A.N. - This was something I wrote a year or two ago, for a LFFL challenge, and recently rediscovered. Happy Mother's Day!
Mother's Day was an affair Jareth always had conflicting feelings about. On the one hand, he loved Sarah and, by extension, her family dearly, and their three children adored Uncle Toby. On the other hand...there was Nana Rose. Going on ninety years old, but still somehow able to summon fonts of energy, she was always flirting with Jareth to the point of uncomfortableness. And right now, she had managed to corner him in the back yard, while Robert was barbecuing and Sarah was inside, helping Karen make sides.
"I wish I was younger," Nana Rose was saying, "I know what I would do with a stud muffin like you."
"Please, Ms. Williams, while I normally appreciate flattery, I'm afraid I'd rather if you ceased to try and flirt with me. You do remember I'm married to your granddaughter, don't you?"
"Oh, indeed," the elderly woman grinned. "And it's obvious that you don't have any problems in the romancing department," she added, not so subtly ogling his crotch. For once, Jareth was glad of Sarah's insistence on wearing Aboveground clothing for this occasion. Still, there was only so much a pair of jeans could conceal, especially for a man of his...size. He frantically glanced around for an escape route. In doing so, he made the rather large mistake of taking his eyes off of Nana Rose. Enough time for her to pounce, tackling him to the ground. Jareth squawked, a rather more birdlike sound than what would be considered normal, but it did the trick.
Sarah came rushing out, huffing, "Nana Rose, please stop assaulting my husband!"
"She groped me!" Jareth cried out in indignance.
Rose let Jareth up, giving Sarah a guilty look that was negated by the smirk still adorning her lips. "I couldn't help myself," was the only reply she made, then trotted off as if nothing had happened.
Sarah took one look at Jareth, brushing off grass, flowers and leaves, and began to laugh. "Well, you have to admit, you sure have a way with women."
Fast as lightning, he had her wrapped in his arms. "The only woman I want to have my way with is you."
As they kissed, Sarah whispered, "Am I allowed to tackle and grope you too?"
"Only if you're prepared for the consequences," Jareth purred lowly. Sarah squeezed him lightly, intimately, in response. In an instant, Jareth transported them to their quarters in the Underground. They could be back in plenty of time for dinner, he mused, before turning his attentions to his beautiful wife.
Back at the Williams residence, Karen asked Nana Rose, "Where are Sarah and Jareth?"
"Working on number four," she answered with a wink