My neighbors the Dixon's

Chapter 8

It was weird not seeing Merle's bike in my front garden when I leave for work, Merle had returned my work van in one piece, he even helped me clean it of mud, for a pack of beers of course but I did miss that bike.

"Oh my god you're buying a doggy?" Amanda asks over the phone as I'm walking through town the next week

"Yep, been saving up all month, decided to finally do it, want to help me pick?" I ask knowing she loves huskys just as much as me

"Oh my god, hell yes, you going today?" she asks

"Yep, just left work, gonna go to the bank then drive to the pedigree store in town, looked online, they have 3 for me to choose from" I say excitedly and she squeels

"Ugh I'm gonna be so jealous, wait for me in costa by the bank, I'll be there in 20!" she says and I laugh

"Ok but hurry up" I say

"I will I will" she says and puts the phone down, I laugh and start driving from the gym to the main area of town, after going to the bank I sit in Costa and order a muffin and wait for Amanda.

It had taken an hour but finally I had my husky, a male siberian, white with a black back and bright blue eyes, he was gorgeous and only 4 months old, apparently he still had a lot of growing to do but he wouldn't grow too big. He was pedigree and damn expensive but worth every penny.

I named him ghost from Game of thrones and got my certificate and me and Amanda went shopping for dog food, a bowl and loads of toys. I didn't want to get him a lead, he could run wild and free in the forest then as the man said they have extremly high energy, he seemed pleased when I told him I lived infront of a forest.

I finaly got Ghost home and he ran around, sniffing everything. He seemed really excited and ran to investigate upstairs as I set up his bowl in the kitchen and put his toys by it. I cleared out a cupboard for his wet and dry food to go in and me and Amanda spent the rest of the day playing in the house with him, seems after 4 hours of showing him love and playing games all the excitment tired him out and he fell asleep on the setee.

"He's so cute, I'll be visiting him loads" Amanda says as I walk her to the door.

"Oh so not to see me then" I playfully tease and she laughs

"Sorry Hay but hes cuter than you" she says as we hug and I laugh

"Don't I know it" I say and we smile at each other

"Get back safe" I say as she heads towards her taxi. I offered to drive her home but she didn't want me to leave Ghost, it was understandable, I had technically took him from his brother and sister, I wondered if he will be ok tonight.

I was glad I leave my bedroom door and the living room door open as I wake to hear whineing and stand at the top of the stairs. As soon as I call him he comes running up, I fuss him and lead him into my room and pat the bed for him, it was a double so it was big enough for the both of us, as long as he doesn't grow too big.

He lay next to me and I fussed him to calm him down, he must have been scared waking up alone.

The next morning I'm waking up by movement to see Ghost walking out of my bedroom door and I smile. Though when I head to the bathroom to pee and wash I see him licking out of the toilet seat.

"Eww no Ghost, thats gross!" I say pulling him away from the toilet. "Come on" I say leading him downstairs and I show him his bowl and re fill it from yesturday, I smile as he tucks in and I get ready for work.

I let him outside to go to the toilet and was suprised when he only ran around sniffing and eating things for 10 minutes before he actually decided to pee up the house and run back inside, well it was a start.