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'Do I want this? Of course I do. It's just…'
"Sarah? Are you in there, Honey?"
Sarah jerked out of her reverie to answer her stepmother. "Yeah, Karen. What's up?"
"Your father and I just got off the phone with your grandparents. We're taking Toby up there for the weekend. You're welcome to come along if you like."
"No thanks, Karen. I've got plans this weekend. Send my love, though, okay?"
"Alright. Have fun this weekend, Sarah, and behave yourself."
Sarah looked at Jareth and grinned. "Not a problem, Karen. Call me when you guys get up there. If there's no answer at the house, call my cell, ok?"
"Sure, Sarah. We'll see you Sunday night, then, okay?'
"Right. I love you guys."
Toby's voice was heard through the door, "Sarah? Can I come in and get a hug?"
Jareth sighed quietly when Sarah moved away to compose herself quickly. "Sure, Squirt. As if I'd let you leave without one," she said as she opened the door. Toby, who had been leaning on the door, fell forward. Sarah caught him before he hit the floor.
"Careful, Toby."
The little boy looked up, startled, at the sound of that masculine voice. Sarah watched as her brother's eyes went wide in shocked recognition. "Y-you're-,"
"Toby? We need to leave!"
"He's coming, Daddy," Sarah called. "Toby, have fun this weekend, okay? Give Grandma and Poppa my love, alright?"
"B-but, Sari, that's-,"
"I know it is, Toby. We'll talk about it when you get back. Toby, this is serious. I want your word that you won't say anything about this to anyone. Understand?" Sarah looked into her brother's eyes solemnly, waiting for him to respond.
As Toby looked up at Sarah, Jareth watched the two of them with such longing that he sighed. When Sarah glanced up from her conversation with her brother, he shook his head and smiled at the boy, saying, "We'll talk later, young man."
Toby looked up at him and nodded slowly, then gave his sister a hug. Sarah watched, bemused as the small boy then walked over to Jareth and looked up at him. Jareth reached one hand out to the child, surprising the young woman. But what surprised her more was that her brother reached out his own hand, accepting the handshake. Jareth and Sarah both chuckled slightly when the boy then tore out of the room and fall halfway down the stairs at which point, "Toby! Don't Run Down The Stairs!" was heard drifting up the stairwell.
Jareth pulled his love into his arms asking, "Well, Sarah? It's your call." Sarah looked up at him, her eyes searching his, then she sighed. Jareth steeled himself, preparing for rejection. When he heard her softly whispered words, the pain was almost tangible.
"Jareth, I can't do this."
Sarah felt him stiffen and looked deeper into his eyes. That he had put on his impersonal mask almost broke her heart. "Jareth," she said, smiling softly as she stroked his cheek gently, "that's not what I meant. I meant was that I can't do this right now. This has all happened so fast and, well, I don't do fast. Please try to understand, Jareth, or if you can't understand, just know that I do love you and I probably always have. I just needed to grow up before I could see that I do. Jareth, my love, I'm doing the best that I can and-,"
She was cut off when she was swept up into his arms and kissed thoroughly. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him back. She finally realized that he had walked them back to the bed when he laid them both down and simply held her.
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