A/N: Chapter 10 is ready! I really wish I could have gotten it up sooner, but oh well. Btw, I have a favor to ask you all. It'll be at the bottom A/N. Here's the people I need to thank this time:

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Its been two months since Gale tried to kidnap me and Jake. Despite everything, I forgave him once again. I've seen him often since then. I'm not back with him or anything, but I decided to let him see Jake. At first we started with him coming over to see Jake. I stayed in the room to make sure he wouldn't try to take Jake.

Peeta always stayed away to avoid Gale. For me, they have both been trying to tolerate each other, they've been having a little trouble with it. I guess they hate each other that much. Peeta, of course , doesn't trust Gale so he stays in rooms close by, like the kitchen. We mostly stayed in the livingroom.

Now, we go hang out in town or go to Hazelle's. Just the three of us, which Peeta hasn't been too thrilled about, to say the least. Especially because of our baby. I'm three months along now and starting to show.

Which make Peeta all the more protective. Its only natural, especially because Gale might try to hurt our baby. Each day, Gale tries not to look at my belly, but sometimes he does, despite his efforts not to. At the that moment, you can see how he feels from his eyes. Anger. Pain. But even more clearly: Disgust. He's disgusted with me and Peeta's baby for living. Because she represents what we did to give it life.

Those moments only last a second or two, so quick that, at first, I thought I just imagined it. When I finally accepted what I was seeing, I confided in Peeta.

"Its really starting to scare me." I told him.

We were laying down on the couch, me in his arms. His hands were on my belly.

"You should stay away from him." He held me tighter.

"I have to be around him. Jake deserves to have his father in his life and I'm still not comfortable with them alone together."

"How can you trust him around you guy? Especially after what he did to you?"

I snuggled closer to him.

"He said won't do it again. He knows he can't afford to screw up like that again."

"And you believe him?" He asked, a bit angry, though I could tell he was trying to stay calm.

I hid my face in his chest.

"I just want things to be ok." I whispered.

He sat us both up and put me on his lap.

"Things will be ok." He told me, stroking my hair.

That was when we heard Jake crying from upstairs. I got off his lap and stood up.

"I'll take care of Jake."

"No, you should relax." He told me. "I can take care of Jake."

I laughed.

"That's all I do when I'm home. I want to spend some time with him today anyway." I gave him a quick kiss and headed upstairs.

When I got to Jake's room, I picked him up out of his crib. He stopped crying instantly and smiled at me. I ruffled his dark brown hair and kissed him on the forehead.

"Want to play with some toys, Jakie?" I asked him and set him on the floor by his toy chest.

I opened it up and Jake pulled out his favorite toy: his stuffed puppy with the leash- and a bag of blocks. I poured the blocks on the floor and . He stacked them and made a little pyramid of six blocks. His big blue eyes looked up at me, as if seeking approval. I smiled at him.

"Good boy." I told him and kissed him on his head. He giggled.

I started to stare at the window. It was snowing, which is to be expected, since Christmas was next week. It'll be my first Christmas with Peeta. Though, I never imagined it be like this: Us with my son, who's also Gale's, not Peeta's, and are own baby on the way, but it didn't make it a bad thing.

Life has always been difficult for me, especially since my dad died. Things have just been more complicating since the reaping. I put my hand on my little bulge. But I will make it through like I always have. I have to because, the more time that passes, the more people I have to try to protect and be there for.

Jake sprung me from my thoughts when he started crying and repeatedly patted me on my knee. Instead of sitting on the floor, he was now sitting on my lap.

"What's wrong, Jakie?" I asked him. He then scooted off my lap and his stuffed puppy. He rammed them into his blocks and they flew everywhere. He smiled up at me, once again, for approval. I laughed for him. He just wanted my attention.

"Having fun?" I asked him.

He continued to smile and used his toy box to help him stand up. He has been able to stand for a while now, but he is still a bit wobbly when he tries to walk and often falls. He took his little truck out ant and plopped it on the ground to play with it.

After a moment, I put him on my lap and held him close, thankful for him, despite the drama he came with. I don't know what came over me, but I kept thinking the same thing in my head. My baby. My poor baby boy. I will love you long past your death. That was when Peeta came in.

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