"Hey Nancy?" the small blonde asked his friend "Yes? What's wrong Oliver?" Nancy stopped in her sewing to look to the small blond at the window. "When do you think Dodger is coming back?" Oliver said still facing the window. "Soon maybe, you know the boys, they always like to take their time with gather things" she smiled at the concern of the younger.
"Okay..." Oliver said with a small smile before facing the window keeping a look out for his older friend.
"Done!" Nancy proclaimed holding up a small black hat that was neatly stitched together "Ah! You finished it! thank you Nancy!" getting up and hugging Nancy she laughed and placed the hat on his head and when he looked up at her with a big smile anyone would have easily thought of how cute he was and stolen him away, but... everyone on these streets knew to never trifle with the Artful Dodgers things.
"Haha it's alright, just try not to get in ripped again" she scolded with a smile "I won't! Thank you Nancy!" he hugged her one last time before heading back to the window in hopes that Dodger would be coming home soon.
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~Couple hours after~
At seven in the evening a group of boys came back into their run down home and put some of their thieving on a small table before going and relaxing after a days work. They were especially lucky today, they had gathered enough that would allow them to have food for at least two weeks! Exited Dodger hurried to find his small friend and lover.
Grinning Dodger walked up a flight of stairs and entered a small room, and seeing the older women he started ranting about his day "Nancy! You wou-" he was cut off by her placing a finger on her lips. "Shh..." she pointed over at the window and he followed her finger and looked over at the window, and immediately a warm smile filled his face from ear to ear. There on the windowsill was a sleeping Oliver.
Dodger quietly made his way over to him before lifting him up and taking him to another room where a small bed was. Placing him down on the bed he smiled and sat on the edge of the bed and played with Oliver's hair.
'It's so soft...just as always...' he smiled warmly before leaning down and placing a soft kiss on Oliver's forehead. He smiled for what was the fourth time and laid down next to Oliver and pulled up and thin blanket, he wrapped his arms around the small fragile body and placed his chin on the others soft blond locks "thanks...for stay'n up for me...I love you..." he spoke softly before closing his eyes and fell asleep.
"Thanks you...I love you to Dodger..." Oliver said softly as he held tightly onto the other. Smiling he closed his eyes and breathed in the scent of his lover before he was lulled to a deep sleep. "Truly... thank you...for giving me love in this world..."