Gale's POV

I watch her as she sleeps, or should I say while she is still knocked out from the drugs that Hammich gave her. I have been watching her for a long time with a broken heart knowing how she reacted to the knowledge that Peeta was taken by the capital and knowing all this time that she has lied about not loving him, these second games have proved as much.

I could hardly watch when she cried and kissed him after Finnick brought Peeta back to life but I still felt as if she was telling the truth about not loving him and just pictured it was her being sad because she thought her friend was dying. But when they were by the water and Peeta told her she needed to live and not him, I saw the change. I watched her kiss him and for the first time I saw the feelings behind that kiss. She enjoyed the kiss and then I watched her straddle him and I about lost my mind. How am I suppose to compete with Peeta? He is a fucking saint and I am just the guy who works in the mines.

I just continue to stare watching her breath not being able to help watch her breast rise and fall.. it is just so hard not to want her, she is so beautiful. It is so wrong for me to say but I am glad that I have her to myself, I am glad that Peeta was taken away just so that for once I can have her without him being around. I can't help it as gravity draws me down to kiss her lips. I meant it to be just a peck on the lips, no more. That is all that we have ever shared together and as I realize that is what friends would share not lovers I decide to deepen the kiss even though I know she won't really be feeling it.

I slide my tongue across her slightly parted lips and then press my lips firmer against hers sucking her bottom lip as I pull away. I am looking at her face.. did I just she her eyes fluttering? I am never going to have the nerve to do this again so I lean down and whisper in her ear.

"I love you Katnip, I am not sure for how long I have loved you but I do with all of my heart and I wish you would have chosen me over Peeta."

I then kiss her earlobe and slowly press kisses down her neck and back up to her lips and before taking her mouth again I whisper against her lips "I just need to love you this once and then I can let you go."

I take her mouth again kissing her with all the passion I have and I feel a tear come out of my eye and start to roll down my face. It feels like I am telling her goodbye and letting her take my heart with her. I pull away and sit up one more single tear falling from my closed eyes and I take a deep breath let it out and open my eyes.

I am shocked to see that Katniss is awake and sitting up, her face inches away, staring at me. She looks so amazing with her lips just slightly parted and tears in her eyes. She reaches up and strokes my face with the back of her hand and totally shocks me when she pulls my face towards hers and takes my mouth. It starts off as just a peck but for as emotional as I am I decide that this is my last chance to show her how I truly feel and I deepen the kiss darting my tongue out and sweeping it across her lips asking for permission to enter.

I am more shocked when she opens her mouth and lets me in. I pull her closer to me as my tongue lightly strokes over hers and I feel the butterflies going off in my stomach. I am so relieved when I hear her make the smallest whimper sound and I think she is feeling those butterflies as well.

I believe it is time to make my move and I take my hand and run it up and down her arm at first letting her get used to the idea of my hands on her. She doesn't seem to mind so I let my hand move down to her hip and then under the hem of her shirt I touch her flesh just right there and hear her sharp intake of breath and I pull back from kissing and look into her eyes asking her with all the emotions on my face if it is ok to touch her. She looks back at me and I see so many emotions playing across her face, fear, desire, need and finally what looks to me to be trust.

Her hands move down to the hem of her shirt and she grabs it and pulls it over her head. My mouth instantly gaps open and I look in her eyes with complete shock and desire on my face again asking her if this is ok.

"Gale, I need you to love me. I need to know that no matter what is going on in this crazy fucking world that I can count on this. Before I know anything else about what is going on out there I want to know this," she says waving her hand between the two of us. "I want you to make love to me. I want you to be my first and I want it here and now. But I don't know what to do, I don't have experience and I am scared. I don't want to be embarrassed…but I know I am not as attractive as the others you have been with. I don't have anything sexy on, it's just me…. "

I interrupt her there, "Katnip you don't even understand how amazingly sexy you are! Don't ever compare yourself to any other girl. Your strength is so fucking hot and I want you so much!" To prove it to her I take her hand and put it on top of my hardened member. And I hear her intake of breath.

Everything else she has said I don't know how to respond and I am trembling with disbelief. She loves me back and she wants me. Without another thought I lean in and take her mouth again. I know this is her first intimate experience ever besides with kissing and I really wish we could be doing this in a more romantic place but since I can not control that I decide I will control this experience for her and make her never forget. And that means this is going to take at least a few hours.

Katniss POV

I feel like I am not alone but I don't understand any of the feelings I am having. Am I asleep? It feels to heavy to be sleep. Then I hear him whispering in my ear. It's Gale! His words hit me straight in the heart and I love it when he uses my nickname.

I feel his lips touch my earlobe and trail down my neck. I have never been touched like this by anyone. My breathing starts to pick up and I have this feeling in my stomach that I don't think I have ever had before. Am I dreaming?

Gale has been my rock for so long and I have always felt so strongly towards him. I used to find myself dreaming that one day I would be brave enough to tell him my feelings and to give him my first kiss. Unfortunately the first time I kissed someone was when I kissed Peeta in the first games and it wasn't out of passion or love but out of the pure need to survive.

So I must be dreaming again because I have never heard Gale mention love before. But if I am dreaming why do I feel his breath and hear his voice? Suddenly I feel his lips on mine and my eyes fly open. I guess I was in between reality and dream world. His eyes are closed tight and I can see so many emotions on his face and I see a tear running down his face. Gale is crying? I don't dare move an inch. I am studying him. The feel of his lips on mine this way sends goosebumps all over my body and there is definitely something fluttering inside of my stomach.

I feel him start to pull away and I watch him sit up and it looks like it pains him to make that disconnection. I sit up while his eyes are still closed realizing that I have made up my mind and now is the time to tell him how I feel. I am so close to his face and I can fell his breath on me and am thinking about kissing him again when he opens his eyes and looks at me in shock.

I reach over and touch his face, admiring how handsome he is and then lean in and kiss him. It's not long before I feel something wet run across my lips and realize that it is his tongue. I have never felt something so intense, my belly is flopping around and I open my mouth to experience my first french kiss. I'm not sure what to do so I let him lead me and I feel his tongue curl and slide across mine and I don't realize it as a small sound escapes me. How can a kiss send electricity through my whole body? I am feeling warm in between my legs too. I feel his hand rubbing my arm and the kiss intensifying.

I jump a little when I feel his hand under my shirt on my stomach. He pulls away from kissing me to look at me with so many questions in his eyes. He wants me. Oh and I want him. I am scared but I know I could never walk away from this. I take a deep breath and decide to be brave as I grab the hem of my shirt and pull it over my head to expose my body to Gale. I am still wearing a sports bra that is not at all sexy but he is staring at me like he does not care at all.

I feel the need to explain my feeling to Gale and tell him how much I love him. I also apologize for not being as beautiful as he deserves. He interrupts me and tells me how sexy I am and I still feel doubt until he sets my hand on top of his hardened member. My eyes fly wide, I did that? I can't believe I am going to do this but I feel so ready.

I lean into Gale with my hand still on him and start kissing again.

Stay tuned for the next chapter to know what they do next.