Resound

chapter 4

Chapter 4:

Danté POV

I wake up feeling fatigued and abnormally warm with a splitting head ache. The bed feels wet but I just lay there remembering how I could barely sleep last night due to me breaking out in cold sweats. Ok, so maybe jumping into a freezing lake at night is not the smartest thing to do and I’m pretty sure I have a fever or something. I suddenly worry about Juliette wondering if she also has this fever. Even though I feel as if I might fall over of weakness and dizziness, I put on a gown realizing I had slept in only my boxers and not warm pajamas, so I was basically setting myself up to feel this way and I walk across the hall and knock on the door with a smile on my face expecting Juliette to answer, but am instead greeted by Leslie. She opens the door and immediately her face falls as she sees the state I am in.

 “Danté! Are you okay?” she feels my forehead “you’re very warm and you’re shivering” I try my best to smile but this head ache is terrible “I’m fine. It’s just a small fever” but then the room tilts a bit and I grab the door just in time and feel two petit hands lift me. Leslie puts my arm on her small shoulder and puts me on the couch. She gets a cushion and lays me down “you need to get warm” she says as she wraps a thick blanket around me. she then puts a cloth on my forehead and gives me two pain killers “go to sleep and don’t worry about practice, we’ll manage” as she knows I will object to not going to practice but I feel so weak that I don’t argue and closed my eyes “Does you being sick have something to do with the fact that Juliette’s clothes she wore last night smell like the lake?” I smirk and she just sighs “thought so”. She switches off the light and walks out the door locking it, probably on her way to rehearsal. I wonder where Juliette is, allowing sleep to take over.

Juliette POV

Today is Saturday, meaning that I teach lessons at the centre. I woke up with a spring in my step and even Leslie noticed as I made breakfast this morning, yes, I can cook, and humming along to the radio on my way to the centre. I park in my usual spot, take out my bass, music books and stickers. Today will be the first day I play my bass after that day and it’s only because they decided they should incorporate jazz at the centre, but I teach theory, piano and cello as well. I’m also doing it as Leslie and Kej are getting quite serious and I’m afraid that if she moves out, I won’t be able to handle the rent.  Also, my wardrobe needs a desperate update.

I walk into my classroom and notice a group of about 10 children sitting quietly when the teacher standing in front of the class sees me and starts speaking “Miss.Hart, these are the children from Haven’s shelter for teenagers and they will be here every Saturday for your theory class” and with that she walks out and my heart suddenly drops thinking of these children who do not have homes or parents most probably. I smile and take out the CD player from under the desk. “So, who knows what music is?” no answer. “Why so quiet? Music is about having fun, so that’s exactly what we are going to do to start this lesson off” I take out a CD and start playing ‘Shake Your Pom Pom’ by Missy Elliot. The class seems slightly confused until I start dancing and no one moves. Okay, that’s enough. I grab one of the girls who seems as if she wants to dance and we start bumping our booty’s and jump like weird people. By the end of the class everyone is either shaking their behinds or dancing on the tables but I spot a small girl smiling slightly but sitting on her own in a corner. I make a mental note the next time I see her to try and get her to loosen up. As the bus arrives to fetch the kids I shout “Next week bring any recyclable things like cans or boxes and we’ll make some instruments” I hear a collective cheer and some I-can’t-wait-to-be-back’s. I smile as I walk back to my class knowing that I’ve done something to make those kids day a bit brighter.

For the rest of the day I teach staring at the clock as I am so excited to see the band perform again tonight at the diner or maybe I’m just excited to see Danté again, I blush at the memory of last night and I then realize my student played the scale done. I feel bad for zoning out so I just say “well done, much better than last week” but she looks at me quizzically “miss.Hart, I haven’t played a single note yet and why are you so red?” I look down at her homework book with embarrassment and ignore her question “C major with your right hand” she frowns at the piano before she starts. Oh boy… I need to get my head checked. “Bye teacher! See you nethxt week” I smile as my last student leaves after she hugs me, she’s so cute with her lisp. I wave, gather my things and drive back to apartment. I open the door after glancing at the door opposite the hallway but find it weird that the lights are off. I switch them on and get the biggest shock of my life when the man I couldn’t get out of my head and been distracting me the whole day is laying sprawled on the couch. I see painkillers, medicine and a cloth on his head and realize that his sick. I walk closer and see a note lying on the table.

So now I know why your clothes were so wet last night, I didn’t know you were such a dare devil but poor Danté, somehow he got the consequences thereof. Sounds like you had a fun night… see you later and hopefully he feels better by then. P.S I want all the details of last night when we get back. Xx L

I giggle putting the note down and sitting on the table right by the couch Danté is laying on, wet the cloth again and put it back on his head. I make as to stand up when a strong hand pulls me back and I end up on top on Danté laughing “you’re supposed to be sick” I say getting off him but he sits up and pulls me back into his lap and puts his head in the crook of my neck “and you’re supposed to be making it feel better” he whines and I do something unsuspected as I turn around and kiss his forehead “there, better?” he looks at me surprised but then smirks and lifts me over his shoulder and strikes a superman pose “I’m starting to think you have superpowers” he raises and eyebrow and I notice that he is bare chested and start thrashing around wanting him to put me down. He finally does and stands above me in all his perfectly chiseled glory as I gape at his magnificent bodice “Like what you see?” he says while putting his hands out as to say ‘look all you want’ and I decide to get back at him for making me blush so profusely, I gather all my confidence and bring my hands on his pecks. I slowly move my hands down so that it grazes over his six pack and look at him while biting my bottom and I see the lust in his eyes, I then smirk and push him on the couch “psyche!” I laugh while running towards the bathroom to take a shower. I lean against the door to listen for his footsteps but I hear nothing and assume that he has left to get ready for the gig later.

As I get out of the shower I wrap a towel around my body and make my way to my room. I open the door and close it only to get the shock of my life as Danté is standing behind the door. The next moment I realize I am being boxed in by two muscular arms and the fact that I’m only wrapped in a towel doesn’t help the fact that he looks so sexy in his sleeping trunks. My breath hitches as he comes closer and just as our lips are about to touch I hear the door open “Jules! You home?” I don’t answer as Danté still looks at my lips but then smirks and walks out the door “See you later beautiful” he shouts down the hall so that Leslie can also hear and I know he did it purposely. He greets and thanks Leslie and I hear the door closing as he leaves. I walk out of my room only to see a curious looking Leslie with a knowing smirk on her face “what?” and as I look down at my barely towel covered body I suddenly realize what she thinks must have happened “oh no… don’t even think it.” I turn to change “so nothing-?” I turn and cut her off “no, Les, nothing. Now, go get changed, you have a date with your saxophone later” I walk to my room and hear her giggle as she too gets ready.

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Say what?! three chapters in one day? Look whose being forward. I however cannot guarantee a new one everyday but I will try as it is school holiday now WHOOP WHOOP!

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-A