A/N Hey guys! So this is just an idea I got and I know it's been used quite a lot but I just felt like writing it. I don't know how long this'll be so I guess we'll just find out :) Please check out my other stories and stuff. Thank you and enjoy!

I peel my eyes open and squint at the sun coming through my window. I'm surprised I don't hear William and Rosemary yet, considering they usually wake up around this time. I glance at the clock and realize it's a lot earlier than I thought. I guess my nightmare induced sleep decided to torture me yet again. My nightmares have been a nightly occurrence since Peeta left. Granted, I helped in that process, but it doesn't make it any less painful.

**Flashback to eight years ago**

I stand in front of the kitchen sink washing the dishes from dinner. The front door opens and closes. Peeta jumps when he see's me.

"Why are you washing dishes at midnight?" he asks.

"Well I had dinner waiting for you until eleven, then I realized that you won't be coming home for a while so I decided to clean up." I spit. I turn around to face him, leaning against the counter. He scoffs and rolls his eyes.

"I'm sorry that I work to feed out family, Katniss." he spits right back.

"Okay, leave the house before the sun rises and come eighteen hours later. But please just give me another excuse to say to your children whenever they ask 'Where's Daddy? Where's Daddy?'" without another word, I walk down the hall away from Peeta. Things have been like this for almost a month. Me getting onto him about coming home so late, then him saying he's trying to provide for out family even though we have enough money from the Capitol to provide for the entire District.

"Katniss," Peeta says behind me with a warning tone. When I do not respond he grabs my wrist and as I try to pull away I accidentally backhand him.

"Peeta Mellark, don't you dare try and tell me that I'm in the wrong." I say shoving him back. "I am not the one leaving at o'dark thirty and coming back four hours past my kids bedtime." this time when I push him, he hits the counter. He seems shocked at my behavior. Instead of relating like I though he would, he puts his hands on my shoulders and pushes me away from him, hard. This is defiantly the worse it's ever been and I worry it's going to get worse when a small voice comes from the hallway.

"Mommy?" Rosemary's voice shakes. I turn and look at my poor little four year old with tears threatening to spill over her bright blue eyes. I guess she saw and heard us fight. She ignores Peet's presence and runs straight into my arms. Once Rosemary notices Peeta, she snuggles up closer to me.

"Come one sweetie, let's get you back to bed." I say, my voice completely different from the one I used towards Peeta a minute ago. She nods a little and I walk away from Peeta and up to Rosesmary's room.

**End of flashback**

After that night things just progressively worse. Sometimes Peeta would stay out all night just to try and piss me off. And piss me off he did. Only a couple weeks later he left me an envelope containing Divorce papers and note saying he had moved to District One. Now, eight years later, Rosemary and William at ages twelve and nine have no memory of their Father. Rosemary says she has small memories but nothing significant. She has even asked me a couple of times but I've never answered her. I won't even tell her his name. William hasn't asked or shown any interest in knowing who he is. All he know's is how upset Peeta makes me and that in in it's self makes him suppress his curiosity.

Rosemary has tried setting me up with other people but it never works out. The guy is either brash about being on a date with the Katniss Everdeen. Or is just a complete and utter jerk. Maybe I'm just not meant to be with anyone else. I eventually shake the thoughts from my mind and make myself get out of bed. I get dressed and move out to the hall to wake up William and Rosemary. I walk into Rosemary's room and find her already awake doing what seems like homework.

"Just came to wake you up, but you beat me to it." I say, coming over to sit on her bed. "What are you doing?" as I take a closer look at the paper I find it covered with names.

"Well I've been talking to some of my friends and together we have composed a list of single men in District Twelve. Of course I didn't include any of the weird guys. Like the ones with-" she starts.

"Rosemary Rydell, I have told you millions of times. I do not want another boyfriend or anything of that sort." I say with a straight face.

"But Mom," Rosemary complains. "The Father Daughter dance is coming up and I'm gonna be the only one without a Father. I'll probably have to go with Uncle Haymitch." she scrunches her nose.

"I'm sorry, honey. But some things just don't work out like we want them to." I state. She mutters something under breath, then looks up at me questioningly. "What?"

"When can I meet Dad?" she avoids my eyes knowing I'll probably get angry.

"We've gone over this, Rosemary." I tell her. "You can meet when you see him. But right now, he's probably in District One." it dawns on me that he could now be anywhere in Panem. Hell, he might even be married and have children. The thought makes me sick. I change the subject. "You need to get ready for school. Get dressed and come down for breakfast." I stand up from her bed and walk of her room. Next I go to Williams room and wake him and tell him to come down for breakfast. I quickly pour two bowls of cereal and put them on the table. I scarf down a piece of toast right as Rosemary and William come down.

"Mom, when I get back from school can we go hunting?" William questions with an eager look on his face.

"Of course," I ruffle his curly blond hair that's nearly identical to Peeta's. William inherited my hunting and climbing skills, while Rosemary got Peeta's painting and baking traits. She's also taken a liking to dancing which I have no idea who she got it from. It might just be her own little thing. I glance at my watch and then back up at my kids. "Alright, time to go to school." this makes both of them groan.

"Why can't we skip today?" Rosemary complain, dropping her head onto the table.

"Because, all children under the age of eighteen need to attend school. It's the law,"

"Did you have to go to school?" William asks.

"Yes I did," I say. He immediately jumps up from the table and grabs his bag from the closet.

"Then let's go!" he shouts walking to the front door. He's always been more of a Mama's boy. Rosemary grudgingly grabs her bag and joins William.

"Be safe," I say as they walk out.

"I'm gonna talk to strangers, cross the road without looking, get a tattoo and run away with my boyfriend Snake." Rosemary says with a serious expression. I shove her shoulder.

"Just go you little brat," she laughs and they both walk out. Once the door is closed, I let my happy face fall and sigh. The nightmare I had last night was another one about Peeta. Like most of my Peeta dreams, in somehow involves Peeta getting hurt in some way or another. When I wake up, I'm more confused then anything. In the dream I always try and help him but I never succeed. So that has to mean at least one part, no matter how small, still loves him. Maybe I'm still trying to protect him.

The kids should be getting home soon and I'll be leaving for the woods as soon as they do, so I might as well take this opportunity to get some housework done. I clean up the kitchen and living room ash anywhere that looks dirty. Within an hour the entire house is clean. As soon as I sit down onto a recliner, the door flies open and William and Rosemary come in.

"Ready for the woods?" William asks right when he puts down his book bag.

"Yep," I say standing up. "Let me go grab my jacket really quick."

"Could you take my bag upstairs?" Rosemary holds her backpack out to me. I take it from her and start up the stairs. When I throw it on the bed a folder falls out, spilling out pieces of paper. I can't leave it there so I go to clean it up. One of the pages has the names of the guys Rosemary was telling me about this morning. They're all written in marker expect for a couple in pencil which leads me to believe she wrote them in school. I look over the names and chuckle at some of them. But when I get to the penciled ones, my heart stops.

Peeta Mellark

I drop the paper and wily leave her room. Peeta can not be here. Why would he come here? I take a few breaths to try and calm my racing heart. I grab my jacket from my room and meet my kids back downstairs.

"Alright William. You ready?" I ask, slipping on my jacket. He nods excitedly and slides on a pair of leather boots. I sling my game bag over my shoulder and wait for William with my hand on the doorknob. Rosemary gets up from the table and saunters over to me.

"You will not believe what single man I met today." Rosemary props herself up onto the counter. I know exactly where this is going but to her knowledge, I have no idea. "So he's the new English and Communication teacher and he looked at me like this," she squints her eyes and stares at me. "He looked really confused and after class he came up to me so of course I asked if he was single and he said yes! Plus we have the same eyes." my stomach tightens at the though of seeing Peeta.

"I don't want a boyfriend." I say hastily. "Come on William let's go!" William appears from the study and I walk out and ignore Rosemary's clear look of confusion.

A/N Yay! You read it! So I don't know if I'll continue this or not it depends on what feedback I get. If you like it, please review and maybe favorite and follow! Also if you like it, PM me or review if you have any ideas for future chapters. And I also don't know how often this'll be updated because I have dance class like every single day and a few other active stories. Annnnnnnd that's all for this footnote. Ily and DFTBA!

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