AN: PLEASE READ! At last, we have reached the end of this story. I realize that some of you may not be exactly pleased with the way it has turned out, but I had planned to end it this way from the very beginning. BUT, if you are interested, there is a sequel to this story. I already have five chapters written to it, and I think it has some potential. There is of course, lots of Jareth/Sarah interaction, as well as focusing more on D'Vinnian, and letting me really develop his character. If you want to read it, please review and let me know! The title is "Plans", so you can watch for it (if I get enough interest, I'll be posting it starting either Monday or Tuesday). I also intend to keep five chapters ahead with this story so that there are no more lapses in posting like there have been with Cherish….which I apologize profusely for! Also, I want to thank you all for your wonderful reviews! They mean the world to me! Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!! Now, for the final time for this story, enjoy, read, and review! ~ Saphire
Chapter twenty-six: Home Again
Sarah blinked once and found herself back in her room, fully clothed. Dazed, she looked around her. Everything was as she had left it, and, if the calendar-clock on her laptop was correct, only five minutes had passed from when she had left. Thrown off by the time change, and set on edge by her warring emotions, and Jareth's stinging remarks, Sarah could not help the sob that escaped her throat.
Before she could allow herself anymore release, she heard the door to her apartment open and Ben's soft footsteps heading towards her room. Sarah looked down at her engagement ring, then over the mirror by her dresser. She wiped furiously at her eyes as her fiancé knocked softly on the door.
"Sarah? Sarah, honey, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for getting annoyed with you earlier. You just seemed preoccupied…you know you can talk to me about anything, right? Honey? Babe, open the door," he spoke through the cheap particleboard.
Numbly, Sarah walked over to the door and opened it, facing her fiancé looking exactly as she had left him.
"Hey, sweetie," he said, wrapping her in a hug and kissing her neck.
He pressed closer to her, and whispered in her ear,
"Let me make it up to you, babe."
He left her embrace for a moment, not even noticing her quietness, and turned on the radio. Without listening, he resumed his earlier stance, swaying his hips as the song started.
Sarah closed her eyes in pain as the first words of "Cherish" filled the room. A tear rolled down her cheek, and Sarah discreetly wiped it away. And though she continued to cry through the whole song, she vowed never to think of the Goblin King again.
And, when the music was over, Sarah returned Ben's lustful kiss, eager to work out some of her emotions.
