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"Madden, out!" how the day ends is usually the same. Today felt special, ish. He had passed the day giving fingers at his colleagues who were talking about the case with Shaun Bianchi. Of course they all knew about it, this PD was a real chicken hen. They didn't know all the story, just that the cop had been beat up by the young Bianchi. It was a while since that happened, but they were still making fun of it. It used to be discrete and Madden could simply ignore them, but today he decided to be a little less forgiving and at least make them know he was hearing them. So finger to you, finger to you, and finger to you as well every time he heard the incident being mentioned. It was only a matter of time before people thought that was funny as well and Max ended up throwing his keyboard at Timmy. So yes, now his superior was literally kicking him out for the day. At least he had made his point clear by seeing the faces of everyone as well as the silence which came back after. So there he was, his day finished with nothing to do.<p>

He could have gone home, but that would mean getting bored pretty quickly. He could have gone to a park, in a bar, anywhere really. But he wanted to do something with someone, to just not be alone with his thoughts. He walked in the streets, thinking when a cat suddenly ran passed him, crossing the street and missing to be hit by a car. The man jumped, swore in french but quickly regained composure as the cat left. Why were those creatures so daring? Always rebelling against society and it's laws. Much like Ruby really. It was funny to think of her as a cat and simply compare everything she shared with them. She liked to annoy him and after he was given the title of dog it was only more logical. Maybe he could stop by her place and annoy her instead for once? He had been in constant need to make sure she was alright after what happened with the Bianchi, and after helping her move into her new apartment, he didn't feel any problem in just hanging out with her and Jacob. So this is what he will do. Go to see her and pretend he was just making sure she was doing okay in her new place when really he wanted to have fun playing detectives with her.<p>

It took him some time to get to the place by foot, taking the stairs instead of the elevator. He took his time to get there, gathering his breath to not look like an idiot who just ran a marathon and knocked on the door. "Ruby? Guess who just got fired!" he didn't get fired, but he believed it would be an interesting way to get her to open the door faster. If she wasn't there then he could always go bother bunny, but he had been bothering him so much lately he was fearing to get retaliation sooner than later. His tone was already playful, so it was very probable that his lie wouldn't be believed.

He had no idea of what rules he could possibly install on this day. The only rules he wanted to see made were the ones where it should all be calm and not ask too much of him. He was allowing himself a single day a year to calm down, push away any thoughts that could rattle the bottom of his brain and exhaust him. So today he didn't even want to think about how weird it was for two criminals supposed to be in prison to be sitting on his bed and wishing him a happy birthday without a knife under the throat saying it will be his last. He waved a hand in denial of Jacob's words. "I'm not making any rules today. Because its my birthday doesn't mean I'll be bossing anyone around." he made things clear but hoped that those words wont encourage the two to do stupid things.<p>
The two's innocence was a pleasure for the eyes and ears right now, and Max was almost afraid to believe they could look so sheepish without a second thought behind their heads. Ruby's following words only participated in giving Max the feeling that he was right to feel a little suspicious. You will love what we thought about doing for you. Yeah, that right there rang a small alert light inside the cop's head. What could they possibly have planned? He rose a brow at her words with a slightly worried look. "I'm scared...you two are scaring me so bad right now, do you even realize?" he said, a smile on his face however, aiming to make his words sound more like a joke than a real emotion he was going through.<p>
He moved to the living room as Ruby did, looking at the camera she had in her hands. He wasn't usually a big fan of that type of thing. Pictures didn't bother him as much but recording? That was a bait for strange actions to happen or awfully sounding words to come out of their mouths. Tread carefully Madden. His intentions of not worrying about anything today flew away like they never existed. Ruby pointed at some boxes under his coffee table. Oh great they brought presents...Now that was what Max should probably be truly afraid about. He had no idea of what Jacob could have possibly brought for him, but what Ruby brought? His mind was already running wild with ideas and he hoped that none of them were real. He rolled his eyes as she questioned him like a kid, asking him what was under the coffee table. He didn't move to the couch however and instead walked into the kitchen to get some water into the coffee machine. He felt like he would need one badly and quickly.<p>
Was this all a dream ready to collapse into nightmare? For the first time this morning Max questioned himself on the subject. It all felt too real for it to be a dream but also too....normal, in a way. Despite the two being overly exited and caring they still seemed to be themselves. And one important thing was: He could see their faces clearly, not like in a dream where you know who is the person in front of you but their faces are always blurred. "I'll start with a cup of coffee if you don't mind Jacob." he chuckled as the man was listing everything Max had the possibility of doing. Has Max ever seen Jacob that way? No he really didn't think so. Would it last? No idea. Was it a good thing? Ehhh that's still to be seen. He took out three cups from the cupboards, his own being the 'I love my coffee like my criminals' one. Yes he kept those cups, and yes he used all of them.<p>
He served the coffee then sat on the couch, hoping the two would join him there. He was going to ask them a few questions about how they found out, and if they had to kill anyone to get the information when a small rattling sound came from one of the boxes. A big box with holes on the sides, a detail the cop didn't notice until now. He put his cup on the coffee table and looked at the two with a frown. "What's that?" he asked, a hint of worry in his voice. They didn't bring him a cat did they? That would ruin his day and force him to put all three of them (Jacob, Ruby and the cat) outside. He pulled the box from under the coffee table until it was between his legs at the foot of the couch. He then leaned back into the couch, looking at the suspicious box with worry. He didn't want to open it. Curiosity killed the cat, well in this occasion, curiosity would kill the dog if what was inside the box was a cat.<p>
"Guys if this is a cat I'm killing you both." he warned before leaning over his knees, feeling irrationally scared of what was inside that box. Perhaps what was in the box felt that fear because it poked its nose out one of the holes, making Max frown even more before suddenly softening and opening the box. The dog inside was laying in a curled little ball, raising its head with giant ears at the group around him. It seemed rather confused. In a mutter Max sighed that it wasn't a cat it french before looking at the two, shaking his head. "Please tell me this is a joke." his eyes locked on his two friends for a while, before looking back at the little beast he seemed to have been given. A dog? Really? It was a surprise but also a slightly strange one since 'he' was the dog in this group of three. It sounded like a joke, but would they really go through all the trouble the pull that kind of joke on him? Sounded ridiculous.<p>
The German Shepherd pup raised itself on his paws, looking at Max rather expectantly while slowly starting to wag its tail. Stricken by the pup's innocent look Max sighed and picked it up from the box, realizing there was a small stain at the bottom of it. He brought the pup on his lap and that somehow made the dog even happier, wagging his tail even more and trying to jump higher on Max to reach his neck to lick it. With his arms, Max tried to keep the little pup from doing so, failing miserably as he had no idea he would get so much attention from the animal so quickly. He started to speak to the pup, with a voice no one has heard before, one that was slightly higher pitched and probably encouraging to the little beast. "Oh for how long have you been in the box? Did Ruby put you in there? Or was it Jacob? Oh yes, yes You're so cu__huuii" the dog had started to walk on Max's lower stomach, pushing with it hind legs to his his face, yapping slightly. Max rubbed the pup's face, playing around with his ears before looking at the two criminals. Will he be able to take care of that dog? It was going to become really big pretty fast and start eating as much as his owner and require a lot of attention. He'll have to bring him to the PD training for dogs field to make that pup a useful dog. "Are you two happy now? I'm covered in drool and soft puppy hair." he took the pup to cradle it between his arms, turning it on its back to try to calm it down. It seemed to work okay for now.

Max's eyes were barely open as he heard the two speak, defending that they were the best because they brought him cake. That was actually very nice of them to have bought a cake to eat together. Well he thought they bought it, not that they actually took the time to bake it. They both wished him a happy birthday and Ruby even attempted to do it in French. That made him chuckle, bringing on his face his first smile of the day as he covered his tired blue grey eyes with his palm, pulling on his sheets to cover himself up a little more as he started to wake up enough to get a better grip on the situation. They were both, laying on his bed with their arms around him. It was a little weird and if it weren't them it would have been probably more creepy than it should.<p>
He then turned to his stomach again and brought a pillow to his head. The sleeping pills didn't dissipate yet, and it would take a little while before he could wake up fully. He thought that maybe these two might have wanted to just, annoy him in the morning then leave, but that thought got erased the moment they looked at him with such excitement. It was slightly scary honestly. Like two animals staring at their owner to ask for food and hope that the longer they stare, the faster he'll get up and feed them. Obviously they won't want to leave so soon. He threw the pillow on his head away and looked at the two before rising from the bed to avoid feeling weird with both of them watching him while he lay like this on the bed.<p>
He saw the camera as he looked around the room. Probably one of Ruby's little ideas. He looked at it lazily before shifting back to the two. "Oh great you brought a camera. I bet it's even rolling right now, capturing how awfully tired I look with my messy hair. Nice." he brought his knees up under the sheets and rested an elbow on them to lean his head in his open hand. "So what did you two plan? Can I eat cake in bed?" he asked, a little hopeful that he won't have to leave the coziness of his bed so soon. It was so warm under the sheets, and he felt safe under there, surrounded by those two and their overly exited expressions.