Something soft brushing against my skin wakes me. As I rub my eyes, I fully adjust to the lighting. Katniss is snuggled close to my body. Soft snores escape from her soft form. Sitting up, I wrap one arm around her. For the first time in a while, I'm truly happy. As I stretch, I must bump Katniss a little for she wakes. "Hey beautiful."

"Hey." She says, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"How did you sleep?" I question, bringing my lips down to hers for a quick peck.

Kat shrugs. "Good I guess."

I bring her lips to mine once again for a slightly longer kiss. "Good."

"I should probably head home to check in. You can come if you want."

"A walk sounds good." I say. "Do you wanna go for a hike after?"

Once again, Kat shrugs. "I'll think about it." She teases.

Katniss rolls off my bed, I step over her on the floor. "Need some help?"

"Nah. I can manage on my own." My beautiful girlfriend gets to her feet and walks to the door. "Are you coming or do I have to walk all the way home on my own?"

I quickly appear at her side. We race down the hall to the stairs; we take them two at a time. I dig my keys out of my pocket and open the door. As we step into the light, I wrap an arm around her waist.

Climbing into the driver's seat, I place my hands on the wheel. I pull out of the driveway and drive down the street to Kat's house. It's in an older part of town, where some of the buildings sag with age or have even collapsed in on themselves. No one is home so I park in the driveway.

Katniss climbs out and immediately enters her house; I follow her inside. "Prim!" She calls.

"What?" Her sister calls.

"Come here please." Katniss says in a softer tone.

Prim soon appears in front of us. "Yes?"

"Me and Peeta are going on a hike. You'll be okay on your own?"

"Yeah, of course. But you won't be having another sleepover at his house will you?" Her sister, four years her younger, asks.

"Maybe. But if I do, I'll drop by and tell you. Kay?" Katniss says, giving Prim a quick kiss on the top of her head and walking out the door with me.

We drive for about ten minutes until we get to the base of the mountain. From there, we hike about a mile up the trail before stopping. The light is partially obstructed by the veil of leaves that is above us. Not that we care. We're a little busy to notice. My tongue traces her lips before softly entering. Her tongue circles my mouth. Her hands trace the hard, lean muscles of my stomach. My fingers gently trace her belly button. Katniss's hands undo the clasp of my belt; my hands reach up and unclasp her bra.

My hands trail down her sides all the way down to her thighs. Her hands wrap around my neck and pull my face closer.

Something buzzing nearby snaps me out of my thoughts. My right hand stops its tracing of Katniss's sternum and reaches for my pants. I dig out my phone and look at the screen. 'Peeta. We already had dinner so you should probably stop somewhere to eat after you hike.'—Mom

"Katniss?" I ask.

"Mhmm?"

I look into her open grey eyes. "My mom says we have to pick up something to eat on our way home. Should we go now?"

"Sure." She gets up and puts her clothes on.

We link hands and walk down the mountain to the car. When I get in, I start it and we drive away.

"Where do you wanna go?"

"I dunno Peet. You pick." Katniss says, staring out the windshield.

I think about this a minute. "Is The Diner okay?" Kat nods and I turn left. Left again. Then right.

We sit in the last booth by the back window. Our food has long since cooled but we don't care, we are too busy placing tonsil hockey. Kat grabs hungrily at my clothes, urging them to come off. "Not here Kat. We're in public." I whisper into her ear.

"Then let's go." She says impatiently. I grab my jacket and pull Peeta toward the door. "Wait! Our food." He says, grabbing the chicken fingers off our table and handing me the drink.

The headlights shine through the darkening sky. Peeta safely parks on the side of the road by my house. "Can I stay here tonight?"

"Sure. Come on."

This time, there was no way we could pretend nothing happened.