Rootbeer Float

Meeting the Pup

I have lost count how many hours I have been staring at this computer screen. The wolf husky puppies have sensitive tummies. They need real meat. Not that kibble we give other canines. No raw pork for my pupper. I don't want to risk giving them a stomach ache.

3 days later I contacted Zoe to see about the puppy. She wants me to go to her house to bond with the puppy before I take one home. Honestly, I want them to choose me not the other way around.

I arrive around 2 in the afternoon the following day. This house looks amazing. A tan colored spainsh styled Adobe. Two stories with a detached garage. Damn this is nice. Looks roomy too.

Before I even ring the door bell the door flies open. A big sand colored Husky jumps out and lands on my chest. Oh please tell me they are nice and not going to rip my face off. I pray to myself. They smells my neck and hair. Next thing I know I feel a wet tongue across my face. I open my eyes to a yipping happy mama husky.

"SHELLY!! Get off of her now! Get in the house or no treat for ya!" I hear a woman yell. "Sorry about that. Shelly gets excited when new people come by. Let me help ya up." The lady grabs me by my elbow and hoist me up. Dang this women is hella strong. "Hey darlin'. You must be Penelope. I am Zoe. Nice to meet ya." I shake her hand and dust off my pants.

"Yes ma'am. You can call me Penny. Penelope is too formal." I reply back to her with a huge smile.

"Well let's head inside. Best for ya to meet the babes now. They just finished eating." She leads me inside. Her house is just as beautiful inside as it is inside. White tile floors with different colored oriental rugs in the middle of each room. We come to a door of a huge bedroom. This seriously looks twice as big as my room. I need to find out what they do for a living. Zoe let's out an ear busting whistle and 3 puppies run out of the bedroom.

The first one was a sand and brown colored with brown eyes puppy. He was big and playful. Running around me shoes and sniffing everything that's new. Meaning me. He retreated back beside his mama after getting a feel for me.

The second one was dark brown with black eyes. She didnt like me much at all. Just sat by the door and played with her toys.

The third one was a beautiful tan, almost white puppy. She ran in like a speeding bullet and darn near took me out. She did the same thing as her brother and went back to her mama.

"Hmmm... where did the last little munchkin go? There should be 4 here. Wait here a second." Zoe disappeared in the bathroom and came out holding a black fur ball with dark brown strips. Darn thing looks like a baby tiger.

"Here is the last one. He is a little shy but he loves to play" She brings the pup over beside me. He looked up and I see that he has bright blue eyes. They were absolutely stunning. I think he smelled something on me that he liked. His little tail started wagging faster then I can see. His loud yips and whining made my heart swoon. Oh my gosh. This little guy is going to give me have heart palpitations.

"Hey little buddy. How are you?" I begin to rub his belly and talk to him in gibberish. He starts kicking his legs with his tongue hanging out. His brother and sisters take notice and want to play too.

"Imma leave you in here with the pups and take mama out. Let ya get a feel for them." She said before leading the mama out toward I think was the back door.

So for about 3 hours I am playing with the pups. The sisters went to their beds first and went to sleep. The light colored brother followed them. I tried to get up just to stretch my legs but the blue eyed pup stopped me. He looked at me with the big puppy eyes and begged me to stay with him.

"Sorry baby. I need to stretch my legs and get some blood flowing before I really can't move." Successfully standing up, I started to walk around the room. The pup started crying, like loud. Crap.. if Zoe hears him she would probably think I am hurting him. I swoop him up, which was more than a small victory since he already weighed 40 lbs, and held him like a baby which caused him to stop crying. "Shhhh... baby. I am not going anywhere yet. Don't worry." I hear a laugh from beside the door. Turning around so fast I got slightly dizzy. Not doing that again.

"Looks like he likes ya. He doesn't really like other people. Not even my husband." She laughs loudly. The pup in my arms growls and snuggles back into my neck. "He chooses you. Do you choose him? If so we can get workin on the adoption papers right now."

Holy gravy. I might get to take this little bundle of joy with me home. "Yes. Of course I choose this little pup." I tell her beaming with joy. I follow her towards her study with the pup in my arms. I tried to put him down but he started crying again. I get all the papers signed and leave all my informations.

"Okay Penny. We are all done with the paper work. I only have two questions to ask you." I nod so she can continue. "Is it okay if I check in on the little bugger ever now and then until he turns 1? I know that's asking a lot. There are some evil people in this world. I am not saying you are one but one can never be too careful." She said with determination in her eyes.

"Sure thing. I have zero problem with that. Call, text, email, facetime, heck. Whatever. You name it and we can do." I tell her in all honesty.

"Okay. Last question." She says looking at the papers. "Why name him Tink?"

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Waking up with your face covered in saliva can only mean one thing for me... Tinks got to go potty. I look over at the clock the reads 4:25 am. Wiping off my face with a wet one I turn to my little pup "You know I love you Tink. Give me a sec." I stretch out and give a big yawn. Making my way to the back door I crack it open just wide enough for Tink to do his business. I don't need any annoying mosquitos coming in. I vant to suck your blood. Blah blah blah. I say to myself chuckling. Man... I need some friends.

I head to kitchen to turn on the kettle. Staring at my phone I see the reminder that states that I start work tomorrow. With all the money my aunt left me, I don't really need to work. But I want to. I just can't sit around all day and go shopping all the time. I don't have that many bills to pay since all the houses are solar powered. I flipped the San Antonio and Albuquerque houses into bed and breakfasts. I have one employee per house to keep it up. They have been doing very well for the past 2 years. Like exceptionally well.

I know... I know... If I knew I had all this money, why would I put myself in the position to have a bitchy ass roommate and rent an apartment? Well. I was very naive a couple months ago. My boss pretty much manipulated me to help out this girl out. Not only would it save her parents money but it also helped her parents trust her to move here if she roomed with another female. He knew how she was but he wanted me to help her fool her parents. I felt so sorry for her. He told me she never left her town, never experienced life and was as sweet as a gum drop. Why was I so dumb? She was the total opposite of all of that. Now I learned my lesson. Never again. I will live by myself before I do that.

I hear scratching at the door and ran to open it up. I need to get a doggy door pronto. Tink runs in and snuggles right back into his bed. Following suit, I head to my own bed and get some more sleep. Closing my eyes for another day.