Hey, Everyone! You'll be happy to hear that this chapter is not a cliff hanger. I figured you guys could use a little break from the torment. Without further ado, Read on!

Chapter Twelve

Lilac Mellark's POV

Whoa . . . what just happened? Did Ash just . . .

"What the hell was that?" Ash and I both look over to the back door. Liam is standing there, a mixture of anger and hurt on his face.

"Liam-"

"No." He tells me. "I don't want to talk to you."

"Liam, don't be angry at Lilac. I kissed her." Ash says, successfully throwing himself under the train.

"Why the hell would you do that? I thought we were best friends!" Liam yells before leaving, slamming the door as he goes.

"I'm sorry," Ash says after a few minutes of silence. Honestly, I don't even want to talk to him right now. "I shouldn't have done that."

I have no idea how to respond to that. How can I be angry at him when I wanted him to do that? I've always had some inclination that he like me. I've always known that this might happen someday. I kind of looked forward to it.

But Liam . . . he got caught in the crossfire. I never imagined that Ash would make his feelings known. That's why I accepted Liam's offer to take me to homecoming. He probably hates me now. I would hate me, too.

"Goodnight, Ash," I tell him. I'm still not sure how to go about this situation. So, tonight, I'm just going to let everything sink in. I have some serious thinking to do. Ash nods before leaving the house. I sigh and head upstairs.

About fifteen minutes later, there is a knock at my bedroom door. I tell whoever it is to come in and sit up on my bed. To my surprise, Ivy enters my room. I could have sworn it was mom.

"So tonight was pretty exciting," She says as she sits down on my bed.

"You have no idea," I tell her.

"What are you thinking?" She asks me

"Just how much my boyfriend hates me and how much my best friend loves me," I tell her.

"Liam doesn't hate you," Ivy reassures.

"He should hate me," I reply.

"Maybe he should, maybe he shouldn't." Ivy says.

"I'm so confused." I whine in frustration.

"Join the club," She replies.

"Why are you confused? You're like a genius." I say.

"This whole thing with Alex," She tells me.

"You mean the boy that is totally in love with you," I reply.

"Why does everyone say he's in love with me?" Ivy asks.

"Because he is," I tell her. "It's pretty obvious."

"Then why didn't I see it?"

"Because you're blind,"

"Hey, girls," Mom says, poking her head into my bedroom. "Are you two having a girl chat?" She asks and we nod.

"It looks like you guys are taking after me in the boy department," Mom says. Ivy and I just look at her, confused.

"When I was sixteen, both your dad and Uncle Gale . . . well, they had feelings for me." Mom informs us. Why had we never heard this before?

"Great, you cursed us." I say, shaking my head.

"How did you pick? I mean, I'm glad you picked dad but it must have been hard." I ask.

"I realized that I didn't need fire. I needed a dandelion." Mom says. Ivy and I look at each other, more confused than before. "When you understand, you'll know who to choose." Mom tells us before leaving the room.

"Well, that was confusing as hell." I say and Ivy and I chuckle.

Katniss' POV

"It seems that our daughters are having guy trouble," I tell Peeta as I go into our bedroom. He is lying in bed with a cooking magazine.

"Guy trouble?" He asks me.

"Looks like they're both stuck in love triangles," I tell him.

"What do you mean?" He asks me, a confused expression on his face. I can't help but laugh at how oblivious he is. Then again, knowing Peeta, maybe he's purposely remaining oblivious.

"Well, Ivy is dating Blake but, as it would seem, Alex has feelings for her." I inform my husband.

"Alex has feelings for Ivy?" Peeta asks. Really, where has he been for the last fourteen years?

"Yes." I tell him. "It's pretty obvious he's head over heels for her."

"Is that why he beat up Blake?"

"Bingo!" I reply.

"So what about Lilac's love triangle? What's the deal with that?" Peeta inquires.

"Well, it so happens, that Ash has a thing for Lilac." I tell him.

"But she's dating Liam," Peeta says. I look at him for a minute and then it clicks. "Oh, so they both have feelings for her and she doesn't know which one she has feelings for. I get it now." I have to chuckle at him. Oh, I do love this man so much.

"What about the boys? Are they okay?" Peeta asks me.

"How should I know? They're your responsibility." I tell him. The look on his face makes me chuckle again. "Phoenix and Harper are now boyfriend and girlfriend. And, as far as I know, Finn is still single. But that could change since I saw him eyeing up a girl tonight at the party."

"How do you know all this?" He asks me.

"I'm a mother. It's what we do." I tell him.

"So, what advice did you give the girls?" He asks. He's quite full of questions tonight, isn't he?

"I told them to look for their dandelion in the spring," I tell him. The way he smiles at me tells me he knows what I mean. He was my dandelion in the spring. He was the hope I needed after a long period of pain. He helped me through a time I thought I would never get through.

"I love you," He tells me, brushing his lips against mine.

"I love you, too." I reply, rubbing my palm over his cheek. We settle down into bed and I can't help but reminisce on how much Peeta means to me. Everything, he means absolutely everything to me.

So, I took out my copy of Mockingjay to make sure I got the dandelion thing right and then . . . well I had to read the last chapter again . . . the waterworks totally almost started. So, after reading that little part, well, I really needed just a little bit of Katniss/Peeta fluff. I mean, if it weren't for them, well, you and I would not be getting so much entertainment from this story. I thank you for reading and would absolutely love it if you would leave me a review on your way out!