The Lumber Tycoon's Daughter Chapter 14
The next morning Katniss and Peeta are still wrapped in each others arms. Peeta wakes up and looks at his stunning wife. Her hair is fanned out on the pillow. Her body is cocooned in to his. She looks so relaxed when she's asleep. Katniss begins to stir in her sleep she turns in her sleep towards Peeta as she opens her eyes.
"Hey good morning lovely" Peeta whispers. Katniss just smiles sleepily.
"Good morning my bread-boy" Katniss whispers. Peeta lays on his back with his left hand behind his head. Katniss lays her head on his chest, Peeta wraps his right hand around Katniss.
"How did you sleep my love?" he asks gently.
"I slept great" Katniss whispers tilting her head so she can look at him.
"Today is going to interesting" she adds looks at her husband.
"What makes you say that love?" Peeta asks.
"Today is the day we tell my dad we got married and judging by the way he went after you a few days ago just for being in the same room with me this is going to be bad." Katniss says. "There's more isn't there my love" Peeta asks. "I'm scared Peeta" Katniss whispers. "Hey look at me, look at me love" Peeta says as Katniss looks at him. "We can get through this, and ill be right with you it's all going to be fine" Peeta says. Katniss thinks about this and leans in a gives Peeta a kiss on the lip. "Thank you" she whispers then she gets up and pulls out some sweat-pants and tosses them to Peeta.
"Here put these on and then we will go get some breakfast." Katniss adds. Peeta nods and puts on the sweat-pants. "Alright let's go" Peeta says getting up off the bed and holding out his hand to Katniss. "Right behind you bread-boy" Katniss says as they head down to breakfast. They walk hand in hand. Haymitch comes around the corner holding a cup of orange juice. "Hey good-morning you two" he says as they approach. "Morning Haymitch" the two say in unison. "Just a heads up He is in there" haymitch says whispers. "Thanks haymitch" Katniss says as they head into the kitchen.
Sure enough they see max Everdeen slumped over and nursing his hangover. Katniss begins to feel nervous now Peeta must notice this and clutches her hand. Peeta leads her over to where the cereal awaits."Same cereal as last time love?" Peeta asks as he passes the cheerios to her as she nods. They sit down at the table as far away from max as possible. "Good Morning Katniss" Max calls from the other end of the table. "Good morning father" Katniss responds curtly not looking at him. "What's with the attitude" Max says sternly. Katniss rolls her eyes and scoffs. "You really don't know Father?" Katniss says her voice getting more and more loud.
Max just gives Katniss a look that says what are you talking about which makes Katniss roll her eyes again. "Does the time you beat the living crap out of Peeta the other day ring a bell?" Katniss says trying very hard to keep her voice stable. "The way I see it that boy jumped me and I was defending myself" Max says taking a sip of his drink. "THATS COMPLETE BULL" Katniss screams standing up in fury. "KATNISS SARAH EVERDEEN YOU WILL NOT RAISE YOUR VOICE TO ME WHILE YOU LIVE IN THIS HOUSE" Max says standing up as he shouts. "WELL DON'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR THE THINGS YOU DID" Katniss screams.
Peeta makes a move to help but Katniss puts her hand up saying sit back down and don't move. Peeta obeys. Katniss turns her attention to her dad.
"Do you know what Peeta and I did last night after we had dinner?" Katniss asks looking her dad square in the eye. Max doesn't answer he just looks at her daring her to continue.
"We performed a toasting and now we are married and I love him more then anything" Katniss says. Max gets up and comes over to Katniss and slaps her. Katniss falls to the ground in a heap "I TOLD YOU THAT I FORBADE YOU FROM MARRYING THAT BOY" Max screams in her face. Peeta gets up and helps her up.
Katniss is still clutching her cheek from where max slapped her. "Come on Peeta we are going now" Katniss says as she walks out of the room with Peeta right behind her.
"Katniss Sarah Everdeen you take one more step and you will longer be welcomed in this house." Max calls out. "well fine it's better then staying here." Katniss says with her head held high. They go around the corner and Katniss falls into Peeta's arms. "I can't believe I did that" Katniss whispers. "I am so proud of you love, you stood up to your dad and walked out." Peeta says as he caresses her face moving a stray hair behind her ear. They don't say anything Peeta just holds her tightly as Haymitch comes and finds them.
He's holding a large suitcase that he hands over to Katniss as he kisses her on the cheek and whispers. "I'm so sorry sweetheart" and pulls her into a hug. "Could you talk to him?" Katniss asks. "I could try but I don't know what good it will do" Haymitch says. He turns to Peeta and puts a hand on his shoulder. "Take good care of Katniss ok?" he asks as Peeta nods. "I will sir I absolutely will" Peeta says moving the suitcase to the ground and wraps his arms around Katniss who still reeling after walking out of the manor after the confrontation with Max.
Peeta begins to lead Katniss out of the room. They get all the way out to Peeta's car and Peeta places the suitcase in the truck bed "Peeta wait" Haymitch calls out. "Here take these" he says as he tosses a pair of keys to him. "What are these to haymitch?" Katniss asks as she leans into Peeta" "Those sweetheart..." Haymitch says "are to my mansion"