A.N.: Leaving it on a cliffhanger would be evil, wouldn't it? Especially when I don't know when my next chance to update will be. Mwah-hah-hah. Well, since you seem to be enjoying the story and I don't want an inbox full of angry messages, here's the next installment. So please, feel free to leave reviews of a happier sort now. Please. Theme song: "Your Side" by Pete Yorn.
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Jareth had been hoping and dreaming of this reunion for the past seven months, and now that it was here, he was at a complete loss for words. Finding Sarah obviously pregnant had not been part of the plan. True, with her bloated belly she had the glow of a soon to be mother which made her beauty even more noticeable. But pregnant. She was pregnant. The two faced each other in absolute silence. The shock was evident on both their faces, and then it quickly turned to anger.
"Who is he? Why the hell are you calling me now like that!" he exclaimed at the same time that she yelled, "What the hell are you doing showing up now?"
"What?" they yelled simultaneously. Seeing they were getting nowhere, each resolved to glare at the other and they lapsed back into silence. However, Sarah had been harboring her bitterness much longer, and now she prepared to spew it all over Jareth.
"How DARE you, you fucking piece of shit! Treat me like a fucking one-night stand and then don't even have the balls to tell me yourself!" She pummeled her fists into his chest as she screamed. "You worthless son of a bitch, you think you can just dump your responsibilities on me?"
Jareth grabbed her fists and held them at arm's length. "Sarah, Sarah, what the hell are you talking about?"
"Don't give me that shit, Jareth, I saw you! I heard what you said! A 'resilient girl'. Nice to know you think so highly of me. Jesus, was this some sort of elaborate revenge? Knock me up and leave me with a half-human child? What the fuck is wrong with you? I mean, what sort of sick, twisted…"
"Wait a minute, knock you up? Sarah, I…are you telling me this child is mine?"
"No" she hissed, "this child is mine! You made it perfectly clear you don't want anything to do with us. Bastard." she added for good measure.
"Sarah, I had no idea you were pregnant! I've been trying everything in my power to get back to you. I wanted to tell you that night, but…"
"Tell me what" she interrupted. His annoyance quickly turned to compassion when he noticed the tears she was holding back. This couldn't have been easy on her and she was still keeping control. He released her arms in order to run one hand down her cheek before she backed away.
"That I wouldn't be there when you woke up. That I couldn't contact you, you had to call me. Didn't you notice the tattoo?"
"Of course I did, I'm not stupid. Although you must think so if you think I'll just forget all the shit I heard you telling Trey."
"Who? Sarah, I don't know a Trey, I certainly wouldn't be discussing you with him."
"Liar." The accusation shocked them both, but she knew she couldn't take it back. 'Damn I'm weak' she thought. The hurt that had flashed in his eyes had almost destroyed her resolve. She looked at the ground as he approached her, refusing to meet his gaze again.
"No Sarah, you were never weak," he murmured, cupping her cheek in one hand and bringing her gaze back to meet his as his other hand caressed her stomach. A warm tingling, almost like an electric current, ran between his hand and the baby. "Just as I have never lied."
For a moment she felt so completely connected with him, his mind laid open before her and she knew he was telling the truth. The warmth that she felt was indescribable; she had never felt such a connection with another person, and the sensation only heightened as he leaned in and kissed her.
