Maximus has certainly decided that
you belong to
him 
Trace was sleeping with us, now he sleeps in his crate in our room. He is allowed back in the bed with me after he goes potty outside. He has this routine so down pat that when my husband brings him back inside, he immediately runs back to the bedroom and waits by the bed for him to pick him up (he's too small to get up by himself).
Since it sounds like you never crated Maximus, before putting him in there for an extended period of time, I suggest doing several small stints during the day in an attempt to get him used to it.
You'll be surprised how much he'll decide he likes his crate. If we open his crate and tell him to get in.....he goes and even goes in it by himself to nap.
Good luck
