Ch 6 An untimely interruption
"There you guys are, I was wondering where you went!" Sarah pulled back sharply from Jareth at the sound of Julie's voice, and she and Jareth jumped to their feet.
Luckily, Julie was oblivious to what she had almost interrupted. "Hey Sar, me and Bayron here are gonna head over to my place for a little while. You seemed okay with his friend, so I hope you don't mind?" Julie pleaded with her friend, her eyes hopeful.
Sarah sighed. She didn't know how she felt about being left alone with Jareth. Oh, don't be stupid Sarah, she chided herself. You know you'd do anything to spend time alone with him.
"That's fine, Jules. You're a big girl, you don't need to ask my permission." Sarah gave her friend a small smile to show she was joking. "I'm fine with Jareth. By the way, Jareth, this is my friend Julie, who so rudely ignored you!"
Jareth smiled at Julie, saying "Good to meet you." He and Bayron held a silent conversation with their eyes before Jareth said, "I suppose we'll see you two tomorrow?"
Julie giggled and wrapped her arms around Bayron. "If everything goes according to plan…maybe even later than that!" With that, she and Bayron strolled away, leaving Sarah all alone with Jareth.
"Well, I guess we're going to have to walk home," she told him. "It's not too far, I guess, or we could call a cab…" she trailed off, seeing that he was giving her a puzzled look.
"You want me to come home with you?" he asked her.
"Well….yeah, I guess so. I mean, not come home with me like Bayron is going home with Julie. You know, we just have a lot to talk about, and you said you can't go back home yet, so I just figured it's convenient to go to my apartment. I mean, just to talk." Why, oh why did she keep babbling like an idiot?
Jareth watched Sarah try to talk her way out of wanting to spend the night with him. He knew that wasn't what she meant, but she was so cute when she rambled on. This was definitely a different Sarah, one who he obviously affected. He thought back to the moment before Julie interrupted them, when Sarah had almost kissed him. He smiled, thinking how nice it would have been to have felt her lips on his. No, he definitely didn't mind going home with Sarah.
He realized he'd been silent too long when he saw Sarah looking at him with narrowed eyes. As he caught her gaze, she flushed a bit, and he was afraid she'd guessed what he'd been thinking about.
He quickly took charge. "There's no need to walk, or call a cab," he said, snapping his fingers. An instant later, Sarah found herself standing in her living room, feeling slightly dizzy from being so suddenly transported.
Leaving Jareth to study her living room, she went into the kitchen to put on a pot of coffee. She had a feeling she'd need it tonight. While it was brewing, she almost pinched herself to make sure she was awake. This night was surreal. She peeked through the kitchen door, and saw Jareth looking over her CD collection. Even when looking right at him, she had a hard time believing he was really here.
Well, she told herself, I have a feeling it doesn't get more real than that man in your living room. So go in there and have a conversation like two civilized adults. You used to be an actress, you can pretend it's normal to have the Goblin King in your living room.
"Do you want any coffee?" she called to Jareth.
"No thank you, my dear, I've had the displeasure of trying it once before, and I must say, it's awful," he said, grimacing.
"Suit yourself," she said, smiling at the look on his face. "I think coffee's the nectar of the gods, myself."
She took her time preparing her coffee, telling herself she wasn't avoiding the inevitable talk with Jareth, she just wanted a perfect cup of coffee.
Taking a deep breath, she took her cup into the living room and sat down on the couch.
"Okay, Jareth. Let's do it," she said, then immediately blushed at her choice of words. "Not do it, do it, I mean, let's talk." God, could her face get any hotter? Why did she keep putting her foot in her mouth, did he really make her that nervous?
Seeing how embarrassed she was, Jareth stifled his laughter. He looked at her seriously and said, "Yes, we do need to talk. I shall start."
Sarah breathed a sigh of relief that he let her latest blunder go unmentioned. "Okay," she said, settling into the couch and sipping her coffee.
Jareth looked thoughtful for a moment, then began to speak.
A/N: Thank you to luverofsong for my first review, I really appreciate it.I know it was slow in the beginning, I wish I hadn't posted the story before I finished it because there is a lot I would like to change. Oh well, I'm just making the best of what I gave myself! Thank you for reading...everyone who reads, REVIEW! Please review, I need a little encouragement! Thanks!