"Did something happen between you two?" He accused, and Charlie let go of me.
"It's not what you think, Peeta." Peeta's face turned to stone, and he growled at his friend.
"Not what I think? Oh, so care to explain to me what happened. Did you fuck each other?"
I huffed. "Excuse me, but in that letter you said I have every right to have gone and got off with another guy in retaliation to what you did."
"That was different! I didn't expect that guy to be my best friend! Fuck!" Peeta slammed the popcorn bowl onto the kitchen table, and popcorn flew everywhere. Alex ran into the room.
"Peeta, I know what this looks like, but really both of them were drunk, neither one had known who they were sleeping with." Alex spoke calmly, and Peeta spun around to face Alex.
"You too? You knew about this and didn't think to tell me? Who the heck are you people? I call you my friends and this is how I get treated? Fucking ridiculous!" He stormed off to the garage, and a minute later I heard the roar of an engine, and I saw through the window as Peeta zoomed off on his motorbike down the road and onto the main road. I let out the breath of air I was holding in. Everyone seemed to have crowded into the kitchen by now.
"You slept with Charlie?"
"Yes, okay? We were drunk, we didn't know who the other was." I groaned. This wasn't the night I had been expecting. Charlie ran his fingers through his hair.
"So who will he hate the most?" Charlie questioned, and I gave him a look.
"Oh I don't know, the girl he likes slept with his best friend, and kissed his worst enemy, and everyone was in on it." I groaned and looked back to where Peeta had driven off. He was gone now.
"Well let's wait until he comes back, we still have a movie to watch." Alex huffed, pulling Glimmer with him as one by one everyone left the room, leaving me and Charlie. I looked up at him.
"So what happens now?" I whispered softly, and he sighed.
"Wait until he comes home, see what he thinks, pretty much." He shrugged, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and leading me back into the living room.
I stayed in the spare bedroom, and at around 1am I heard the motorbike engine as he came back, heard the door open and shut, heard his footsteps come to my door and knock. I sat up in my bed as Peeta crept in. I folded my arms tightly.
"What do you want?" I huffed.
"Can we talk for a second, Katniss?" Peeta whispered, trying not to wake up the rest of the house. He climbed up on top of the bed and crossed his legs.
"I wanted to know why you slept with my best friend."
"No, this isn't my fault. If anything, you should blame yourself. I can do what I like. Sure, I didn't know who he was, but if you think you have some sort of claim to me you can forget it."
"Yes, but everyone knew. And nobody told me, did they? Did you all think I was stupid? I could see Charlie was acting strange, and Alex. I didn't know why, of course. I just assumed it was to do with the fight."
"It had everything to do with the fight, Peeta. You thought you could have some control on my life when you can't."
"I didn't mean for it to happen I just-"
"-You just what, Peeta? I'm fed up of all of this. I just-" suddenly a hard pair of lips shut me up. Just for a moment. I didn't have time to realise what happened before he let go of me.
"I care about you, Katniss. I don't know why I act this way around you but I'm trying. Please. Just give me a chance."
I was quiet for a moment. I paused before I spoke.
"I think you need to leave."
Another minute passed, and Peeta nodded, looking defeated, and he shuffled off the bed and headed for the door.
"Peeta." I whispered, and he turned around. "I need time. To think."
"Okay, Katniss. Goodnight." He nodded and shut the door behind him. I sighed as I fell back onto my pillows, pulling the duvet closer to me.
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