I looked over, and the clock says it's 7:49 AM. 'Wow I need sleep.' I think. I slide up and out of bed, trying not to wake Peeta."Being 7 months pregnant with twins completely kills your stealth." Peeta says and sits up,"but thanks for trying anyway," I moan a little and he kisses my neck, then I hear little giggles."I think we've woken the little monsters," Peeta whispers in my ear. He slithers out of bed and slides on the floor, so his head is sticking out the door. I hear screeches and Peeta comes in with Finnick and Evelyn in his arms.
"Mommy!" Evelyn yells and jumps out of Peeta's arms into the bed, making the whole thing bounce,"Guess what today is?!" she screams.
"I don't know, Eve, what is it!?" I playfully answer.
"CHRISTMAS!" She and Finnck yell at the same time. But, Finnick only being one, it didn't exactly sound like he said Christmas. "Why don't you two go back to bed?" Peeta sweetly says and the kids kind of nod and start walking to their rooms, Finn toddling. Peeta comes back in, pulls me in real close and says,"I love you, Kitty Cat. "You know I hate it when you call me that." I tell him. He just kind of laughs and goes downstairs to make breakfast.
"Remember your mom, Johanna, Annie, and Haymich are coming this morning." he says. Oh I remember all right. So I nod my head and try to fall asleep. No luck. Then, I try to remember who's all coming today. My mom, Haymich, and Johanna. Annie will bring her twins, Juniper and Rosie. That's it. I drift off and wake with a start.
I hear the front door open and look at the clock. 9:02 AM. My mom is probably here to help Peeta with breakfast. Haymich's words from so long ago still linger in my head,"You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and never deserve that boy." That is so true, no matter how much I try, I guess fate made me love someone who's sweetness just can't be beat. After I take a shower, I head downstairs for a shock. My mother didn't walk in the door. Effie did.
"Oh my gosh Katniss! You look amazing!" Effie bouncily says and then runs and hugs me. With her, golden hair and dress that makes her smell like a pine tree, I couldn't confuse her with anyone else."How have you been doing lately!?"
"Okay, I guess."
"So, what's changed since the Quell?" she asks me.
"A lot actually," Peeta buts in. He comes up from behind me and pecks me on the cheek. We all sit down, Eve and Finn still asleep, "Well," Peeta continues,"we got married, had our two kids, Evelyn and Finnick, who are upstairs still asleep, and Katniss is in the work and progress of our third and fourth." That makes me smile, work and progress. It's not like me being pregnant didn't effect him, morning sickness, hormones, and mood swings, can't make me the most lovable wife right now.
"Wow, I have missed a lot, but I am allowed to visit, so I won't miss much more!" Effie exclaims,"Still enjoying Haymich's company?"
"A lot more than you think, actually. If Peeta has an episode, the kids and I go to his house and he calms Peeta down." I reply.
"That cranky old drunk can help a lot more than you think." Effie says,"By the way, has Peeta's number of episodes been decreasing?"
"Yeah, they have." I reply.
"I will go get Haymich up, without giving him a pneumonia," glaring at me,"you two go get the kids," Effie says, leaving. I look over at Peeta, and I can tell me talking about his episodes didn't help him much. He's staring at the floor, cheeks red.
"You can't help them, okay?" I tell him,"Pretend I never said anything." He nods and leans over next to me.
"I'm always afraid I'm going to hurt you or the kids. I never have any control of myself and I don't know how to stop them." I can see he's trying not to cry. I lean my head on his chest like I did when we were in the cave during the Games. I know he loves it,"I'm afraid that I'll break something, or even hurt Haymich..." His voice trails off and he leans over and starts crying, it's the only time I've ever seen him cry. That's when it happens. He grabs my wrists and pins me against the wall,"Mutt," I hear him mutter and I scream.