She finished the last page, placed the last period.
"Finally done, precious?" Jareth's silky voice sounded right behind her. She smiled wistfully at her computer screen, not facing the Goblin King.
"Yes." She said softly. "You'll fall in love, Jareth. All I can do is bless you with a beautiful woman." Jareth snorted.
"You're making a fantasy for a little girl to believe in. I'm supposed to love a foolish girl, grant her every wish, and wind up rejected?" His voice turned scornful. "You write me as a dim-witted idiot."
She sighed as she moved her mouse up to hit the save button. No use in tempting him to shut her computer off before she saved. He'd done that before, the brat.
"I've written you as the arrogant man who was bested by only one thing." She paused for dramatic effect. "True love."
"And true rejection." Jareth grumbled. She clicked on her computer's off button.
"Better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all." She responded with a mother's patience.
"Hmph." He snorted. She spun in her chair to see the Goblin King. He scowled at her, leaning against her doorway.
"You must love Sarah." She informed him, pushing herself off her chair. "And you must lose Sarah." She walked toward the doorway, pausing right next to him. "But if you give her up after only one attempt, well then." She continued to walk out of the room, only showing Jareth her back. "You deserve to be written as a dim-witted idiot."
