Chapter 4: Over for Dinner

Sarah was finally free from exams and was enjoying her summer. She was extremely excited because she was done with high school and going to be going off to University in the fall. This was the least of her worries though because Jareth had still not shown up since that night and she still needed to 'introduce him to the parents'. That she wasn't looking forward to. She tried to keep her mind off of the whole situation. Perhaps it would just magically be solved and just go away. Sarah continued driving down the road. She watched the scene of the trees and water pass quickly by her. Sarah enjoyed taking the long way back home from a days work of shopping. It made her feel happy and at ease to be able to view it. With the soft music playing in the background, it slowly brought her might off of the situation. The drive home didn't last nearly as long as Sarah would have liked. Her car slowly turned into the driveway and she parked where she did every other time. She sat there for a moment and stared at the house. It was silent and still, but she knew that there was going to be her parents and Toby doing something inside. She opened the car door and made her way to the trunk of the car. She opened the trunk to reveal a handful of shopping bags. Sarah took them all at once, because she didn't feel lie making a second trip back to the car. She managed to take them all out and she placed them on the ground for a moment so she was able to close the trunk door. She picked them back up and continued towards the front door. Opening up the door, Sarah could hear the tv going and mom cooking supper in the kitchen. Dad wasn't home yet because he was probably still at work. She placed the bags down beside the doorway so she could take her shoes off. "Sarah. Can you come here for a minute?" "Sure. I'll been there shortly." Sarah hurried up and finished taking off her shoes and took herself and her shopping bags to the kitchen. She placed them on the counter before turning towards her mom to see what she wanted. They both stood there in silence for a moment. Sarah was unsure for what she was getting in trouble for this time. Her mother held her slightly annoyed expression before starting to talk. "You didn't tell me that your boyfriend was coming over today." "My boyfriends coming over?" "Well I guess he's already here. He's watching tv with Toby right now" "Don't feel bad mom. He didn't tell me either. I had no idea" "There's nothing we can do now. Can you set the table?" "Sure" Sarah took the dishes that her mom gave her and quickly placed them on the table so she could talk to Jareth. She also wasn't that fond of doing chores like setting the table and just simple wanted to get it over with. After she was done doing so, Sarah took her shopping bags and started walking off with them to her room. She could clearly hear footsteps following behind her. She instantly knew that those footsteps belonged only to Jareth. She opened the door and dropped all of the shopping bags, not moving from that point. Jareth continued to walk and he passed her and ended up sitting on the edge of her bed. She looked up at him to see that his gaze was looking back at her. She remained in silence, unsure as to what to say. She had no clue as to what he already knew. "So Sarah. When did you tell your mother that I was your boyfriend?" Sarah could see a smile itching at his face. He was just doing this to humour himself. "Whenever Toby caught us kissing. I had to explain it to mom somehow and it just so happen that that was one of the things that came out. Are you mad at me?" "I can never be fully mad at you." "I'm sorry if I couldn't explain things better." "You don't have to Sarah." A short pause followed. "Do you really want to be my girlfriend?" "Well..." "I'm not trying to pressure you, I am just curious" "I do like you Jareth, it's just that this whole boyfriend thing is a bit weird. I've never had a real boyfriend before." "That's fine. We don't have to rush things." "But does this still mean that we are dating?" "Do you want to be?" Sarah shyly looked away before starting to blush. She shook her head while her eyes remained looking in the opposite direction. "I do want to be your girlfriend." She eventually looked back up to see that Jareth had a wide smile on his face. He held in his hand, a simple silver ring. "Then if you are satisfied with calling me your boyfriend, I'll be giving you this promise ring." "You don't have to do that." "But I want to" Jareth stood up and walked towards Sarah. He took her right hand and placed it gently on her ring finger. She looked at it contently before he leaned down and kissed it. Sarah lit up with happiness under the touch of his tender lips, brushing against her hand. He stood up and took a step back. Both of his hands reached behind his back. She noticed the cheeky smile on his face. It was making Sarah curious as to what else he was about to give her. "I did a little shopping of my own. Would you like to see it?" "It depends. What is it?" "Just say yes and I will show you" "Okay." "I want to hear the words" "I want to see what you got me" Jareth pulled out one hand from behind his back to reveal a small pair of red frilly underwear with lace trim. He then slowly took his other hand out from behind his back. It was a matching bra to go with it. It didn't take long before Sarah knew what she was suppose to do with it. She turned completely around to hide her blushing cheeks. It slowly crept over her entire face. He walked towards Sarah and stood behind her. He then wrapped his hands around her waist. "Do you want to wear it?" "I can't right now" "I'll leave the room for a moment while you change, if that makes you feel better." "Umm. I guess so." "Don't take too long then" "Ok." He walked out of the room just like he had promised. Sarah didn't have much of a choice now that she had agreed to it. She turned to face her bed to see the lingerie taunting her. She took off her clothes until she was only in her undergarments that she was already wearing. She took in a breathe before taking her underwear off and replacing it with the frilly lingerie pair. She did the same with the bra. As soon as she did up the last snap of the bra, there was a knock at her bedroom door. "Are you ready yet Sarah?" Looking down at herself to make sure that everything was on right and covered what it was suppose to she said yes. The door creaked open and she could feel Jareth's eyes look towards her. She gulped nervously before turning to face him. She was a bit embarrassed because she didn't know what he was thinking or if he liked her in the lingerie or not. He could obviously tell that she was worried about it. She looked at him, searching for any signs of what he was thinking. "You look gorgeous. Don't be shy about it." "I'm not. Really." "Well we better get some clothes on over that. I'm sure that dinner will be ready soon and I don't think you want the rest of your family seeing you in that. That would be a tough one to explain." "It sure would be. I've had enough to explain." "Then this should be better for you?" Jareth waved his hand to make her clothes that she was wearing earlier, reappear on her silhouette. She was still wearing the lingerie underneath. That's all he needed to know to make him happy because it made it easier to fantasize about what's under her clothes. Sarah walked over to Jareth and he took her hand into his grasp. They both made their way to the kitchen where Sarah's mom had been placing the food onto the table. Sarah was slightly surprised by what good timing Jareth had. "Perfect timing. Dinner is just being served now. I guess I need to call the rest of the family now." "Yeah" "DINNER IS READY. COME AND GET IT." "I hope you like pork chops Jared." "Oh I do Mrs. Williams. They are actually one of my favourite foods" "Really. Well I hope you enjoy these ones then." "I'm sure I will. Thank You." Everyone gathered around the table. Jareth and Sarah sat on the same side. It was quiet and everyone seemed to stare at each other awkwardly. This was not really something that she was anticipating. Toby reached across and started to put food on his plate, while everyone else remained still. Slowly, Sarah began putting some food on her plate too. "So. How did you and Sarah meet each other" ask dad. "I new here and I just moved here this year. Sarah offered to show me around the school and help me settle in. After spending much time with her, I began to grow more and more fond of her. It was only a matter of time before I had to ask her to become my girlfriend. Thankfully she felt the same way back and said yes. We have been together ever since. " "That's gross. Why would you do that?" "Toby. You'll understand when you get a bit older." "So what university are you going to after high school?" "I actually plan on working in my family business." "What is the family business" "This isn't twenty questions dad." "No. It's quiet alright Sarah. I don't mind at all. I would be curious about my daughter's boyfriend if I were him too. They run a youth retreat and support centre." "I didn't know that." She should have guessed that though. He was the goblin king after all and there must be children that he keep. They need to go somewhere. That idea was very clever. The conversation ended with some light chit chat and a few laughs. Sarah started to fidget and moved about in her seat. Jareth noticed that she began to scratch at the side of her leg. He had forgotten that she was still wearing the lingerie. She had forgotten about it too until this point. Jareth carefully placed his hand on her thigh. It didn't take long for her to settle back down. The itching sensation had went away. "Here. Let me help you with the dishes Mrs. Williams." "You don't have to but thank you." "No. I insist. It is the let least I can do after you allowing me into your house." "If you really want to then okay." Jareth took all of the plates and took them into the kitchen. Sarah followed closely behind while the rest of the family went their own way. Sarah leaned against the counter and watched as Jareth placed the dishes neatly into the dish washer. "What are you thinking?" "I'm thinking how lovely you are Sarah. Why do you ask?" "I do love you, but at the same time, I feel like I know very little about you." "Well I have nothing to hide from you. If you want to know something, all you need to do is ask." "I know." "As long as you know that." He finished putting the dishes away and the leftover food into the fridge. He turned turned and looked deeply into Sarah's eyes. "I have to be getting back to the kingdom." He grasped Sarah's hand softly and began to walk towards the front door. "Thanks again Mrs. Williams for having me over." "It wasn't any trouble. Please feel free to come over again." "Thank you. I will be sure to remember that." He put on a sleek, black leather jacket. He flashed a charming smile across the room. It was enough to make someone melt, but Sarah managed to maintain her composure. They both walked out the door to the front porch. Sarah immediately wrapped her arms around his waist. He in turn placed his arms around her. It kept the cool breeze from making her too cold. He kissed the top of her head before whispering the words I love you. Sarah looked up at him with her innocent eyes and he looked back into her eyes. I love you too. He leaned his head down and gave her a quick peck on her lips. She took her hands and brought his head back towards hers. She began to explore his mouth with her own. It was a pleasant surprise for Jareth, but he pulled away. "We have to save that for next time." "Alright. When is next time anyways. I hope that's sometime soon." "I'm leaving that a surprise to make it all the better when I do come to see you." "You're mean, but okay. If you say so." Jareth pushed a hair out of Sarah's face before walking away. It didn't take long before he faded into the night. His mysteriousness being embedded into her thoughts. She loved and cared for him so much, but yet she really didn't know much about who he was inside. He just left her wanting more and to find out about his life. She turned around and went back inside where she could warm herself back up. She truly hoped that it wouldn't be too long before his next appearance.

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First off, I would like to apologize for taking so long to get this chapter up and published. I was extremely busy with my final exams and life in general.

When I went back to give this story a quick read through, I thought that it was kind of funny how I wrote the first part of it being relieved that exams were over while I was still stressing over mine. I guess that would be the wishful thinking. It is also kind of funny how now that my exams are over and the new semester has officially started, I am still busy.

I hope that I will be able to get the next few chapters out a little bit faster because I know they are going to be very fun and interesting to write. I plan on getting a little more deeper into the emotional side of them and write some more lemon-like scenes!