Protective Services

xStarletx

A/N: Here we are! It's getting better! We're almost there. I don't think this will be a very long story who knows I may be done it soon. Don't forget to review when you're done!

Chapter 4 – Cakes and Fees


True to her word Lynn stayed in her house at all times, she had groceries brought to the house, and packages sent to the house. The only time Haley ever caught a glimpse of her was when she was letting Beau and the foxes out into the back yard. Jamie was furious that Haley wouldn't let him see Lynn or Beau but whenever she'd try to explain that Beau was dangerous he wouldn't listen.

Haley had even had Lindsay tell Jamie what had happened. He called Lindsay a liar, kicked her really hard on the shin, said she deserved it if Beau bit her and then locked himself in his room. Jamie had never been a problem child so this was definitely unexpected. It had shaken Lindsay too.

Lucas had come over that day, he was trying to get Haley to take Nathan back, probably because Lucas wanted his couch back.

"Nope I'm not reconsidering." Haley reiterated. Lucas sighed.

"Ok, but I think you're being pretty harsh. You know if remember correctly you cheated on him and he took you back." Lucas guilted. Haley sighed she wished he hadn't brought that up.

"Did you get a dog?" Lucas asked. Haley turned and saw Jamie running past the glass door with Beau chasing after him. Haley ran immediately to protect her child picking up the closest thing which turned out to be a rake and ran at the dog swinging it at him. To her surprise Beau dodged and managed to catch the rake's handle in his mouth and ripped it out of her grasp.

"MOM!" Jamie cried rushing to Beau's side. "Did she hurt you?"

Beau turned to him and licked his small face. Jamie giggled and pet Beau affectionately. Beau's head turned towards the fence dividing the two properties, then took off. Haley was shocked when he jumped, using his front feet to propel him over the fence.

"Bye!" Jamie cried waving after him. From over the fence Haley heard Lynn's reprimanding voice.

"Where were you? Where you over there? Are you crazy?" She cried. She must have gone back inside cause the scolding stopped.

"Let's go over there." Lucas offered. Jamie whooped extremely excited. Haley was worried, but either way they ended up on Lynn's front step ringing the door bell. Lynn opened the door, with a bowl in her hand she seemed to mixing something inside it.

"Can I help you?" She asked. Her tone clearly said she wasn't amused. Jamie had already run it the two foxed and rushed forward to greet him. Beau stayed at the door beside Lynn.

"We would like to come in." Haley told her. Lynn blinked, no doubt wanting to shut the door in their faces, instead she stepped aside and let them in. Beau, however, didn't relax, he acted like a guard dog who was just biding his time before the intruders stepped into his trap. He lay himself down on a large plush dog bed huffing as he did so. Lynn lead them into the kitchen where she spooned the cake mix into a cake pan.

"So what do you want?" She asked as she pushed the cake pan into the preheated oven.

"Your dog jumped the fence." Haley told her. Lynn rolled her eyes.

"Then Jamie shouldn't have called him over." Lynn snarled. "If that's all I'd like you to leave."

"We'd like to talk actually." Lucas interrupted before Haley could say anything rude. "Obviously we'd like to work something out for Jamie."

Lynn glanced over to where Jamie sat in her living room, he had turned on her x-box beside him was Cherry and Gavin. Lynn sighed.

"What did you have in mind?" Lynn asked. Haley was shocked, she didn't have anything in mind this was all Lucas's idea.

"Well he definitely seems to be fond of you and your pets so how about you babysit him from time to time. Say every day after school? Haley will pay you." Lucas offered. Lynn whistled and Beau and the two foxed trotted over to her. Jamie paused his game and came to stand beside the massive dog.

"Would you guys like to babysit Jamie after school every day?" She asked them. The two foxes and the Beau turned to Jamie who had turned to look at them. Then Beau looked down to the two foxes, who turned back to Lynn and barked at her. Beau followed up with a howl and Lynn nodded her head.

"Alright the vote is in. We charge 25 bucks an hour." Lynn told Haley.

"That's crazy!" Haley cried. Lynn shrugged.

"Hey! I'm expensive, you don't get this time of protection every day lady! Not a single thing will get to him if these three are there." Lynn explained. Haley sighed.

"Great it's settled. We'll leave him here. Bring him back for six." Lucas ordered. Jamie cried out obviously happy with this agreement!

"Come on Beau let's go play outside!" Jamie cried running out into the back yard, with Beau following. Haley saw that Lynn had set up one of those dog obstacle courses.

"It's for practice." She told Haley when she caught her staring. Haley merely nodded, watching her son run through the obstacles with Beau. She noticed that both foxes were curled up on the grass watching them. Haley didn't doubt for one second that this would be unsafe. Lynn was right, any intruder would have quite a difficult time getting past Beau, and even if he did he'd have two foxes and an angry Lynn to contend with.

Maybe this would work after all… now if she could only get Lynn's price down.