Engraved in your Heart

Chapter 7: "Yours, mine and maybe ours?"

"You know you could live a thousand life times and not deserve him"

I woke up on the couch in Peeta's living room I was hung over and I bet he was, I opened my eyes to see Gale standing over me holding a cup of coffee. Oh thank god! I mumbled. "I'm surprised you slept last night catnip" I didn't sleep, I passed out there is a difference. "Well Johanna said Jacey is awake if you want to head back." No its okay, I'm going to wait for Peeta, you guys can go and help Prim. "Already on it catnip, it's just you and Peeta. He's upstairs sulking. God he's a girl! Why you love him is beyond me." I don't 'love' him Gale. "Then why do you care so much" I… just… Go help your brother get married! "As you wish your highness" I took the couching from behind me and threw it at Gale but he managed to make it out of the house before it got to him.

I gathered all my courage once again. You can only do that oh so many times in one week before it becomes pointless. Taking the steps as slowly as I could, I ended up at his bedroom, slowly opening the door; I looked inside to see Peeta lying on his bed, his hands under his head and only in his boxers, his toned muscles shone in the rising sun light. My breath hitched in my throat, I think I was making noise because Peeta shot up from his bed and looked straight at me. "God Katniss you scared me" Oh sorry… "You can come in you know, no need to be gaping in the doorway" I wasn't gaping… that means huge it's not even a verb. "Fine starring, better?" Yes

I sat next to Peeta on the bed and we both sat in awkward silent. "So how old is Jacey?" Five right after the wedding "Wow it's been five years. Five years to come back, five years to tell me, five years to stop me from dating Katlynn, five years to learn she's a liar… FIVE YEARS KATNISS!" I'm sorry Peeta. "Sorry doesn't bring back five years." I was scared… that you wouldn't be a part of her life that after what happened you wouldn't want anything to do with me or her. "I could never walk away Katniss, not from my family" He brought his and up to my cheek and whipped away the tears I didn't even know had fallen. "I could never leave you, but promise you won't leave me again" Never again.

We headed back to my house after a bit of time, Peeta was fully dressed and I was in need of a shower and something for this headache. We stepped through door and turned to see all eyes facing the front door. "Sexual tension is gone ladies and gentlemen, our lives can return to normal!" Effie gave Haymitch a very serious glare while everyone else burst out laughing. "Yes their problems are solved. And I'm happy for you Katniss but I am getting married in 28 hours and we have a rehearsal dinner in 6 so let's get a move on!" "Yeah Peeta Jacey's in the kitchen trying to down her lunch if you want to talk to her" Johanna smiled as she head up the stairs.