Monroe and Rosalie sat at the couch in their living was curled up in Monroe's lap, and they were watching the news.
"Looks likes nothing that bad happened."Rosalie commented.
"Well, the Dodgers lost."Monroe mumbled.
"When did you get into baseball?"Rosalie asked.
"What if our kid likes baseball?Then I should know a little bit about it, and have a favorite team."Monroe argued.
"Okay, Okay, but what about hockey, football, soccer, tennis?"Rosalie asked.
"Rangers, Patriots, Barcelona, Andy Murray."Monroe quickly responded.
"There we go."Rosalie said with a smile.
Then as they were about to kiss, they heard a scream followed by a knock on their door,
"I'll go get it."Monroe said as he kissed her cheek, and got up from the couch.
He looked out the window, and saw a little boy about four or five years old, and he had brown hair that was combed up in the center near his bangs, and the sides were short, and brushed also had blue knew this kid, he was his next door had thrown a lot of balls, and frisbees into his the opened up the door.
"MrMonroe, something's the matter with my mommy."The little boy said as tears ran down his face.
"Kiddo, what happened?"Monroe asked as he invited him in, and walked him to the couch.
"Well, I walked in after MsRuppert, my friend's mommy, brought me back from her house, and I waved bye then walked in. Mommy wasn't in her chair so, I walked into my room, and I saw her lying on the floor she, she…"Then the boy was cut off.
"Sweetie, it's okay.I'll have Monroe call up our friend, and he can help find whoever did this to your mommy, and you."Rosalie said as she wrapped her arm around the boy, and gave him a hug.
"In the meantime Michael, you can stay here with Rosalie, and I we have a spare room that we had just set up for the baby, but you can have is a bed your size down in the basement that I can move up there for you."Monroe said as he gave Michael a kiss on the head.
"You sure?"Michael asked as he wiped the tears off his cheek.
"Yes, you can stay here as long as you would like."Rosalie told him.
"Thank you."He said as he gave the both of them a hug.
"You don't have to thank us kiddo."Monroe told him as looked down at him.
"You can sit here with me, and we can turn on one of the shows you like while Monroe calls up one of our friends, and gets some help okay?"Rosalie asked.
"Okay, can we watch The Simpsons?"Michael asked.
"Sure."Rosalie said with a smile.
Michael got under the blanket with Rosalie, and she put The Simpsons on, and Monroe got up, and called Nick.
"Hey Monroe, what's up?"Nick asked as he sat at his desk at the police headquarters.
"Uhh, well my neighbor's son is over here, and his mother was just murdered."Monroe said as he quickly brushed his hand through his hair.
"Okay, I'll be right house is it?"Nick asked.
"It's the one to the the side that I broke the window too the first time we met."He said.
"Okay, thanks.I'll there in a few."Nick said.
"Okay, bye."Monroe replied then hung up.
He walked back into the living room, and saw them curled up on the couch smiled, and thought:We are going to make great parents.Michael looked up at him and asked:
"Is your friend going to be here soon?"
"Yes, he said in a few minutes."Monroe responded then heard a knock on the door."I'll go get."He said then walked over to the door.
"Hey, where's the kid?"Nick asked then Monroe invited him in.
"He's on the couch with Rosalie."Monroe told him.
"How old is he?"Nick asked.
"Four or name is Michael, but Nick, he's just a boy, and I've never seen his father."Monroe told him.
"Okay, I got this."Nick said.
They walked into the living room, and Rosalie turned the TV off.
"Hi, I'm Monroe, and Rosalie's friend, Nick.I'm going to help find who hurt your mommy okay?"Nick asked as he squatted down so he could face Michael who was still curled up on Rosalie's lap.
"Okay Nick."He said as he sat up on the couch.
"What is your mommy's full name?"Nick asked.
"Rachel Perry."Michael said.
"What is your full name?"Nick asked after Hank wrote Michael's mother's name on his notepad.
"I only know my first, and middle name."He said.
"Then what is it kiddo?"Nick asked.
"Michael Joshua."He said.
"Do you know where your birth certificate is?"
"No."
"Do you know where your daddy is?"Nick asked.
"No, he left before I was born."Michael said as he looked down at the ground.
"Do you know who your daddy is?"Nick asked.
"No, my mommy never talked about him.I don't even know what he looks like."Michael said as he started to tear up.
"Hey, kid, I know what it's mommy left when I was twelve, and my daddy died, but my mommy came back, and I had her for a while then, she died."Nick told him."It's sad, I know, but you have Monroe, Rosalie, my partner, Hank, and I who will help you get through this."Nick continued as Michael looked back up at him.
"I understand."Michael said."Thank you."He continued as he gave Nick a hug around the neck, and Nick hugged him back.
"Now, I have a few more questions to ask."Nick told him.
"Okay."
"How old are you?"
"Four, I'll be five on June twenty-fourth."He said with a smile.
"Do you have any family members who could take care of you?"
"No."
"Any brothers or sisters?"
"No."
"Friends?"
"No."
"Anybody."
"Well, Monroe, and Rosalie said that they would take of me as long as I wanted to stay here."Michael said as Nick looked over at them.
"Okay, that's all the questions I have for you so, you stay here with Hank, and watch The Simpsons while I talk with Monroe, and Rosalie."Nick said as they got up, and walked to the doorway.
"Yes Nick."Michael said as Hank sat down next to him, and turned on the TV.
"Simpsons huh."Hank said as he leaned back in the couch, and Michael smiled then looked back over at the TV.
"You do realize that you are having a baby in few months, and having another kid could just make this more stressful when the baby comes right?Nick asked.
"Yes, but Michael is a really great kid, and is going through a lot right now, and putting him in a children's home is only going to make matters worse."Monroe said.
"He's right, I know having a baby is stressful, but Michael is a really great kid, and we love him, and don't want to see him go from, home to home so this will have to do for now, and whatever happens, happens."Rosalie said.
"Fine, he can stay here, but only for now."Nick said.
"Deal."They said then walked back in.
"Looks like you're staying here so let's go get your stuff from your old house, and move it here for now."Nick said as Michael cheered.
"Yay!"He happily said as he got up from the couch, and they went over to get his stuff.
