Crumbling World

 

Chapter 12

Sarah woke up to the brightness of the sun shining in her eyes, her head lay on something hard, she moved her head upwards. She saw Jareth sleeping on the pillow a smile on his face, she quickly backed away from him, and he started to wake up. He looked down at her.

“Good morning my love” he says his voice husky from sleep

“What happened, why are you here? She asked scared

Jareth looked at her watching her carefully “you don’t remember”

Sarah thought for a moment “I remember the ball, meeting Fiona” she said the last part in disgust “than I remember wine and nothing after that”

Jareth looked upset than he spoke calmly “think about what happened after that”

Sarah thought about it deeply, her eyes got big and she gasped and covered her mouth “I... we...” she said as she pointed at him she was too shock to speak sentences

“Yes. Sarah” he said

Sarah was about to say something, when she covered her mouth and ran for the bathroom naked, Jareth looked concerned, he followed her to the bathroom, standing outside the door, he heard her retching, he frowned. He then heard the water running and her spitting, he made a disgusted face. Sarah came out looking sick still but smelled like mint.

“Are you okay?” he asks worried

“Yeah, just a hangover I will be fine” she tells him she started to rub her head “do you have any aspirin?”

Jareth replied “we don’t have human pain reliever here sorry”

Sarah pouted “here let me help you” he told her and walked behind her rubbing her temples with his fingers

She started to moan and close her eyes, Jareth’s body started to react from it, Sarah felt it in her backside, her eyes shot open and she backed away from him, she looked down at his body. She looked back at his face blushing “sorry about last night”

“I think I should be sorry, taking advantage of you while you were drunk”

“No I should apologize I started it”

“Yes, but I am older I should’ve known better”

Sarah looked at him smiling “let’s just say it’s both our faults and move on”

“okay” he agreed

“I just hope next time, I won’t be so drunk” she tells him grinning secretly

Jareth caught it smiling “so there will be a next time?”

“Absolutely” she said she kissed his cheek than walked away with her clothes getting dressed

Jareth watched her smirking and getting dressed.

Sarah walked past him “I’ll meet you in the dining room for breakfast”

He nodded his head at her, she walked out of the room, closing the door behind her and she bumped into someone. She looked up.

“Oh Fiona, what are you doing here” she questioned

Fiona avoided Sarah, and started to look around, than she finally looked Sarah in the eyes “I was looking for Jareth, I heard that he was staying with you, since you were a little under the weather last night” she told her staring at the door behind Sarah

Sarah had her arms crossed over her chest scowling at her “uh... huh”

Fiona gave Sarah a nasty look; Sarah matched her look “what did you want Jareth for anyway?”

Fiona looked annoyed “I just need to see him”

Sarah replied “what you have an itch you need scratched” Fiona opened her mouth to reply, but Sarah kept talking “since Jareth is just a way to pass the time and you don’t care for him, then leave him alone”

“I would like to hear it from Jareth” Fiona said in furious tone

Sarah started to walk towards her; Fiona walked backwards “do you know what Jareth and I were doing all night long?” Fiona shook her head “we were making love, why, because we are in love. That’s why”

Fiona looked outraged, she huffed and walked away, Jareth used that moment to open the door “good job my love”

Sarah whipped around “how much did you hear?”

“Everything these doors are very thin” he told her pleased

“You’re not mad; I ended things with Fiona for you”

“Yes I heard, and no I am not mad”

Sarah was relieved

“Come my dear, let’s get to breakfast” Jareth said as he held his arm out to her, Sarah took it and then walked quietly to the dining room.

 

They walked in the room, they were the only ones there, and the table was covered in food that could easily feed an army. Sarah looked around “is this all for us?” she asked

“Yes” he said

The table was full of eggs, sausage bacon, fruit salad, toast, bagels, Pitchers of juice and water, and a pot of coffee.

Jareth held a chair out for Sarah, she sat down, and he pushed her in and took a seat across from her.

Sarah was looking at the food still hard to believe that all the food was only for two people “is this all for us?”

“Yes precious it is”

Sarah grabbed a plate and put a little bit of everything on it, she grabbed a mug and poured coffee in it. She started to dig in to her breakfast.

Jareth also grabbed a little bit of everything keeping his eyes on Sarah the whole time.

As Jareth ate he kept looking at Sarah smiling.

She finally felt his eyes on her, she looked up “do I have food on my face or something?” she asked then started to wipe her face with her napkin

Jareth laughed “no”

“Oh” she said and put her napkin back in her lap, she reached for her cup of coffee and took a sip

“I would like to court you” he blurted out

Sarah started to choke on her coffee, she coughed then she reached for a glass of water.

“Are you okay?” he asked afraid

Sarah coughed and took another sip of water “yes, yes I’m fine”

Jareth waited patiently, Sarah looked at him “oh right you want an answer”

He nodded slowly at her “yes, I will court you”

He smiled wide at her, she returned it, and they continued to eat there breakfast in silence.