Lou woke up to the sound of a series of clicks and the giggling of a woman. At first he frowned, thinking someone had broken into his house, and started to sit up to offer them food or water or a bit of spare money or whatnot, but then he remembered the night prior and realized it was Madeline. What was she doing, though? Lou poked his head out of his door, silent as a mouse, to see her entering the kitchen and flicking on the light switch. Click. A grin spread across his face. He guessed she'd probably been playing with the light switch outside his bedroom door, the one for the hallway. He found that incredibly endearing and sat back down on his bed as he wondered what the day would bring. He had work today, but he'd woken up a little early and so had a good hour before he had to saddle up Kip and get the cab on the streets. He stretched out his shoulders and yawned, noticing with a smile that Rhino the pup had snuck into his room last night and fallen asleep on the end of his bed.

Yes, this was a good life he was living. And now he had someone to share it with, which made it all the more better.