Protective Services

Author: xStarletx

A/N: I'M BACK!!!! OMG it's been so long. I figured i had better update this. I know none of my readers would still be looking forward to this, but here it is. I hope you guys like it. Don't forget to REVIEW!!!!!

Chapter 2: Babysitting and Tripping

Haley woke bright and early that morning, apparently so had Lynn. She stood outside in her housecoat with a cup of coffee. She stood waiting for Beau to do whatever he was doing, beside her draped over both her feet was a red fox, sitting on the patio table beside her was a white fox. Haley found this beyond odd, two foxes, a red fox was odd as it was but a second white fox, those were rare and only lived in the artic. It was the new celebrity thing to own exotic pets, but she wasn't exactly going for extremely exotic, just weird. But Haley had school to worry about, and the fact she had to get Jamie to school as well. She got Jamie into his car seat and saw that he was sulking again.

"When is dad coming home?" He asked.

"I don't know." Haley whispered.

"What about Nanny Carry?" Jamie asked, his bottom lip quivering a bit.

"She's not ever coming back!" Haley hastily snarled. Jamie could only look at her as if he were about to cry. Next door, Lynn came out of her house, Beau was on a leash, she ushered him into the small car before taking off.

"Can I go play with Beau and Lynn when I get home from school?" Jamie asked watching them leave. Haley was pulling out of the driveway now.

"When I get home from school I will call her and ask ok?" Haley offered, and for the first time that morning Jamie smiled.

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When she got home that evening, Jamie made her walk up to Lynn's house and knock on the door. In a flash the door was whipped open. Lynn stood there, in her baggy pajama pants and a tight white tee, in her mouth was a pink toothbrush. Beside her the dog stood, Jaime rushed forward to hug him, his little hands disappearing in the abundance of fur.

"Can I halp uoo?" Lynn asked.

"Oh, well Jamie wanted to come over and play with Beau. Is that alright?" Haley asked. Lynn took the tooth brush out of her mouth and glanced down to Jamie and Beau.

"Fine." Lynn responded, ushering Jamie inside. "I'll have him back by dinner." And then Lynn closed the door in Haley's face.

Lynn looked down to Jamie, who was staring up at her.

"So, uh, what do you want to do huh?" She asked. Jamie looked around the house.

"What do you have to play with?" Jamie asked. Lynn looked around, thinking about it.

"Uh…. I've got an x-box." Lynn offered, There were two chirrups at her heels.

"WOW! You have a fox!" Jamie cried pointed to the red for at her red feet.

"Yep, I've got two." Lynn replied, pointing to the white one standing behind Jamie. "The white one is Cherry, and the red one is Gavin, which means white. I figured it'd be funnier if I named them the opposite of their colors."

"Are they friendly?" Jamie asked.

"As tame as a kitten." Lynn replied, Jamie bent down and let Gavin sniff his hand, from behind the white one snuck up. Cherry got up on her hind legs, resting her forepaws on Jamie's back as she sniffed his hair. Gavin licked his hands, Beau went to lay down in the living room in a big black dog bed. Jamie giggled, this was the most fun he had had in a while.

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True to her word, Lynn had Jamie home at 6:30 for his dinner.

"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Haley asked. Lynn smiled.

"Naw, we're going for a walk." Lynn declined. Haley noticed she had three leashes and only Beau was at the front door. Peering over Lynn's shoulder she saw the white and red foxes sitting on the front steps, out into the darkness.

"They're a little eager. Have a nice night. See you tomorrow Jamie." Lynn called.

"BYE!" Jamie called out. As Lynn left, Nathan came up the steps. He paused to let her and her gang of pets go by, he stared at her strangely. Lynn smiled at him but kept on walking.

"Is she walking two foxes and a dog?" Nathan asked. Haley wanted to stay angry at him, not that it was working.

"Yes, she's our new neighbor, Jamie really likes her." Haley answered, keeping the ice in her voice as much as she possibly could.

"What do you know about her?' Nathan asked still standing on the stairs.

"Nothing, she's very secretive. For all I know she could be kissing the nanny too." Haley snarled.

"Come Hales, please, let's just go inside and talk about this." Nathan pleaded, Haley rolled her eyes and slammed the door in his face. Jamie was watching her with a sad look on his face. Haley wanted to apologize, to say something to cheer him up, but instead Jamie turned and walked away from her, the happy skip in his step disappeared. Haley couldn't help but feel just a little guilty.

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On her walk Lynn took in the surroundings, looked at local shops to see if there was anything interesting to do the following day. Of course she was getting plenty of stares, she always did, she was walking two foxes, one of which was on the endangered list. While she was walking she spotted a blonde heading towards her, she looked rather depressed. She had her arms crossed across her chest, Beau must have thought she was sad to, for as soon as she came within arms distance he sat down right in front of her.

"I'm sorry." Lynn cried, trying to tug the dog out of her way. The blond smiled, and tried to side step him but without any of them noticing the two foxes had wound their leashes around her ankles and she fell to the ground.

"OH MY GOD! I'm sorry! I'm really, really sorry." Lynn cried, dropping all three leashes, attempting to untangle them. "They must have taken an interest in you or something they don't usually do this unless they mean for me to meddle in your life."

Lynn was only joking of course but the blonde laughed at her comment and looked up to her like she was her savior.

"Well if you could fix my life that would be great."

"Something's wrong with your life?" Lynn asked, still attempting to sort out her leashes, none of the animals were making it difficult.

"It's the guy I love, he's marrying someone else. God why am I telling you this?" She asked herself picking herself up the ground.

"Well if you decide you need to talk, my name's Lynn, I just moved into 15 Stonewell drive. I'm usually home, got nothing better to do with my life." Lynn whispered standing up to face her.

"Ah, I'm Peyton, Peyton Sawyer, oh hey you've moved in next to the Scotts." Peyton introduced, Lynn smiled.

"Yes I did. Jamie really likes Beau here." Lynn replied, shaking Beau's leash, Beau barked upon hearing his name

"Wow, two foxes…" Peyton whispered looking down to the two foes examining her shoes.

"Yea, I get that a lot." Lynn replied. "You know we're heading back home now, I usually do once we trip someone, you know always good to flee the scene of a crime and all. Would you like to come back with us?"

"You know what, yea I think that would be great." Peyton answered, "How old are you?"

"I'm 20 Peyton." Lynn replied as Peyton fell in step with her.

"Really?" Peyton asked.

"I know, I don't look it do I?"

"You don't at all, Lynn." Peyton laughed. Lynn laughed with her.

"So tell me about this guy."