I'm now home finally after three more weeks in hospital. The casts taken off and so has my neck collar. The nurses got really pissed that I injected myself because they had to wait for it to all leave mysytem before they could send me home . The worst part of it was I had to spent Christmas day in a manky hospital and mums anniversary there aswell. Nana, Jarnette, Ashley and Mary-Kate all came to visit me whilst I was there multiple times too which was nice.
"Lily can we talk?" I ask sitting next to her on the sofa "yeah of course, what do you want to talk about?" She turns off the TV and shifts her body so she's looking at me "we've been together for basically two years just us and I really want to get that dog now" "you do hu?" I nod and cross my legs. "Do you think you can handle it? The doctor said your knees aren't at their strongest yet" "yeah". Lizzie pulls me into her so I lay on her chest "well you were in an accident and nearly died but you still came back to me. So for that, you can have anything you want" I smile and cuddle her her waist "really? Can we look at the shelter today?" "If you want to them I'm sure we can". I smile widely and sit up "really? We can get a puppy!" Lizzie nods and sits up aswell "well do you want to go now?" She giggles "obviousl" I jump up from the sofa and pull her with me.
We only have one car at the moment since mine was destroyed in the accident but Lizzie doesn't mind because her Toyota Prius is the right size for both of us at the moment. We arrive at the shelter and sign in at the reception area "hello, how can I help you today?" The woman at the front desk asks "um hi, we are looking to adopt a puppy if you have any" I ask nervously. The woman nods "yeah of course. Your very lucky, we got a new batch yesterday" Lizzie smiles and holds my hand "go and have a look around. All the breeds and everything you need to know are on the front" "thank you".
We walk to the kennel section and you can't hear anything but dogs barking. "Where do you want to start?" Lizzie asks as I look at each row "let's start at this one and work our way around" she nods and follows me down the first isle. The first couple of areas are empty so we carry on down to the rest. We finally come to some puppy's and they are just adorable, Lizzie falls in love with a little cinnamon coloured beagle whilst I love a baby greyhound. All of the puppy's are from some kind of horrible background like being abandoned or smothered in ticks.
We come to the last isle and a soft corse bark fills the room quieting everyone else. We get to the animal and it runs to the front gate Infront of us with a wagging tail. Lizzie kneals down and sticks her finger through the wire mesh "I'm not sure thats a good id-" I stop once it licks her finger making her giggle "I love this one" she says and stands up. I look at the paper and start to read through it "it's a she and she's a golden retriever" I tell her and open the gate. I step in a kneal down, she jumps on my lap and puts her paws on my chest "you are just adorable" I coo and stand up with her in my arms. Lizzie pets her and we catch eachothers eyes "I want her" I tell her "I want them all" she whispers making me chuckle. I look down at the puppy then back up at Lizzie "how can you resist this face" I ask sticking my tongue out and holding the puppy Infront of my face "okay okay, I love her too". She takes her from me and I read the poster again. "Did you know golden retrievers are passive, relaxed and soft?" Lizzie smiles "I didn't, why?" "She'd be perfect for our future children'. Lizzies eyes role and puts the puppy back down closing the gate behind her "well in that case, I think we should adopt her". Lizzie grabs my waist and pulls me into her "I think our family is going to become very big" Im able to whisper before she pulls me into a passionate kiss. The puppy starts barking so I pull away and look down at her "what!? I know. We're adopting you" I tell her and stroke her chin through the wire.
Lizzie pulls me up and makes me stare into her eyes "your gorgeous. I love you" "I love ve you too".
We go back to reception and wait for the woman to come off her phone. "Hello again. Have you made a decision?" She asks with a smile, both me and Lizzie nod "we have. We'd like the golden retriever puppy in D06" Lizzie tells her and I hold her hand "of course. I'll reserve her for you. Do you mind answering some questions so we know if your suitable?" We nod and wait for her to find her clipboard.
