Crumbling World

Chapter 26

 

Josie and Jareth stopped laughing and looking at each other.

“How long do think that whole thing with mom has been going?” Josie asked curiously

Jareth shrugged his shoulders “who knows, but it seems like it has been going for a long time”

They saw their mother coming out of the room, straighten her dress and wiping her lips, both Jareth and Josie wore a disgusted look on their face.

She looked at them surprised “there you two are, I have been looking for you”

“How could you see while you were kissing him with your eyes closed” Josie mumbled

Jareth heard her and elbowed her in the arm, luckily there mother didn’t hear her “what was that honey?”

“I said we were here the whole time” Josie said

“Okay, good I need to talk to you two about something” she said to them nervous

“About Alfred we know” Jareth blurted out

Josie looked started at her brother, while the queen looked surprised then got embarrassed “you saw”

“Yes mom we did, how long has this been going on?” Josie says

“Since forever” there mother replied

Josie and Jareth looked at her confused

“I will explain” she said they looked at her waiting “Alfred is your father” they both gave her shocked looks, she ignored there facial expressions and continued “he is a healer always have been, he is not of royal blood, so we could never get married or be together, so we had to sneak around”

“Is that why you told us our father was dead” Jareth said

“That was the only way I could explain it to you, I couldn’t tell you your father is a healer in our castle” Marta said

“That means no one knows about this “Jareth said

“No one outside of us” there mother told them

“Then how is Jareth able to marry Sarah, she is not of noble blood” Josie said trying to understand and process everything there mother is saying to them.

“No she is not of noble blood, but she is the champion of the labyrinth there for she has a title so she is of importance” the queen said

Jareth beamed with pride, Josie saw this and slapped him in the gut, he groaned, she laughed. Marta looked at both her children and smiled “I’m surprised you never saw the resemblance between the two of you and him”

Josie looked at Jareth and said “nope never noticed”

Jareth nodded in agreement.

Alfred came out looking at them happily “sire Sarah is awake”

Jareth smiled as he walked by Alfred he looked at him and smiled, Alfred walked up to them.

“I see you told them” Alfred said putting his arm around Marta

“They had a right to know, since they saw us kissing” she told him

Josie looked at them for a moment and smiled “doesn’t bother you, that you have to call us sire and your highness, you’re in love with the queen and you have a queen and king for children” she addressed Alfred

“Well yes at first it bothered me, but that is the way it has to be” he told her

“Well it’s good to know that I have a father and he is alive” Josie said

Alfred smiled and reached out and hugged his daughter for the first time in years, he smiled with tears coming from his eyes, and Josie was the same. Marta smiled and cried watching the happy site.

 

Jareth sat in the chair next to Sarah’s bed, she heard someone near her, and she opened her eyes.

“How do you feel?” he asked worried

Sarah put her hands to her head “my head hurts really bad, but other than that I am fine”

“Did he give you anything for the pain?” he asked her

“Yes, it is working, my head doesn’t hurt as bad as it did” Sarah said

Jareth smiled at her happily “I have some news”

“I know the baby is good” she told him smiling

“No not that, I am glad about that, but I have other news” he said

Sarah looked at him waiting for it “Alfred is my father”

Sarah frowned at the news “I know, I figured out that he was maybe part of your family”

Jareth looked at her curious “how did you know that?”

“You and Josie look just like him, you never saw it” Sarah tells him

Jareth shook his head “I guess I am always the last one to know about these things”

Jareth then looked at Sarah and pouted, she grinned at him “kiss me” she said

“With pleasure my queen” Jareth said and kissed her

Sarah pulled away from him “so when can you be released?”

“Not for a couple of days Alfred said he wants to keep an eye on me and the baby” Sarah tells him

“But he said your fine” Jareth whined

Sarah giggled “he just wants to make sure”

He kissed her again; she knows that he is going to miss her at night. Sarah looked at him and said “I think we should do something for your parents”

Jareth looked at her puzzled “like what?”

“maybe we can see about getting a law change that anybody can marry anyone despite their station , that way your parents can finally get married and be happy” Sarah said

“That sounds like a good idea precious, I will talk to my mother about it since she is the one that can change the laws” he said he bent down and kissed her again

“You’re a genius my love” he told her

She beamed with happiness at him, he kissed her quickly again and walked out of the room, she smiled to herself then fell asleep.

Jareth walked into the hallway “mother I would like to call a meeting with you and Josie right away”

Marta looked at Josie and Alfred worried “okay son”

Marta and Josie followed Jareth, while Alfred went back in the room to watch over Sarah well his daughter-in-law.