Gale was going over to Katniss's and Peeta's for a dinner party. They had been married for about a year and were celebrating. Gale had a gift basket in his hand and wine in the other as he made his waty to the front door Nand knocked.

Katniss opened the door, looking happy and healthy, and smiled, "Gale! Great, yu're ere. Haymitch, Rue, Finnick, and Johanna are here already too. We're just waiting for Prim and Effie."

He stepped in the house. It was warm and inviting and he took a step frorward as katniss took the gifts ot of his hands, thanking him.

"No problem, catnip." he said.

She smiled and led him to the dinning room. It was warm and inviting. They all greeted him as they were mingling.

"Hey." Finnick said, giving him a high five.

Haymitch was well on his way for getting drunk already but that wasn't surprising.

"Want a drink?" katniss asked him.

"I can get it, thanks." he said, making his way to the kitchen.

Peta was cooking and he looked up.

"Oh hey Gale!"

"Hey peeta. Just grabbing a beer."

Peeta nodded, going back to working on the cheesebuns. Gale grabbed a beer.

"Do you have a bottle opener?"

"Yeah." peeta slid over to a drawer and opened it, handing one to gale. Gale grabbed it and their hands touched bery briefly, sending an electric shock though him. Damn ti. It was happening again.

For months, gale had been feeling odd. And it wasn't the fact his best friend had married peeta meellark. It was because every time he talked to peeta, something weird started to happen. His heart beat a little fast and his palsm got sweaty. He didnt know why. It bothered him. What wasa it about this peeta kid that seemed to make him have an allergic reaction?

"Thanks." gale said, opening the beer wuickly and leaving the kitchen so peeta could work.

"You okay, gale?" katniss asked as he stepped into the dining room. Effie was here now, in some garish looking costume.

"Yeah. Yup. Fine."

"okay. Here, sit next to where prim will be sitting."

He sat down, glad it wasn't next to peeta. He wasn't sure if he could take that.

Prim arrived a few mins after, now in college, looking very pretty and diginifed as she took her place next to gale. Gale had finished his beer already. He felt nervous. Why? Peeta began to bring out the food and his palsm were getting sweaty. Calm down, gale.

Peeta brought out gorgeous food while katniss looked on, serving everyone. Effie was babbling away but all gale could focus on was seeing peeta's strong hands holding the food. He felt sweaty. He needed some air. What was wrong with him? Peeta smiled at him as katniss handed him the food and gale smiled back weakly feeling as though someone was churning his insides. He had to get through this dinner. There was no choice. Peeta sat down across from him, next to katniss and the conversations started, effie finishing her story. Katniss asked prim about college and prim started to tell her own stories. But all gale could think about was he had a serious problem. He didn't want to admit it, but some tiny part of him knew. He was falling for Peeta Mellark.