Hey guys! I would like to thank you guys for all the support. I will especially like to thank: FirePearl97, I-SHIP-PEENISS-lots, Littlemissartsi, Eleanor, ilovepeeta, keekee4ever, tabbycatbw, girlonfire68, girlonfire5360, IluvFabinax, and smart8881. My fans are really the best. Your comments make my day. I am pretty sure all of you are going to like this chapter. I was going to cut this chapter a little short and the last one-forth of this chapter was going to go in the next one. But I thought nope, it would make the fans happy. Before I go I will like to say that is an AU story. There is no Hunger Games, no one dies, and everyone is in college. Peeta and Katniss are NOT 17 in this story, they are 22 and so is Finnick, Gale, Annie, Cato, and Joanna. Anyways I hope you like it! Enjoy!

Chapter 10

Katniss Point Of View

After Peeta left, Cato would not stop talking about Peeta and how he didn't like him. I had to work with him for another five hours and he was getting on my last nerve.

"I really don't like him! He thinks he is such a hotshot! But he isn't" Cato said for the millionth time today.

"Would you just shut up?!" I said a little angry.

"Why?" Cato asked.

"Because I like Peeta! OK!" I yelled. That felt good to come out. Cato was driving me up the wall ever since Peeta left.

"You like Peeta? As in a crush?" He asked with his eyes wide open like he was in shock.

"Yes, as in a crush." I said and went to back to my work. As far as I was concerned this conversation was over with.

"Wait! So you like him but you don't like me? But we are like the same person! We are both handsome, popular and on the football team" He said like he couldn't believe what was coming out of my mouth.

"OMG! No you guys aren't. You are not my type. Your personality is completely different from mine." I said I was completely tired on this conversation. Why can't he understand? He is just as dense as Joanna. In fact he is just like Joanna. They would be perfect for each other. Why did I not see this before?

"Erg! But we are both attracted to each other!" He said while being very angry.

"That maybe. But I think I found the perfect girl for you." I said hopeful that he would like my idea. When I said this, his eyes lit up and came really close to me and put his lips near my ear.

"And that would be you?" he whispered. I back far away from him.

"NO! I just told you I liked Peeta! Joanna. My roommate. You guys are so alike!" I said happily.

"Is she as hot as you?" he asked. Wow! Really, is that all he thinks about?

"I have a picture of her on my phone. You be the judge." I got my phone out of my bag that was behind the counter and looked for the best picture I could find of Joanna that Cato would approve of. Ah I found it. It was a picture of her at the party her and me went to a couple of weeks ago. She was wearing a dress that was so tight that is showed every curve she had on her body. "Here, this is her." Shoving the phone to him. When he saw her his eye bugged out. Ah, typical guy. They only think of one thing, especially Cato.

"OMG yeah! I would totally talk to her and other things. If you know what I mean" Cato said. I then slapped him.

"Cato! Get your head out of the gutter. So you want her number?" I asked.

"YES!" Cato yelled. So I gave him her number and then I decided to texted Joanna to let her know what I did. It wasn't even thirty seconds later that I got a text message from her. 'OMG! You gave my number to Cato? The hottie that you work with! YES! YOU ARE THE BEST!' I laughed a little because I knew Joanna all to well. She loved guys like Cato. Thank god this worked out because I didn't need Cato to be a jerk at work and I need to repay Joanna back for booby-trapping her room last week.

"Ok now that you got a hot girl will you stop bothering me?" I asked.

"Yep!" he said. We only had a couple of minutes left of work. So we cleaned up and headed out the door. I locked at and we both said our goodbyes. I went to my car and drove home. When I got to my apartment I parked my car. I took the elevator the fourth floor, unlocked my front door and collapsed on the couch in the living room. I was exhausted. Today was a long day and all I wanted to do was watch a few episodes of Doctor Who and fall asleep in my nice, comfy bed. But I really need to talk to Finnick. He wasn't here because Annie was in class so I decided to call him because there was no way with me being so tired that I would drive to his house. So I grabbed my bag to find my phone and called Finnick. It took a couple of rings before he answered.

"Hey Katniss!" he said.

"Hey Finnick! How are you?" I asked.

"I am . . . Wait one moment." He said and he put the phone down but I could kind of hear what was going on in the background.

"Katniss . . . Cato . . . I don't . . . I HATE HIM!" said someone but not really understanding what was going on.

"Dude, I am on the phone," said Finnick. I could hear him loud and clear because he was right next to the phone. The next thing I heard was loud and clear because who ever it was, was angry.

"CALL ANNIE LATER! THIS IS IMPORTANT!"

"Dude that was harsh." said a laughing Finnick. I was laughing too because I wasn't Annie. Then someone came on the phone that wasn't Finnick.

"God, I am sorry Annie. I am just really angry right now." That was no ordinary voice that was Peeta's voice.

"I am not Annie. I am Katniss." I said.

"Katniss?" Peeta asked.

"Yes" I said but before he could respond Finnick took the phone away from he and from what I can gather shoed him out of his room and say "I will talk to you latter" to Peeta.

"Sorry Katniss! Peeta was a little upset about something. So what's up?" Finnick said.

"Actually it is about Peeta," I said.

"Oh really!? I see, I see. Do continue." Finnick said.

"OK." I said while taking a deep breath. "I like Peeta but I don't know if I can trust him."

"Yes, yes but Kat Kat what does this information got to do with me" Finnick said. Does he really have to make this conversation hard?

"I know you are really good friends with him. So you would know him better than me. Is he really a good and nice guy or is that an act?" I asked.

"Katniss, I would never let you get hurt. I know what you have been though so I would never let that happen. If I really thought Peeta was a bad guy I would tell you and I would keep you away from him. You are like a sister to me," he said. "Now that being said I know for a fact that Peeta is the best guy I have ever met . . . Well besides myself. I think he is perfect for you."

"Really?" I asked.

"Yes really" Finnick said. "Besides if he does become an jerk to you, I will be the first one to kick his ass"

"Aww thanks Finnick. You really helped me out. I think I will tell him how I feel about him when I see him next."

"Why not now? I am pretty sure he would like to hear those words now" said Finnick.

"Why?" I asked.

"Well there is a reason why he is angry and it has something to do with you," said Finnick. OMG What did I do wrong?

"What did I do?" I said with a little panic in my voice.

"It wasn't anything you did," said a laughing Finnick. "It is what Cato did. He thinks you guys are an item or at the very least something between you guys is going to happen very soon. He is very upset about it"

"We are not! I don't even like Cato. I played matchmaker with him and Joanna today!" I said.

"Don't tell me. Tell him." Finnick said.

"Ok, hand the phone to Peeta." I said.

"Nope. I know you and it would be to easy for you to do that over the phone. You need to do that in person." Said Finnick. I could just tell he had a big smile on his face.

"Finnick, You are going to be the death of me!" I said.

"But you do love me." He said.

"Erg yes. I will be there in twenty to thirty minutes," I said.

"Looking forward to it! Bye" said Finnick and then hung up. Well this was now or never. I knew I liked Peeta but putting my self out there was very daunting. What if he didn't really like me back? But if I don't do this now I will never really know how Peeta feels. I paced back and forth thinking if I really should go though with this. Then I decided if I never put myself out there I will never get what I want and right now I wanted Peeta to know how I felt about him. So I decided to go. I hopped in the car and started to drive. I was very nervous but I was going to do this. It took about twenty minutes to get there. I parked in their driveway and sat in the car for a few minutes. It is now or never Katniss. I opened the door of my car and walked to their front door and knocked on the door . . .

The door opened and it was Finnick.

"Ah you came! I didn't think you would" Finnick said.

"Well I am full of surprises," I said while he left me in to the house.

"That you are Katniss, that you are," he said.

"So where is he?" I asked.

"He is up in his room and Katniss I would do this to you if I didn't know that outcome. Remember I am always looking out for you." Finnick said.

"Whatever Finnick." I said. I walked up the stairs and went to the door that I knew was Peeta's room. His door was closed, so I knock on it.

"Dude, the door is open" he said though the door. He must think I am Finnick or Gale. Well, duh of course he would. He wouldn't think I be coming here. It is now or never, Katniss. It is now or never. I must have waited too long because the door suddenly opened.

"Dude, I said – Katniss?" said Peeta. OMG! There stood Peeta but nothing but a towel covering his lower half. His hair, face and chest were all wet. His six-pack abs and his sexy forearm muscles were right in my face. He was way more attractive that I thought he was. OMG!

"Um yeah. It is Katniss!" I said. I really couldn't concentrate when he was only in a towel like that. It was then that he noticed that he was nothing but in a towel too and started to blush. Him blushing I kind of liked. It was actually attractive on him.

"Oh my, I am in just a towel." He said while running a hand in his hair and then scratching his neck all the while his face became redder. "I will be right back." And then closed the door. A few minutes latter he came back with workout clothes on. "So why are you here?" he asked. It was now or never Katniss. Now or never, I thought as I walked into his room.