Chapter 4
The next day I stay home all day and try to figure out how I'm going to tell Peeta I love him. By the time I hear Greasy Sae come in to start dinner I still have nothing. Peeta comes over around 7:00 and Sae goes home to leave us alone. "So how's Delly?" I ask. Stupid, I am so stupid. I'm supposed to tell Peeta I love him not ask about his girlfriend. "She's good" he answers and adds "how's Gale". "Oh I don't know I talked to him about a week ago but I haven't seen him since then" I say. I look at Peeta but he doesn't say anything as if he was thinking. "What?" I ask him. " Nothing I just thought.. um.. you two aren't together?" he says. " Oh god no, he actually just got back here recently, I haven't even seen him." There's that look again on Peeta's face. " Well we should probably eat" I say heading towards the kitchen door. He nods and follows me into the kitchen. We talk a lot over dinner about the Games and all the bad memories, well some good ones too. As were doing the dishes I stop and think about what we just talked about and all those kisses me and Peeta shared. Peeta notices and says " What are you thinking about?" I look at him and say " Peeta we need to talk." He looks at me with a worried glance but still nods. I take his hand and bring him into the living room. " Peeta I know that everything that happened is in the past, but I have been thinking a lot about it lately and I realized that I have feelings for you too but I know that you probably don't feel that way about me anymore and that you have moved on but I just had to let this off my chest and.." At this point I start hysterical crying and in between sobs I say " I'm sorry—it took—so long—for me—to realize—that I—love—you. Before I even get a chance to look up Peeta grabs my face and kisses me. I am so taken back that I forget to kiss him back. When he pulls away I stare at him and kiss him again. After, I say " What about Delly?" " She's not you" I just stare at him unconvinced. " Katniss I only ever loved you, I could never love anyone like I love you no matter how I hard I try. It's always been you. I didn't think you would ever love me back so I tried to move on but it didn't really work how I planned." He laughs and adds " Everytime I would kiss her I would imagine that I was kissing you. Once I even called her Katniss and I had to make up an excuse and say it was just my a flashback. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't stop thinking about you." I smile and hug him. He suddenly lets go and heads for the door and I get nervous and confused. " Where are you going?" I ask." To talk to Delly." He answers. "Peeta you don't have to do this right now." "Yes I do I have to break it off with her." " Can I come? I kinda owe her an explanation since we were technically friends back in 13." "Sure come on" He says holding his hand out to me. I grab it and we head to Delly's house. We reach Delly's front porch and Peeta looks at me and says " You ready?" " I smile and nod and he rings the doorbell. When Delly opens the door and sees us holding hands she doesn't say anything and has a look of confusion on her face. Peeta lets go of my hand and says " Delly I need to talk to you." " She suddenly gets whats about to happen and nods with a look of sadness on her face. "Delly, I like you a lot, but I just don't want to hurt you." I awkwardly stand there as he continues. " I have feelings for Katniss as well and there never going to go away. You deserve someone better than that, someone who gives you all there attention." A silence fills the room so I finally say " Delly, I know we were friends back in 13 and friends aren't supposed to do something like this and I am truly sorry and I hope you can forgive me and we can move past this." " Of course I forgive you, I knew it was coming and I always knew you two would end up together."A tear falls down her cheek but she still manages to smile. " I really am sorry Delly." Peeta says again as we were walking towards the door. " I know" she says and gives him a peck on the lips which I have to admit, made me a bit jealous. As we were walking out the door, Delly grabs my hand and says " Take care of him for me ok?" I smile and say " Always." Delly hugs me and then we leave. We walk back to my house hand in hand. When we walk in the door of my house in the Victors Village it's already 10:00. Without a word I lead Peeta upstairs to my bedroom and sit on my bed. I look up at him and say "Stay with me?" He says "Always".