Waiting
Gale nervously shuffled his feet and threw another quick glance to the door. Where the hell was she? A 5 minutes delay is acceptable, but 15 minutes? 15 agonizing minutes where you don't know if the love of your life had changed her mind and didn't want to marry you after all? He helplessly looked at Tom who only shrugged his shoulders. Prim gave him an encouraging smile, but it didn't do him any good. If Madge didn't appear in the doorway in the next minute, Gale would march right out of the room and go storm the room where she was supposed to be. Another minute ticked by. Gale's hands formed into fists, his knuckles cracked and he was just about to take a step away from his best man when he saw Posy.
Posy, his sweet little sister who he knew was going to wear a white dress, almost skipped down the aisle in a pale yellow dress that was slightly frayed at the hem. Her eyes were a little bit red and suddenly realization dawned on Gale. Posy wrapped her tiny arms around him and mumbled shyly, "I'm sorry, Gale. I spilled juice on my dress and Mom had to get a new one. Madgey said that she wasn't mad that I kept her waiting, are you mad, Gale?" Big gray eyes looked at him fearfully.
Gale picked her up, pressed a kiss to her cheek and said reassuringly, "Of course I'm not mad, Pose. I could never be mad at my baby sister." She smiled at him and suddenly everything was alright. Madge was here. She hadn't bailed and she only took care of his little sister while his Mom got another dress. His heart expanded, he really couldn't wait to get married to Madge!
Music started to play and Gale knew that the time had come. He set Posy down and wiped his sweaty hands on his pants. This was it.
Katniss walked down the aisle, looking pretty in a pale green dress that complimented her complexion and then there she was. His Madge. She glided down the aisle next to her father who looked immensely proud. Gale took in Madge's face, her eyes that shone with love and happiness, her lips that were gently curved into a smile and looked so kissable and her blushing cheeks. She looked radiant and she was all his. The pair reached Gale and then Mr Undersee gave away his daughter to him.
Madge beamed at Gale when he kissed her hand softly and in that moment he knew that he would have waited hours for her. He tugged her to his side and whispers, "Pretty dress." Madge laughed which made her eyes sparkle and Gale's breath hitch.
The moment they were pronounced husband and wife, Gale swooped Madge into his arms and kissed her until Thom cleared his throat loudly. His hands brushed over her shoulder blades that were covered in white lace and while rubbing his nose against Madge's, Gale quietly murmured, "I love you, Mrs Hawthorne."
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