Peeta's POV

We spent the better part of the afternoon eating cookies and talking. I was right in the middle of kissing-well,it wasn't so much kissing,as much as making out with Katniss for about the hundredth time when my brothers,Bain and Silas came home.

"Well,what do we have here? My baby brother finally brought a chick home!" Bain yelled,smacking my back. "Didn't know you had it in ya!"

"Shut up,Bain...I was just about to walk her home,when you two animals came in." I snapped back,grabbing my backpack,that I had secretly filled up with plenty of bread and even a few cookies for Katniss and her family,and jumping down off the stool I had been sitting on.

"Common,Katniss...lets get out of here." I said,taking her hand.

"Someone's a little testy tonight. Don't get snippy,Peet,Damn." Silas said from behind the counter. I rolled my eyes and started to the door,hand-in-hand with Katniss.

"Woah,what do you got there? You don't gotta take that ratty old backpack of yours just to walk her home." Bain asked,stopping me in front of the door.

"I don't trust you to not put eggs in it like the last time I left it lying around." I replied,moving around him and speeding out the door with Katniss.

Katniss' POV

I directed Peeta back to my house and let him in when we got inside.

"Mom. Prim. I'm home." I yelled,as Peeta started unpacking his backpack on the table.

"What is going on in here?" My mom asked,walking over to the table. "Where were you all day?

"Peeta asked me to go over to his house after school. And while I was there,he managed to sneak some bread for us..." I explained. "And a few cookies he made."

Prim ran into the room at the mention of food,and stopped next to Peeta,looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back and handed her a cookie,which she quickly wolfed down.

"No need to thank me,anytime you need anything,just ask. I'll try and sneak little bits out between Katniss' trades with my dad." He smiled and kissed my cheek. "See you tomorrow,Kat." I walked him to the door and went outside with him.

"I love you,Peeta." I whispered.

"I love you too,Kat." He whispered back.

"Did I tell you that on our first day of school,when we were 5,my Dad pointed you out and told me about your mom?" He brushed my hair back behind my ear. "And I've been in love with you ever since?"

"No..." I smiled and kissed him again. "You didn't."

"And now look at us,you kiss me once in gym class,and we end up head over heels for each other. We're completely love sick."

"So that's what they call it when two people can't stop kissing." I laughed and kissed his cheek again.

He smiled and kissed mine back. "See you in the morning?"

"Of course..." I trailed off and looked at my feet.

"What?" He asked,slightly worried.

"Kiss me again? Get us through the night?"

He laughed. "I was just about to ask the same thing."

Peeta's POV

I wrapped my arms around her and slowly pressed my lips to hers. We just stood there in silence until she moved back toward her door.

"You better be getting home..." She said.

"Yeah...see you tomorrow." I started walking off. "I love you!" I yelled.

"I love you too!" She yelled back before opening the door and going back inside.

The walk home felt surreal to me,as well as the rest of the night. At home,everything moved fast. Even when I got hit for not getting my chores done on time,It didn't matter. I didn't feel it at all. My euphoric state lasted until I got into bed. After that,time seemed to stand still. Morning seemed eternities away. I lay awake,tossing and turning until midnight,when I officially gave up and went downstairs to see if my dad could use any help. He was usually still wide awake at this hour,still working.

I crept down the hall slowly,careful not to wake up my mother or brothers and made my way down to the kitchen. The smell of fresh bread was overwhelming. My dad walked out of the kitchen,he must have heard me coming.

"Peeta,what are you doing up?" He asked.

"Can't sleep..."

"It's Katniss,isn't it?"

I blushed and nodded. He motioned for me to follow him to the island in the center of the kitchen and handed me a chunk of bread,fresh from the oven.

"You really love her,don't you,sport?"

"Yeah...and she finally feels the same about me." I say,taking a bite out of the bread.

"Well,you need some sleep. Go back upstairs,I think you just needed something to fill the hole."

"Alright,goodnight-I guess."

"G'night,Peeta."

When I got upstairs,I was suddenly exhausted. Whatever was in that bread,certainly did the trick. I was fast asleep within 10 minutes. Thinking the same thing to myself over and over-

Katniss Everdeen...my girlfriend. Mine.