AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is my first fanfic so reviews would be lovely! Some OOC. Alternating Point of Views, some daughter/father fluff. I don't own THE HUNGER GAMES, or the characters, places etc. SUZANNE COLLINS DOES! ...On your mark, (REVIEW) get set (REVIEW)... READ!

Peeta's Point of View

Today the bakery was quiet, so I decided to come home early. The distance from the bakery and our house in the Victor's Village isn't that far so I walk home most days. I pull my key out and insert it in the doorknob.

"NOW!" The command from the inside tells me Lily isn't having a good day or her favorite dessert after dinner tonight. I open the door and brace myself for my daughter to come running full steem ahead at me.

"LILY IT'S TIME FOR YOUR NAP!" Katniss says with a tone of anger. Her eyes have bags under them and her hair is out of its usual braid. I think it looks beautiful down but I don't tell her because I that's the last thing she wants to hear right now.

"NO!" She is hiding behind the counter holding her little pink apron that looks just like mine.(Except mine isn't pink.) Once she was old enough to walk all she wanted to do was help her Daddy bake. Lily averts her eyes to me and I can see the grin forming, underneath her freckles. The grin that she has saved just for me.

As she runs up to put her little arms around my waist, she says with delight "Daddy's home! Now I don't have to take a nap!"

I pick her up, wrap my arms around her small shoulders and bury her in my kisses. She giggles under my touch.

Katniss has her hand on her forehead while she walks to my side,and whispers "Can YOU give her, her nap?"

She rests her head on my only available shoulder.I can she really needs some sleep. I wrap my arm around her waist knowing that being a mother can be hard for her. After giving her a lingering kiss I tell her

"YES."

I put Lily down, tell her that mommy's tired and needs some time alone. She nods and grabs my hand. I kneel down to her level and she asks me if we can make dough people again.

"I'm sorry Lily, but it's time for your nap. And daddy only bakes dough people with you if you're being good." I tell her. Lily gives me a sad look while propping her apron back on her hook. I can see tears forming from beneath her sparkly blue eyes.

"Hey, Lily, what's wrong?" I ask her with as much concern as when Katniss has nightmares.

"Da monsters always twy to take me! Dey have a pwan and everyding. I don't want to be dere alone" she says with her struggle of pronouncing some words correctly. I always laugh when she tries to pronounce "the" but Katniss always scolds me for it.

"What monsters are you talking about?" I ask as if there really were monsters in her room. I just hope this isn't something Haymitch told her.

"Here daddy, I show you da monsters" my daughter says as she grabs my finger with her small fragile hand.

We walk up the steps to her bedroom and she leads me to her closet.

"Look inside but don't say I didn't tell you so" she warns me. She is holding the biggest pillow she can find, in front of her face. Now I can only see one of her eyes.

I step inside to see all of the clothes Katniss's mother bought her. She was thrilled to hear that she was getting a granddaughter so she went crazy buying her... everything! All around me are bright pinks and light blues and sunset yellows and grass greens. Hoping she doesn't get worried, I got eaten by "da monsters" I step back outside to find her face full of worry.

"See Lily there's no monsters in your closet!" I say cheerfully, hoping she believes me.

Lily's Point of View

My daddy says there are NO monsters in there, but I know there are.

"Can you sweep wit me for my nap so dose monsters don't come out?" I say.

He nods and I take his hand. I feel safe already! I led him over to all my dollies from Grandma and Aunt Annie.

"Dank you daddy! Okay first we each have to pick a doll to sweep wit." I tell him.

Daddy chooses a doll with dark brown hair and gray eyes like mommy. Why would he choose that one? I think its the ugliest one because she's the only doll not wearing a dress. Instead she's wering a black shirt with dark green pants and poopy brown boots. My pick is the purple mermaid from District 4, with blue hair and pink eyes.

"Why did you pick dat one?" I ask him with my scrunched up nose.

"Because this doll has mommy's eyes and your dark hair" he says while tickling my tummy.

"STOP! NO NO NO OWW!" I beg him. "Dat's not nice daddy!" I tell him. He knows that I don't like it when I'm tickled, but he does it just laughs at me!

I grab his GIGANTIC hand again and led him over to the pillows I placed on the ground.

"Your too big for my bed so we have to sleep on da floor." I say.

He laughs at what I say, but I don't becaused it's the truth. This girl doesn't need a broken bed. I put my head on the red one and his is on the orange.

"Okay now don't forget to hold your dollie. Sometimes dey like to go help da monsters in da closet. If you don't make sure, dey will walk away. Promise?" I whisper so they can't hear me.

"I promise to hold my dollie Lily." he says and holds out his pinkie finger which I wrap mine around.

Peeta's Point of View

After I pinkie promise Lily she tells me to give my doll one kiss on each cheek. I quickly reach over her, while she is kissing her doll's cheek and press a gentle kiss to each of her rosy three-year-old cheeks.

She squels "No no no, daddy not me, de doll."

"Ohhhh" I say as if everything sounds more clear now.

She giggles at me "Daddy's don't kiss dollies!" her smile grows.

I do as told. She drapes my arm over her small shoulders and snuggles closer to my side. She thinks I don't notice the smile on her baby lips and I give her a quick peck on the top of her hair. I decide to stay for another half hour then I go check on Katniss downstairs.

She looks like she's okay sitting on the couch watching tv...when suddenly I hear her cries of pain. She looks at me and I already know what she feels. I rush to her side. She takes my hands and puts them on top of her large baby bump.

"OWWW! Can't you feel his stupid feet? He always does this!" she says angrily.

"Well I think he's just having some fun playing soccer in there." I reply which makes her tears turn into laughter.

It makes me feel good knowing that I can take her pain away. My head is now pressed against her bump and I CAN actually feel his feet.

"Hey it's daddy and mommy. We can't wait to see you, but mommy's in pain over here." She looks down at me with a smile on her face and starts running her fingers through my hair.

"Could you wait to play soccer for just one more month?" I ask him. He hears my voice and I can feel him stop to listen to me. "Thank you, now mommy feels much better" I say with my head pressed into her soft hair. She smells like pine trees and vanilla.

"Lily is taking her nap upstairs" I tell her close to her ear.

"Why is that only YOU can get her to fall asleep?" she questions me.

She keeps playing with my hair. "Because I checked her closet for da monsters!" I say mimicking our daughter's voice.

Katniss just rolls her eyes at me. "Yah know, maybe you could pretend to shoot an arrow at the monsters if you want." I say.

One of her beautiful smiles creeps up on her face. "Maybe I will, if you bake me cheese buns for dinner? OH and I feel like cookie for dessert, with extra frosting." she asks. I can see her eyes light up at the thought of cheese buns and cookies for dinner.

I stored six dozen of them in the bakery just for her. During her fourth month all she craved were cheese buns. "Yes, I already have some at the bakery for you."

She smiles at my response. I love my family, even the little one on the way! Which reminds me, Lily and I have to start painting the nursury tommorow.

"Daddy!" I hear Lily cry...

What'd yah think?! Was the ending too corny? Reviews would make my heart stop! So PLEASE send me some,even PM's would be amazing! A big thanks to mockingjaylover98 for all the help! -OpalStars