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Chapter 4 - Melody Under an apple tree.

Do you want to talk about it? Maybe I can help you ... You know, There's Always A Way!
-Yeah I know ...

She looks around her. How could she say to him what she had just discovered. Her eyes find her uncle and her friends so dear to her. Could she tell him the truth? Is she willing to risk losing his friendship ... A strange feeling gripped her stomach. Sportacus misunderstood Stephanie's look.

-If you want to talk in private, I'm here ...
-Yes...

The word went out by itself. He took her hand and before she understands what is happening they were out of the park without anyone noticing. He leads her to the small wooden bench under the apple tree near the garden. The sun is now set. Stephanie sat down realizing that even as faras they were from the park, she could hear music very well. Sportacus sat cross-legged on the bench facing her.

-I'm listening...

Butterflies began to flutter in her stomach ... she panicked ... she decided to change the subject, she was not ready, not that fast...

-What are you talking about my uncle and you?
-If I didn't know you so well I would believe that you try to change the subject ...
-Maybe ... I need to collect my thoughts ... But you didn't answer my question ...
-Nothing very important.
-Sportacus, I saw that it didn't look like a friendly discussion ... Tell me or I'll go see my uncle ... you know he'll tell me everything!
-Hmm, you're right ... As I told you this is nothing important. It's been a couple of week since a street gang from Sugartown has moved here. They start a wave of crime. They are trying to make their own law. To this date I have managed to stop all their bad shots, but I'm starting to be overflow. The city tries to find a way to caught them or send them back to Sugartown. Your turn now.

In background, Stephanie hears one of her favourite songs to play. Taking a deep breath, she wondered how to broach the subject...

-I ... Uh ... it's that, you see ... Sorry I can't ...
-It is about your college application?
-Not at all ...
- ... it's that about a boy?
- ... Yes ...

Sportacus's eyes changed. They seem to have turned dark blue, almost black.

-Someone made you suffer?
-No, Not at all Sportacus.

Sportacus's eyes soften and regained their blue sky color.

-I just realized that I love someone, without knowing it. I probably knew it deep down. But I never realized it… until tonight…

Sportacus sighed. His shoulders sag a bit. Stephanie can't put a finger on the expression that passes on Sportacus's face.

-I understand ... I'm happy for you. Never be afraid to fall in love. It may hurt a lot,it may give you aches and pains, but if you don't follow your heart, in the end you will cry even more for not giving love a chance...

-You're right Sportacus. I must give love a chance, I have nothing to lose, right?

Sportacus's eyes changed again. This time Stephanie knew the expression of Sportacus, he seems sad.

-No indeed, you have nothing to lose. You must try your luck ... Anyone would be happy to have you by his side ...

Stephanie felt her cheeks burn. She get close and kisses him on the cheek.

-Thanks Sportacus! Thank you for listening and for your advice!

Before she can say anything more, the music changed. The song My Endless Love from Diana Ross and Lionel Richie filled the air. Sportacus gets up, He took her hands and said:

-Come on, let's go join the other ...
-Sportacus ... I would really like if you made me dance a little.

A slight smile comes stealthily float on the face of Sportacus.

-My pleasure ...

In a smooth motion, he helps her get up and take her closer to him. One of his hands lay down in the pit of her back, while he keeps her hand in his other hand. She leans her head on his chest. A sigh rises from her chest. She takes a deep breath of the smell so sweet of Sportacus. Their body are moving to the rhythm of the music. Stephanie feels that Sportacus drop down a light kiss on her hair. She shivers. Mistaking the reason of her chill, Sportacus pressed her a little harder against him. ... It felt so right ... She could remain like this for days. Then her heart begins to beat wildly. She looks up at him. He seems lost in thought. His look is so sad and resigned. She hears the last notes of the song ... She puts her hand behind his neck ...

It's now or never Stephanie, she thought. She put her lips against his, expecting to be rejected. It was exactly as if the earth no longer existed. The music no longer existed, Lazytown no longer existed, and nothing existed except him. She felt has if even gravity no longer existed, the only thing that prevented her from drifting away was the hand of Sportacus, who was still in the pit of her kidneys. To her surprise, Sportacus dropped her hand.

It's over Stephanie, she told herself. But gravity didn't return. Sportacus file his other hand under her hair, gently pressing her neck bringing her closer. His lips pressed against hers. She lost all sense of time and space. She drift in his kiss. Then he broke the kiss. The gravity, the space, the time and everything returns back, dropping Stephanie brutally to reality. She opened her eyes and took a deep breathe. She lock her eye into the blue of his. They seems to literally shinning from inside.. She had never seen them as blue. He did not break the embrace. Pressing his forehead against hers, he said:

-Stephanie ... you shouldn't ... you deserve better than me ...
-No, Sportacus. I realized that you were the one for me ... I love you and I've always loved you, I've just been slow on that one. Sportacus ... I love you… I love you ...
-God help me ...
-You... You don't feel the same way…

A tear rolled down her cheek. She tries to detach herself from the embrace. He grabs her chin and kissed her again. Then again everything disappeared. Stephanie found herself again in a nowhere land. She clung to Sportacus as a buoy in the storm. The second kiss was more intense than the first. When Sportacus broke the kiss, Stephanie lost her balance. He smiled, holding her against him.

-Stephanie I love you...

She smile at him.

-Good, because, you know what they say: The cruellest thing a guy could do to a girl is to let her fall in love when he doesn't intend to catch her fall!
-I would be a fool not to catch you...

A muffled sound surprised them.

-Now Mr. Slightly above average superhero you're doing a Don Juan of you ... It's time to pay for what you've done!


Next chapter is coming fast! The title may give a little to much away but I couldn't find a better one LOL…
Chapter 5: When nightmares come true