When we get home. Both of us walk strait to Haymitch's house, to get the kid's and tell him the , as Peeta calls it, exciting news. Whereas for me, I was a little freaked out...
We knock on the door. Within a minute Haymitch is standing there with messed up hair holding Mark, and Rose is hanging on his back.
When I saw this, I couldn't stop laughing. I even heard Peeta laugh.
"Hey, Haymitch. Do you want some help?" Peeta ask sarcastically.
"You think. When you two were here, they were perfect angels. Then the second you two leave, then turn into little spider-monkeys." Haymitch says, in his bitterest he could possibly use. Which really makes me even more pissed.
"Come here, my little monsters" Peeta says. The children release from Haymitch, and run strait into Peeta's arms, which make him fall over.
"How were they?" I ask.
"Like normal. Asking me what 'morning sickness' was. And I said 'Ask your mother'." He says between laughs. "So how did you appointment go today?" He asks.
"Fine, I guess... We are going to have two more little angels running around here." I say only to see his eye turn into black holes, which again, makes me laugh.
"Are you kidding me?" He asks.
"Nope. This time we are going to have double trouble" Says Peeta, which startles me.
"Well it's about 4:00 and we have to prepare a picnic this afternoon. Bye Haymitch. Thanks for watching them." I say
"Anytime. Buh-Bye my little spider-monkeys" Haymitch says bye to everyone.
We get home and I couldn't help but fall on the couch for 5 minutes before starting to prepare for the picnic.
"Do you really want to do a picnic today? It's been a long day." Peeta says.
"I already told Rose that we are. And if your worried about that promise I made earlier, don't be. We still have plenty of time for that when the children are fast asleep." I say with a grin.
"Well that too, but it's been a long day, what with the doctor's appointment and the news we got. Are you sure you are up for this?" He asks.
"We live right outside the meadow, just never go there. And I haven't been there in a while. So, yes, I am up for this" I say reassuring him.
"Okay, just making sure. What do you want me to pack for the picnic?" He asks.
"Just some sandwiches, some fruit. And can you pack some peanut butter?" I say and he gives me a look, which I give back and he packs the peanut butter.
Lately I have been having the weirdest craving. Just last week I hast craving frosting from the can. Last night I was craving pickles. Pickles sound really good right now.
"Peeta?" I say in my sweetest tone I could possibly muster up.
"Yes, sweetheart?" He asks.
"Can you pack some pickles? Please"
"Okay, Sure sweetheart" He says
Then it dawned on me. What if I dip the pickles in the peanut butter? Okay, now that I am going to have to try.
"Kids are you ready?" I yell from downstairs.
"Yes, momma" I hear at the same time and they come running down the stairs.
"Peeta are you ready?" I ask.
"Yea, we can go whenever you ready." he says.
"Okay then, Lets go." I say and the children run to the meadow, while me and Peeta carry the basket full of food.
"Here is fine" I say.
Then Peeta gets out the picnic blanket and places it on the ground. I sit and unpack the food. Once I'm done I call the children to eat. When we finish, I finally say
"Rose, this morning you asked me what morning sickness was." I could feel Peeta's eyes on me, knowing he knew what I was about to tell them. "Morning sickness, is when a woman get sick. The reason why I have morning sickness is because, you will get two new brothers or sisters." I see her eyes getting bigger by the second.
"So we are going to have two new babies in the family?" She asks me.
"Yes Rose. Do you want to help pick out the names?" Peeta asks.
"Are you kidding? I would love to help with the names!" She says with new excitement in her voice.
"Okay kiddo, what do you think the names should be if they are girls?" Peeta asks.
"What about Hayley and Hope?" I ask interrupting their conversion.
"Those names are pretty momma." Rose says
"Thank you sweetheart. I thought so too, I like Hayley because it's a beautiful name just like our beautiful family, and Hope, because now that our family isn't in pain and we are finally healing from out past, I know now there will always hope in the future." I say looking in Peeta's eyes.
The next thing I know he's kissing me with such passion, it reminds me of the cave in our first Hunger Games.
"EWW. Kissing Alert! KISSING ALERT! Mark close your eyes. Mom, Dad if you don't want to see my food again, please stay at least stay 2 feet away from each other! Ew!" The fact the my daughter said that made me jump and me and Peeta bump noses and we all laugh.
"I think those are the perfect girl names Katniss. I love you so much." Peeta says. Then he leans in to kiss my forehead.
Then Rose couldn't take all this kissing she went to go climb a tree.
"Be careful, Rose!" I yell after her, and she waves me as in 'Sure thing momma'.
"Okay, we have the girls' names, what about boy names?." I ask.
"What about Timmy and John?" Peeta offered.
I thought about it and I fell in love with the names.
"I love them." I say, tears filling my eyes.
I think I'm finally starting to feel the way Peeta felt when we were at the doctors office. Happiness, Excitement, and so much more.
The sun was starting to set, and I knew Peeta was staring at the sunset. Then I thought about it. He's in artist, and we need the baby's room to be painted.
"Peeta" I say
"Yes sweetheart?" He asked not daring to take his eyes off the beautiful sunset.
"I was thinking. What if you painted the babies' room?"
"Sure. Okay, I would love to do that. What do you think I should paint the room?" He asks.
"A sunset, of course. So the babies will have something beautiful to wake up to." I said in a small voice. I look at the sunset, and I'm adoring this beautiful day.
"That s a wonderful idea Katniss!" He says. "We should go get the paint tomorrow." He sounds so excited now.
"Okay. Let's go home, I want to go to bed now" I say with a smile on my face.
"Rose come on, we are going home now!" Peeta yells, and I see how high she is up in a tree, and all I could think was she is just like me.
"Okay daddy, I'm coming!" She yells back and within 5 minutes, she down the tree, and already running to Peeta to hug him.
Such a wonderful father. She and Mark are so lucky to have him.
On the way home, I feel like I'm 4 months pregnant rather then just 2 months pregnant.
"Okay kids, time for bed." I say "Go brush your teeth and get ready for bed"
"Okay momma" Rose says. Then darts up the stairs. Gosh she has so much energy. She reminds me of myself when I was her age.
I take Mark and bring him up to his room. Change him and brush the teeth he does have. Then I put him to sleep.
When I done with that. I go strait to Rose's room and see she just finished putting her dirty cloths in the dirty hamper. For a 6 year old she picks up after herself really good. She's a good big sister. And a wonderful daughter.
"Okay, sweetheart are you ready for bed?" I ask, making sure she brushed her teeth, brushed her hair and so on.
"Yep, momma" she says.
"Come here" I say, and she does. I give her a big hug. Then she puts her hand on my stomach.
"Babies" she says, and that makes me smile.
"Yes sweetie, babies. Now come on, tomorrow is going to be a big day, we have to pick out some paint for daddy." I say as I tuck her in her 'Big Girl Bed'.
"Goodnight sweetheart." I say. "I love you."
"Momma"
"Yes?" I say
"Can you sing please?" She almost begs.
"Sure sweetheart, but after that you have to go to sleep, Okay?"
"Yay!" She squeals.
" Deep in the meadow, under the willow
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your eyes
And when then open, the sun will rise.
Here it's safe, and here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet-
-and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away
Here it's safe, and here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet-
-and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you."
By the time I'm done with Rue's Lullaby she is fast asleep, then I turn to see Peeta in the doorway just staring at me and Rose.
I walk up to him and see his eyes on mine.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Nothing, I was in the kitchen cleaning up. Then I heard your beautiful voice." He says, and I blush.
"You know, I still owe you that promise." I say look directly in his eyes.
"Oh yea, When will you ever stop owing me something?" He says sarcastically.
"Come on, I don't want to wake Rose or Mark up." I say leading him to our bedroom, closing the door quietly, then pushing him on the bed. He kisses me and somehow our cloths fall to the floor.
"Are you sure?" Peeta asks, being the gentlemen that he is.
To give him my answer, I kiss him with such force and passion.
"I love you, Peeta" I say before we go any further.
"I love you too, Katniss"
Just like that, we drift into the darkness.