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I am jolted awake by Peeta twitching violently and I sit up quickly. His body is tense and he feels hot his face is panicked looking and his eyes are moving wildly beneath his eyelids. His breathing is quick and he starts to shake.
"Peeta." I say shaking him but he doesn't wake. I shake him harder and still nothing. I wipe my hand across his forehead and it is clammy. I lean forward and kiss him quickly. "Peeta wake up it is not real." I say my lips against his ear and he stills. "That's it Peeta you are dreaming it is not real. Please come back, come back to me." I say and his eyes flutter but don't open. "That's it come on Peeta, wake up. It's not real come back to me, I love you." I say and he gasps and his eyes shoot open and look around wildly. I take a deep breath and his eyes land on me and he looks confused for a moment.
"Katniss is that you?" He asks his eyes looking wary and unsure.
"It's me Peeta." I say and put my hand on his cheek, his eyes close briefly and reopen looking normal again.
"I thought... I thought I'd lost you." He says his voice shaky and scared.
"I am right here." I say and he nods, I lean forward and kiss him and he sighs with relief.
"I am so tired." He says and I smile down at him.
"Go to sleep. I will be right here." I say and he looks at me confused again.
"Are you staying?" He asks.
"Yes, I am staying."
"Ok." He says with a yawn.
"Good night Peeta."
"Good night Katniss." He says sleep reclaiming him again. I kiss his forehead and his lips twitch into a brief smile and I lie back down and fall asleep. I don't get much sleep as I keep waking to check he is not having any more nightmares and his leg is not bleeding but everything seems to be fine and I finally give in and let myself sleep. Peeta has wrapped his arms around me and when I wake again, feeling rested, he is playing with my hair.
"Hey." I say and he stills.
"Sorry did I wake you?" He asks his voice low I lift my head.
"Yeah but I don't mind." I say and he smiles.
"Good morning beautiful." He says and I smile up at him.
"Good morning." I say and I give him a quick kiss, "How's your leg?"
"It's a little sore but not too bad." He says putting his hand on his thigh. "That stuff your mum put on is great."
"I hoped that I would wake up and all that happened yesterday had been a bad dream." I say and he gives me a little smile.
"Yeah me too." He says with a little sigh, "Well almost everything I want to forget, not the bit before we came here." He says and winks. I roll my eyes and he chuckles before his face becomes serious. "Thank you though for helping me last night."
"I didn't do anything. I was a mess." I say and he smiles and tucks a stray piece of hair behind my ear.
"Well you changed me I am very grateful for that and just you being there really helped me." He says and I look at him doubtfully and he laughs.
"You are mad." I say and he nods.
"About you, yes I am." He says and he sits up. "Um, would you be able to help me please, nature calls." He asks blushing a little. I nod and unwrap myself from the sheets and stand up and hold out my hands. Peeta is staring at me with a little lopsided grin on his face.
"What?" I ask frowning.
"You are wearing my clothes." He says his voice playful and heart flutteringly deep. I smile and look down.
"I didn't have anything else." I say and he looks into my eyes he is giving me his sexiest look and my stomach does a little flip, "Behave." I say in a week voice. "You are injured." I say and he takes my hands and I pull him up. He doesn't let go of my hands when he is up but crashes his lips on mine. I can tell he is only playing with me so I respond and he groans. I lean back and he smiles at me.
"No amount of pain could ever stop me wanting you!" He says in a breathy voice looking very frustrated. I giggle and I pull his arm over my shoulder and he walks slowly along with me. I lead him down the hall and when we reach the bathroom door he smiles at me. "Thank you, I got it from here." He says before he kisses my cheek. I wait out in the hall and I hear a door open and take a deep breath and let it go when Al walks through it and into the hall, pure relief floods through me and I smile at him as he notices me. He looks exhausted.
"Oh hey Katniss. Don't worry I'm not my mother." He says with a little smile obviously noticing my tension, I wave and he walks over to me as another door opens and Rye comes out. I notice Al has scratches on his neck and I frown and he sees me staring and gives me a little smile.
"Morning Katniss where is Peet?" Rye asks yawning.
"In the bathroom." I say and notice Rye has a cut lip and the beginnings of a black eye, what the hell happened?
"How is he this morning?" Al asks.
"He is sore but he seems ok." I say and they both nod. "You two look a bit worse for wear." I add and they look at each other. The bathroom door opens and we all look at Peeta as he limps out of the bathroom refusing any help with a smile and a shake of the head as we all rush to help him.
"What's going on?" He asks settling himself against the wall next to me.
"Nothing bro just having a family meeting outside the toilet." Rye says and Peeta looks at him and then Al.
"Did she do that?" He asks and they nod, "Where is she?" Peeta asks and I turn my attention back to Al who is scratching his neck.
"She's gone."
"What do you mean gone?" Peeta says frowning.
"She is gone, dad threw her out Peet." Rye says and Peeta's eyes widen.
"They argued last night, I have never heard anything like it. She went for dad, she has never done anything like that before. She was screaming at him that he turned us all against her and all that rubbish. She came at us as well." Al says. Peeta's eyes which were on his neck widen as Al lifts his shirt and showed some impressive bruises on his ribs.
"I got another elbow in the face trying to pull her off him and she kicked me in the nuts." Rye says Peeta sucks in a breath through his teeth and I stare between the brothers completely dumbfounded. "I don't know if I will be able to have kids now, they are still throbbing." Rye says grabbing his crotch and I look away blushing, I hear the all chuckle slightly and I scowl at them. Al pats Peeta's arm and runs his hand through his hair like Peeta does when he is nervous.
"She kind of went on a rampage around the house." Al adds looking at Peeta and he sighs.
"My paintings?" He asks and Rye and Al nod and I gasp Peeta lets out a humourless chuckle, "She did say she was going to do that one day. She said I loved them more than her. She wan't wrong."
"I'm sorry Peet, we tried to stop her but she was dangerous." Rye says and Peeta nods and takes a big steadying breath.
"Its fine I'd rather she did that than her actually succeeding in killing one of us." Peeta says and Rye and Al look at each other with sad looks. "When did she leave then?"
"Well she eventually calmed down about four and dad packed her bags and threw them outside." Al says.
"Peet you should have seen him." Rye says his eyes wide and a little scared. "He was screaming at her and told her never to come near us this house or the bakery or he will have her arrested. She looked scared and he told her he didn't care what happened to her and he is filing for divorce on Monday." Peeta stares at Rye and I take his trembling hand. He looks down at me and I am a little shocked to see him smiling.
"So she is definitely gone?" He asks and his brothers nod and are also smiling.
"Dad has changed the locks on the doors here and at the bakery and he has been cleaning all morning." Al says, "He wouldn't let us help he said it was something he had to do alone."
"Right." Peeta says and he sighs and looks down at me, "You sure you don't want to run?" He asks and I shake my head and he smiles and wraps his arms around me.
"You have a good one there Peet." Rye says winking at me and stick my tongue out at him making him laugh.
"I know." Peeta says and Al puts his hand on my arm.
"Welcome to the family." He says and I smile widely and look up at Peeta who is grinning wildly, he kisses my head and sighs.
"Shall we get some breakfast I am getting sore just standing here." Peeta says and Rye and Al shadow him down the stairs he hobbles along on his own into the kitchen with Rye close beside him just in case. I trail behind and I notice all of the paintings that were in the hall are missing and I look around and notice some of the ornaments are missing. I pad into the kitchen and Peeta looks up at me from his seat at the table and I can tell he is upset that his paintings are gone. I sit next to him and give him a little smile and he squeezes my hand Al hands him a couple of tablets and some water and he downs them quickly.
"Lavender left them said to take them when ever the pain got to bad." Al says and Peeta nods.
"So you guys fancy some pancakes?" Rye asks and we nod. The front door opens and a moment later and exhausted looking Alex comes into the room carrying a tool box. He starts when he sees us all and his eyes land on Peeta drops the tool box with a loud rattling thud and he strides over to him and Peeta stands up letting my hand go as Alex hugs him tightly and Peeta pats his back.
"I have got rid of her, I am so sorry son. I am the worst..."
"Stop it dad, it is fine. I am ok I will be fine." Peeta says trying to calm his dad down. I hear Alex sniff and I suddenly wish I wasn't there. This is a private family moment and I pay with my place mat and try to tune out.
"She is gone I don't know where but I am past giving a damn. I should have done this last time." Alex says and he lets go of Peeta who is smiling at him.
"I know why you didn't dad we all do." Peeta says and Alex nods and turns to look at me.
"Katniss." He says and I look up at his sad broken face his eyes rimmed with red and my exhausted heart breaks again. Alex was always so happy and seeing him like this was just awful. "I am so sorry for what you saw last night and I am sorry you had to go through that. I saw last night how much you care for my boy and I am glad he has you." He says and I look at Peeta who is smiling widely, "You are a great girl and I have always cared for you but now I see you as part of the family and I just want you to know that." He says and I smile at him. He pulls me up into a big hug and I stand shocked for a few moments and then I return it. I forgot what it is like to have a hug from a father figure and I smile.
"Thank you." I say and he lets me go smiling at me.
"No thank you." He says and he turns to the others who are all looking at us. "Boys I am selling the house. I am moving us out of here as soon as we can." He says and they all nod.
"Good I hate it here." Rye says and Alex nods.
"I have had my eye on a little house in the Seam for a while now. It is much smaller but it has plenty of room for the four of us. It is nearer the bakery as well I am going to see about it tomorrow. Rye, Al could you work at the bakery tomorrow I will be busy all day and Peeta has school, I can only afford it to be closed for the one day."
"Dad have you not opened today?" Peeta asks sounding shocked and a little annoyed.
"Of course not." Alex says and he looks at Peeta with a frown. "I had more important things to deal with, family comes first."
"But dad..." Peeta starts but Al talks over him.
"Sure dad we will work tomorrow." Al says. I suddenly get a sinking feeling in my stomach like I had forgotten something and I groan when I realise why. Peeta stares at me and his eyes widen like he is reading my mind.
"It is Sunday!" He says looking guilty and I nod, Gale will be in the woods waiting for me. He will be pissed.
"What's so big about Sunday?" Rye asks as he hovers over the stove making our breakfast.
"Katniss normally hunts with her friend on Sundays." Peeta says looking at me still with a guilty look on his face. "I'm sorry do you want to go?"
"No it is ok." I say looking over at the clock it is gone ten. "He will probably have gone home by now. He will be worried though but I am sure mum will tell him what's happened." I say and Peeta nods but I can tell he still feels bad.
"We will have a quick breakfast then I will take you home." He says and I shake my head.
"No way Peet you need to rest." Rye says and I nod in agreement. "Me or Al will take her home."
"I can drive." He says.
"No it is fine I will see him later and explain something came up, don't worry about it." I say not really wanting to leave him anyway today.
"Are you sure?" He asks and I nod.
"Yeah, I don't really want to leave just now." I say quietly and he smiles and nods.
We all sit down to a great tasting breakfast while Alex, Rye and Al organise themselves for the next couple of days at the bakery. I notice Peeta looks a little sad and I see him looking at them looking a little left out. I take his hand and he gives me a little smile. I know he want's to help but when he offers Alex shakes his head.
"Come on dad I can sit on a stool and do the cakes." Peeta says almost pleading.
"No Peeta you have school plus these two are not doing much anyway as college has let out don't worry about it. Just get better." Alex says as he pulls on his coat to go to the bakery. Peeta stands in the hall and he nods. Alex puts his hand on his shoulder and Peeta looks up at him. "It'll be back you just us two in no time." Alex says and Peeta nods Alex smiles briefly and looks over Peeta's shoulder at me. "See you later Katniss."
"Bye." I wave and he rushes down the stairs after Rye and Al who are waiting by the cars. Peeta closes the door and turns to me. "You ok?" I ask and he lets out a big sigh.
"Fine." He says grumpily, "I just hate being of no use."
"Peeta you are hurt..."
"I know!" He says sounding frustrated and almost angry. I stare at him and his shoulders sags. "I'm sorry," he says limping over to me, "I'm just feeling sorry for myself. That damn woman!" He says and I wrap my arms around him.
"It's ok, I don't blame you. It's a crappy situation but your dad's right. It'll be back to normal in no time." I say and he kisses my head.
"I know, come on lets go and be lazy bums and watch trash television." He says and I nod. I take his hand and we sit on the sofa. Peeta lays his head on my legs and rests his leg over a pillow and smiles up at me.
"You comfortable?" I ask and he nods. I play with his hair as we flick through the channels. He quickly falls asleep and I watch him for a while his face is perfect when he sleeps all the worries and stresses are gone and he just looks like happy Peeta. I eventually doze off as well as the house is so quiet and I am startled awake a little while later when a loud bang comes from the television. Peeta wakes as well rubbing his eyes.
"What time is it?" He asks groggily and I look over at the clock.
"It's four-thirty." I say and he groans. "Are you ok?"
"Just a little bit stiff." He says stretching and wincing a little when he stretches his leg. He sits up and I get up my leg he was laying on has fallen asleep and I try and rub some life back into it. I smile when the pins and needles have gone.
"Oh that's better." I say and he chuckles.
"Are you hungry?" He asks and I hear his stomach grumbling and I smile.
"Yeah I am." I say and he moves to get up and I hold out my hands and pull him up.
"Thanks." He says and I put his arm over my shoulder and when in the kitchen I sit him down.
"What are you hungry for?" I ask and he shrugs.
"What can you make?"
"Well I can make lots but I make a mean omelette and stew but that takes to long."
"Omelette it is then." He chuckles and I nod and move around the kitchen collecting everything I will need I flick the little radio on and he smiles. I start mixing and I notice he is staring at me. "You are cute when you are cooking, especially when you are wearing my clothes." He says and I smile.
"Thanks." I say and I turn the radio up and I start to hum along and dance around and I have lots of fun even more so knowing that Peeta is staring at me in that heart pounding way his eyes dark and lust filled making my body respond wildly. If it weren't for his leg I'd make him take me on the kitchen table. My body flushes at the thought and I shake my head smiling down at the pan with the omelettes in. I squeeze my legs together trying to rid the feeling between them and I hear him chuckle. I plate up the omelettes and walk over and place his in front of him and he gives me a knowing smile and I sit down.
"What are you thinking about?" He says picking up his fork his eyes not leaving my face. I blush and his smile widens.
"I was just wondering how strong this table was." I say my voice deeper than usual he stares at me with a frown then his face breaks into a dazzling smile when he catches up with me. I stare at him and my insides clench when his burning eyes meet mine and I squeeze my thighs together again and let out a long breath.
"Katniss you have no idea how much I want that." He says his voice tight and I smile.
"Trust me I do." I say and he groans and stabs his fork into the omelette and shovels it into his mouth and smiles.
"This is good." He says his mouth full.
"Thanks."
Once we have finished I wash up and help him back up the stairs and he hobbles into the bathroom. I wait out in the hall and he comes out smiling.
"What are you grinning about?"
"Will you take a bath with me?" He asks and I smile.
"Really?" I ask and he nods, "What about your leg?"
"I will just hang it out the tub or take the bandage off." He says and I smile when I hear the bath already running.
"Sure." I say and his eyes widen briefly before he smiles. He takes my hand and I follow him in and I shut the door and lock it. I walk over to the tub and I check the temperature.
"Is it hot enough?" Peeta asks and I nod as I straighten up, I pull off my t-shirt and Peeta stares at me with a little smile. And I lower the boxers and step out of them walking past Peeta to throw them in the wash basket. His eyes never leave me and I give him a little smile as I walk back over to the tub, I hear him groan and I pull my hair out of my braid with a huge smile on my face, I love that I have this affect on him. I step into the tub and slowly lower myself and sigh happily as I sink into the hot water. Peeta finally moves and he pulls off his t-shirt and I stare over at him my head rested on my arms which I have folded on the side of the tub. I look over his smooth pale chest and I feel my lips pull up in a little smile. I look up at his face and he is grinning, as he lowers his sweats and my eyes fall to his hardness. I squeeze my legs together under the water and I hear him chuckle. He has the exact same affect on me that I do him and he knows it. He limps over to the tub and I smile the whole sexy moment slightly tainted by his limp, he laughs and I look up at him.
"Limp's a bit of a mood killer eh?" He says and I laugh.
"Some girls like the sexy pirate limp." I say and he shakes his head and laughs. He unravels the bandage and I tear my eyes away from his hardness which I had shamelessly been staring at and look at his wound. It looks clean and the redness is very faint. He climbs in behind me and lowers himself slowly and very carefully behind me. He groans when the wound is submerged but he lets out a long breath and wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me towards him. I lay against his chest and I smile.
"This is nice." I say and I feel him nod. We sit in silence for a while and I hear him take a deep breath and it is the sound he makes when he wants to say something but is not sure how to start. "What is it?" I ask and he chuckles.
"It's nothing really just wanted to apologise for last night." He says and I groan.
"How many times, you don't need to..."
"No not that," he says laughing, "I meant while I was asleep. Me waking up."
"Oh, right well its fine." I say and he rubs a thumb on my stomach.
"Thanks it's just I had some messed up dreams last night."
"Do you want to talk about them?" I ask and he is quiet for a moment.
"I... I don't really understand them. One I was dying from this wound in a cave, you were there and were trying to help me. Another I was being chased through woods by a pack of huge dogs. Then the worst one was I was being tortured by Mr Snow." He says and I turn my head to look up at him, his eyes look slightly glazed over like he was remembering it.
"Mr Snow the History teacher?" I ask and he nods.
"Weird eh? It was so vivid he was telling me nothing was real and well that you were lying to me. He would torture me like that and I felt the pain all over me, not just my leg." He says and I sit up and turn to face him. "He said you were only in love with me for show and you had left me alone and wanted me to die. That you were glad my mother nearly killed me but upset she didn't manage to do it." He says and despite the hot water I shiver he notices and smiles. "It was only a dream right, not real?"
"Not real." I agree and he smiles and nods.
"Come here." He says and I twist back round to lie against him.
"You did say you thought you had lost me when you woke up." I say and he sighs.
"It just felt so real. I couldn't believe you were still there, it just didn't seem real." He says and I kiss his hand.
"Well it was real." I say and I just know he is smiling.
"I know, it is just that sleep syrup, I hate it." He says and I nod. "The last time I was on it..." He starts but he stops and takes a deep breath. I look up at him and I see a tear rolling down his face.
"Hey." I say and sit up again. He wipes his eyes and clears his throat and I take his head in my hands. He looks up at me chewing on his lip looking mortified. "It's ok Peeta." I say and I lean forward and give him a quick kiss. "None of it was real ok?"
"I know but it feels it I can still feel the pain, I still see you... dead." He says and swallows hard. I blink at him, he dreamt I died? "I'm sorry," He says quickly wiping his face again, "I just hate that stuff it makes my worst nightmares come true." He says and I sit back.
"Your worst nightmare is me dying?" I ask.
"Not any more because I would never let that happen." I give him a little smile.
"I will die eventually." I say and he shakes his head.
"Not if I have anything to do with it." He says and I chuckle and he smiles a little.
"You're silly." I say and he smiles wider. "What is your worst nightmare then?" I ask and he stares at me considering me for a moment. "I will tell you mine."
"What's yours then?" He asks and I take a deep breath.
"Mine is the thought of losing everyone I love and becoming like my mum, when she got depressed and checked out. I would hate not being able to look after my family and abandoning them to survive with out me would destroy me." I say and Peeta nods.
"You would never turn out like that, you are stronger than that." He says and I smile.
"I hope so." I say and he takes my hand and smiles.
"I know so."
"Thank you." I say and he nods. I wait patiently for him to tell me his and he eventually stops playing wit my knuckles and looks up at me.
"Well you can probably guess what my worst nightmare is." He says and I shake my head. He chuckles and rolls his eyes. "It would be losing you."
"You already said that." I say feeling slightly cheated.
"No not like that I mean... ugh this sounds bad but losing you to someone else or you leaving me."
"Oh."
"Since you said you loved me I have got greedy. I need you all the time and the thought of not having you with me telling me you love me and not being able to tell you I love you everyday would be the end of me. Worse I think would be seeing you with some other guy happy and in love. it is the worst thing I can think of."
"There is no one else." I say and he smiles.
"I know that, I do but we can't help our nightmares." he says, "I never have them normally just very occasionally or when I take that stuff."
"I won't make you take it again." I say and he kisses my head.
"That'd be good." He says and I smile.
"I do love you you know that right?" I ask as I turn back and lay against him.
"I do know that yes and you know I love you right?"
"I know." I say and he kisses my head and I can feel him smiling.
"Good." He says and I close my eyes and turn my head to listen to his heart while he plays with my hair. "Can I wash your hair?" He asks after a little while and I look back up at him.
"Yeah that'd be nice." I say and I sit up and sit forward. He scoots back a little and reaches for the little shower head and switches it on. He lets the water run down my back to test the heat.
"It that warm enough?" He asks and I nod, "Tip your head back." He says and I do and the water runs down my hair and he is being very careful not to get the water in my eyes. He switches off the shower head and I hear him squirt shampoo into his hand and I giggle when it makes a rude noise and I hear him chuckle. He starts to rub the shampoo into my hair and I groan when he starts to massage my scalp. "Is that nice?" He asks.
"Yes." I say with a nod. He takes his time rubbing the shampoo into the ends of my hair and he rinses it off and he repeats with the conditioner. My whole body has completely relaxed but I can feel a part of him that is not so relaxed against my back. He kisses between my shoulders when he is done.
"Was that ok?" He asks and I turn around and face him avoiding his leg as best I can.
"It was perfect thank you." I say leaning forward carefully and kissing him. He smiles into the kiss and I nip his lower lip and he groans. I sit back and take up the shower head and he smiles at me. "Head back." I say and he leans back I wet his hair and start rubbing in the shampoo. He makes some low grumbling noises than make my insides ache as I massage his head. He openly stares at me his hungry eyes travelling all over my body. I rinse his hair and kiss him. He puts his hands on my waist and one of them slides round to my backside and I smile into the kiss.
"You are so beautiful." He says looking up at me and I smile down at him. I never know what to say to that so I just continue kissing him and he responds willingly his lips becoming quick and desperate. "Katniss," he say his voice breathy against my lips, "Please touch me." He says and I open my eyes and look down at him and he is looking up at me breathing hard and I notice I am too. I look down and his member looks huge and strained and I take it in my hand and he lets out a guttural moan I have never heard him make before and his eyes clamp closed and his head falls back. My body shivers at the noise and his hand on my backside moves round and sides between my spread legs and I gasp. His eyes open and they are dazed looking and I lower my hand on him and he bites hard on his lip groaning again. His fingers dip into me and he gasps. "You are so wet." He says and he slides his fingers into me and I grind down on his hand and my insides tighten around his fingers and he stares at me in wonder. I continue moving my hand up and down his shaft and his hips start to buck and his jaw tightens and his thumb finds my bundle of nerves and I moan loudly.
"Oh my god." I say and I kiss him hard. I lower my head to his neck and breathe heavily there. His hand continues its blissful rhythm and my body starts to stiffen. "Peeta!" I moan and I hear him groan as I quicken my hands movements.
"That's it Katniss, come with me." He says and I feel it, I feel him stiffen in my hand and I feel my walls tighten around his fingers and then we both explode. We are both loud but neither of us care to much and we sit there panting into each other until Peeta removes his fingers from me and I let him go. I sit back and stare at him and he takes the shower head and sprays it across my stomach where he had exploded onto me. He puts it away and takes my hand in both of his and kisses my palm and I smile. "You are the most amazing person I have ever met Katniss Everdeen." He says and I smile.
"Only after you." I say and he smiles.
"I love you so much." He says and I kiss him again.
"And I love you more."
"That is not possible." He says and I roll my eyes I shiver a little. "Come on lets got out of here you are getting cold."
"Ok wait there." I say and I climb out and warp a towel around myself and he stands up shakily and I hold out my hand to help him step out of the tub. I hand him a towel and he wraps it around his hips and my body flares up at the sigh of him dripping wet and with a fluffy towel hanging low on his hips. I lick my lips and try to contain myself, how in the world did I get so damn lucky? He wraps his arms around me and smiles down at me.
"You are insatiable." He says and I blush.
"How do you know..." I start but he quiets me by lowering his lips to mine and kissing me sweetly. I wrap my arms around his neck and hold him to me. I can feel him grow hard against my stomach and I smile he chuckles and backs us towards the sink and reaches between my towel. "No." I say weakly against his lips and he continues to stroke me and I moan. "Peeta wait, your leg."
"It is fine." He says his lips travelling down my neck to my shoulder and he rips my towel off and pulls my nipple into his mouth. I moan loudly and he stills. "Do you want me to stop?" He asks his mouth travelling back up my body. I shake my head.
"No." I say quickly and he smiles and kisses me again. He sits me on the sink counter and I wrap my legs around his hips and I realise he is towel-less as I feel him against my thigh. I shimmy forward a little and he is at my entrance and I sigh as he nips my shoulder hard.
"Katniss I love you." He says and he slides slowly into me with a long drawn out moan. I throw my head back at the feel of him as he slides into me filling me completely. He stills and kisses me slowly and I move my hips and he smiles as he draws back equally as slow and he stops again. I look at him and his face is alight with desire and love and my breath catches and I feel my eyes sting, oh my god am I really going to cry? He starts a slow punishing but equally delicious rhythm and I rake my fingers along his back and butt lightly making him shiver and smile. This is a new feeling I am feeling this is not like the other times we have has sex, as amazing as they were, this is very different. This feels like making love. We are looking into each other's eyes and we are savouring every little movement and feeling and I can feel my heart race. I move my hand to Peeta's chest and rest my hand over his heart and I smile when his beats match mine. I start to feel the beautiful build up in my body and I start to breathe heavier and Peeta speeds up. He kisses me and I look into his eyes and his jaw is tight and when I feel the explosion near I nod and he nods and he slams into me a few times and we both find our release and I and stunned how long it lasts for both of us. Peeta stills before I do but he holds me tightly until I have ridden mine out and when I eventually come down shaking and exhausted he kisses my neck. I breathe heavily and I start to tremble then my worry comes true, I start to cry.
"Katniss what's wrong?" Peeta says straightening up and looking at me his eyes full of panic. I turn my head from him and wipe my eyes.
"Nothing I am just being ridiculous." I say and he puts his hand on my cheek and I stare at him with an embarrassed look. "I'm sorry; I'm just being a stupid girl." I say and he smiles.
"Are you sure you are ok?"
"Yeah I am fine never been better, just got a bit overwhelmed again. That was amazing though it felt amazing." I say and he smiles.
"It did despite it being in my bathroom against the sink." He says and I smile.
"Yeah we probably should have been a bit more careful, we wear a little loud." I say and he laughs.
"We were a bit." He says and he leans his head against mine. "Can you stay again tonight?" He asks.
"I don't know if I will be allowed, your dad and my mum didn't look to thrilled about it last night." I say and he chuckles.
"Little did they know it wasn't the bedroom they had to worry about." He says and I giggle.
"I know but I think if I didn't go home tonight my mum would be mad." I say and he sighs but nods.
"Ok." He says sounding sad.
"I want to don't get me wrong but I don't have a change of clothes or anything."
"It's ok, maybe another night. I just loved waking up with you this morning." He says and I smile.
"Me too, we will arrange it for maybe next week depending on if we are allowed to or not. I think they were only soft on us because what happened." I say and he nods.
"Probably, it was worth it though just to have you here." He says smiling I narrow my eyes and he laughs. "Come on we had better get you home I am sure everyone is worried about you." I huff and hop down from the counter and he hands me my towel and I wrap it around myself.
"Fine." I say grumpily and we walk into his room and we get dressed quickly and I help him down the stairs and out to his car.
"Are you sure you can drive?" I ask for the tenth time and he stares at me.
"I am fine, honestly." He says and he starts the car I saw him take another pain killer before we left so I know he must be uncomfortable. I sit watching him for the majority of the drive to my house making sure he isn't hiding any discomfort, but seems fine or he is pretending to be. "Katniss." He says smiling.
"Yeah?"
"You are freaking me out." He says and I smile and turn and look out the window.
"Sorry I was just making sure you weren't sore." I say and he takes my hand.
"I swear I am ok." He says, "Oh well I was." He says and I turn to him frowning.
"Why, what's wrong?" I ask expecting him to be bleeding or about to pass out.
"Gale is waiting for you, he looks pissed." He says and I look back out the window and see a fuming looking Gale glaring at the car. We have barely stopped when he is yelling.
"Fucking hell Katniss... where have you been?" He says as he yanks my door open.
"Gale I'm sorry I thought my mum would have..."
"Do you know how worried I was?" He rages and I hear Peeta sigh and open his door.
"Gale I'm sorry it was my fault..."
"Stay out of this Mellark" Gale says angrily Peeta stares at him with his eyebrows raised and I stand up and close the door and wedge myself between them before it get out of hand, again.
"Stop it!" I say putting my hand on Gale's chest. "Gale there was an accident I had to help."
"What accident?" He says looking confused. I blink at him and turn to Peeta who nods.
"Peeta got hurt and I wanted to stay with him." I say and Gale snorts.
"My mother stabbed me." Peeta says sounding angry. I turn to him and I see the look he wore after Gale punched him, my heart flutters and I shake my head, Gale stays silent but looks shocked. "And anyway I don't know what it has to do with you where Katniss has been. She is my girlfriend she was with me. If you were that concerned you could have used what brain cells you have and went and asked her mother. Now I have tried to apologise, I know you both enjoy your days together but as always you are being hot headed and acting like a dick!" Peeta says and I stare at him my expression matching Gales surprised one. Gale tries to speak but Peeta angrily continues. "Don't fucking interrupt! I have put up with your bull shit for long enough now. I have been polite up until now, I have watched you staring at Katniss but if you ever talk to her like that again or look at me in that hostile way again I will not be so nice. Now I know you are still hung upon Katniss and trust me I feel for you, trust me I really do but Gale she loves me. So please for the sanity of all of us get over it, I don't want to hate you Gale, Katniss needs you, but if you keep acting like this that's what'll happen. So... please just stop!" Peeta says and he lets out a big sigh. He looks at me and gives me a tight smile. "I will see you tomorrow." He says and gives me a quick kiss. "I love you, good night."
"I love you too." I say still a little in shock. He smiles and gets back into the car and drives off. I look up at Gale who is still stunned silent. He looks down at me and I give him am little nervous smile.
"His mother stabbed him?" He asks and I nod and his eye widen. "Wow that's rough."
"Is that really all you got from that?" I ask in disbelief. He is silent for a moment and sighs.
"No Katniss, I am not stupid. He has a point though," he muses, "I need to get a grip though don't I?" He says and I nod and he smiles. "I do really like Madge; I suppose I will sort myself out eventually. I'm sorry." He says and I gasp.
"What?"
"You heard me Katnip." He says grumpily and I smile. "So you two are in love now eh?" He says with a fake smile and an attempt at light-heartedness..
"We are." I say and he sighs.
"That's..." He sighs and straightens up, "...great Katnip. I'm happy for you."
"Are you really?" I ask looking at him doubtfully and he smiles at me.
"No, but I will be." He says and I smile gratefully. "I am glad you are ok I will see you later, good night Katniss."
"Night Gale." I say and he smiles and walks off his hands in his pockets, I sigh and walk towards my house.
"Oh Katniss, how is Peeta?" Prim asks rushing over to me as I enter.
"What's this do I not even get a "hello Katniss" any more?" I say grumpily and Prim rolls her eyes and hugs me.
"Hello Katniss how are you?" Prim asks and I can hear she is smiling.
"I am fine thank you and Peeta is ok. He is a little sore but he drove me home and yelled at Gale so he is fine." I say and she looks up at me frowning.
"Why did he yell at Gale?" Prim asks and I smile at her.
"He was being rude." I say and Prim nods knowing what Gale can get like.
"I cannot believe what Peeta's mum did she is horrible!" Prim says angrily, "She is a real bitch!" She adds and I gasp, I have never heard Prim swear.
"Primrose Everdeen!" Mum says as she comes around the corner. Prim bites her lip and goes a little red but she turns to mum.
"Well she is mum, why would she do that to her own son? Peeta is a nice man and he doesn't deserve that, no one does!" Prim says folding her arms across her chest, I smile at the back of her head and mum looks at her in shock and she locks eyes with me and I shrug.
"Prim I know Peeta is a nice man but sometimes bad things happen to good people. Peeta's mother is not well, she has some problems..."
"Excuse me." I say not wanting to listen to anything to do with Peeta's mother. I say my good nights and close my bedroom door. I throw myself onto my bed and exhaustion hits me fast and I am instantly asleep.
I didn't think I would get this chapter up this week, but so glad I did. Thank you all again. Xxx