Disclaimer: I do not own anything that is Jim Henson's.

A/N: I am so sorry that I have not been updating. I've been rather busy lately. You know, school and all. But here it is the next chapter. I hope you all like it! I had some trouble writing it, but at last, it is finished.

"Again?" Sarah whined. "But, Bryan that is the third time this week!" She sighed heavily. "I understand. Okay. Yes, yes that's fine. Alright, good bye." She hung up the phone and sat down again, placing her forehead in her hands. Bryan had called her and told her that he would not be able to go to lunch with her. He was going to be held up at the office yet again, which really disappointed Sarah. She felt that ever since they had become engaged, she had been seeing less and less of him. Just then, there was a knock on her door. She walked over to the door and opened it up. Her heart skipped a beat.

"Hello, Jareth," she frowned. He smiled.

"Sarah, are you ever going to trust me?" Jareth asked, walking into the office. He pulled off his coat and threw it over an extra chair.

"That all depends on how you act, and PLEASE do not just throw your cape on that four hundred dollar chair," she pleaded, picking it up again and placing it on her office chair.

"Oops, sorry," smiled Jareth. He looked at her. "Sarah, you promised to give me a chance, and now we only have three weeks left to form a friendship. I want to prove to you that I can make a good friend." Sarah just looked at him for a while.

"Okay, Jareth," she said, folding her arms. "If you really are a changed man, then you will have no problems to prove it to me. We can start today. Bryan cancelled on me because he has to stay at his office during lunch, so I have today free and- Oh, wait a minute!" She looked at him. "You didn't by chance have anything to do with this, did you?" Jareth frowned.

"No, of course not," he said. "I don't even know where his office is, let alone how to get him to stay longer." Sarah shrugged.

"I just thought I should ask," she said. She grabbed her purse, handed Jareth his cape, and they walked out the front door. After she locked the door and turned the sign over from open to closed, she turned on him.

"And remember what I said, Jareth," she said. "This is a last chance for you. Don't blow it!" She pressed a button, which unlocked her car with a small sound. "Get in."

Sarah sat down uncomfortably at the small table. Why was she here, at one of the fanciest restaurants in London, with a man that she loathed with every fiber of her being? If she hadn't already promised him that she make an effort, she would stand up and storm out right then and there.

Jareth sensed that she was not feeling comfortable around him, and this saddened him a great deal. Winning her heart was not only something he had to do for the entire Underground, but it would also be for his sake as well. He loved her more than anything else in either world. He would gladly give up his throne as the Goblin King if it would only bring her to him. But he knew that this journey would be a bumpy one, so he braced himself for whatever was to come.

"Sarah, please try to settle your worries," he said, looking at her over the top of his menu. "After all, I did promise to be a perfect gentleman. And you're never going to trust me if you never try." Sarah sighed and looked at him.

"I know, Jareth, but…" It seemed so odd for her to say his name. It was one that she had hoped to forget, but she saw no chance of that happening. At least for the next month, when he would be around every chance he got. "… I want you to see this from my perspective. You tried to take my baby brother away from me and turn him into a goblin."

"At your will, Sarah," Jareth reminded her. "You got him back. Besides, that happened so long ago. Yes, I do see it from your perspective, but I am also asking you to see it from mine. I am just trying to start over again, and how can I do that if you won't let me?" Sarah pursed her lips and thought about it for a moment. As much as she hated to admit it, he did have a point. How was he to start anew if she wouldn't give him that much needed chance? She looked at him and sighed, offering a small smile.

"Okay, Jareth," she sighed. "I suppose I will just have to trust you." Jareth grinned from ear to ear. "But remember what I said before. Any funny business, and no more chances." Jareth held up his hand in a swearing manner.

"Goblin King's honor!" They both chuckled a bit. It had been the first sign of even a hint of joy Jareth had seen on Sarah's face since that night she had defeated the labyrinth and was enjoying a small party with all her goblin friends. He wondered if she knew just how beautiful she looked when she smiled. He just wanted to reach out and touch her, but he knew that it would be totally inappropriate and ruin any headway he had already made with her.

They ordered lunch and had, much to Sarah's surprise, a pleasant conversation. He told her about things that had happened in the Underground, and babies that had been wished away. None had been able to defeat the crazy maze since Sarah, but Jareth admitted that he had done something he had never done before. Since Sarah had made such an impression on him, any family that tried desperately hard to retrieve their unfortunate family member and had not succeed would wake up the next morning, with afore said relative back at home, and all memory of the Labyrinth forgotten. Only those who did not seem to care anything for the children, or made a lazy attempt at solving the Labyrinth, did not get them back.

Sarah listened to his stories with astonishment. He really had changed, she had to admit. This was a completely new Jareth that she had known. And by the time they parted, she back at her office and he back to the Underground, she found that she felt more comfortable than she felt with even a few of her clients. Yet, she was still a little weary of him. What had sparked this change in him? She had no idea. But whatever it was, she liked it… a lot!

A/N2: I've been trying to think of a way to go with this story. Should I make Bryan turn out to be a complete jerk and like cheat on Sarah? Or should I make him a complete sweetheart and, in the end, let her go to Jareth, with no hard feelings? Please let me know what you think? Always Hopeful