"Katniss, you look gorgeous!" I spin around and see a frail but beautiful woman standing behind me.
"Mom?"
A big smile spreads on her face, and mine too. I didn't know what I was going to do when I saw my mom again but I ran into her arms.
She held me close and kissed the top of my head, "I have missed you so much."
From joy or sadness, I don't know, but I started crying.
She wipes away my tears and laughs while she wipes her own tears, "good thing our makeup isn't on yet."
I laugh then back up, I do a little twirl," What do you think?", I pick up the ends of my dress that fell right over my knees.
She puts her hand up to her mouth and shakes her head, "My little girl is getting married."
Thank god the snow was gone, or I would have been freezing in my dress. It fit me wonderfully. It was a peach color with a flowing bottom that hit my knees, and a tight bodice. For once I felt beautiful. It was the perfect dress for my wedding day.
I was supposed to meet Peeta at Justice hall, where we would sign the marriage papers. He got ready at his house. We weren't doing too much, just invited our closest friends, (Including Effie), for a small celebration at my house after.
As I was walking there, everything came to me at once. I was getting married. To Peeta. Was this what I wanted? Of course it was. Was I good enough for him? I don't know. I hated knowing that Peeta had to sacrifice having a family for me. He could have been with any other girl, who could have given him that—
I saw Peeta standing outside the door all dressed up. I loved the sight of him. I ran up to him and he swung me around in his arms then put me down and leaned over me against the door. He eyed my dress and came back to my eyes, and it felt strangely intimate, more than a kiss. But a kiss, I received, a long, fierce and hungry one.
He said, " Finally"
A smile tugged at the corner of my mouth but then dropped quickly, "Peeta, are you sure you want to marry me?"
Instead of shock, came a nervous laugh, "Are you second guessing this Katniss?"
I shake my head, "Never, I just thought—"
He takes my wrists and pulls me close so his arms are placed on my hips and his forehead is one mine. He takes a strand of my hair and pulls it behind me ear," Forget what you think, here is the truth. I love you, I have always loved you, and I want to marry you. Nothing will change my mind Katniss. Nothing. You could be ugly, I would still want to marry you. You could be the poorest girl in town, nothing would change my mind."
Electricity pulses through me with the blood in my veins, I am pretty sure my heart stopped for a couple of seconds.
"You have no idea how much I love you," I say.
"I'm pretty sure I know how it feels better than you do."
2 hours. 2 hours of "Sign here and here and here, and don't forget here."
Then finally a "Alright you guys are officially married." And a sigh of excitement and relief from both Peeta and I.
"C'mon" Peeta takes my hand and leads me out the door, "let's go introduce Mr. and Mrs. Mellark to our friends." Peeta kisses my hand and brings me closer to him.
I can't contain my smile when I get back to the house and everyone is there. My mom comes over to me and kisses my cheek, "I am so happy for you!" Hazelle also comes over to me gives me a tight squeeze, "Congratulations, I know Posy would have loved to be here right now." She smile a sweet smile and I can't help feeling sad for a moment but it goes away quickly. Peeta is standing in the kitchen talking to my mom, probably something to do with baking, when Haymitch walks over to me.
He sloshes around his beer in his glass, then gives me a straight look for about 10 seconds. Then a smile appears, a genuine smile. Good job Haymitch you managed one.
Haymitch laughs and throws his head back, "Did I say that out loud?"
He nods and says, "You are married sweetheart, to someone you don't deserve."
I wanted to strike him in the face with my nails again, but I kept my calm, thankfully.
Instead I pulled him into a hug and when I retracted his eyebrows were up, "I don't do hugs." We both burst out laughing, "Thank you Haymitch."
"Eh, all I did was like save you, twice." I smile, "I know."
He pats my shoulder and plops onto my couch, probably to have a conversation with his beer.
After a long night of conversation, laughing, crying and remembering, Peeta brought over some bread to where I sat in front of the fireplace. He teared it into two pieces and handed one piece over to me and I take a bite and he takes one to. This was the toasting, a tradition long held in district 12. The on three, we threw it into the fire. I smile over to him.
He stands up and offers his hand to help me up, which I gladly take. He pulls my body close to his and wraps his arms around my back. My arms go around his neck and I stare into his blue eyes, luring me in.
"You are my wife Katniss." The way he whispered "wife" sent a chill through me. I closed the distance between us, moving my mouth with his intensely. His hand went through my hair, which fell over my back.
Somehow, we made it into the bedroom, on the bed. He kissed my neck and my shoulder and I pulled him back up to my lips. A growl of pleasure came from deep inside his throat. I played at the hem on his shirt, and he pulled it over his head. His hand moved to my back, slowly unzipping the zipper on my dress. As soon as I knew where this was going, my mind raced. I knew we had already done it, but only once. The other time we even got close, he almost killed me.
My thinking must have thrown him off a bit because he was staring at me when he pulled away to look at me.
"You okay Katniss?'
"Better than ever." My dress came off and so did the layers of clothes between us. His mouth enclosed on mine with a deep hunger and my nails dug into his back. A small moan came from out of my lips, "Peeta"
"mmm" he said against my lips.
I smiled against his lips, "I love you." He was mine, and I was his, forever.
Peeta POV
I opened the drawer in my house and took them out. I found the perfect spot for them. I made sure she was with her mother, so I could go without being caught. I came up to the side of her house and found the right patch of dirt. I put about a dozen seeds, hoping it would be enough, and poured a bit of water over the dirt. Now all they needed was time.
Katniss POV
"I'm glad you decided to stay," and I really was. I needed my mom here, even if it was for a couple of months, I missed her.
Plus, I didn't need to go to that wretched hospital for anything else, I could just ask her.
"I needed a couple months back here, I miss this place, and I miss you," She puts on a bittersweet smile.
The two months that passed that I have been married to Peeta, weren't much different than before. Although he did seem a little bit more protective. And I still loved him to death. We were both 18 now, still young. My mom eyes my shirt and heads over to her kitchen, she returns with a wet cloth, "You have a chocolate stain on your shirt honey."
"You can blame Peeta for that, he makes the best cake ever." I laugh remembering eating cake for breakfast. She brings the cloth to my stomach starts wiping my shirt clean, moms. I stand there impatiently as she crouches at my belly. She drops her cloths and lifts up my shirt.
"Mom? What are you doing?"
She rubs my belly than stands up, "Did you sleep with Peeta?!"
"Mom!"
"Did you?"
"So what if I did?"
"Katniss!"
"Don't tell me I'm too young okay, I'm married at the same age you were—what's wrong?"
"Your belly, and I don't think it's the chocolate cake."
It took me 10 seconds before I realized what she was implying, and then I saw black.
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