Chapter 2, Baby Chapter

"What? What do you mean I'm with child?" Sarah exclaimed.

Jareth stared at the fire, a broad smile spread across his face. He squeezed her tighter as she tried to free herself. He started kissing her stomach, looking up at her with a boyish grin.

"Jareth stop! How do you know I'm pregnant? How is that even possible?" She was pushing him, trying desperately to free her lower half from his clutches. He started kissing his way up her body, much to her distress.

"No, I will not stop." He said once his face met hers. He'd never looked so happy. "I know. It all makes sense, all of Mage's hints. I should have seen it before." His smile turned to a sneer. "And as for how it is possible, do you really need me to explain that to you?" She gave him a scowl of disbelief.

"I know damn well how it happened! What ever happened to the Fae are an infertile race?" She said with a sarcastic tone. Jareth eyed her playfully.

"Well, to be more specific, female Fae are extremely infertile. Male Fae are considered to be amongst the most fertile of any species. This is to heighten the chance of procreation, and why we are so...lascivious." He lectured with a confident tone. Sarah's eyes just about exploded out of her head.

"And no one thought to tell me this sooner? What the hell! It's only been a couple months!" She was practically yelling. Jareth leaned back from her a bit.

"I guess I never thought of the consequences of you still being a mortal. Apparently we truly are a perfect match." She didn't say anything, letting out a huff as she settled herself down. Jareth's smile wavered. "I trust you know how rare this is, and how lucky we are to be granted such an opportunity so early on." He paused. "Are you not happy to be carrying my child?" His body grew tense, and his expression cold.

Sarah looked at him sharply.

"Of course I'm happy." She gave him a look of offense. "I just wish I had a little heads up before hand." She said, crossing her arms and looking away from him, trying to abate her anger. He wasn't sure how to respond, all his excitement was draining fast. He dipped his head and kissed her wrist.

"I am sorry, you should have been informed. I know I said we had time, and you have my remorse if this is not what you want." His voice was lain with sorrow and regret. She looked down at him, wishing to simply withdraw her outburst.

"Jareth, stop. Of course this is what I want, we're going to be a family. I know how much this means to you, and you better know it means just as much to me. I'm sorry for the way I acted, I was just caught off guard." She reached down to caress his face.

He wrapped his hand around hers, and gave it a light kiss. Without a word, he moved to her, and pull her into an embrace. She returned his love, and his worries faded.

"You've given me more than I could ever hope to ask for, and granted me more happiness than I deserve. I will do everything in my power to do the same." He said into her hair. She gave a light laugh.

"Jareth, you already have." She whispered back. After a moment, she pushed him away slightly. "What did you say about Mage giving hints?" She asked. Jareth shook his head slightly with a smile.

"She's been dropping hints for a while now, I never picked up on them however. She practically wrote it out for me this evening, I can't believe I didn't catch on sooner." She gave him a perplexed stare. "Sarah, she is my caretaker, a nanny, a midwife, whichever term you prefer. She knows these things. She's probably known since the night you conceived." He looked at her with a smirk.

"Well, if I'm getting sick already then I must be at least a month, close to two at the least, which means..." She recalled the events that almost tore them apart forever. "And if Mage knew the whole time..." She couldn't finish her thought, and Jareth didn't want her to. Instead, he held her tighter, running his hand along her back. After a minute, he pulled away to look at her.

"Come, I think it's time for bed. We have a big day tomorrow." He said, picking her up from the floor and carrying her to the bed. She eyed him as he tucked them both in.

"I have a feeling you're going to go insanely overboard with all this." She said as he laid down beside her, molding his body to hers.

"Have I ever?" He purred sarcastically, placing gentle kisses along the back of her neck. She smiled into the dark.

"Please, you live by your sense of overdramatic flare." She teased, snuggling into him.

"And you love every inch of it." He replied, licking along the length of her ear.

"Yes I do." She said with a yawn.

He placed one final kiss upon her shoulder, and soon, they both drifted off to sleep. Jareth's hand wrapped itself around her waist, resting over her belly. Sarah's hand rested over his, her fingers entwined with his.