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Effie POV:

I stare at him, into those gray eyes and see that he looks confused. Standing here I feel a little awkward as I look back over at him. What's he doing here? Of course, he won't answer that question and all that he's doing is standing there, staring at me. His eyes never leave me or my night gown, maybe I should have worn something a little longer, but I didn't know that he was going to show up at my house. Haymitch looks into my eyes and I look down the second that our eyes meet. Maybe I should invite him in, maybe that's why he came over...so that this doesn't have to end yet. Clearing my throat I look back up at him and see that his eyes are still on me. This time when our eyes meet I smile a small smile and step away from my door, opening it a little wider.

"Would you like to..." Haymitch's eyes go wide and I feel my cheeks starting to redden. I clear my throat again and let my gaze drop to the floor. Taking a deep breath I look back up into his eyes and I smile at him. "Would you like to come in, Haymitch?"

"Yeah, sure...I mean-that sounds good." A small smile forms on my lips as he walks inside of my house and I shut the door behind me. When I turn around I see that he's already making his way into my dinning room and I quickly walk over to him. Haymitch sits down and I take the seat across from him. For a few minutes we stare at each other. "I know that this might sound a little weird, but...I had to see you again."

My smile widens and I drop my gaze to the table. "I wanted to see you again too. Tonight was wonderful and I have to thank you for that. What would you like to do?"

"Don't ask me what I'd like to do...I don't think you'd find it very appropriate." Haymitch says this and looks down at the table. I keep my eyes on him and smile at him. "Why did you have to wear that damn dress tonight? That dress is doing something to me..."

"Katniss helped me pick it out and I think that's what we were going for." We? Now its not just me, now its we? Oh, I have to thank Katniss tomorrow for talking me into wearing that dress. I smile and shake my head a little, my heart is beating fast. "Would you like something to drink?"

"Oh, yes I would!" Haymitch says and for a second he looks down at the table. When he looks back up at me I see that he's still having a problem without his bottle and I smile even wider. "I mean...yeah, that sounds good. Water or something would be nice."

I walk into my kitchen to make some tea for Haymitch and myself. While I'm making the tea I stand here and think about everything. The way that Haymitch was looking at me makes me smile a little wider. Maybe I should have Katniss help me pick out my clothes for our dates more often. Carefully I pour the tea into two white tea cups, with flowers on them and gold around the rim of the cup. Looking at them for a few seconds I smile and think to myself that they look perfect. Slowly I put them on a a tray that matches my tea set and pick it up. When I turn around I almost drop the tray, Haymitch is standing my the door leading to the dinning room. A smile is on his lips as he walks over and takes the tray from me. His lips are so close to mine and I think that he's going to kiss me, but he turns around and walks back into the dinning room. Shutting my eyes and taking a deep breath I tell myself to get a grip.

With a smile on my lips I walk into the dinning room and take my seat across from him. "Thank you, Haymitch. So, we should probably do something."

"Yeah, we could...talk." Haymitch says and I nod my head a little. Talking is good and we should probably talk a little more. "This tea set is really...like you."

"Thank you." I say and I smile at him. Was that supposed to be a compliment? I sure hope so or else I sound like a complete idiot. My tea cup is in my hands and I take a sip out of it, but my eyes never leave him. Haymitch is staring at the cup as though he's not sure what to do. "You like tea, don't you?"

Haymitch looks over at me and nods his head a little. "Yeah, I like tea. This looks...good."

"Try it." I smile at him encouragingly. Haymitch takes a small sip and I smile as he nods his head a bit. Why am I so nervous? Wasn't I just on a date with him? Everything went fine, so shouldn't I be a little more at ease? Maybe I should go upstairs and change. "Excuse me for a few minutes. I'll be right back."

Haymitch POV:

Nodding my head I watch her as she walks out of the room and I finally allow my face to scrunch up in disgust. Yuck! How can anyone drink this stuff? I can't possibly drink this shit and how can she? Shaking my head I look around the room for an easy place to dispose a good amount of it and my eyes land on the tea pot. Carefully I pull off the lid and pour about half of the cup in. Smiling to myself I put the lid back on and sit back. When she comes back she'll think that I drank half of my cup of "tea" and it'll make her happy. Wait, I want to make her happy? Please her? Okay, now I'm really going soft. Maybe I should go and get a bottle so that I can hold onto some part of me. My eyes pop back up when I hear the clicking of her heels and I put the cup up to my lips, but I don't allow any of the tea to enter my mouth.

"I'm back, sorry if I took a long time." She smiles at me and I take her in. Did she really go upstairs to change? Now she's wearing a white spaghetti strap dress that ends just above her knees. Effie walks over to her seat and sits back down. "Do you like the tea?"

"It's definitely something." This brings a smile to Effie's lips and I want to give myself a pat on the back. One good thing about being in the Hunger Games and mentoring is that I learned how to say something so that the person can make what they want out of it. Effie obviously thinks that I meant that the tea is wonderful, while I meant something else. As long as she's happy everything's fine. "You look nice."

"Thank you...I wasn't expecting anyone to come over, so I got ready for bed." She looks down at my cup and smiles. I watch as she picks up the tea pot and fills up my cup. Her eyes lock with mine and I try to smile, but I don't know how good I did. "You really like the tea, don't you?"

"I've never tasted anything like it before." And I never want to again. Effie is all smiles and she starts talking about something, but all that I can think about is how she looks. Her hair falls down the sides of her face and I want to reach out, to touch it. My fingers are tingling to run through her hair, to tangle themselves in her hair. "You look beautiful...really you do."

She blushes and her gaze drops back to the table. I don't know what the hell she was saying, but obviously my words are what she wants to hear. "Thank you. You look nice too."

My hand reaches out to touch her and I see her eyes go wide, so instead of going for her hair, I take her hand in mine. Her skin is soft and warm. Well this is great! Now I want to touch her even more and the smile on her lips tells me that she wants the same thing. It's been a long time since I've been this close to a woman and I like it...a little too much. When I see her smile it makes me smile and I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Before I know what I'm doing I'm standing up and I walk around the table to her. Our eyes are locked and her eyes are wide. I stop in front of her and allow one of my hands to go to her hair. My fingers run through her soft hair, I didn't expect her hair to feel this way. Seconds later she's standing up and my lips are crushing her's. Her arms wrap around my neck and I hear a sigh escape from her lips. One of my hands are on her back, while my fingers are tangled in her hair. Effie pushes her body up against mine and I can't help but moan. Shit...

My eyes snap open and I push away from her. Slowly her eyes open and I see a look in them that is easy to read. "I have to go...I'll be right back."

Quickly I run into the sitting room and out the front door. I don't stop until I'm in my house, in my room and I walk over to my window to stare at Effie's house. She walks into her room and I see the confused look on her face as she opens her closet door. My eyes stay on her as she pulls out another night gown and I turn away as she starts to undress. Wait, why did I turn away? Haymitch, you can't be doing this! What's happened to you? No, it can't be that I love Effie. Slowly I turn around and I see that she's fully dressed now. I watch her as she walks out of her room and shuts the light off behind her. Okay, this is insanity!

"What have you gotten yourself into Haymitch?" I mumble to myself and I shake my head. Maybe I should go talk to the kids. Shaking my head I walk out of my room and down the stairs. "Okay...those two are going to love this."

I walk outside and towards the kids house. When I'm standing in front of their door, I stare at it for a second and knock. After a few minutes I think about leaving, but the door opens and Katniss stands there in shock. Oh, right...I knocked and I never knock on the door, we just walk into each others houses. Without waiting for her to say anything I walk into the house and leave her standing there in shock.

She follows me into the sitting room and I see Peeta sitting on the couch, with Acacia. "What are you doing here? Is everything okay?"

"Yeah..." I say as I pace around the room. Katniss sits down on the couch next to Peeta and they both stare at me. Even the kid is staring at me! "Listen, I need to talk to you two about...Effie."

Oops! Sorry I had to cut it off right there! :D What did you think? Haha! I think that I love Effie and Haymitch even more since I started writing this story! Thank you for reading and please leave a review! :D