rodeo grounds with me and went straight to pick up Cass.”

“She texted that she’s on the way. Guest bedroom and bathroom are all taped. Grandpa and my dad will start on the kitchen next I think.”

“Hi Finn !!”

He turned and smiled putting his arms out for her “Hey Lyndy, are you helping?” He asked lifting her up and perching her on his arm.

“I was helping Katie, we did the whole bottom by the floor and up the sides of the doors and windows until Katie couldn’t reach anymore.”

“That’s awesome, how about I help you two get the rest done after lunch?”

“Are you allowed to climb on the ladder?”

Finn smiled “I absolutely am but you need to help with tape and Katie needs to hold the ladder.”

“I can help.”

“Excellent, hungry?”

Both he and Amy smiled when she nodded.

“Well then young lady, best get your hands washed. There’s soap and a towel in the bathroom.”

“Ok Momma.” She said as Finn lowered her to the ground and found Katie waiting with her hand out. “Come on Lyndy bug, let’s get washed.”

Amy smiled “thank you Katie, we’ll eat downstairs at the table.”

“I took tomorrow off.”

“You didn’t have to do that Finn.”

“I’m not a fan of painting at night, I’ll get the kitchen done for the cabinets and the two bathrooms for the plumber. Paint tomorrow and touch up Tuesday morning, it’s not a problem and I have a 4-hour class Tuesday afternoon so I have to be here anyway. We can get the rest painted next weekend.”

“Thank you.” Amy said leaning in to kiss him.

“Food !!” Caleb called up from the foot of the stairs.

“Stay down there Caleb, we’ll eat in the big dining room.”

They settled around the table downstairs. It was old, oval, oak and huge. They had it restored which was basically lightly sanded and refinished.

“So Finn, what was your big emergency?” Tim called out from down the table.

It was Caleb who answered “Hell Driver threw a shoe and drove one of the nails up into foot. Pretty nasty.”

“Pretty nasty for sure.” Finn repeated “I called Scott to get him numb and double check the wound and then we dressed it. I think he’ll be fine but he won’t be bucking for a few weeks at least.”

“I’m glad you were able to help him.” Amy added leaning over to kiss his cheek.

Tim watched the both of them and before he was able to say anything Jack spoke first. “I’m glad too, that’s the kind of thing they put broncs down for, still might if he won’t buck.”

“We’ll take him before that happens, Caleb keep an ear out please and tell the owner.”

“I’ll let him and Scott know Amy. I’ll be checking him through the next couple of weeks when I’m at the rodeo grounds.” Finn added.

“So what are we doing for the rest of the day? Should Jack and I start painting what’s taped?”

“I think we should get it all taped Dad, Finn’s gonna paint the kitchen and master bath tomorrow and Tuesday for the plumber and the cabinets and we can finish painting the rest next weekend. Most of the furniture we ordered is coming the following week and then we’ll move whatever’s coming from Heartland once that’s done.”

“So about a month or so before moving?”

“Sounds about right Lou.”

“And then we can have a party !!”

Amy smiled at Lyndy “should we have a party sweetheart?”

“With hot dogs and cupcakes !!”

“Good afternoon everybody.”

“Hi Renata !!”

“Hello Lyndy my sweet, are you having a good day?”

Lyndy nodded “we’re moving in about a month.” She said next repeating what she had just heard.

“I can’t wait.”

“We’re going to have a party with hot dogs and cupcakes.”

“Sounds lovely.”

“Do you need me for something Renata?”

The older woman smiled “I do not and being Sunday the kids have voted pizza for dinner. How’s it going upstairs?”

“Taping today, painting starting tomorrow.”

“Can’t say I don’t look forward to your two smiles brightening my days.”

“We both can’t wait to be here Renata, plans for today?” Amy answered flashing her smile.

“It’s a nice day, I guess I’ll spend some time in the garden, then room inspection, kids are cleaning today and since I don’t have to make dinner maybe some reading and a nap or join the kids on a ride later, unless you need something?”

“We’re great, you enjoy your day.”

“She always seems so nice, I’m glad she’s here with you.”

“So am I Lou, she’s great and so far loves it here.”

“Does she come with a story, I mean I can’t believe there are that many ranch moms around.”

“An interesting, somewhat sad story but perfect for us. She spent 25 years as a high school guidance counselor in Red Deer, no kids of her own. Her husband was a mason, you know, steps, fireplaces like that and they both retired when she did. They had bought a small parcel of land outside town and built a small house to retire to and do some traveling and the like. Anyway, he unfortunately passed the second year. After a while being alone didn’t really appeal to her and she thought that maybe doing some volunteer work with CPS would be good for her and started doing some foster care work where she met Clint at one point and he asked if she’d be interested in doing this and she jumped at it.”

“It does sound perfect for this place.” Jessica added “I mean, high school guidance counselor seems a perfect fit.”

Amy nodded “she’s great with the kids , she has a knack for listening and getting them to open up. The kids love her, really a great mom figure to have around.”

“I love Renata.” Lyndy said before adding “done Momma.”

“Carry your plate to the sink then and get washed up.”

“C’mon Lyndy, I’ll go up with you and we can plan out getting your room finished.”

“Ok Finn” she answered reaching for his hand “c’mon Katie, we need you to help.”

Katie smiled and cleared her place “You go ahead with Finn sweetie and I’ll be right behind you.”

“Let me know if she gets to be too much Katie, Finn indulges her.”

“Don’t worry Amy, I’ll be a taskmaster.” She answered with a smile as she turned onto the staircase and headed up.

Lou and Amy were the last and each took a job to straighten up and wipe down the kitchen and dining room table.

“So Finn and Lyndy seem to be getting along.”

Amy smiled as she was loading the dishwasher “Yeah, they’re cute together, he’s pretty patient.”

“And you two?”

“He’s pretty patient with me too.”

“Ty?”

“We’ve talked about him and he hears Lyndy’s questions when I remember a story to her about something we’re doing that reminded me of hm.”

“Probably not that hard on a ranch.”

“No, everything reminds me of him.”

“And Finn?”

“He understands, like I said, patient.”

Lou laughed “You know, come to think of it, farriers are a pretty calm bunch.”

“Either that or get the business end of a horse's hoof in your face.”

“Back to you two, have you uhm?”

“Lou?”

“Well, it was worth a shot.”

Amy smiled at her sister “Not yet but it’s come up, off-handedly.”

“Off-handedly?”

“You know, sometimes as joke or with a play on words, a smirk. Patience Lou, patience, he gets it, we’re good.”

“If it works for you guys who am I too argue.”

“Besides, we don’t have a place.”

Lou smiled “You’re building a place Amy.”

Amy smiled again and gave her sister a loving bump against her arm. “I think it’s crossed both our minds Lou.”

“Then I guess we should get back to it then.” Lou answered bumping her back.

With the groups split up to their individual tasks after about an hour Amy excused herself to check on the others and stopped to lean against the door in Lyndy’s room and smiled at her on Finn’s shoulders taping up the side of one of her windows while Katie fed her strips of blue tape.

“Ladder broken?” She asked.

Finn turned with a smile “More fun this way.”

“So I see.”

“I’m doing a good job.”

“You sure are baby girl, not tiring Finn out are you?”

“Finn’s really strong mom.”

“I’m fine Amy, nothing to worry about, the windows are the last of it.”

“Katie, we good?”

“Just perfect Amy.”

“Then I’ll move on and check on the others, looks like we’re coming to an end.”

By now and with the taping winding down, Lou left to check on Maggies and Lisa and Jessica left to start dinner at Heartland, the remaining crew finished up and met again in the kitchen to inspect their work.

“Looks like we’re done.” Tim said from his spot sitting on a 5-gallon bucket of paint.

“I’m ready for a shower and dinner.” Jack added from his spot leaning against a wall.

“Coming to dinner Finn?”

“I don’t think so Jack, maybe I’ll stop by later. I’m going to give this place a nice sweep and maybe a quick mop before I go, head home, wash up, check on Grandpa and grab a bite. I’ll start painting early.”

“Oh, I could stay and help you finish.” Amy said a little surprised at Finn’s comment.

“There’s really not a lot to do and you should get Lyndy home and squared away, I’ll be fine.”

“You sure?”

“I’m definitely sure Amy and as I said I might pop over later depending on how things go at home and how tired I am.”

“Ok then, call either way?”

“I’ll call for sure.”

Amy loaded Lyndy into the truck while the others headed out to Heartland. Finn had come down to see them off and waited. She smiled at him when she shut the back door and walked over to where he was leaning against the truck.

“Sick of me already?”

He smiled as his hands moved to her waist and he pulled her close against him. “Not sick of you at all Amy Fleming.” He said before kissing her lightly.

“Thanks for this all.”

“Hey, it’s really nothing and I had a great time with Lyndy and Katie.”

“How’s the back?”

“She weighs like nothing Amy and I’m a pretty strong guy.”

Amy smiled moving her hands up to his biceps, “Yeah, I guess.”

“Say goodnight Amy.”

She frowned “What happened to later?”

“Let’s see how I feel after my shower.”

“Fair enough but call.”

“I promise to call ether way now give me a kiss please and get that girl home before she falls asleep.”

Amy leaned forward and kissed him gently and then laid her head on his chest for a second as his hands moved up to hug her before letting her go. “Go shoo.”

“I’m going, I’m going.” She said walking around to the driver’s side as he walked up the steps to the porch.

He could see Lyndy waving as the truck started and waved back to the both of them as Amy’s hand reached over the top and waved at him.

[ambermarshalldaily]

First Look Friday: 15x02 - Runaway

In the episode, a wild stallion escapes from Sam’s ranch during a burglary and Amy will stop at nothing to find him. Lisa’s latest business investment is at risk. Tim and Jessica adjust to life back at Heartland.

Tune-in this Sunday, October 24th at 7/7:30NT on CBC Television and streaming on CBC Gem!

Source: Heartland Youtube

[confessions-heartland]

"I don't think they should do a flash forward spin off. I think they should do a spin off and go back to when Jack's dad died and Jack and Lyndy were settling into the ranch."

[heartlandtfln]

“Lyndy: I understand. Some days I leave my brain on my pillow.“

[tvshowpilot]

The recap of the Heartland season 18 premiere is LIVE -> https://tvshowpilot.com/tv-reviews/heartland/s18e01-recap/

Episode 1801 saw Amy navigating her budding romance with Nathan while Lou, Jack, and Tim dealt with the pressures of a water shortage and competition from Pryce Beef and Logan faced a dilemma that tested his loyalty to the ranch!

[the-real-tc]

More Plot Hole Heartland...

Don't get me wrong. I've actually loved a lot of Season 17 of Heartland. But they get themselves into trouble, it seems, with their dead characters. This time around, it's Lyndy (Sr.). Granted, even I didn't quite pick up on this one right when it dropped, but on further reflection, I now know why the "Jack has rift with Jess" plot line struck an odd note with me.

SPOILER ALERT. Read no further to avoid stuff.

Jess took the bold move of shooting a candid photo of Jack. She had all this flowery language about the lighting, the vulnerability of this tough cowboy standing at a gravesite, blah, blah, blah... And Jack was justifiably upset to have had an intimate moment caught on film and put on display in a public gallery showing...

The intimate moment at the gravesite in question is where the potential trouble comes in.

Why?

The headstone is apparently Lyndy's (Jack's late wife).

A headstone we've never seen before.

A headstone that should not exist, because Jack told Lisa way back in Season 1 that he spread Lyndy's ashes at the riverbank near the fishing cabin.

Granted, Jack could also have interred some of Lyndy's ashes at the Heartland cemetery, but all this time we never knew of a Lyndy headstone.

The conflict between Jack and Jess was weak, and even unnecessary, in my opinion (apologies to the writer[s] who pitched that idea). In my opinion, it would have worked better had it been June's headstone, or even Marion's headstone, because then there wouldn't have been any ret-conning of events for it to work. But I digress.

[selenaurrr]

Ty’s memorial

[writeonthrough]

Namy Nuggets (2/13)

A fanfic collection of Amy and Nathan scenes from CBC’s Heartland. (Catch up on the series here)

Nugget #2: Caleb picks up Amy

“Hello?” Caleb knocks on the Heartland front door as he walks inside. “Anyone here?”

“Caleb,” Lou calls him into the living room. He rounds the corner to find Jack, Tim, and Lou sitting down with Nathan. Jack and Tim greet him with smiles. Lou continues, “Good to see you.”

“Caleb!” Jack stands up to shake his hand. “How the heck are you? We’ve missed you around here.  How’s Colona treating you?”

“It’s alright, but it’s not home.” He looks from Jack to Lou and then back towards Amy’s room.

“Perfect timing, Caleb!” Tim jumps into action mode. “You can help us with the cattle drive this afternoon. We’re down a couple people. We could use your help.”

“Tim, I can’t,” Caleb steps further into the room. “I would love to, but I’m spending the day with Amy and Lyndy today.”

Nathan sits straighter at Caleb’s intentions, but says nothing, watching the interplay between them.

“What? No, no you’re not. She’s just doing a clinic.” Tim laughs to no one’s amusement. “Come on. We need the help.”

“It’s not just a clinic, Tim. It’s a clinic at Ty’s foster youth center.” Caleb shakes his head. He purses his lips before speaking. “Do you know what today is?”

“What?—”

“Oh, my, god,” Lou interjects quietly. “It’s Ty’s birthday.”

Nathan's eyes widen as the room’s atmosphere shifts. He watches as everyone’s expressions drop and their attentions turn to towards Amy’s closed door.

Caleb scoffs. “Father-in-law of the year as always, Tim.”

“Hey!” Tim bites back. “That’s not fair. You have no idea—”

“No idea?” Caleb challenges. “No idea of what? Ty was my best friend for twelve years. I’ve now been best friends with Amy for longer than that. I was best man at their wedding. I’m godfather to Lyndy—”

“We don’t need the list, Caleb—”

“You think I don’t know that you treated him like crap? They were together seven years—were engaged—but Amy literally had to go blind for you to finally accept him as family.”

“What?” Nathan speaks out before he can help himself. The shock of Amy’s history of blindness plus the realization of how long Amy and Ty were together forces him to turn to Lou for confirmation. As Lou focuses between Tim and Caleb, she doesn’t catch the question in Nathan’s expression.

Tim leans back into the chair dismissably. “They weren’t together seven years before—”   

“Sure, they were.” Caleb argues back. “Because even when they weren’t together, they were still together.”

The room goes silent at Caleb’s declaration. While Nathan digests new revelations about Amy and Ty, he senses the room’s tenseness fade.

Caleb’s tone softens, “Is Amy in her room?” He looks at Lou. “She’s not in the barn.”

“Yeah,” Lou gestures towards the back of the house, inviting him in further. “She’s been pretty quiet all day.”

“That makes sense.” Caleb steps back into the hall. “Miracle Girl!” He calls out to Amy. “Let’s go!”

Before he knocks on the door, Lyndy pulls it open. “Uncle Caleb!” She reaches up to him.

“Lyndy Borden!” He exclaims, pulling her into his arms and raising her up to kiss her cheek. “How’s my favorite goddaughter?”

“I’m your only goddaughter,” Lyndy corrects him.

“You are, are you? That makes me pretty lucky.” Caleb shakes her in his arms and she laughs. “I’ll tell you what, though, I do know many cowgirls and you are by far my favorite one.”

“Hmm,” Lyndy thinks. “What about Jade?”

“Oh,” Caleb eyes widen, teasing her. “Well, Jade is pretty cool, but you are still my favorite.”

“Really?”

“Really,” he promises. “Amy?” He knocks on the door and then opens it further. “We’re gonna be late.”  Caleb finds her on the bed, sitting up but not moving, with one leg bent and the other dangling on the floor. “Hey,” he notices the unease in her expression. “Are you okay?” he asks, before shutting the door.

Nathan continues to watch the door as Jack and Tim re-start planning for the cattle drive. He didn’t know what revelation of Caleb’s shocked him the most. He couldn’t decide which one he thought Amy should have told him, if any. For a moment, he wished she had clued him in on all of them. Nathan checks himself: he wonders if that was fair though, given that Caleb had apparently moved away. When or why would Caleb have naturally entered any of their conversations? Even when she told him about the clinic yesterday, he didn’t ask her anything about it.

“Okay,” Caleb re-enters the room with Lyndy on his back. “We’re off.”

To Nathan surprise, Amy appears in the hallway as her normal self with a smile. Maybe she was fine the whole time or, he wonders, did Caleb say something to cheer her up?

Jack reaches for Amy as she passes his chair. “Hey, honey. Sorry we all forgot Ty’s birthday. Are you okay?”

“Yeah, yeah,” she squeezes his hand and then waves him off. “We’ll be back for dinner, okay?”

“Okay,” Lou mentally adds a placemat for Caleb at the dinner table.

“Have fun, honey,” Tim chimes in.

“Thanks, Dad,” Amy takes a step towards the kitchen and then turns back to Nathan. For a moment, it is just them in the room. She smiles at him and he smiles back. She parts her lips to say something and then closes them.

Nathan surprises himself by speaking up in front of her whole family. “Good luck with the clinic, Amy,” he says, still keeping her gaze.

They communicate through silence. Both Amy and Nathan feel calmer and connected just by looking at each other. He knows she means more than her words when she replies to him, “Good luck with the cattle drive.”

With one last secret exchange of smiles with Nathan, Amy follows Caleb and Lyndy out the door.

Nathan watches her hair flow behind her as she leaves. His gaze settles on the front door screen; watching Lyndy jump into the truck and Amy laugh behind her—before Tim calls his attention back to the meeting.

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