"Katniss! Wait up!" I yell at her.
When I finally reach the lake, I am breathless. I feel my face flushed and sweaty and I have to lean on a tree to catch my breath. Not that I'm complaing, the view is excellent. Katniss removed her leather jacket and pants, unveiling black shorts and a black, low cut, curve-hugging shirt that made her ivory skin glow. She reached behind her head to her hair and loosend the thick braid, letting it tumble in waves halfway down her back. The sun made her black hair shine and the wind removed any stray hair from her heart shaped face. Her gray eyes were on fire beneath her long curled eyelashes as she scanned the lake. Her full lips spread easily into a smile...my heart fluttered as I admired her beauty.
God I love you! You are so beautiful... I thought.
She stepped back a bit and then lunged her lean body towards the lake. Moments later she resurfaced and laughed with joy. She swam forward until she reached the bank again. She held onto the flat boulder that was sticking out from the edge and laid her head on her arms that were on top of each other. She grinned at my admiring gaze, but soon faltered. I was in awe of her beauty. Her body glistened in the sun just like her wet tangled hair. Her eyes were hypnotic up until her brilliant smile faded.
"What's wrong?" I asked as I stepped away from the tree and loudly walked towards her glorious body. I brushed some dirt off the boulder and sat down infront of her. She was still in the water when she spoke...
" Peeta...I have to tell you something..."
"...yes?" I said expectantly.
She suddenly looked nervous.
" When Gale called last night, he asked me if he could come and visit me. I told him that I needed to sleep on it, but I just wanted to discuss it with you." She said in a hurry. She looked up at me with pleading eyes. Such beautiful gray eyes...
I din't feel betrayed like I felt last night, but I still felt uneasy about Gale's visit. Would he try to get Katniss? No, no...he wouldn't. He knows that she picked me.
After a few minutes of silence, I finally sighed and reached over to lay my hand on top of her wet one. She searched my eyes questionably.
" There's nothing to dicuss Katniss. I am not your mother. You can do whatever you want and i'll be here with you. And if you would like Gale to visit, so be it. I will not make you unhappy. I love you too much." I grinned at her. Maybe Gale and I could try to get along...
" I love you too." She said delighted. " Just remember that."
Then suddenly she grabbed my hand tighter and submerged me in the lake. I broke the waters surface with a slight cough and swam towards Katniss who was grinning maliciously beside me.
About 3 monts prior, she had insisted that I learn to swim. I din't really want to, but she convinced me with a couple of kisses... maybe more than that...And now I could swim, maybe not as good as her, but at least I was able to keep myself from drowning.
"What's wrong? Can't keep up?" She grinned. God she's beautiful! I thought as I admired her lovely face and sculpted body. Then the one image that I always tried to ignore was front and center in my mind...
Katniss glowing under her long, flowing hair, her full lips, her big gray eyes, her extremely long, curly eyelashes, her ivory and olive skin combination...the medium sized bulge between her hips...her slender hand caressing it. I quickly shook my head as if that would vanish the image. I wish we could have kids! I din't want to press the question because I knew that would result in us arguing and I din't want to ruin this perfect moment..., but I had to keep insisting.
" What's wrong?" she asked again. Her face reacted to my moment of she looked worried, but then her face fell instantly, looking angered and hurt. What's making her mad? I thought, but whatever it was, she would eventually tell me...Katniss was not the type of girl to hide her feelings.