How are you doing lovely readers! It's gonna be a big, big, big day! So prepare! Ok, so this my story about Katniss and Peeta having their daughter. I know people say, "NO, THAT'S ALREADY HER NAME IN MY STORY!" But that's her name in almost every story. If you read, you'll find out why I decided that name. So yeah, baby is born, then gale returns claiming the child is his. And don't worry, its not gonna be love triangle to the end. Ok, so remember: Enjoy and REVIEW!
"She's… beautiful," I praise.
"I know. Just like her mother," Peeta added.
"Ok, Mrs. Mellark, what would you like to name your beautiful baby girl?" the doctor asked.
I look at Peeta. We had been discussing names for the last month. I like the name Peeta suggested.
"Rose. Like my sister Primrose, that passed away. Rose Lily Rue Mellark. Her crystal blue eyes remind me of Prim." I explain.
Peeta nods. "Yeah."
The doctor writes this on a sheet of paper. "What a lovely name. Ok, a week after you leave, Her birth certificate will be mailed to you."
"Thanks doctor," we say in chorus.
Anyway, we have her room set up and we have her crib and clothes. But for the first year, she's sleeping in our room, in her crib. I was lying on the hospital bed holding Rose, when I thought of this. Peeta kissed her cheek. "We promise to love, care, protect, and cherish you, Rose. Right Katniss?"
I smiled and stoked her face. "Right."
Two Years and 4 months later…
"Ma-ma! Phone! Ring! Ring!" Rose alerts and starts giggling. It was around 10 AM, and Peeta was in the bakery. Rose was eating Fruit Loops and was watching TV in her blue footies. I was eating with her until the phone starts ringing. I stand up in my black undershirt with a red silk PJ unbuttoned shirt on and red silk pants.
"No!" Rose shouts. I turn around.
"What happened?"
"He trying fly!" Rose laughs pointing at the TV.
I roll my eyes and laugh. But when I hear the voice on the other line, I stop laughing.
"Hello Katniss." Gale greets.
"Why did you call?" I reply.
"I wanted to talk to you. I haven't in years."
"…"
"How's Mellark?"
"Which one are you talking about?"
"Baker boy."
I sigh. He still won't say Peeta's name. " He's fine and our…"
I've told everyone about Rose. Haymitch, Johanna, Madge, Annie, Mother, Greasy Sae, even Dr. Aurelius (A/N If that's how you spell his name. LOL). But I never even planned on telling Gale.
"Our?"
"Bakery!" I lie.
"Oh, that's good. But I have to tell you something even better than that." He grins.
"Oh? What's that?"
"I'm returning to D12!"
What?... What!... What?... WHAT!
"Oh, that's… surprising." I half- lie. It's terrible and surprising.
"I'm coming today at 7 PM! Oh, that's my train! See you in 12!" Then he hangs up.
Oh God. I don't him to come. I don't want him to meet Rose then nag me about having Peeta's child. Well, I might as well worry about that when Peeta returns. No, actually we should just go meet Peeta when we're done eating. When we're done, I bathe Rose and then myself. Rose had brown dark hair like people in the Seam. But she had Peeta's blue eyes. Her hair wasn't long or short; it was the normal length for a two- year old. She wore a sun-dress that started with pink at the bottom, gradually turning purple, then becoming blue. She wore peach sandal. I style her hair in a ponytail. I wear a white shirt with blue jeans and sneakers. My hair is down, instead of its usual braid.
We walk down to the bakery. The bell rings and Peeta turns around.
"Daddy!" Rose yells and runs to him for a hug. He picks her up.
"How's my little girl doing?" He says as he tickles her.
"Good!" she giggles.
"Hey sweetheart." He greets as he smiles at me. I walk over to him and give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hi! Um, can I talk to you in private?" I say.
Peeta nods. "Um, hey! Linda, can you take Rose over to the cookies?" he tells one of his employees/ friends.
"Sure," she agrees. "Come on honey."
Rose skips over to her and follows her to the room with desserts. I hug Peeta tight when I hear the door slam shut.
"He's coming back." I whisper. Peeta gently pulls me away and holds me by the shoulder.
"Who?" he asks. His voice is filled with concern.
"Gale! He called me and told me he's coming back to 12!" I answer.
Peeta's eyes widen. "To live or visit?"
I shrug. "He didn't say."
Peeta groans. "Did he say why?" I shake my head.
I sigh. "He doesn't even know about Rose."
Peeta just blinks. "Well, when he finds out, there's gonna be drama."
We laugh, because the only other thing to do is be miserable.
Posy, Vick, and Hazelle were the first to get off the train. I ran to them and gave them a hug. Hazelle grinned.
"Oh, we missed you so much honey! How's your mother?"
"Oh, she's fine."
"And Pe- Peeta!" she greets as she hugs him too. Vick and Posy hug me and sit on a bench. Rory comes off next and hugs me. He has really grown to be a young, handsome man.
"We've all missed you Katniss." He smiles.
I nod. "Me too."
He smiles then goes and joins Vick and Posy on the bench. Then he comes off.
"Hey Catnip," he smirks.
"Hi Gale," I reply.
He gives me a hug with one arm then leaves to go sit with his siblings.
"Come on guys!" Hazelle shouts. They stand up and follow her. I run towards them.
"Where are you guys staying?" I ask.
Hazelle replies, "At a hotel near your house!"
I nod. "Do you need help with your stuff?"
"No, we'll be fine. You can come over tomorrow for some dinner. We should talk to get to know what happened over the years. Goodbye!"
Peeta and I wave back then walk towards Greasy Sae's house. Since we didn't want Gale to know about Rose, we dropped her off at Greasy Sae's house. Peeta knocked and the door and Greasy Sae handed Rose over to us.
"How was she?" Peeta asks.
"She was great! She even drew me a picture!" She tells showing us a picture of herself in Rose's childish drawing. But for a two year-old, her drawing was pretty good.
"Thanks!" we say in unity. The three of us walk back to our house and walk inside. Rose yawns.
"Okay little flower, you've had enough fun for today. Why don't we take a bath then get ready for bed?" Peeta suggests.
Rose ponders by stroking an imaginary beard. "Okay!" The three of us laugh. Peeta hoists her up on his shoulders and they head to her bedroom.
I always knew Peeta was a great father.
I change into my PJs and slide into bed and sigh. Tomorrow was going to be full of drama.
As the sun peeks through the curtain, I yawn. Peeta's arms were around me, so I turn around kiss him. His eyes are closed but he smiles.
"Good morning sugar," I say. I can't believe I just called him sugar. Wow, maybe Rose is making me more… emotional.
"Good morning sweetheart." He replies. "Ready for drama?"
I sigh. "Can't Rose go to Greasy Sae again?"
Peeta shakes his head. "I called her last night and she said she's busy today."
"God, I don't want all that drama." I say.
"Nobody does ." Peeta says.
We lay in silence. "I'm gonna check on Rose." I say. Peeta nods as I walk to her room, which is across the hall. She was laying on the bed holding a stuff- toy goat. It was the one Prim made me before I left for the Quell. I tap her.
"Wake up sleepy head. Today is a big day! Let's go take a bath," I whisper. She smiles and nods.
About 15 minutes later, We're both in our towels watching TV, sitting on the foot of my bed. Peeta taps my back with his foot. "I'm going to go shower now, you and Rose should dress up." I nod and pick up Rose. "Let's go dress up now." Once again she nods and smiles.
About 2 hours later…
I am extremely tried and love our hours of peace. But all good things must come to an end. We drop Rose off at the daycare while we discuss about him. We come out of the car (A/N IDK if they had cars back after Mockingjay. But I'm just gonna say they did b/c Paylor brought it back.) and sit on our bed. Peeta drinks some coffee.
"I hope he doesn't kill me." He groans.
" He won't! I think he's over me now! "
"You think . You're not sure," he disagrees.
I can't believe this! My own husband doesn't believe me! "I know Gale! After 4 years he-"
"Katniss he's been gone for six years. Have you forgotten?" he asks with one eyebrow raised.
"No, he visited me 4 ye-" Oh yeah. That's when Peeta was at work. And we had a huge fight. And I accidently kissed Gale… Yeah, I'm gonna leave that part out.
Peeta nearly spits out his coffee. "When did this happen?"
I pat his back. "It's nothing. Just a little convo."
I make a huge, loud fake yawn. "Oh! I'm tired. Wake me up when its time to pick up Rose. " I give him a peck on the cheek, but then go in for a kiss. He smiles and lays down to watch TV. I lie down and close my eyes. This is one of the times I wished Rose was here to make me feel better.
About 5 hours later…
My ear is hot. Very hot. Like a warm sensation. I turn to see what it was. Peeta was kissing my ear.
"Go back to sleep baby. You look so cute when you're sleeping," Peeta whispers.
I giggle. "Have you been awake this whole time?"
"I woke up about two hours ago."
"Hmm. Is it time to pick up Rose?"
He nods and steps out of bed. "I'll go pick her up." I grab his hand.
"We both will. Dress up in fancy clothes for this dinner. I will too. I'll also bring Rose's clothes. After we pick her up, I'll change her and we can go straight there. Okay?"
He kisses me sweetly. "Okay."
First we dress up. Peeta wears a black suit with a blue collared shirt underneath and a black and blue tie. He wears black dress shoes. I wear a red silky strapless dress that stops about 4 inches under my knees. Since I don't really like high heels, I wear red ballet flats and a necklace with a silver chain and a pink diamond in the shape of a heart with black cursive letters that reads "Mom". For Rose I pack a purple silk glittery dress with straps that stops at her ankles. I also pack purple glittery flats with a matching necklace of mine, but it's purple. In black cursive it reads, "Daughter". Peeta had gotten these necklaces on Rose's first birthday. We head out to pick her up.
Rose is a young artist. She drew a beautiful picture of a rose. It was still very childish, but advanced for her age. I go back to the back seat to change Rose. After I finish, I put her in her car seat, then go back to the passenger seat. I touch my necklace. I want Gale to get the hint without me telling him.
Peeta kisses my neck. "Are you okay?" I nod. But I was lying. I was NOT okay.
After a few minutes of driving, we arrive there. As the three of us walk towards the house, I feel my palms getting sweaty. Very soon I will have to face him. Peeta knocks on the door.
"Oh hello Katniss and Peeta!" She looks down at Rose, whom was hiding behind my legs. Rose pops her head out. She's usually not so shy. "And who are you?
Rose smiles and steps in front of Peeta and I. "Rose Rue Lily Mellark! I'm two years old!"
"What a pretty name!" she smiles. But soon her smile vanishes. "Mellark? She can't be a relative of Peeta because… of her hair. So she's…" She looks at her hair color and her eye color. "She's…she's…" I excepted her to be disappointed because she thought I was still considering Gale. But she surprised me. "She's your daughter! Oh wonderful!" She hugs Rose tightly and Rose hugs her too. "You can call me Ms. Hazelle." Rose nods and Hazelle lets us in.
Their hotel room was pretty big, about the size of a one and a half movie theater rooms. There were two bathrooms and a Jacuzzi and pool in another room. There were eight beds. I guess since Gale had a fancy job he had a fancy room. Rory comes out of the shower with a towel alone on. His chest was visible.
"Woah! Hey guys! I didn't know you were coming today! Hey Katniss and Peeta! Hi…"He looked at Rose. "Your kid?" I nod.
"Her name's Rose."
She waves at him and he waves back. He picks up some clothes and walks into the bathroom to change. Posy comes running in with Vick chasing her. "Mommy! Tell Vick to stop!"
"Mom! Tell Posy not to take my racecars!" Vick defends.
Hazelle frowns. "The both of you stop! Now apologize and say hi to Katniss, Peeta, and Rose, their daughter."
The face each other. "Sorry. Hi!" We wave at them.
"Why don't you two get ready for the dinner?" they nod and Vick grabs his towel and goes into the other bathroom that Rory wasn't in.
Posy gives Peeta and me a hug. I smile. "So how old are you now? I mean you've grown so much from the time I've seen you!"
"I'm ten now!" She bends down to Rose's level. "Oh you're so cute!"
"Thanks!" Rose smiles. Posy grabs her clothes and soon after Vick comes put she goes to change. Hazelle was already dressed. We sat on a bed and soon everyone came. Hazelle shooed her kids into her car. Peeta discussed with Hazelle about how he'd follow her and she should just lead the way. Peeta was waiting in the car with Rose. Then just then a hand grabbed my arm.
"Hi Catnip."
There was Gale in a fancy suit and all. I completely forgot that Gale was coming along.
"Hi…" I say with a fake smile. He smiles back.
And to make matters worst, the thing I'm trying so desperately to hide, is sitting in the car with my husband giggling. That thing- that person- is Rose.
Okay, usually the first chapters are not this long. But I originally planned for this to be a one shot. But I decided to make it longer. I'm sorry if you like long chapters but the rest of the chapters will not be this long. Thanks for reading and please review!
~Diamonds
