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Chapter 3-

Marius woke only once during the night, a lamp was lit and Javert was sitting up in bed, reading his bible. Marius didn't dare make a noise, for fear of disrupting the man and making him angry. Instead he lay there, watching him read. Javert heard Marius stir quietly and looked over to see if he was awake.

Marius shut his eyes quickly as Javert looked over, pretending to be asleep. Javert smiled to himself as he saw the boy close his eyes. "Marius?"

Marius only closed his eyes tighter.

Javert dimmed his lamp and laid his bible back on his nightstand; leaning over, he gently kissed the top of Marius' head. "I guess he's asleep" he said to himself, knowing the little boy would hear.

Marius opened his eyes now, it was dark, so Javert wouldn't be able to see, he moved closer to Javert as a sense of guilt came over him for tricking his rescuer. Marius lay there, deciding whether he should speak or not. "I'm awake" he whispered quietly finally. He was glad that he did because Javert reached over and ran a gentle hand through his wild hair. "I know."

Marius stared into the darkness, confused to why he was being rewarded for trying to trick the man into thinking he was asleep. "I'm sorry" he whispered quietly.

Javert only pulled the boy closer to him and pressed another kiss to Marius' forehead. "You're a good boy Marius."

'Good boy?' Why? Marius hadn't heard those words in a long time. He laid his head on Javert's chest, wanting to be closer to his friend. "Good boy Marius" he repeated before closing his eyes and drifting back off to sleep.

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Whenever Marius woke back up in the morning, Javert wasn't there. Marius sat up quickly and a panicked whine escaped his throat.

Javert quickly made his way back into the room from where he had been, in the other room, when he heard Marius. "Marius? Are you hurt?"

Marius reached for his friend in panic, tears stinging his eyes.

Javert quickly lifted the boy out of bed and pulled him close to himself, rubbing his back and shushing him. "Its okay. Shh. I'm not going to leave you."

Marius rested his forehead on Javert's shoulder and gripped the fabric of the man's jacket.

Javert began to carry him into the kitchen, still rubbing his back. "I made you breakfast Marius. We have to go back to the station after that so we can figure out what we're going to do. Alright?"

He only felt Marius' grip tighten in response. As he carried Marius into the kitchen, he held him with one arm, while scooping some scrambled eggs onto a plate with the other. "Marius, I have your breakfast. Can you let me get you in a chair so that you can eat?"

Marius didn't loosen his grip, or make any attempt to move; he buried his face in Javert's shoulder and waited to be struck in the back or the butt for disobeying, but instead felt the nice man pat his back softly. Javert sat the plate of eggs down on the table, said a quiet blessing over the food and took a spoonful, reaching back, he offered it to Marius.

Marius quickly took the spoon and ate the eggs, Javert took the spoon back and they proceeded with this until the full plate was finished. After that, Javert carried the boy outside and began to walk back down the road to the police station, holding him while gently brushing his hand through Marius' hair.

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As Marius was carried into the station, he saw his grandpa with a police officer, waiting for them. He quickly turned and looked at Javert in panic. "No, please, I want to stay with you." He begged quietly, holding on tighter.

Javert rubbed his back as he walked in there, gently pulling Marius away and setting on the ground. "Marius is going to stay with me, I am willing to sign any paperwork, or do anything that must be done. I will raise him." He said, looking directly at the officer, paying no mind to the little boy's Grandfather.

The officer nodded, agreeing. "You do need to fill out some paperwork, I have it down in my office."

Javert knelt down next to Marius, making eye contact. "Marius, I have to fill out some papers so that you can stay with me now, I need you to stay in here so that you can tell your Grandpa goodbye. Alright?"

Marius nodded slightly, hesitant but willing to do what the nice man asked of him.

Javert kissed Marius' forehead before starting to go to the other room with the man; as he was leaving, Marius quickly changed his mind, deciding he would rather not be in a room alone with his grandpa.

"Papa?"

Javert turned at the little boy's call, seeing that Marius was looking his way, he looked to see if anybody was behind him. Had the boy's father come? There was nobody behind him; Marius was calling to him. After that, he couldn't bear to leave him behind, not even for a few minutes. He knelt down and held his arms out, smiling to himself as Marius ran to him quickly and grabbed onto him. Javert picked him back up and carried Marius with him, and held him as he did the paperwork so that Marius could stay with him, so that he could adopt him.

Marius closed his eyes as his rescuer—now father, signed his name on the papers, and, drifting off to sleep, he silently said a prayer. 'God, thank you for giving me a Papa. Amen.'

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