I get off the train in a hurry but Gale is following me. "You can't avoid me, Peeta. We came together and we're gonna leave together, you know that." I nod. "Why are you telling me this, Gale? Katniss and I... We're married now. Dont you have someone else in District 3 that you like?" Gale looks down. "Not really. They're nothing like Katniss. None of them have the nerve to go in the woods. None of them are... Katniss." Is Gale saying he's in love with my wife? Because if he still can't let five years of me being married to her... I don't know. Gale shrugs, "but I guess that's over now." He says I nod, at least he knows that.
Hadius Genscene is still here reporting and when he heard they train he came to welcome the peoplya, whoever they might be. But Hadius wasn't expecting for Gale and I to get off. He smiles broadly and holds his hand out to shake my hand. I shake back and he shakes Gales and pronounces to the camera that Peeta Mellark, President Everdeen's husband and Gale Hawthorne, once known as her cousin was here to help clean District 3. When the cameras turn off Gale says "so now you're just 'the Presidents husband' not 'the 74th Hungers Games victor from District 12, and one of the people who started the second rebellion, but this time it actually worked'?" I shrug. I don't care what I'm refered to as long as reporters don't bombard Katniss and I at our house or anywhere in District 12.
Gale and I pick up ruble and rocks together. Mostly the big ones that one person alone couldnt carry. But since Gale worked in District 3 doing I forgot what, and I'm so stronger the bakery and both Hunger Games, we can lft them and toss them in the back of the cement mixing truck that was gonna make all the rocks extra cement.
When 6 o'clock rolls around I have a feeling that Katniss has made dinner for everyone and gale and I head back. I buy both tickets this time as payback to Gale. We ride in silence all the way and walk back to the house in silence. I knock twice and walk in and see Katniss sitting in the chair faceing the t/vt watching the news like she always does from 6 to 8. Today she gets up and goes to the table and serves the dinner. In a few minutes I hear a knock at the door and I frown. "I thought it'd be nice to invite Haymitch. Thats why he was sober earlier. Well he should've been. Probably not though. Hey Peeta if he isnt dont let him sit by the kids." Katniss says, I nod and answer the door. He smiles at me and doeson't look drunk at all. In fact he looks as if he hsasnt had a drink all day
Katniss sees to and she invites him in. He gladly accepts and greets the kids with a doll dressed in pink for Primrose and a little drum for Finick. Finick strats beating on his drum immediately after he gets it and I say "thanks a lot Haymitch, he really needed that." Sarcastically. Haymitch shrugs, "I didnt know what he liked, you never let me around the kids." I pat him on the shoulder, "Because you're always drunk." Katniss clears her throat, "Dinner time, boys and girl."
I pick Primrose up and set her in her seat that shes not quite tall enough to reash yet, but tall enough she could sit in a regular dining chair. Fin, however, had to sit in a high chair. Primrose was four and Fin was two. When we're all sat down I dish out some macaroni to Finick who was naging his fork on the plasic of the high chair. "Finick Peeta Mellark, quit that," Katniss says in a peaceful tone but that was enough to warn Finick that he needed to quit, and he did. After that Katniss dishes out Prims food and everyne else dishes their own.
"Well I was going ot have mom over but she has the flu and I dont want the kids gettting sick. She's treating herself, though so she'll be fine eventually. But I figured there's no reason I cant tell her later on and tell you guys now." Katniss says. "Tell us what?" Haymitch asks.
Katniss waits for a while. Then she sighs. I dont even knw what shes going ot say. She's been keeping a lot of secrets latley. I didnt know about Gale visiting ang about the park and the dinner and Haymitch and now this?"
"I'm pregnant, Peeta." Katniss says and she grabs my hand from her place in the table next to mine.