Sarah and Natalia were out at a restaurant for lunch while Shane and Jareth worked on getting the numerous things that Karen had given them from the house.
"So what did your parents say when they found out you and Shane are getting a place together?" Sarah asked Natalia.
"Please, like my parents care. I could be pregnant and they wouldn't care as long as it didn't interfere with their traveling." Natalia explained to Sarah. Natalia's parents had never really been there for her and Sarah felt bad for her about that.
"Any luck finding a place?" Sarah asked.
"No! These places are like the twilight zone! One place had a knife sticking out of the wall!" Sarah laughed remembering the look of utter dear on Jareth's face when they had seen that.
"You should look for places around where we are. They are really nice over there, not to mention they are close to school and if you and Shane both get a job then I'm sure you can pay for it." Sarah informed her.
"You and Jareth are so lucky you guys snagged that place." Natalia said putting her head in her hands.
"You guys will find something." Sarah encouraged her.
"God I hope so!" Natalia replied.
They were finishing up when Sarah saw a 'Help Wanted' sign in the window.
"Excuse me," Sarah said to the hostess, "how do we apply for jobs?"
"Are you over 18?" She asked.
"Yeah."
"Then take these applications, fill them out, and then bring them back here. We can use all the help we can get." The woman explained handing them two clipboards and pens.
About 10 minutes later they were done and turned in the applications. "Thank you, we'll probably get back to you tonight." The hostess said and Sarah and Natalia thanked her and left.
When they arrived back at Sarah's apartment the bed Karen had given them was in the room and Jareth and Shane were sitting on the couch watching T.V on the television Karen had given them.
"Were done for the day." Shane said when Sarah walked in.
"Was it that much stuff?" Sarah asked.
"Well let's see, a bed, a television, a kitchen table, four chairs, a dresser, a couple end tables and a living room table, and oh so many different sets of sheets, table cloths, other miscellaneous things. Yes it was a lot." Shane said annoyed.
"God, Karen must have raided the good will!" Sarah exclaimed.
"Or cleaned out the basement." Natalia said with a laugh.
"We hauled it over, you get to decorate." Jareth told Sarah with a smile.
"Do we have to today?" She asked in an annoying tone.
"What's this 'we' stuff?" Natalia asked.
"Yes, today." Jareth mimicked.
"Fine." Sarah said and flopped down on the couch. They all laughed.
"Well, let's get out of their way." Shane said with a smile. He got up, kissed Natalia, and walked out of the apartment. Jareth did the same.
For the next few hours Sarah and Natalia had fun being room designers. They were finally done and decided to look over their work.
The living room had the couch over in the corner, the T.V at the other side of the room. They had a long wooden table in the middle of the room and end tables on the side of the couch.
The kitchen had been filled with appliances and dishes. The elevated area had been decorated with a medium sized dinner table and four chairs. There was a black tablecloth on it that looked great with the maroon walls.
The bedroom had been done very nice. The queen-sized bed had been put in the middle of the room with the headboard against the wall. There was a nightstand on each side of the bed and a large dresser had been put in the corner next to the closet. Sarah's vanity had been put in a corner of the room and a small desk was put next to the door.
They really hadn't done anything to the bathrooms except put down rugs.
Sarah and Natalia were glad they were done and as a celebration Natalia made margaritas for them (virgin… shut up Amber.). They sat in the living room and watched television until the guys got back.
"Where did you losers go?" Natalia asked when they came into the living room.
"Don't worry about it." Shane told her with a smile. Natalia knew that smile and knew when he had that smile that it was something secretive and she would be told later.
"What are you drinking?" Jareth asked Sarah.
"A margarita." Sarah said simply.
"Oh god." Shane said flopping down next to Natalia on the couch.
"What?" Natalia asked him.
"Remember in 8th grade when Karen accidentally packed one with vodka in it in Sarah's lunch?" Sarah burst out laughing remembering it. Natalia had gotten pretty tipsy after drinking a nice portion of it.
"That was a fun day." Natalia said with a smirk on her face. It hadn't been fun at the time! They all thought they were going to get expelled for having them in school!
After telling Jareth the whole story of what had happened that day Jareth took the drink out of Sarah's hand and everyone laughed when Sarah reached for it but he didn't give it back. After a few hours Shane and Natalia decided it was time to leave, they still had to go back out to find an apartment tomorrow. They left and Sarah and Jareth were left alone again with no intention of leaving.
The phone rang and Sarah got up to answer it but was pulled back down by Jareth's arms.
"Let it ring." He told her.
"I can't. Natalia and I applied for jobs today and they said that they would be calling us tonight." Sarah explained prying Jareth's arms off of her waist.
"Hello?"
"Good evening, Ms. Williams?" The voice on the other end asked.
"Uh, yeah."
"This is Mr. Roldani from Morley Station."
"Oh, hi."
"Hi, I'm calling to inform you that you and Natalia have been hired as waitresses."
"Oh, thank you! That's great! When do we start?"
"Wednesday evening at 4:00."
"Okay, that will give us just enough time to change and get there after school. Thank you so much."
"No, thank you Ms. Williams." The other end hung up.
"What was that?" Jareth asked when she returned to his arms on the couch.
"That was the manager of Morley Station, me and Natalia got the jobs." Sarah told him with a smile.
"That's great! When do you start?" He asked her.
"Wednesday at 4:00." Sarah told him.
"Excellent. Well, congratulations my love." Jareth said kissing her on the cheek.
"Thanks." Sarah said looking at the clock. "It's only 8:04?" She said amazed.
"It is." Jareth said equally as surprised. It felt like it should be around midnight.
"I am so tired from today. Let's just sit here." Sarah said with a small laugh.
"I agree with you." Jareth said grabbing putting both arms around Sarah's waist. Sarah loved the feel of being in his arms and wondered how she had survived without it.
Authors Notes:
Sorry for the wait… my laptop was being stupid.
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