A smile creeps onto my lips as Peeta places my engagment ring on my finger. I flex out my fingers admiring it. "It's...beautiful." I stutter breathlessly. And it is.

"No, you're beautiful," Peeta corrects me.

"Oh, shut up," I say with a light laugh. The kind Prim only could draw out of me, but now it seems Peeta's learnt this method. I used to think Prim was the only person I was certain I loved. But now Peeta's been added to this list.

"It's true," he says tucking a loose strand of hair behind my right ear. Instantaneously, I take his face in my hands and kiss him. His fingers curl around the back of my neck gently but passionately .It feels so good, too good that I forget about the rebellion for the first time. That's not my life anymore. Peeta's my life now.

"I love you so much." I demand as if he doesn't know already. I slip his hand into mine and our fingers interlock. I know he's too good for me. But I'm too in love with him to prey on the fact. Love drives people to insanity, I guess.

"Well, obviously. Why else would we be engaged? Seriously Katniss!" he informs me with that touch of sarcasm. The sort of sarcasm he could never use with me because of our previous predicament. I don't feel so good about winning the Games but at least we're safe and sound for a while until the rebellion sparks higher.

"You are my life now. You're the only reason I'm alive. Without you, I'd be dead." he words perfectly as I struggle to think of an equally well-worded answer. He is my life. I am his life. We are perfect for each other. Either way, he's the better person. I killed lots of people in the Games. They might of been Careers, but they are still human beings.

"No you are." I insist. And it's true.

I pull him in for another passionate kiss. I grasp the hair on the back of his head and grab it tightly. I kiss him again, satisfying my newly found sensation. Everything seems perfect for a moment. The silence, my fiance right here at my side, my new status and the clear summer air. And then Gale bursts through the door.