Chapter Nine

As usual I don't own anyone the West Wing or the other shows I mention, I own My OCs. And twists in the Plot I bring to my version of the Show.

(To the Reviewer who suggested that Agent Tracy would be an excellent big brother, is Agent Tracy Di Angelo, and she is Women. Most if not all of the Agents on Lexie's team are women because early in her relationship with needing agents. She would self-harm and needed to be watched even when showering, and Jed Bartlett is an overprotective father.) Also in case anyone is Wondering this is solely the Big block of Cheese episode.

Ron was able to procure a dog for Lexie. A Dutch shepherd, an affectionate, Protective, veteran of the United States Armed Services who was trained as a guard dog and a scout, Which was of the reasons this particular dog was chosen as well as the fact that she was very affectionate. His name is Max. Max was darker than Most German Shepherd and his eyes more expressive but otherwise looked like every other German shepherd. She had the thick Brown Leather Color with a Name plate, and a Dog license, a harness, so not to hurt his neck, and a lead. The press was out in full force wrangled by CJ with Lexie and Max. , The President and the First Lady, General Thomas Danielson, Sergeant Victor Greenleaf, and Master Sergeant Gregory McKenna of the US Army. Zoey declined to be photographed since it wasn't her dog and the press hadn't asked about her yet she didn't want to tempt fate. Master Sergeant was also Photographing teaching Lexie how to handle Max as well. And Max giving Lexie a kiss.

"I want to thank you for all coming to meet the newest Member of the family, and I want to thank, Major General Thomas Danielson of 82nd Airborne for making this happen."

"Mister President where did you get the Dog?"

CJ pointed "Katie…..then Mark….."

"Max, is a retired US Army Corporal who used as a guard and a Scout in Afghanistan he was wounded in the Line one month ago, saving his handlers Sgt. Victor Greenleaf Life, he was wounded but was able to be saved, and his handler's family cannot take care of him, newborn twins and his new dog partner, he was chosen from amongst two dozen candidates Amongst Law Enforcement and Military trained Dogs, and he was the only one of the few there were two others served the others were all trained didn't go into the Military or Law Enforcement and since there's a large waiting list get these Dogs will go to loving homes immediately."

"Mister President why was this dog chosen….."

"Well, besides being protective, affectionate and well trained, he seems to recognize and respect his Commander and Chief." They chuckle. "he doesn't have a problem with crowds or flashbulbs, he also bonded with my daughter…..My daughter has already fallen head over heels in love with him."

The reporters took pictures as Lexie played catch with her dog for the better part of an hour and the Commander in chief was coaxed to play as well. later in the week Lexie was volunteering, finally.

Lexie was volunteering once a week, finally in her opinion in a Community center, in a less that upscale area of DC. Reading to the children there, and doing whatever else needs to be doing. Tess is there and it's nice spending time with the funny sweet older girl. Her Mom picks her up, and comes into the center 10 minutes early. Much to the Secret Service's chagrin. Her Agent Mike is used to the Bartlett women's antics though. Dr. Bartlett talked to the Director, a young local named Charlene Roth, who attended St. Cecelia on a School Voucher, and Georgetown on Scholarship. Who chose to give back to her community instead of going into the private sector, and the first lady asked if there was anything she could do to help, the woman came right out and asked if she ever volunteered her services as a doctor, no rarely asked to use her services as a doctor, and Abbey Bartlett laughed and agreed to help. Her Mom met Tess and on the ride home. Lexie decided to ask.

"What do you think of Tess?" Lexie asked her mother.

"Your friend from the knowledge Bowl team? She seems High strung."

"it's not her fault, her parents are making her do every possible extra-curricular activity to get into an ivy league school She didn't ask or anything this is me my idea, but I want to help You think we can get her a white house internship this summer and maybe get her a recommendation or two we know some ivy league people right? She's my friend and I'm seriously worried about her health and sanity. If her parents don't lay off. She's a nice sweet girl who doesn't ask anything of anybody, but everyone knows they can ask things of her, to volunteer this, or chair that, or run this and she'll do it, because her parents will make her anyway. Isn't this some kind of abuse?"

"It could be considered a form of child abuse, but it's a socially acceptable kind, 'they're not doing anything wrong just helping her get into a good school.'"

"I've talked to college counselors and at Ivy League Schools, College Applications like that are a dime a dozen you want to stand out, instead of doing 900 million things and just being okay at them, you pick a handful of things and you work hard, stick with them and excel at them, Get Good grades, Volunteer and try your hand at student government I'm doing all that but student government because if I do Student government win or lose the Press will swarm like Locust, if I lose it will end, but after a week or two, but If I win, I'll be expected to keep running, and every student council will attract them like moth to a flame."

"You're not wrong that's why Liz is the only one of the girls who ran for student government We can get her some recommendations but I'd ask her before we get her the internship, sweetheart, she may not want that kind of pressure. Getting one from your father or Leo may look like politics, but getting one from Sam, Josh, or CJ, will look good to any Dean. What do her parents do?"

"Her Mom is a Lawyer, Contract Law, she went to Harvard and then Columbia her dad is a doctor….He's a Civilian Expert in the Branch of Orthopedic surgery that deals with Amputations, prosthetics and the occasionally the rebuilding of bones."

"Arthur Granville, has gone some spectacular work there." Her Mother said "But rebuilding Bones instead of just replacing them is still such a new field, it's so rarely done, and there have been very few successes."

Her Mother spent the rest of the ride talking about the early successes of rebuilding bones. Sometimes her parents were a lot alike.

Liz Bartlett Westin was not stupid, she knew Doug had never loved her the way, a husband should the way her father loved her mother. She had ignored the signs until now, but for some reason now she couldn't she was 8 months pregnant, she has a 12 year old daughter, her 15 year old sister had been returned her slightly maltreated but strong, and very opinionated, She had been polite well as polite as she could manage but she didn't like Doug, and Doug held no love for her either. She finally confronted Doug about some things and learned he was cheating. She took Annie She called her Mother, and went to the farm. Her Mother went to meet her.

Meanwhile it is time for the Leo's Big Block of Cheese Day's. Where the white House Opens its doors to people who ordinary they wouldn't and the Staff of West wing gives them some time and listens to them, and Lexie's Parent-Teacher Open House is happening coming up. So the President is arguing with the people who organize his schedule and the Secret Service that he be given the evening off so he can attend. Or at least he was yesterday when Lexie went to sleep. Lexie's Open House consisted of, parents going to classes instead of students, and instead of during the day at night, and the classes are twenty minutes long instead of fifty, but that was a week away. In the Meantime. The Staff dealt with crazies of Every variety and Josh felt guilty because he got a nuclear attack get out jail free card and his friends didn't. and her dad pretty much orders everyone to have his chili, which needs some serious spicing up by the first daughters. Lexie introducers Charlie to her sister Zoey and sparks fly.

Up in Manchester Abbey Bartlett counsels her oldest daughter. "I told you before you married him I'd rather you be a happy lousy catholic then a miserable good catholic."

"Mom when I confronted him He said he cared about me, but he never loved me, and that they'll always be other women. I can't stay married to him…..but the White House….."

"Screw the White House Liz. Lizzie right Politicians Spend too much time on things real people don't give a damn about. Besides do you think for one single minute your father would want you to stay with a husband who is cheating on you and making you miserable, even if it cost him the White House Liz, You know him better than that."

The News broke, when Liz was seen at an attorney's office. Doug's latest Mistress went to the press. The Christian right is talking about how she stick by her husband no matter what, Women's groups are fighting them on it. the White House is staying the hell out of not commenting. It was a Late Night talk show host that said it best. "Hell, he was cheating on her left, right and center I wouldn't stay with him…..and I think God cares a lot less about divorce than he does about fidelity, honesty, and honor."

The President and First lady were able to go the open House at Standish Academy. They met with her teachers, and got her grades, and being Standish teachers they gushed a lot less, than normal teachers except the Math teacher who was a lot more excited about meeting Bartlett the economist then President Bartlett and had a copy of his Book for the man to sign. Which he did amusedly. It actually made his night. There was some press when they left, but everything was fine otherwise. The next day, it was a Saturday and he was wearing his Intellectual Badass Shirt. And walking around like a peacock.

"What is going on with Dad today?" Zoey asked.

"Your sister's math teacher asked him to sign a copy of his book." Their mother said.

Zoey laughed. "That would do it."

"Zoey can I talk to you after breakfast….." Lexie said. "You can help me walk Max."

"Sure Lex." Zoey and Lexie. And Tracy went for a walk with Max. "what's up?"

"There's this Boy on My Knowledge bowl team, who's Also on the Franklin the Political Opinions Newsletter, and the Debate team, he's a fiercely liberal democrat, who plans to be a lawyer, and a Politician he's an Idealist…With Intense piercing Green Hazel eyes, and Honey blonde hair."

"SO he's hot."

"Pretty Hot, He's on the track team too, he runs….."

"So you like him?"

"I've never liked a boy my own age before, and the only boy my own age, who showed an interest was Ollie Dresden and that was just…No….no the 10 Power."

"What's his name?"

"Jack Tucker, I don't know much about his personal life."

The Next day. In the oval office. "Well?"

"John William "Jack" Tucker, Born April 20th, 1983, to Robert John Tucker and Sarah McElroy. Robert "Butch" Tucker is a FBI agent sniper instructor at the FBI Academy, and was once, a Marine Scout Sniper, and Sarah McElroy is a former profiler with the BAU and current head of the Crimes against Children Office in the Washington field office he lives with his mother. He's on partial scholarship and his parents pay only 65% of his tuition and fees. He gets good grades currently maintaining a 4.1 GPA, he is on Knowledge Bowl, Debate Team, Track Team, and contributes but is not on the staff at the Franklin Political Opinion Newsletter his political writings puts him at Liberal Democrat and seems to greatly admire you Sir, He is currently a sophomore."

"Jed, this is ridiculous she hasn't even approached him, he doesn't even know she likes him." Abbey added her two cents into the conversation.

"Never hurts to be prepared." Meanwhile that Monday, Lexie wasn't prepared when her friend Drew asked her out for Saturday.

"Drew I'd love to, but I can't just go out on a Saturday, I mean yes I'll go out with you, at some point, provided my parents say yes, and the Secret Service say you're not secretly a terrorist, But Everything has to be run by my parents, the Secret Services, the Press Office…..You still want to go?"

He smiled. "Yes, I do, I like you Lexie, I've liked you this whole time."