Proposal


"Look, the collaborative grant guidelines clearly state that the proposed project requires an investigator external to the university, and I need someone who knows special relativity by tomorrow morning or this will never fly." Sarah looked at him expectantly.

Jareth's eyes flared with something unreadable. "This is why you called me after all this time. Really."

She shrugged, thoroughly unperturbed. "You can reorder time. Surely all the secrets of time are at your brilliant royal fingertips. Besides, don't you think a collaboration would be...exciting?"

The double entendre hung bare between them.

His sudden smile was sharp with promise. "Quite possibly."