I woke up laying on Peeta's chest. He was already awake. "Morning Kantiss." "Hey Peeta." "Gale's been asking to talk to you for about an hour, so I'll go make you breakfast, if you want." I didn't want to. I was scared I would end up kissing him again, it's not that I didn't like kissing him, but it felt wrong. "Peeta is she up yet," I heard Gale saying from the doorway. "Yeah she's up." "Well can I talk to her then?" "If she wants to." "I'm fine Peeta," I said, then I kissed him. He kissed back and his lips felt perfect. They felt like they belonged. "Okay, I'll bring it up when it's done," he said smiling then leaving, shutting the door behind him. Gale came and laid next to me, pulling me to his side. "How you feeling Catnip?" "I'm okay." "That's good," he leaned jnto me and kissed me. It didnt feel like Peeta, or better than Peeta. I didn't kiss him back. I couldn't make myself. "You sure your okay?" "Gale, Im sorry. I love you, but..." "You love him more?" "Yes. I'm in love with him Gale." "Well he's lucky Katniss." "I'm sorry Gale," I said hugging him, "don't hate me." "I could never hate you." "Thanks," I forced a smile onto my lips. "Welcome. Katniss what happened on that tour? Ever since you got back you haven't been the same." "I've only been back for five days Gale," I almost laugh to make it sound like a joke. "Yeah I know, but what happened? Before you left you fake liked Peeta and now your in love with him." I know I need to tell him, he has a right to know after all. "Gale, promise you won't be mad?" "I promise." "We, I, uh 2 nights before we got back..." "You all slept together?" I nodded not being able to find my voice. "Oh. Katniss, did you all..." "Use protections," he nodded, "no gale. We didnt." "Katniss! You know what that could mean right?! You know the consequences of that?!" "Gale..." "Katniss! I thought you of all people would make him! You yourself said you don't want children..." "Gale! I think I'm pregnant." "What," he looked at me the way a guy looks at someone when they tell them their wife or daughter just died, he looks like the mothers when their children get reaped. He looked heartbroken. "Your pregnant?" "I think." "It's his isnt it?" "It has to be." "I just wish it wasn't." "What?" "I wish it wasn't his Katniss." "I'm sorry Gale." "I've got to go." "Please don't Gale." "I have to," with that he got up and walked away. He stopped at the doorway and turned back to me, "I always wanted that to be you and me Katniss. Raise our kids in that house in the woods. I'm in love with you Katniss." "I love you Gale." "But your not in love," he said walking out and then out the front door to my house, slamming it closed. Peeta was upstairs within seconds.
"What was that about," he asked me and I started crying. He walked over and sat down on the bed pulling me into his arms.
"Shhh Katniss, don't cry. Please don't cry. Do you feel sick again?"
"Gale is never going to forgive me."
"Why not?"
"Because of what I said to him."
"What happened Katniss?"
"I told him. About the tour, about the morning sickness, and about me possibly being pregnant."
"Katniss. He will forgive you, just give him time."
"No Peeta. This time it won't. He was so hurt." I couldn't stop crying.
"Katniss, Gale will be okay."
"NO HE WON'T PEETA! YOU DIDNT SEE HIS FACE! YOU DIDNT SEE THE TEARS FORMING! YOU DIDNT SEE THE LOOK HE GAVE ME! YOU DIDNT HEAR HIS VOICE CRAKE! YOU DIDNT SIT THERE AT THAT TABLE WITH HIM AND SEE HIS FACE IN PAIN, AND THEN SEE IT AGAIN," I didn't mean to shout at him. I really didnt, stupid hormones.
"Your right Katniss, I didn't. But I did see the way he looks at you, I did hear the way he talks to you..."
"All of that is done now, because I made my choice. I had to."
"You didn't have to chose me. You could've chosen Gale."
"No I couldn't have. I'm in love with you."
"You love him though." Peeta was being so compassionate, and I just wanted to cry and scream.
"I'm going for a walk."
"No your not. Your going to try to talk to Gale, but go. I'll have lunch waiting when you get back."
"Thanks Peeta. I'm sorry I yelled at you. I didn't mean to."
"It's okay. Just go talk to him." I kissed Peeta then ran outside, where I saw Haymitch.