A/N Own Nothing
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I stared at the little ring box Jareth was holding out to me. I was honestly afraid to open it. I had to keep telling myself over and over: It's not an engagement ring; it's not an engagement ring. Open the box. He wouldn't do this that quick. Just open the box. Jareth just stood there and waited while I continued to stare. He eventually took one of my hands and put the box in it.
I slowly opened the box very afraid of what I might find inside. It turned out there was a ring inside, but there was also a key. I was relieved to see that the ring was not a diamond although there were two incredible teeny stones that might have been diamonds on either side of a dark green emerald.
Jareth took the box from me and pulled the ring out and put in on my ring finger on my right hand. I breathed a sigh of relief and he just looked at me for a second before saying, "Valerie told me you liked dark emeralds. Maybe I should take the owl charm I gave you and have someone replace the diamond collar with emeralds."
My hand went up to the little silver owl and I shook my head. "No, I like it the way it is and I love the ring Jareth. You are going to make me seem like a hypocrite. I hate jewelry mostly, but you keep finding me things I love." I gave him a hug and snuggled into his chest before I remembered what else was in the box. "What is the key for?"
"I want you to move in with me. The key is to my house." My thoughts went wild. Move in?? I can't do that yet. Can I?
"I don't know about that. What if something happens again and you have to beg for my forgiveness?" I smiled up at him before continuing. "Where would I go?"
I was so happy that Jareth understood. He knew that I wasn't ready to give up my own apartment, my own space. I wasn't ready as he was to commit to a new relationship.
"I have a solution then," he began, "You will continue to rent your own tiny apartment so that you have a place to retreat to when you need, but you will live with me in my house."
He stood there holding me while I thought about his solution. In a way it made sense. I did want to move in with him, but I wasn't sure if I was ready. I felt foolish paying for an apartment that I wasn't using but it would make me feel better.
"Yes," I said brightly, "I will move in with you."
Jareth smiled a real smile, "I was really hoping you would. The guest bedroom is already done in your favorite colors, although you don't have to sleep in there if you don't want to." Jareth's hints weren't very subtle and I laughed at him playfully hitting him. He took me back to my apartment that night to spend my last night alone there.
I was dreaming again. I was at the castle. I wanted to go in but even with my sluggish senses I remembered my promise. "Jareth!" I called for him but he didn't show up. I sat down on the stone floor. "I wish the Goblin King was here."
"Felicia?" The voice came from behind me. I turned and saw Jareth walking towards me in all his glittery goodness. I ran up and jumped into his arms. He caught me and asked, "How did you get here?"
"I come here sometimes; now take me into the castle before my alarm goes off." I pulled him along as I ran towards the castle door. Jareth gave me the grand tour of the place which ended in his bedroom. Since it was a dream, I had no problem with taking off all of my clothes in front of him. Jareth only took two seconds to look at me before pouncing and soon we were rolling all over the place.
Jareth's mouth and hands were everywhere and even though I could barely think or see it was the greatest night of my life. When it was over I was lying next to Jareth in his bed trying to think clearly. I tried to get a good look around the room but everything was getting more blurry. I gave Jareth one last kiss before I heard my alarm go off.
I hit my alarm and snuggled happily back into my pillow. Jareth gave me the day off to pack. I didn't have to worry about packing much just my clothes and some personal items. When Bill left me I threw out everything that reminded me of him. That left me with a very empty apartment. I cleaned out my fridge and unplugged everything as I packed. I was a little sad to say goodbye to furniture I was just starting to get used to but I knew that I loved Jareth's house.
I decided to give Valerie a call to find out how if she got the part. I had expected a call on Saturday but she didn't tell anyone. She picked up the phone and sounded very cheerful.
"So," I started, "How did it go? Are you going to be Glinda? How was the date?"
That was all Valerie needed to launch into the full story, but I will shorten it. She did get the part. It was between her and one of girl that they were having a hard time deciding between so they brought them both back in for another audition. Valerie got the part and the other girl was going to play someone else and be Valerie's understudy. Didymus took her out to some fancy restaurant, seriously hasn't anyone heard of the Olive Garden? Then they went back to her place and he stayed the night. I tried not to listen to the rest of the details but all went well and that's all I need to know.
Jareth picked me up to take me to lunch and to go shopping for a few things that I would want in the house. I wasn't sure what things he had in mind but I hoped that food was one of them. I didn't really want to eat all of my meals at the restaurant. I had no clue how he stayed thin, not to mention buff, eating that every day. We just got sandwiches while Jareth tried to get me to tell him what was missing in his home.