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Here's chapter two


Peeta's P.O.V.

'I'm Peeta Mellark from District Twelve of Union, Kentucky. I'm thirty-one years old and I have daughter name Lilly Everdeen. My former girlfriend; Katniss Everdeen is the mother of my child that I never knew. I need to talk to her about why she didn't tell me she was pregnant!' I mentally thought to myself and still processing of now having a daughter. My blue eyes looked over to Lilly seeing her with her hands in front of her and still sat in the same place scanning her sliver eyes around my home. I held my daughter's birth certificate in my hands and reading it for the tenth time stating;

Lilly Rose Everdeen born on December 16, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky at Louisville Memorial Hospital

Mother: Katniss Everdeen

Father: Peeta Mellark

'I'm a father NOW. Why Katniss? Why didn't you tell me that you had my daughter?' I asked in my thoughts as I start to form questions ready to go off on Katniss or just have a sit down talk with her.

"Wow, this is a big place to live in." Lilly said being amazed breaking my train of thought.

I blinked my eyes a couple of times getting back to reality and placed the birth certificate on the coffee table then looking at my daughter. "Yeah, it is. Lilly, I'm sorry about my manners and the way I greeted you earlier that's very rude to me." I apologized to my daughter.

Her sliver eyes look at me again and she's Katniss all the way; hair to feet. "It's okay Da- Um I mean Mister Mellark. My mother told me that you would be in complete shock about meeting me and she left you a letter too." Lilly stated as she bends down getting a letter envelope from the side pocket from her backpack and walking over to me.

"It's okay Lilly, you can call me Dad or Father or whatever makes you comfortable. A letter from your mother? What did she tell you about me?" I said being more inviting and gently taking the letter envelope from my daughter's hand and opening the envelope to read the letter out loud. "Dear Peeta, I know this is sudden but can you take care of Lilly for two months while I'm away? I'll explain everything once I'm back in two months. Please and thank you. –Katniss." I placed the letter to my right side and waiting to hear Lily's answer.

"Okay then Dad, I mean sir." She answered and I can hear the tone of her voice holding back to call me her father. Lilly walks around the living room and going over to my bookshelf to see my awards and pictures. "Mom told me that 'you're a brilliant actor that your talent should never be wasted on the smallest things.' She also told me that you love art; painting mostly including love to bake. You have a heart of gold that no one on this earth has and always keep your guard." Lilly spoke in a strong voice.

I smirked a little bit and that's what Katniss use to say to me all the time. "Your mother's right on that part, she's always right." I confessed and got up from my seat.

"The kids at school would always call me weirdo or odd girl out." Lilly said as she turns her head to face me.

I folded my arms in front of me being confused and lightly walking towards my daughter. "Now, why would anyone call you those names for?" I asked bending down to her eye level only stand five steps away from Lily not wanting to scare her.

She sighted placed her hands into her jacket pocket as she comes towards my direction. "Because on my right eye if you close into my pupil there's a strip of blue going into my iris." Lilly stands in front of me and looking up to the ceiling.

I get a closer look by looking at her right eye and seeing a strip of blue into her sliver eyes. That's my shade of blue and she really is my daughter then lightly placed a hand on her shoulder seeing Lilly to face me again. "You're one of a kind; unique. That makes you different from everybody else, why be like everybody else when you stand out from the crowd?" I said with a smile and seeing her smile a little bit. "I'm unique also, look." I lifted the bottom of my left jean pant leg and rolling up showing her my artificial leg. "I was in a motorcycle accident three years ago and the doctors had to get rid of my left leg in order for me to walk again. People took pity on me and wanted me to take things easy; but I didn't. I'm like everyone else just a little different." I cheered her up and seeing her smile grinning bigger than putting my jean pant leg back to my ankle. "Now, are you hungry by any chance or something to snack on?" I asked with a smile.

"Have any goldfish or juice?" Lilly asked with her hands together.

"As a matter of fact, I do and come to the kitchen table and I'll get you some goldfish. I have apple, grape, and fruit punch?" I walk over to the kitchen and heading towards one of the cabinet closet getting out a box of Goldfish from the mid top shelf.

"Apple juice please." My daughter answered politely.

I grab my iPhone5c and unlocking the screen going through the phone contact list and looking for my manager then tapped his name lightly. "Hey Haymitch, could you come over right now? It's important."

Fifth teen minutes later…

I hear my front door opening from the outside and hearing footsteps coming in knowing its Haymitch.

"Now, what was so important that you had to drag me out from a business meeting?" He asked being a little fed up walking towards my direction.

"You were not in a business meeting; just a single meeting with vodka, tequila, and getting close with your assistant at your office weren't you?" I stated folded my arms in front of my chest and looked at him. I can tell the way he walks side ways that he's been drinking and only sneezes when he's completely sober.

"You're a buzz kill, now that you wanted me here, and what was so important that couldn't wait until tomorrow?" My manager ask me being straight forward.

I stepped aside showing Lilly to Haymitch waiting to hear his reaction.

"WHAT THE HELL BOY!" My manager yelled being in shock.

I see my daughter facing us then looking back at the skyline of Los Angeles. "Language Haymitch!" I said being protective.

His blue eyes widen putting everything together and pulling me to the other side of the room. "Is that little girl your kid?" My manager asked slightly whispering.

"Birth certificate that states me as the father including saying things only Katniss would know. She has my eye color on her right eye." I answered back slightly whispering.

"And how do you know that she's not tricking you! For all we know this kid could be after your money and wrote that herself!" "You REALLY think a girl of her age created this lie all for attention?" We both argued with each other.

"Now why would I make all of this up? You really don't believe me, do you Mister Mellark?" Lily got up from her feet and walking towards her backpack and other bag heading towards the front door reaching for the lock.

"LILLY OF COURSE I BELIEVE YOU!" I dashed towards the front door to block her from leaving and getting down to her level. "I would never call you a liar and you're a spitting image of your mother with my eye color." I spoke the truth and hoping she doesn't leave.

"If this little girl is your daughter, this will make your image bad including making you look like a bad father by walking out on both her and her mother!" Haymitch yelled being serious.

"I have my mother strong genes and one small gene of my father, everything can explain by science!" My daughter yelled being serious as I see her turning towards my manager.

My manager laughs a little and folded his arms walking towards us. "She has spunk and a mouth; I'll give you that boy." He said shaking his head.

My jaw drops in shock seeing Lilly and Haymitch going at each other. At this point right now, I don't need a paternity test and this is the way Katniss use to act if someone questions her or insult her ability.

"Where's your mother at Sweetheart?" My manager ask taking a seat on one of my sofas.

"She's helping out families who have lost loved ones in accidents or murders across the country. My mother is helping them to deal with depression including not to fall off the edge." My daughter answered his question.

My eyes widen and taking a seat on entrance way with my hands holding my chin. 'The same way when her father was killed in the mining accident and her mother slipped into depression. It took her years to live a normal life again.' I felt a small tear rolling down my face and I remembered the years that Katniss had to struggle to be the provider not only for herself but for her sister too, Primrose.

"If I heard that speech every time, I would be a millionaire right now." Haymitch reaches into his inside jacket pocket getting out his sliver flash opening the lid and taking a drink.

I quickly wipe my tear away and looked at my manager being serious. I could tell that Lily is doing the same thing too.

My manager puts the flask down then looked at the both of us. "What? Sweetheart, how old are you?" He asked looking at my daughter.

I look over seeing Lilly dropping her backpack to the ground and the other bag on the floor next to her then seeing her going towards the wall and taking a seat along the wall. "Eight." She answered.

'So this explains why Katniss broke it off with me and took off.' I answered my question and look at my manager as we both did the math together then facing each other.

"Congratulations Peeta Mellark, you're the father." Haymitch lifted his flask up and taking a drink of his flask.

I'm letting everything sink in right now and my life is now forever changed. I'm thirty-one years old with an eight year old daughter.

"Can't you stay with her sister or something?" My manager asked my daughter.

"My aunt Prim she's dead, she died five years ago in a car accident." Lilly answered speaking low and having her head down.

"Haymitch! That's too personal to ask her." I said being serious as I got up from my place and walking over to Lilly as I got down on my knees and held my arms out to her. My daughter hugs me with her arms around my shoulders. I lightly rubbed her back and whispered in her ear. "I'm sorry he said that and he's my manager. You don't have to answer any questions if you don't want too, alright?" I told her and felt her nodding into my collarbone then pulled away to see her face.

"I'm sorry sweetheart for asking you about your mother and your aunt. Can you forgive me?" My manager apologizing for his question and I could tell he was being sensor.

I look to see Lilly nodding her head with a small smile and walking over to Haymitch holding her hand out for him to shake on. He lightly takes her hand and shakes it. I'm beyond relief that my daughter and manager are now on good terms.

"Bread Boy, you do know that once the press finds out about Lilly here. They're going to print every title to make you look bad and targeting after her too, right?" My manager asked being professional as he looks at me.

"Yes, I'm now aware of it. Protect Lilly from anything or anybody that's going to hurt her. I know how to stand my ground with the press. If I have to do a thousand press conferences just to win everybody over then I'll do it. Lilly's everything to me now and I want to be there for her." I stated being serious and walking over to seat across from Haymitch and Lilly.

"Now that's a plan but how are you going to explain this to Glimmer?" My manager ask me being serious again.

"Oh dear god, Glimmer sounds so flashy and trashy to me." My daughter put her words in about her being in disgusted.

Haymitch laughs agreeing with her and clapped his hands. "You have no idea how right you are with that sweetheart." He smiled.

I chuckled a little tiny bit then cleared my throat. "She's my girlfriend, a model actually. Glimmer's a nice woman and I think you would really like her Lilly." I assured my daughter about my girlfriend.

"She looks mean and stuck up." Lilly said being bluntly.

"I like this girl already! She tells the truth just like I do and not afraid to speak her mind." Haymitch agreed with my daughter's statement and getting his flask out to start drinking again. "Are you going to call her or let her find out through the press? One way or the other, this is going to come out Peeta and you better be ready for this." He put his input in and finishing the last of his liquor in his flask.

I grab my iPhone5c from my pocket then locking the screen again finding Glimmer's name through the text messages. "Hey Glim, we need to talk. It's very serious and call me when you get this. Thanks." I said out loud while typing in the text message then pressing send.


Told ya I put my twist from The Game Plan, didn't I? Don't worry you'll find out what happened to Mrs. Everdeen, Katniss, and Primrose later in the fanfiction. But for now it's going to be Lily adjusting to her father's world until a little bit of drama and a possible chance of romance for Peeta in the next chapter or so.

Have a great Friday!

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