Baby Blues

The rebellion war had ended, all was good in Panem. Apart from the household of the heroes themselves, Katniss everdeen and Peeta Mellark.

"Peeta for god sake!" The woman yelled while cradling the screaming child.

"Yes Katniss" Peeta panted as he reached the top of the stairs.

"Are you ever going to help with this baby!" Katniss growled while bouncing the baby softly at a pathetic attempt to hush the child.

"I do try" Peeta was offended "You just never let me every time I try you always take her off me!"

"Be a man! Fight a little!" She snarled, it was very obvious she was getting agitated at the screaming child in her ear.

"I'd never fight with you" The blonde smiled but of course the woman still wasn't impressed and stormed away still cradling the baby.

Peeta sighed, found the nearest chair and sluggishly threw himself down. He wasn't going to lie, life was getting difficult but somehow he felt like he was selfish thinking so since Katniss was always the one taking care of the baby, there own little daughter Jenny.

When they first got together it was like a fairy tale after the war but now that's slowly drained away. It was as if the love just vanished into thin air, Peeta blamed Gale who had moved back to the district from two, and after Katniss received a letter from the hunter she had changed but wouldn't let Peeta read it. He'd still ask her every so often what it said but in which the woman would scream "Its none of your business!"

She seemed to slowly be turning into his mother, always angry and always shouting.

He needed to calm down and clear his head so he thought to go make some bread in silence, so he crept off to his old bakery and baked in silence making him sign in relief.

He sat on the bench while waiting for the bread to cook, he thought about the way things were going between him and Katniss it definitely wasn't going well but would it end soon?

Peeta sighed once again, the bread was finally finished. He fished it out and wrapped the loaf up.

The baker headed back to the house, "I'm taking the baby down to the market with me" He called; Katniss simply scowled and passed their daughter to the man.

"Oh so NOW you take her, try not to sell her while you're at it!" Earlier on in the marriage that would have been funny and taken as a joke but the funny was drained out.

Peeta took the baby in her carrier, it took him a few minutes to strap it around his chest but the baby fit perfectly. "Good Jenny" He smiled also earning a giggle from the child.

He exited the house and walked to the market, it was a rebuilt version of 'the hob' where all the black market deals would go down but now its been legalized and everyone goes there to trade or sell things. The inside was definitely cleaned out and the merchandise weren't dirty or illegally obtained.

The baker inspected the place, he didn't really fancy new jewelry for Katniss and they had enough clothes for the baby, plus this one slice of bread wouldn't be able to get him much but it would be able to get him something.

The meat counter caught his eye, a delicious looking squirrel was up for trade, a familiar taste began dancing through his mouth, he had his mind set on it now, and he made his way over.

But his face dropped when he spotted the man at the counter… his olive skin, tonned body, short brown hair and pale grey eyes. Gale.

The hunter lifted his head and the two men made awkward eye contact. "Oh" Peeta awkwardly sighed.

"Well if it isn't Peeta Mellark, what brings you to the market?" Gale glared.

"Just came to trade this loaf for that squirrel" Peeta pointed to the animal on the counter.

"Sounds fair enough" Gale smirked; he snatched the loaf, wrapped up the squirrel and passed it to Peeta. "So, how's Katniss?"

"Well if you must know, its been rough lately" The baker sighed.

"Did I ask that?" Gale frowned.

"You just seem interested"

"Maybe I'm interested in something"

"So what if you are?"

"Well then leave it at that"

"You're a strange one Hawthorne" Peeta squinted and took a step back.

"Any other questions?" Gale leaned forward closing there distance slightly.

"Yes, at a matter of fact there is what's the deal with this letter?" Peeta stepped closer frowning.

"This isn't the time or the place Peeta, but now I have a question, what's the baby's name hm? She's adorable" Gale smiled down at the baby making her giggle up, he leaned his hand to her and she began playing with the hunter's finger.

"Its Jenny, and she seems to like you, too bad she most likely wont see more of you" Peeta said sarcastically.

"Hm I hope she does" Gale's smile grew larger.

"Well I better be going" The baker backed away but the baby didn't approve and began wailing.

"I don't think she wants to leave" Gale grinned, he reached out his arm further allowing the baby to have contact with it again which resulted in her stop crying.

"I'd loathe for your company but I don't think Katniss would approve" Peeta groaned.

"Well I'll make you an offer, whenever Katniss isn't around and you need help just give me a shout okay? I'll be here, I'd love to take care of this adorable child" Gale chuckled.

"She takes after her father" Peeta felt puzzled, something was strange about Gale.

"I'm sure she does" The hunter leaned back in his seat and stared at the two.

Credit to XPsychoBabyDollX for giving me the title name and helping me with this chapter :D