Chapter 8

Okay im sorry this took so long! I started some other stories but they kind of got in the way! But thanks for the reviews I think xD Apart from my most recent which I can't tell if it was a troll or just stupid…

Peeta sat on a chair outside of the house holding Jenny while she slept. The sun was beating down; a welcoming breeze would often blow through the air.

Katniss had been in district four for two weeks now, the two men had been informed that she was coming back tomorrow for the trial for custody. Peeta didn't want full custody of Jenny but he wanted to look after and see his daughter often.

"Peeta" A familiar man's voice whispered softly in his ear.

"Gale, how's the nursery coming along?" Peeta replied smiling.

Gale stepped forward and stood beside Peeta, "It's going good, and painting is almost done"

"I'd help you but you know"

"Yeah you're too lazy" Gale laughed.

"Not only that, I'm watching Jenny" Peeta pouted.

"You could give her too me once in a while" The hunter sighed, his eyes glanced over the sleeping child.

"Alright" Peeta slowly passed the child into Gale's arms.

"She's adorable" The hunter sighed to himself.

"Yeah, it's a shame she came out of Katniss" Peeta groaned.

"That's harsh"

"I don't care"

"What's with the sudden change of heart?"

"She played us both and then treated me like crap"

Silence filled the air, they both stood with various memories playing through their heads. The once good times they each spent with Katniss are now but distant.

"At least we have each other" Gale smiled down at the baker.

"Yeah, better than anything I could imagine" Peeta returned a smile.

Within the hour the two men found themselves inside the house, Jenny laying in her crib and the two of them lying on the sofa, Peeta lying with his head against Gale's chest. They just lay and watched a confusing capitol TV show; all Peeta could register were people in bright clothing and apparently kids attempting to dress up like famous people in the capitol.

"Why do we have to watch this" Gale groaned.

"Change it, see what else is on then" The baker swatted his hand in the air and sighed. Gale reached for the remote and flicked through the channels until it came to a movie about the capitol being attacked.

"This is more like it" Peeta laughed.

"Much more like it" The hunter chuckled.

"But I have something better in mind…"

"Like what?"

"Oh you know…" Gale grinned as he slid his hands slowly into the baker's shirt.

"I like that idea; it's about time you made a move too"

"Does that mean we can finally share a room?"

"I was hoping you'd finally ask"

"I like where this is going" Gale smiled. Peeta knelt up and shifted onto Gale's lap, there lips crashed together before the hunter pulled the man's shirt up over his head and they continued kissing. "I definitely like where this is going" He repeated.