Chapter two

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   It was the early hours of the morning, around 4:30am. Lilly's eyelids were heavy, struggling to stay open. Dwayne, ever attentive, noticed her tiredness.
"You sleepy princess?" He asked with a gentle smile.
   Lilly nodded, her sleepiness evident. Dwayne cleared the empty plate from the table and scooped Lilly up, placing her on his hip. 
   Resting her head on Dwayne's shoulder, Lilly felt safe and content as they made their way down the hall towards the bedroom.
   David watched as Dwayne lovingly carried Lilly down the hall. Seeing the mess of trash and pizza boxes scattered around, David turned to Marko.
"Marko can you clean up the trash?" He asked.
   Marko nodded, got up and started to  clean. He diligently picked up the trash and pizza boxes, making sure to leave the place clean.

   I made my way down the hallway, and as I entered the room, a heartwarming sight greeted my eyes

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   I made my way down the hallway, and as I entered the room, a heartwarming sight greeted my eyes. There they were, Dwayne and Lilly, peacefully asleep in bed.
   Lilly was snuggled up on Dwayne's chest, and he held her close, protecting her from any worries or fears.
   I walked into the room, trying to be as quiet as possible. However, Dwayne's keen senses detected my presence, and he looked around until his tired eyes landed on me.
"Hey, Paul," he greeted, his voice filled with weariness.
"Hey, can you scoot over? I want to lay down," I asked Dwayne.
   He obliged, shifting to make room for me while still holding Lilly. As I settled in, Lilly stirred on Dwayne's chest, finding a comfortable position.
   As David and Marko put last of the pizza boxes in the barrel's. They fill two and half barrel's of their trash. As David went to see if there was any trash in the bedroom as David looked through the doorway. David saw Lilly sleeping on top of Dwayne with Paul laying next to them quietly talking.
   Seeing there was no trash in sight left them to them selves, as David turned around seeing Marko walking towards him.
"That's all, we're done." Marko told David.
   David nodded and turned back around and walked into the bedroom along side Marko. Paul and Dwayne were engrossed in their conversation when they suddenly noticed David and Marko entering the room.
"Hey Dwayne, how's Lilly sleeping?" David asked Dwayne.
   Dwayne smiled warmly and replied, "She slept pretty quickly. She curled up on my chest."
   Meanwhile, Marko walked over to where Paul was sitting and lay down next to him. Paul immediately offered to share his blanket with him.They both snuggled up, finding comfort in each other's embrace.
   On the other side of the room, David approached Dwayne and settled down beside him. David's gaze was fixed on Lilly, who was sleeping soundly. As the dawn approached the boys drifted off to sleep.

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