Once again sorry for the delay! Here's another chapter. Hope you like it!

Gale sat in a plush leather seat. His left leg was pushed up on his lap and his fist rested on his cheek. He had been in these meetings all week.

The kind of meeting where everyone gathers to talk about important matters, but the only important matter is what kind of coffee everyone wants when they walk in. He didn't understand how a military could do that.

They didn't have anything better to do though, Gale guessed. There wasn't much they could do now that the districts were resettled and had more rights.

The peacekeepers had been sorted into asylums, locked away from civilization and some were just killed. That was what was seen fit to do with them. Gale had gotten his hands on some Forestry files on how they were controlling the areas outside the districts with loose animals and other secrets from the Capital.

He had been planning on joining them, but wasn't sure he wished to leave central Panem for one of the new districts, especially now that he was with Madge. He had wondered about asking her about living in the Capital so that he could work with technology but it would make more sense for him to go to the woods.

Yet, what life would Madge have out there? She wouldn't. He sighed and his attention was back on the meeting. He was relieved when dinner time came around and he could go home to Madge.

He walked into her shop, while she was giving a lesson to a small girl. The little blonde looked up at him and smiled, showing a gap between her two front teeth.

Madge looked down at her and giggled, "Rayne watch the keys" Gale moved to the back, perplexed by his girlfriend's movements with the child. He couldn't put his finger on it; she had a charm or a motherly affection about her.

Rayne jumped off the stool and ran over to grab her aqua coat from the hook on the wall and ran into her mother at the door. The young mother thanked her and went on her way.

"We have to talk" Gale said and leaned against the counter, pulling her towards him.

"What about?" Madge whispered and looked down at her sparkly shoes.

"Nothing bad" he said, turning up her chin.

"Good" she whispered again and blinked into his face.

"I'm going to quit my job tomorrow. Then I'm going to move to the Capital or District 15. Capital to work in the technology business or I could go work in 3… but that's not exciting. Or District 15 for the Forestry patrol army and conservationists. I want you to come with me. I'll only do this if you come with me" Madge starred unable to comprehend what he was asking. She looked around her shop.

"Gale… I can't leave my job…" she sputtered, touching her piano. Gale couldn't move, he knew it was too early in their relationship, he was dreaming.

"I'm sorry" he said and left, pulling his coat towards him. The wind was brisk and he kept his head down through the streets. Madge clicked her heels on the floor. Her eyes filled with tears and she wiped her hands along her black pencil skirt.

Her knees wobbled and she grabbed her black trench coat from the back. Had she just broken up with Gale? Would he really quit his job and leave- tomorrow? He said it wasn't what he was interested in but would he leave her behind? He probably would.

It was a longer walk home then she expected. The wind had picked up and her knees and legs were freezing. She rewrapped her fuchsia scarf around her neck and stuffed her nose into it. She didn't go to her apartment.

"Gale" she called and banged on the door, "Gale" she cried. The door opened and she fell into him, gasping. "I'll go with you!" she said exasperated and looked up at him.

His eyes were sunken in and he looked ready to cry. "No it's" he cleared his voice, "that's alright" he nodded, "I'm not going to go. It's fine"

"Gale" she giggled and pushed him into the apartment and shut the door behind her, "it's an adventure- we have to go" she brought him over to the couch and set him down. She brushed his hair off his face and kissed along his jaw. "You don't have to worry, Gale" she whispered

"I'm not worrying" he whispered back huskily

"So what do we do?" Madge asked her smile dropping and her head drooping to his chest.

"We'll leave in less than twelve days... that way we can put our apartments on the market or back to the renters. You can get your shop packed up and ready to move to the Capital. I can get all preparations taken care of for a new job and quit my job"

"We're really doing this?"

"Yeah. You can still back out. It's a crazy idea" Madge stared into his grey eyes, they were hopeful.

"Where are we going to live?"

"A nice building near your shop that we'll buy and close to a shuttle that can take me downtown to the businesses"

"Same apartment?"

"What?" he asked, turning his head, amused

"We'll be in the same apartment"

"Of course" he said not holding back his smile. She bit her lip and blushed, "is that okay?" he said his eyes lighting up with concern

"We haven't even..." she said looking away. He sighed and brushed her curls out of her eyes.

"When you're ready- you're ready" he said, eyes crinkling at the edges. She could feel the heat on her face and the curl of her toes, from her embarrassment. Gale laughed and held her close, "you're so adorable"

Madge wandered around her apartment several days later filling boxes full of packing peanuts, with her smaller belongings. She had already filled several boxes with her clothes from her extensive closet and marked each box. Gale had sold his apartment with the secret rooms but Madge gave up hers for renting. Gale came in with his bags and dark green pea coat.

"Hey my stuff is in the van, you ready?" Madge grabbed her bright pink oversized-bag and her black purse, looking around her apartment one last time. She glanced down at the pocket watch in her hand turning it through her fingers.

"I'm Madge again, right?" she joked and fell into his arms, letting the movers pack up the boxes behind her.

"Of course" he grinned and led her down the steps and out into the street.

"That's good because I'm tired of responding to Ms. Darling at piano" Gale laughed and rolled his eyes

"You can be Madge for the rest of your life" he said pulling her hair off her face.

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