Hello! This is the last Wedding Chapter! I know that that is sad, but at the same time I really want to start publishing the main pregnancy bit! Enjoy x
The place went up in cheers and I sat down, but ignored everyone but Peeta. Just at that moment, Peeta saved the day. "Please, if you could wait until the dancing, then we'll answer any questions." I reminded myself to always thank Peeta for that. The connection between the reception and the dancing went very smoothly. After Peeta and I had cut the cake and everyone had finsihed their meal, Peeta led me outside, where people still cheered. We were greeted by little children and I was secretly glad that they didn't know about my pregnancy, yet. Peeta helped me get back on the carriadge. "Where are we going?" I asked suspiciously. Peeta just laughed.
"You'll have to wait and see…" I rolled my eyes. I came and sat next to him. We cuddled into eachother and he placed his hand on my abdomen.
"Thank You," I told him "For everything. I didn't think I'd be as happy as this, but I am. I'm so happy and I really don't deserve you. I'm speechless! Whatever happens, we'll be together forever and will always be with…our children." He looked surprised, but also tearful.
"Do you know how long I've been waiting for that?" he mentioned. It was like a question, but at the same time, it wasn't. I shrugged and he continued. "Also, you said children! Is this implying that you'll have another?" I was shocked.
"NO! I just, didn't know what to say." I grinned. We continued our conversation until we neared our destination. The destination, was the Meadow. I gasped. It was a hard memory of the people who had dies, but it had been transformed. I stood up and leant out of the carriadge. I felt the cool breeze swirl around me.
When many people had arrived, music started playing and everyone strarted dancing. At first, everyone left me and Peeta alone, but then people split us up and we danced with different people almost every minute. When more and more people joined in with the dancing, I lost sight of Peeta for a few seconds at a time. I was asked tones of questions. From 'How long have you known?' to 'How far along are you?'. It was quite fun, speaking to lots of different people, well men. Though none were extremely close friends to me.
I managed to dodge the one person I didn't want to speak to for a long time, umtil Peeta and I were back together. I thought he'd be too drunk to even bother speaking to us, but he wasn't. He spotted us and waved sarcastically. "Pregnant are we? Didn't see that coming!" However, he was too far away to tell if he was sober or not over everybody else talking.
"If he's slurring, we're safe. If not, run," I whispered to Peeta. He chuckled. Haymitch didn't speak to us again, though, until he was a metre in front of us.
"And you didn't tell me!" No! He wasn't slurring! With that, I tried to turn and run, but he grabbed my wrist. "Trying to run?" he asked slyly. I blushed and Haymitch, when he saw this, he laughed. Then he had to make the whole sistuation worse. "So, you did it before. I thought the idea was you did it on your Wedding night." With that my whole face when bright red and I wanted to slap him so badly. How dare he say anything like that! Haymitch looked like he was going to start crying with laugter and I could feel Peeta's smile. 'How could he not be embarassed?' I thought. "So how far along are you?" Haymitch suddenly questioned. I looked up. Haymitch was frowning.
"Umm…three months along…" I answered warily.
"THREE MONTHS! How did you keep it a secret this long?" I kept silent. I didn't want to go into that. "So, Lover Boy, can I have a word with your wife?" My eyes widened. Peeta's hand left go of mine and he walked away, leaving me in dispair. Why on earth would Haymitch want to talk to me? I raised my eyebrows as a question. "Yh…come this way." He started walking away from the main party and towards the woods. I followed him, with difficultly because of my outift, until he stopped at a fallen tree. I glanced a face of ashament at him.
"WHY would you need to talk to me? Here of all places!" I exclaimed.
"Katniss. I didn't know how to say it at first, but I need to tell you something and I think this is the time," Haymitch explained, differently to any way he had said anything before. I frowned.
"What is it?"
"Katniss, when I...I lost my family and lover...I also lost any hope of a good life with a family. When you and Peeta came along, if was different to any pair I had mentored before. It was clear you'd lost someone aswell. Then I learnt it was your father and I felt...guilty. You didn't need me, but you became like a daughter to me. I saw you and Peeta grow together in the most difficult conditions, and I felt...proud. Now..." he couldn't continue, and he didn't need to. I just needed to ask him one thing. I went straight into him and hugged him tightly. I could tell he wasn't expecting that, but he hugged me back. Never in my whole life did I expect Haymitch to say something like that. Through tears, I replied.
"No. No, Haymitch. I've always needed you." I pulled away eventually, and headed back towards the party. He didn't call me back, just waited behind me. I found Peeta, who didn't question me. I wondered for a second whether or not he new about it and that Haymitch had told him, but I didn't hang on to that thought.
A while later, Peeta and I left everyone and walked into the woods where Peeta said he had a surprise for me, for us. I asked him 'What about everyone else? The cleaning?' but he just said he hired people to do all that for him. I shot a look of being impressed at him. He slowly walked through the woods, and even though it was very dark, I could still make out the course we were going. We were heading for the lake. "What's at the lake?" I asked. He grinned at me and didn't say anything until we got there. I saw immediately what the surprise was. The crumbling house had been rebuilt. I mean, the old parts were still there, but there were bits added.
"So, do you want to stay here tonight?" I didn't register what he said at first, but when I did, I nodded wildly. I leaned into him, wrapping my arms around his waste and we kissed passionately.
We sat on the edge of the lake, leaning into one another with our feet in the water. We watched the moon shining on us and I wished this moment could last forever. "Goodnight Mrs Mellark," Peeta whispered. "Goodnight Peeta," I replied. "Goodnight baby."
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Also, the next chapter will be published tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
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