Hey everyone! I hope that all of you like the story so far and that all of you like the new chapter. Okay, its what everyone's been waiting for...THE DATE! :D This was a fun chapter to write and I'm so happy that I get to share it with everyone. Thank you for reading, for all of the reviews and everything else. Sorry that this one took a while to get up, I wanted to make it perfect and I'm really happy with the way that it ended up.

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*~KelsNicole~*

(Does anyone have anymore Effie and Haymitch song suggestions? Haha, I keep looking for more and yesterday I heard a song that someone suggested. I have to admit I started laughing and my sister looked at me like I was insane. Okay, onto the new chapter and the race! Go Dale Jr!)

Effie POV:

He leads me into the bakery and I stare at him as though he's lost his mind, because obviously he has. But there's this wide smile on his lips as he takes my hand and leads me into the back. The feeling of his hand on mine makes me shiver a little, the warmness and how soft his hands are. I love his touch and I want more from him-I want his lips crushing mine, but I have to calm down. This is our first date and it has to go perfectly. When we are standing in front of a door I stare at him, just waiting and he stares at me as he pushes open the door. Carefully I take a step into the room and I almost fall over. It's beautiful! The room's a light creamy white, there's a small a small table in the center of the room covered in a white table cloth, two chairs, candles and a white rose on one of the plates. Haymitch is still staring at me as he leads me over to the table and I sit down.

"This is...wonderful. Really, I love it and I'm just blown away." I say as Haymitch puts down a bowl in front of me and one where he's going to sit. Looking into the bowl I see that its a dark brown, with stuff floating around inside of it. "Did you make this? I'm sure that it'll taste wonderful!"

"Oh it does and no, I didn't make it. Greasy Sae did." He smiles as I take my first spoonful of my soup and he does the same. It slides down my throat and taste good. "She did a good job with today's batch. Hopefully there isn't any wild dog in it, of course you never know."

I almost spit the soup out of my mouth as I stare at him. Did he really just say wild dog? That's insanity and disgusting! "Wild dog? She uses wild dog in her soups? That better be a joke, Haymitch!"

"Nope, its true. But I doubt that she did today, I heard her talking to Gale and it sounds like tomorrow's might. They got a wild dog yesterday and she sounds excited about that batch." He smiles and continues to eat his soup. I try to smile at him, but its too hard to do. "Go ahead, Effie, eat up! This is really good soup and we still have dessert. What do you think about the soup?"

"Oh, it taste good. Does she usually use wild dog in her soup?" He does a small shrug and I stare down at my bowl, with wide eyes. It's okay, just eat it and don't think about it. "Did Peeta make the dessert? I really can't wait to see what it is...you know I really do love dessert."

"Oh, I know! So do I!" He says as he finishes off his bowl and he smiles at me. I look down at my bowl and know that I'll have to eat it. Slowly I pick back up the spoon and I start to eat the soup. "I knew that you'd like that soup! Maybe I'll get you some to take home."

"That would be wonderful." I say and he smiles at me. We stare at each other for a few minutes and he leaves to get the dessert. Perfect time to get rid of a little bit of the soup. Carefully I pick up the bowl and walk over to the sink. Tilting it a little I pour out enough so that I can say that I'm full. "Perfect...good..."

I'm back in my seat before Haymitch comes back into the room and I smile when I see that he's carrying one large plate. He puts one of the smaller plates down in front of me and I see that its in the shape of a bun, its chocolatey. A smile forms on my lips as I see that there's a bright pink flower where the hole is. Haymitch sits down and we smile at each other. Quickly he cuts into his and I see that he's eating the flower. The flower is breaking apart and I smile when I see that its like a cookie. When I break into it, I smile when I see that a thick chocolate syrup gushes out of the cookie and the cake. I take a bite and I smile as the tastes explodes in my mouth.

"This is wonderful!" I say in an excited voice. He starts to laugh as he stares at me and I keep eating my cake. "Peeta did a great job with this!"

Haymitch laughs as he finishes off his piece of cake. "You really like it? The boy did a good job, didn't he? Don't know what was going through his mind with that flower."

"It was a cute touch and it taste good." He nods his head a little and I see the pride in his eyes. Even though he tries not to show it, I know that he's proud of the kids. "You should be proud."

"Proud?" He snorts and I smile at him. I stare at him as he nods his head a little. "Those two...mean a lot to me and I am proud of them."

I smile at him. "They are proud of you too...you are doing good and making yourself happier."

Haymitch POV:

I look down and smile a little. Maybe letting someone in isn't that bad of an idea and maybe it will be good. Effie is a good woman and maybe this is how everything's supposed to go. Our eyes lock again and I feel the urge to kiss her, but I stop myself. Wait until the end of the night, don't move too fast. We finish eating and I lead her out of the bakery, the sun is setting when we make it back to her house. Slowly she turns to stare at me. There's an expression on her face, one of want and need.

"I had a nice time tonight, Haymitch." She smiles at me and brushes her hair behind her ear. The way that her hair moves makes me want to touch it, to brush my fingers through her hair and tangle my fingers in her hair. Effie looks up at me and looks down at the ground. "Thank you...I had a nice time."

"So did I." I say and she bites her lip a little. For a second she looks like she might say something, but she turns away and opens the door to her house. Before I know what I'm doing, I grab onto her arm and pull her back around to face me. Her eyes are wide and I quickly kiss her. "See you tomorrow..."

Her eyes open a little and she stares at me for a second. Before I can do anything or say anything else, she puts one of her hands to my face and strokes my cheek. I feel her lips on mine and I wrap my arms around her. We break apart and she smiles at me, slowly she bites on her bottom lip. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow and maybe...we could go on another date soon? I had a really nice time..."

The door shuts behind her and I smile as I turn away from her house. Slowly I walk back to my house and I open the door to my house. Everything went perfectly and I know that I have to make another date-another perfect date. Ah, that went better then I thought it would have. Walking into my kitchen I open a cabinet door and take out a glass. Slowly I fill it with water and take a sip. I turn around and see Katniss standing in the doorway of my kitchen, making me spit out my water and she smiles.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I demand and she just laughs as she throws a towel at me. Today was a great day and now she has to show up in my house? "How did you get in here so quietly?"

"Oh, Haymitch...you know how I am." She says with a small smile and she sits down on the counter top. I shake my head at her and she just smiles away. "How did the date go? From the looks of it, it seems like it went good."

"It was okay. Nothing special." The girl is insane if she thinks that I'm going to stand here and talk to her about what happened on the date. But she just smiles away and I roll my eyes. "We had a nice time and are going out again. Happy? Or do you need more information?"

"Oh, I don't need any information. I saw that little...show that you two gave." She says this and I want to throw something at her. The amused look on her face tells me that she already knows everything. "So...another date? Where are you thinking about taking her?"

"I'll start planning that tomorrow." I grumble to her and she continues to smile at me. "Can't you just leave me alone? Today was a great day and you are ruining my mood."

She smiles at me and jumps off of the counter. "Bye, Haymitch. I'll just go see Effie and see how she feels about the whole thing. Peeta should be over later and he can give you some more pointers for the second date."

Before I can say anything to her, she's out of the room and I cuss under my breath. Well...I know that Effie and I both had a nice time, now I just have to make sure that everything keeps going right. I want to make her happy, but I have a flash back to my last girlfriend. Emma, she died at the hands of the Capital and I swore that I'd never get that close to anyone again. Too late for that now...

"Haymitch, Haymitch, Haymitch." I mumble to myself as I sit down in a chair at my small table. At times like these I wish that I hadn't of given up drinking. "This woman is already changing you and there is nothing that you can do about it. You want to be with her."

The truth is right there and I know it. From the second that I kissed Effie I knew that there was no going back and now I know that I'm even farther in. I want to make her happy and have her kiss me. Shit, what did I just do? Well, looks like all that I can do is just go with it and try to make her happy. The worst part is that I want more of her kisses and to be apart of her, forever.

Woohoo! Hopefully all of you liked it! :D The date was fun to write and I enjoyed it. Thank you for reading and please leave a review. :D Okay, time to watch the race with my sister, which is part way what I've been doing with the pre-race stuff. :D GO DALE JR!