A/N- Merci beaucoup for all the reviews and favs! Truly makes me happy. :3 Now here's part three...

Baby Its Cold Outside! Brrr!

"Go fish." said Sarah as she watched a goblin take a card from the deck and put it in his hand. So far it had been a pretty quiet day. Sarah woke up to a loud crash that sounded like it came from the kitchen. This wasn't the first time that Sarah had suddenly jerked up from her bed to find a group of goblins accidentally crashing into things.

But today was different; instead of the usual plate or cup it was the small vase that Karen had given her as a house warming gift when Sarah first moved into the apartment a few years ago. It wasn't particularly something Sarah would have gotten herself but the dark blue vase had grown on her. It sat on the mantel and recently Sarah bought a bouquet of fake roses to put in it. She figured it would be better if they were fake since real flowers probably would have barely lasted a week.

After many apologies and cleaning up the broken glass, Sarah suggested a game of Go Fish to cheer up the guilty feeling goblins. Now, in a warm bathrobe, Sarah felt like falling back asleep. It may have been ten thirty but it felt more like five thirty. She didn't get much sleep last night; instead, Sarah spent most of the night reading the novel that Jareth had left on her counter until she eventually dozed off.

The thought of sleeping in made Sarah start to doze off again until she suddenly jerked back up. "Your turn!" said one of the goblins who held half of his cards backwards so that you could see the numbers. Sarah rubbed a tired eye with her free hand as she looked around the table. "Who's turn...?" she asked sleepily as she yawned.

"Yours!" exclaimed a small goblin who's head was poking out just above the table. Sarah looked at her cards. "Anyone got a five?" The goblins looked around at each other and Sarah sighed. "Look at your cards."

"Oh!" said the group as one of the goblins handed Sarah a card with a red five on it. The next little goblin went as Sarah rested her head in her hand and looked at the clock on the wall. It was now ten forty. Sarah thought hard as she stared at the time. Was there something that she was supposed to do today? She was pretty sure that there was…

"Oh crap!" she exclaimed as she slammed her cards down on the table and stood up. "I have to meet Dylan! I'm not even ready yet!" Sarah looked down at her slippered feet and bath robed body. "Okay, I have to go but do you guys think that you could play a couple more matches without getting into an argument?" The group looked at each other again before they smiled and nodded. "Okie dokie!" they chorused as they continued to play.

Sarah didn't waste a second. She quickly took a shower and blow dried her long dark hair. It took her about thirty minutes to find the right outfit. She didn't want to wear something plain but she also didn't want Dylan to get the wrong impression. After all, Sarah did really just seem him as a good friend. Sure she thought he was sweet and funny- even a little good looking- but somehow their relationship seemed too….quiet. Or maybe she was comparing it too much to her relationship with Jareth.

Not long after Sarah had rescued her brother, her Underground friends and creatures came to visit often. She even started to talk to Jareth a few months later and now he visited practically every day. They always had something new to talk about and she really did enjoy his company…

Sarah shook her head. She had to focus on finding something to wear and she was running out of time. She eventually decided on black boots, jeans, and a purple v-neck sweater. She left her hair down and grabbed her warmest coat…except that in its place now stood a Goblin King in his usual poet's shirt and tights.

"Looking for this?" he asked as he held up the white flimsy coat. "Yes." Sarah replied as she tried to grab it but Jareth pulled it out of her reach. "Come on Jareth! I'm running late…"

Jareth looked at her with a questioning gaze. "And where are you going on this cold, cloudy day?" Sarah tried to grab the coat again with no success as she sighed in defeat. "Just meeting a friend…"

"What friend?"

"Dylan."

"Hmm... Never heard of him."

"We use to go to school together. Can I have my coat back now?" Sarah once again tried to grab it but Jareth was faster. He started to circle around her. "I don't like the sound of this guy." he said as he stopped to face her.

"What?! You never even met him!"

"And I already don't like him."

"Why? Jealous?" Sarah crossed her arms and gave a sly smile. Before Jareth could even respond, she reached out and grabbed the light coat. "Listen, I promise you, he's just a friend. Nothing more and nothing less."

Jareth crossed his arms. "Trust me." Sarah said as she looked up at him with huge, beautiful eyes. Jareth sighed; he couldn't argue when she looked at him like that. "Well at least wear this then." he said as a long, black jacket appeared in his hands. Sarah took off her white coat and traded it with Jareth. She had to admit, her new jacket was much warmer. She buttoned the large buttons and tied the tie in the front before she stuffed her hands in the pockets.

"Cozy." she smiled as she turned to look at herself in her vanity mirror. "And stylish. Just the Christmas gift that I needed." She turned back around to face him. "Hold on. This is not your gift either." Jareth said as he waved away the white coat. Sarah ran her fingers through her hair. "Jareth, you've so far gotten me a crystal ornament, a book that I've been dying to get my hands on, and a warm jacket that I desperately needed. You've really been generous but I don't need anything. Really, this is more than enough…" she finished as she looked down at herself.

"Well then think of these gifts as just me helping you. Besides, I can't let you go out in the cold with some flimsy little jacket. Your real gift will be given to you on Christmas just like it should be." Jareth looked at back at her. Oh how he wanted to give Sarah his perfect gift already! But he still had to be patient and wait ten more days…

Sarah sighed. She couldn't argue with him right now; it was almost twelve. "Thanks. I'll see you when I get back?" she smiled and started to head towards the door. "Yeah…" Jareth sighed as he watched his love leave to go on a date without him.

A/N- Sorry that I missed a day to update but now we should be back on track! Any guesses on what Jareth's next gift might be? Don't forget to review! :)