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Benny had woken up at some point in the night when he felt the pressure of Atlas's head on his chest.
He quickly concluded that he was too tired and far too comfortable to even think about moving from his position.
So he decided to simply tighten his grip around her shoulder and place his hand on the back of her head, his fingers grazing the softness of her hair, while his other arm gripped her waist and pulled her closer to him so that her leg and hip were resting lightly on top of the right side of his body.
Once he was sure she was securely next to him his hand slid down her side so that it rested at a safe space just above her knee.
Due to being moved Atlas had somehow shifted even closer to Benny even though they were already pressed tightly together. Atlas's head rolled into the space between Bennys cheek and his shoulder, her hair tickling his face slightly.
He smiled sleepily down at her and pressed his head gently on top of hers, falling asleep for the second time that night.
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Benny's eyes opened slowly once again that morning, his left arm rising a little in a slight stretch.
He looked down at the small form next to him, smiling at the sight. He had been shocked when he had felt her laying on his chest but he couldn't say that he wasn't happy about it.
He was also taken aback by her confidence when she had grabbed him and pushed him down onto the bed the night before, though he was very pleased that he didn't have to sleep on the sofa as it saved him from the backache that it was bound to have caused.
He turned more onto his side to admire the silent beauty next to him, he had guessed the time to be about 8, 8.30, though he wasn't entirely sure as he hadn't checked yet.
He ran his hand through the silky smooth strands of brunette hair that lay against the pillow behind Atlas, her nose nuzzling further into the soft skin of Benny's neck.
Atlas yawned and placed her hand around Benny, she sighed and then lifted her head so that she could see his eyes.
" Hi ", she whispered.
" Hi ", Benny responded, smiling.
Atlas suddenly bolted upright and began to fiddle with her fingers.
