"Please say we can keep him."

"Seriously?"

"He followed us home."

"Please forgive me if I don't believe you."

"What if we say he's house broken, very independent, AND potty trained?"

"HE'S standing right here and can talk for himself."

Athos moaned and laid his head in his hands. It was way to early for this and the bad part was he couldn't even get a drink to handle this because he had to get to work in an hour. He waved his friends aside and looked up to see a young man with bags in hand in the middle of his kitchen.

"Why don't we start off with your name and age if you don't mind."

"Charles d'Artagnan but I prefer to be called d'Artagnan and I'm twenty-three."

"Hello d'Artagnan. My name is Athos. Would you mid telling me how you ended up standing in the middle of my kitchen at ten in the morning."

"I just arrived here from Gascony a few hours ago for collage. When I arrived at the collage they informed me that the person that took all my information for a dorm didn't put everything in correctly and now they had given the dorm to someone else. Since classes start next week there are no more dorms available. Of course they are happy to refund my money for the dorm but there is nothing else they can do."

"What collage are you attending?"

"Paris-Sorbonne University."

"Right down the street from here. What are you going to school for?"

"Law Enforcement."

"Do you have any family or friends in Paris?"

"No. My mother died when I was five and my father passed away last month."

"No other family?"

"Only in Gascony and they thought me coming here with my fathers death too fresh is a big mistake and are not very supportive at the moment."

"Alright. Now, how did you end up meeting my two friends over there?"

"I've been walking around asking people if they knew of any places that are willing to rent a place to me and able to wait until I find a job to pay the rent. I saw your friends leaving a coffee shop and noticed they wore police uniforms so I figured they would know of a place that's safe and would take me in."

"Which happens to be right in my kitchen." He looked over at Aramis and Porthos before standing up. Things he did for these two. "Alright d'Artagnan, it would seem I have a spar bedroom doing nothing."

"You mean it?"

"Yes. I can't put a young man out on the streets when someone else is the reason."

"Thank you so much. I promise that when I get my classes I'll go right out looking for a job. I promise."

"You don't have to worry about that," Aramis said from his spot by the door.

"Yeah, Athos pays the rent for us. We just help with utilities and food," Porthos said. "We told you there was a perfect place for you."

d'Artagnan looked a little unsure though. "Are you sure? I don't feel right about staying here without paying my half."

"I promise you it's okay," Aramis said. "But if you still want a job I do know of a place that is hiring."

"You do?"

"Aramis," Athos said in a warning tone.

"He does have a point," Porthos said with a grin. "I know of this place too. Good money, very flexible, AND it's what you're going to school for."

"Are you serious?" d'Artagnan couldn't believe his luck. Not only did he just find a place to stay but also a soon to be job.

"What Aramis and Porthos are trying to say is that there is a position open in our department. It's a desk job writing up reports, looking through files for old cases that will be open, and the usual go get lunch and coffee for everyone. However, it's part-time," Athos said, saying what his friends were not saying.

"If you're okay with it, I don't mind part-time," d'Artagnan said.

"See, he's so cute," Aramis whispered to Porthos.

"Don't you two have to freshen up for work?" Athos asked, seeing the blush on d'Artagnan's face. He watched his friends leave the kitchen before taking one of d'Artagnan's bags and showed him where he would be staying. "We'll be upstairs while your room is on this floor."

"That works great in case I have night classes I won't wake you guys up."

Athos pushed open the door at the end of the hall and let d'Artagnan into his new room. He really didn't mind the kid staying with them since the room was a spar and only used when officers came over for drinks and crash here. "Once you're ready we can take you to the station to meet our supervisor and see about the position."

d'Artagnan set his bags down and looked at Athos. "I really do appreciate this. And for helping me get a job."

"It's not problem. If you haven't noticed it's usually two against one and it's always against me," Athos smiled.

"Well, maybe this time you'll have someone in your corner."