Chapter 9
May 2012
I flick through the last few pages of the sustainability magazine and close it with a huff. I look over to Peeta's alarm clock and realise he has left me alone for half an hour. On my birthday.
I know he's left me alone so he can sort some birthday surprise. He's been grinning about it from the moment we woke up but I'm getting impatient. We both took the day off work so we could spend the whole of my 25th birthday together and now I'm bored.
I huff again and re-braid my hair. I look at the clock again but only a minute has passed. I stare at the bedroom door and drum my fingers against the bed. Surely it can't be much longer.
After what seems like an age, Peeta eventually pops his head around the door with a broad grin.
"You can come through now," he says.
I sigh in relief and hop out of bed to join him.
"This better be good," I say.
Peeta wraps his arm around my waist and his grin grows wider.
"Oh it is. And it involves food," he replies.
"That's exactly what I want to hear," I say, snuggling in closer to him.
Peeta places a kiss on the side of my head and then leads me through to the kitchen. My eyes are drawn to what he has set out on the table and widen in awe. He's made scrambled eggs on toast for me but he's cut out the toast pieces to spell out a special message for me.
Happy B'day Katniss
I turn to him with a look of adoration.
"You made this all by yourself? That must have taken you ages!" I say.
Peeta pulls me closer to him and ducks his head down.
"It did take me ages. But the look on your face now is worth it," he replies.
"I love it. It's such a Peeta thing to do," I say.
Peeta smiles as I tip my head up so I'm closer to his lips.
"I just like making you smile," he says.
I nod my head and then reach up onto my toes to kiss him. My hands slide up his chest and he lifts me slightly off my feet. I grip onto his shoulders to steady myself as his tongue sweeps into my mouth. I sigh as our tongues tangle together. This is all I need for my birthday.
Eventually we pull apart and Peeta tucks a strand of hair behind my ear.
"Happy Birthday," he says softly.
I grin as I step on my toes to give him another quick kiss and then turn to look at my breakfast.
"How long do you think this will take me to eat?" I ask.
Peeta chuckles as he wraps his arms around me and pulls my back against his chest.
"We need a picture first. I need proof of all my hard work," he says.
"Okay. But you better be quick. My tummy has started to rumble," I reply.
"Just let me get my phone. And don't eat anything until I get back," he says.
"I won't make any promises," I reply.
Peeta chuckles as he lets go of me and dashes off to fetch his phone. I lick my lips at the spread of food in front of me.
I lick the last of the crumbs off my fingers and let out a satisfied sigh.
"You'll find it hard to top that next year," I say.
"I take that as a challenge," Peeta says.
He wriggles his eyebrows and I laugh and put my feet in his lap. Peeta immediately picks up one foot and starts to gently massage it.
"Is a foot massage the next part of my birthday surprise? Because I can think of something better to do," I say suggestively.
Peeta quirks his eyebrow at me and I pull my foot out of his hand. I move it down and trace the outline of his cock that can be seen through his thin boxer briefs.
"But I already woke you up with an orgasm," he says.
"Mmm. But I haven't felt you inside of me yet," I reply.
I then apply more pressure to his crotch and I feel him start to grow hard underneath my foot. Peeta groans as my toes continue to work up and down his length.
"I'm not going to deny you on your birthday," he says.
He then grabs hold of my ankle and tugs me towards him. I let out a little yelp as I almost fall off my chair but his hands then reach out and pull me onto his lap. I straddle his thighs and press down on his groin. Peeta moans again as his hands slide up my side and remove the flimsy pyjama top over my head. His lips engulf my breasts before the top has even hit the floor and my head falls back. My hands weave into his blond curls and guide his movements as his tongue flicks and suckles my nipple. He uses the flat of his tongue to lather my tit and I yelp again when he gently bites down on it. My hands wind tighter in his hair and I unconsciously start riding over him.
"I need these off," I demand as one of my hands slips down to ping the elastic of his boxers.
Peeta releases my breast to pull his head back up to look at me. He places a hard kiss on my lips as he guides my hand inside his underwear. I wrap my hand around him and give him a squeeze.
"I could say the same about you," he says.
He then let's go of my hand and reaches for my own underwear. I gasp as he dips his finger inside of me and both of us pant as we work in tandem. I swear as Peeta curls his finger inside of me and hits the sweet spot inside of me. My hand works up and down him quicker and Peeta adds his own expletives to mine. Our movements get faster and our skin gets slicker but neither of us want to finish this way.
Without verbally communicating we slowly pull our hands away from each other and we pull our eyes back up to look at each other. There is a moment of quiet as we stare into each other's eyes and then I bend down to place a soft kiss on his lips. We both rise slightly to shimmy our underwear down our legs and as soon as the garments are removed we snap back to each other. I take his head in my hand and kiss him deeply, pouring every feeling I have for him into it. He grips me tightly to him and after a moment we start bucking up into each other again. I slide one hand down to grip his cock and guide it into my entrance. Our lips don't leave each other as we join and I start swirling my hips in search of that much needed friction. I grind down onto him hard and gasp when he hits the right spot.
"Oh my God, Peeta. Yes! Right there," I pant.
Peeta silences me with another searing kiss and bucks his hips harder up into me. The pleasure overtakes my whole body and my lips forget how to function. Peeta plants a few more sloppy kisses on my lips but I can't respond. I only concentrate on bouncing up and down on top of him.
Eventually he stops kissing me too and drops his head to my shoulder. He grips onto my hips tightly as we continue to move together.
"Shit. I'm close, Katniss," he pants.
"Me too," I somehow manage to mumble.
Peeta nods his head and then dips his fingers down to press on my clit. I let out a strangled scream and press down on him harder. His fingers work me as my muscles tighten around him. It only takes one more thrust for me to hit my peak.
As soon as Peeta feels my walls contract around him he lets out a long grunt and follows me soon after.
I take his head in my hands after we have regained our breath and place a sweet kiss on his lips.
"Do you think we woke Rye?" I ask.
Peeta grins at me as he places a kiss on my nose.
"I hope so. Otherwise I'm not doing my job right," he replies.
I laugh but Peeta catches my lips again in another kiss.
We eventually manage to get dressed and then head down to Portabello Beach for a picnic. We spend the day eating, kissing and throwing a frisbee about. I don't stop smiling and laughing and look forward to the bath we'll share together to get rid of all the sand.
Rye is watching TV when we get back and he nods his head in greeting.
"Happy Birthday, Katniss. From the sounds this morning, I know my brother is treating you well," he says.
"I have no complaints," I reply with a smile.
Peeta winks at me and I laugh. But we're interrupted by the flat buzzer. Peeta goes to answer it and a moment later, Prim arrives on their doorstep.
"Is Rye in?" she asks.
Peeta nods his head as he steps aside to let her in but I furrow my eyebrows in confusion. I thought we had finally come to the end of the whole Rye thing. But Prim storms through to confront him.
"You disgusting shit!" she exclaims. "You gave me fucking chlamydia!"
I recoil at my sister's statement and shake my head in confusion. When did this happened?
"What they hell are you talking about?" Rye asks, clearly irritated.
"You do know you have chlamydia, right? I went to the doctors last week and my results came back today. I tested positive for chlamydia. You must have got it from one of the many girls you slept with after you broke up with me!" Prim says.
"How do you know for sure it came from me?" Rye says.
"Because you are the only person I have slept with in the last three years! And I was stupid enough to not force you to wear a condom that night a couple of weeks ago!" she replies.
I let out a shocked gasp at this piece of information. I had no idea they slept together again. As far as I was aware they weren't even talking.
"You know if I hadn't picked this up sooner I could have run the risk of becoming infertile? You could have damaged my chances of having children!" Prim adds.
"Then you should have made me wear a condom!" Rye shouts back.
"It was just as much your responsibility as mine. Probably even more because you've been sleeping around!" Prim replies.
Rye shakes his head.
"What do you want me to do? It's done now and I can't change it," Rye replies.
"You could apologise at the very least," she says.
"Fine. Sorry. But don't blame me for your regrets of that night. I didn't force you to do anything," Rye says.
And with that he gets up and brushes past us as he leaves the room. There is a moment of silence after he leaves and when Prim finally meets my eyes she looks guilty.
"Please don't hate me," she says.
"Why would I hate you?" I ask.
Prim sighs as we both take a seat on the sofa.
"Because I'm a pathetic loser who sleeps with my cheating ex-boyfriend," she replies.
She then hides her head in her hands and I rest a comforting hand on her back.
"I could never hate you for that," I say.
"No. But you think it was a stupid decision," she says.
"Well it's not the best decision you've made," Peeta says as he takes a seat opposite.
Prim finally removes her head from her hands to look at him.
"I was so weak. I was on a night out and he was in the same club. I was drunk and he bought me a drink. I didn't even need a lot of persuading," she says.
"It's okay to make mistakes, Prim. But you do realise that you won't get over him if you are still under him?" I say.
"I do know that. That's why I'm so mad at myself. Because I was finally putting him behind me and it only took one drunk night to go back to square one," she replies.
"You're not at square one," Peeta says. "You wouldn't be mad at yourself if you still were."
Prim smiles at him gratefully. She then turns to give me a hug.
"Thanks for not being judgemental," she says. "And I'm sorry I brought this drama to your birthday."
I squeeze her tight.
"I'm here whenever you need me. You don't need to keep things about Rye secret from me," I say.
Prim nods her head and then pulls back.
"I couldn't ask for a better sister," she replies.
Prim stays a little while longer but doesn't want to intrude on my night with Peeta. We part with a hug and I promise to call her tomorrow. Peeta shakes his head once I have shut the door behind her.
"I didn't expect that," he says.
I sigh and step into his arms.
"Me neither. But I think this might be a good thing. She seems finally ready to let him go," I reply.
Peeta nods his head.
"Are you still okay about leaving her? She's not completely over him yet," he says.
"She's told me to move out. Her new flatmate moves in at the end of the month. I can't wait to move in with you," I say.
Peeta smiles back at me.
"Good. Because I hate sleeping without you," he replies.
I nod my head in agreement and then reach up to give him a kiss.
The rest of my birthday is very relaxing. I meet all my friends at a paintballing centre just outside of Edinburgh at the weekend to continue my birthday celebrations. Madge and Rue appear with a giant helium balloon and wrap me in a warm hug.
"Happy Birthday! It's time to have your quarter life crisis!" Rue exclaims.
I chuckle as I pull back and shake my head.
"I'm not planning on having a crisis anytime soon. There is not really anything I can complain about," I reply.
Rue rolls her eyes at my comment.
"You don't need to rub it in that you've got all your shit together. You have a great job and are about to move in with a hot blond who feeds you whenever you want," she says.
Madge nods her head.
"I saw the eggs on toast picture on facebook. I have never felt more single in my life," she adds.
"You don't need a man to make you happy. And being single means you get a whole double bed to yourself," I reply.
Rue laughs.
"That's very true. I do like to starfish in the bed. I ended up kicking the last guy I shared a bed with in the crotch because I felt so cramped!" she says.
We all laugh.
"These poor guys. We don't make it easy for them," Madge says.
Rue nods her head but then Bristel and Gale appear.
"This is an excellent idea for a birthday celebration, Katniss!" Bristel exclaims.
"The thought of shooting all my friends had great appeal," I say with a grin.
Gale laughs.
"You only chose this because you know you are the best shot. I feel sorry for Peeta. We all know his aim is rubbish," he says.
"Hey! It wasn't my fault dust got up my nose and made me sneeze that time I hit the ceiling at the archery range," Peeta replies.
I laugh and put my arm around my boyfriend's waist.
"It's okay, honey. Some people just shouldn't be near a bow and arrow," I tease.
Peeta quirks his eyebrow at me.
"You're only getting away with that comment because it's your birthday," he says.
I laugh again but Bristel and Gale are getting impatient.
"Enough talking," Bristel says. "It's time to suit up!"
Rue shakes her head as we head into the centre.
"You've seen The Avengers too many times. I'm not pretending to be a superhero today," she says.
"Come on. You have to admit it's the best superhero film yet! Loki is a great villain and Mark Ruffalo is the best Hulk!" Bristel replies.
A lot of us shake our heads again. The first Avengers film recently came out and Bristel has already seen it three times in the cinema. I found it difficult to watch. Watching it reminded me so much of the time I used to watch it with Hunter. The film just wasn't the same without my son jumping around next to me as he re-enacted his favourite fight scenes.
"Let's just see how we all get on out there. My money is on Peeta getting hit the most," Gale says.
"I would be offended by that but Katniss is always telling me how loud my steps are. I'm sure I'll be easy to find out there," Peeta replies.
I smile at him and squeeze his hand.
"It's okay. I can massage all your sore bits later," I say.
Peeta's eyes gleam and he ducks down to quickly give me a kiss. Gale barks at us to break it up and we pull away with a smile. We then link our hands together as we are shown where to get changed.
We all dress in the appropriate protective and camouflage gear and then listen carefully to the instructor. There is another group of people here too and there will be various games played during the afternoon. However, the first game lets us get used to the paintballs and we are given fifteen minutes to run about the woods and shoot at each other. As soon as the instructor blows her whistle I dash into the trees, hoping to hide and pick people off as they go past. Bristel stays where he is and lets out loud cries as he fires at the fleeing people. Peeta is one of the first to get hit.
I manage to get out of Bristel's range and crouch behind some barrels. I hear footsteps a minute later and jump up to find Prim running past. I pull the trigger immediately and hit her on the arm. She lets out a yelp of pain as she turns to face me and I fire another shot at her chest. A yellow paint splodge brightens up her camouflage gear. She fumbles with her gun and shots in my direction but she misses. I smile as I hit a near identical yellow splat at her hip.
"I see blood loyalties have gone out the window," Prim says.
I smile and then open up my body, raising my arms in the air to give Prim a clear shot.
"I'll let you take a practise shot on me. You won't miss at this range," I reply.
Prim gives me a wicked smile and then raises her gun to point it at me. Her eyes narrow to the spot she wants to hit and she takes a deep breath before releasing the trigger. The paintball goes flying through the air and lands right in the middle of my chest. I put my arms back down and look at Prim, impressed.
"That was a good shot. I don't think you need any more practise," I say.
Prim looks proud of herself but I'm not going to let her have the last word. I raise my gun again and fire one last paintball at her chest before darting further into the trees.
I manage to stay mostly hidden and hit a few unsuspecting members of the other group. But I want to find Peeta. He'd be such an easy target.
I keep my eyes out front as I creep backwards behind a wooden barrier. No one seems to be in the vicinity but I can hear shots not that far off. I make it fully behind the barrier when I hear a snap of a twig behind me. I jerk round and raise my gun at the person who made the sound. My eyes meet with Gale and he stands in a near identical pose to me.
"Being hit by a paintball is going to hurt at this range," he says.
I nod my head.
"Want to call a truce? I'm trying to find Peeta and could do with an ally," I say.
A big grin spreads across Gale's face.
"Count me in," he says.
He then sticks out his hand and I shake it in mutual agreement.
We creep out from behind the barrier and sneak our way through the woods. We hear Bristel making war like cries as he shoots at anything that moves but it takes us a moment to locate Peeta. Gale eventually sticks his arm out and pushes me behind a shed.
"He's over there," he whispers.
I peek through a crack in the window and spot my boyfriend a bit further ahead. He looks around cautiously and holds his gun, ready to shoot when needs be.
"You think you can shoot from this far?" Gale asks.
"Easy," I say, raising my gun.
I wait patiently for Peeta to walk into my range and then squeeze the trigger. Peeta looks down surprised by the paintball that hits his leg and I duck quickly down from the window. Gale then stands up and fires another paintball in Peeta's direction. I watch through a crack in the window as Peeta glances at his other leg and looks around the area confused. I bite my lip to stop myself from laughing as I quickly step again to shoot at him. Peeta has no idea where he is being targeted from.
Gale and I tag team each other as we colour the legs of Peeta's trousers with our paintballs. Our shoulders shake as we try to hide our laughter and Gale shakes his head.
"I don't think I'd want Peeta as an ally if I got lost in the woods," he says.
"He would be good at making the meals though," I say.
We share a grin and turn back to look at Peeta. He's still confused about who is shooting at him and he wanders in the opposite direction to us. However, as we continue to chuckle, Gale suddenly lets out an oof noise. He turns to look over his shoulder and puts his hand on his back. I look across to see he's been hit square on the back.
We both looking quickly behind us and find Madge pointing her gun at us.
"Did you just shoot me in the back?" Gale says, quirking his eyebrow.
"To be fair, you were an easy target," Madge replies.
Gale shakes his head and stretches up fully.
"You're not getting away with that," he says with a cheeky glint.
Madge yelps as she darts away but Gale is in quick pursuit. He fires at her as she runs but he misses at first. His second shot is more successful and finds Madge's arm. But this doesn't slow her down and she picks up the pace. He fires again and this time gets her in the leg. Madge then turns and tries to shoot at him as she runs backwards. But she isn't looking where she is going and stumbles over a log, landing flat on her back and her paintball is fired high in the sky.
This lets Gale catch up with her and he places his feet either side of her body so he looks down on her with his gun pointed.
"Do you surrender?" he asks.
Madge pants a little as she looks back up at him but does raise her hands in surrender.
"I surrender," she replies.
Gale smiles triumphantly and puts his gun down to help her get up. Their noses practically brush together as he helps pull her up and they look directly in each other's eyes.
"I apologise for shooting you in the back," Madge replies.
She then steps on her toes to kiss him on the cheek and it almost looks like Gale is blushing.
The rest of the games are just as fun and by the end everyone is fully into it, letting out war cries and making pow noises as they shoot at everyone in sight. This means everyone is in good spirits when we head back into the city centre to grab a bite to eat.
"I think you all owe me a drink for winning the capture the flag game for us," Bristel declares as we all slide into a big leather booth at the burger place.
Rue shakes her head.
"No way. The only reason you won the game was because Prim got shot right in front of you and had to drop the flag. You were able to pick it right up and run to base before anyone realised you had it," she replies.
"Maybe that was my plan all along," Bristel says.
Many of us shake our heads again and Bristel continues to grin broadly.
"I was most impressed with Prim today," Gale says. "I think you were the person that hit me the most."
Prim pushes her shoulders back and grins broadly.
"It's surprising easy to aim when I'm imagining Rye's face," she says.
"That might explain why you kept targeting me," Peeta says. "It's a curse to look like my brother."
Everyone laughs but Prim doesn't dwell on Rye long and I think that is a very good sign.
The burgers come and are delicious. I'm pretty full but some people still want dessert. Madge looks at the dessert menu and licks her lips.
"Oh. I really want the chocolate fudge sundae but I don't think I can eat it on my own," she moans.
"I'll share it with you," Gale offers.
Madge's eyes light up and she puts her hand on his arm as she turns to him.
"Deal. But I get the fudge chunks on the top," she says.
Gale grins as he stares straight in her eyes.
"Whatever you want," he replies.
Madge smiles back at him and gives his hand a squeeze. Their hands don't part until the sundae arrives.
Gale lets Madge eat all the fudge chunks before he dips his spoon in.
"I'll need to go to the gym tomorrow to work this off," Madge says after she has taken a bite.
"You don't need to worry. You look great at the moment," Gale replies.
Madge smiles softly at him and then dips her spoon in again. Gale dips his in at the same time and when he pulls it back out, accidently knocks cream onto Madge's nose. She freezes before bringing her finger up to her nose and wiping the cream off. She sticks the cream filled finger in front of Gale.
"Did you just put cream on my nose? Is this pay back for the shooting in the back incident earlier?" she asks.
"It was an accident," Gale replies.
But Madge shakes her head and then scoops some chocolate sauce out the sundae dish. She brings the spoon up and smears chocolate all over Gale's nose.
Gale looks shocked but not displeased.
"So that's how you want to play it," he says.
He then sticks his finger in the sundae and paints swirling patterns all over Madge's face. She lets out a little shriek as she tries to flick cream at him.
"We're not ten years old, Gale!" she exclaims.
"You started it!" Gale replies.
The rest of us watch in disbelief as we watch them cover each other's faces in cream and chocolate.
"Well I didn't see this coming," Rue says.
Madge and Gale laugh as they finally put down their sticky spoons and fingers.
"I think I'm messier than when I was at the paintball," Madge says.
"Definitely messier. But you kind of look cute covered in chocolate," Gale says.
He then runs a finger across her cheek and gathers up some of the chocolate. He doesn't look away from Madge as he sucks the chocolate off his finger.
"I think we better clean up," Madge says. "Sorry, Katniss, for bringing down the mental age of your party."
I tell her it's fine and then they both get up to go the toilets to clean up. The walk closely beside each other as they laugh all the way.
Once they are out of sight Peeta leans in to whisper to me.
"When do you think they are going to admit that they fancy each other?" he asks.
I look at him shocked.
"Why do you think that?" I say.
"Come on, Katniss. They have been all over each other today. It reminds me of how you and I were before we got together," he replies.
I look in the direction of the toilets and wonder if Peeta is right. It's true they are very touchy feely with each other but Madge has always been a bit like that. But I can't deny how close they have looked today. And maybe there have been other signs that they have been into each other. The fact Gale was the first person to take Madge out after she broke up with Cato and he's definitely told her how beautiful she's looked regularly over the last few months. And Madge always seems to sit next to him at gatherings and has talked a lot about how proud she is of him helping to build the new Forth Road Bridge.
Maybe it's been brewing for years. Madge never liked Cressida and Gale was always cold to Cato. Could they have had feelings for each as long as that?
I'm not sure why I hadn't thought about this earlier. But then the image of the two of them kissing in my old life appears in my head and my stomach turns into knots. It's not easy to imagine the two of them together.
I know it's different this time. I'm not with Gale anymore and they haven't done anything behind my back but the thought of them being together brings back a lot of bad memories.
I go quiet and Peeta looks at me.
"I'm sorry. It's probably weird to think of your ex with your best friend," he says.
I shrug my shoulder.
"I've been over Gale for a long time," I say.
Peeta nods his head but the image of Gale and Madge kissing in my hallway doesn't leave me.
I forget about Madge and Gale for the next week as I'm busy at work but it's brought centre to my attention again when I meet Madge for coffee the following weekend. She's in good spirits and chats away and I try to look for clues about her feelings for Gale. But in the end, I don't need to. Madge is the one to bring it up.
"I want to talk to you about something because I don't want you to think I'm going behind your back," she starts.
"Okay," I say, putting my cup down.
Madge takes a deep breath as she looks me in the eye.
"Gale and I have been spending a lot of time together recently. I've always seen him as a good friend but recently things seem a bit different," she starts.
"You like him," I state.
Madge nods her head.
"I really didn't want to, Katniss. Because I know he's your ex and best friends don't go after exes but I just have such a good time when I'm with him," she says.
I can tell how much she enjoys being with him by the smile on her face. I wonder if I ever smiled like that about Gale.
"Nothing has happened between us and nothing may ever happen. I don't even know how he feels but I didn't want to lie to you," she adds.
And yet again this Madge has proven to be different from the Madge in my old life. This Madge admitted her feelings for Gale while old Madge kept them secret and ended up betraying me. I need to treat the two Madge's differently.
"You're really crazy about him, aren't you?" I say.
Madge nods her head.
"I think it's been building for a while. That's why I was never able to fall in love with Cato because there was something there with Gale," she replies.
I nod my head. I sit in silence for a long moment as I try to wrap my head around it.
"I can talk to him. I won't say we talked about it but I could test out his feelings," I say.
"You don't have to do that, Katniss. I know this must be weird for you," she says.
"I don't have any feelings for Gale. And you deserve to be happy," I say.
Madge smiles at me and reaches out to give my hand a grateful squeeze.
"Thank you. I couldn't ask for a better friend," she says.
I sit on Madge's words for the rest day but do phone Gale to arrange a session at the archery centre. I let him hit a few bullseyes before bringing it up.
"You and Madge were very close at my birthday party," I state.
Gale stops firing arrows to turn to look at me.
"Madge and I have been friends for years now," he replies.
"Only friends?" I ask.
Gale pauses and puts the bow down.
"Why are you asking me this?" he says.
"It was just something Peeta said. He wondered how long it's going to be before you and Madge admit your feelings for each other," I reply.
Gale scoffs and turns away from me but I can tell I've caught him.
"It's okay if you have feelings for her. Madge is great. Not to mention hot," I add.
Gale pulls his head back around to look at me.
"I would never ask her out. I couldn't do that to you," he says.
"Why not? We've been over for years and I love Peeta. You dating Madge isn't going to hurt me," I reply.
He looks at me silently for a long moment, not quite believing what I'm saying. I take a step closer to him and give his arm a squeeze.
"You think it could be something good, don't you?" I say.
Gale nods his head.
"I haven't felt this way about someone since you," he replies.
"Then ask her out. I know she'd say yes," I say.
Gale is quiet for a moment again but gives me a grateful smile.
"You may be the best ex-girlfriend a guy can have," he says.
I laugh and step back. I want the Gale in this life to be happy and only wish we had figured these things out the first time.
We don't talk about Madge for the rest of the session but I feel okay about what I did. I get a text later from Madge that night and I even smile when I see it.
Thank you xxx
A/N: I know a lot of people were eager for the start of Gadge so will be relieved they have finally asked each other out. It's taken them long enough!
Thanks to everyone who reads and reviews this story. I value everyone's feedback and take it into consideration when I'm writing the next chapter.
