CHAPTER 46
You Make Me Want to Kiss You
Peeta and I go to the dining room and eat our crepe, waiting for Haymitch and Effie to arrive.
"Maybe we should have waited", says Peeta.
I shrug. "They are taking so long".
Almost at the same time, the door bell rings and the oven rings too indicating that the food's ready.
"I'll get it", I announce but Peeta is already walking towards the oven. I was referring to the door, anyway. Before I stand up to open the door, I take a last mouthful of the crepe.
I stand up but before I can even begin walking to the door, Haymitch bursts it open.
"Hey, sweetheart", he says loudly and I wonder if he's drunk.
"Sure, let yourself in", I say from the table.
Behind him, Effie squeaks, "Manners!".
"Sorry, sorry. I got tired of waiting", he says.
Effie just makes a face before walking towards me and throw her arms around me, "Hello Katniss!", she says in a less-Capitol accent. She looks different too, with less makeup, her natural blonde hair, and less extravagant clothes. But still with high heels.
I hug her back, "Hey, Effie".
Haymitch joins us after closing the door, and he sits on the chair beside me.
"I see you've started without us", he says pointing at the last mouthful of the crepe.
"Well, I got tired of waiting", I say with the same tone Haymitch used when he got here. "You were taking so long".
Haymitch and I lock our gaze for a tense moment.
"Oh stop it you two", says Effie pulling a chair to sit next to Haymitch.
I stand up and start walking towards the kitchen.
"Oh don't get angry sweetaheart", Haymitch says.
I'm not angry, but I keep walking anyway. I'll give myself the pleasure of making Haymitch think I am angry.
I enter the kitchen to see Peeta on the counter making some last arrangements to the food.
I stand behind him and loop my arms around his waist while I rest my head on his shoulder.
"Hey", he says smiling.
"Hey", I say. "Don't leave me alone with Haymitch and Effie".
"One more minute, I'm coming", he says fixated on the dish. But I don't move, and he doesn't seem to mind so I stay here. He actually seems to enjoy it.
"You're distracting me, you know", he says. I shrug.
"You're making me want to kiss you", says Peeta.
"Then do it", I whisper into his ear.
A moment passes before he turns his head and leans in to kiss me.
I let myself feel his soft lips; his taste is so sweet, but it's more the sensation that he sends through me that makes me want more, so I open my mouth and pull him closer to me-
"What is taking so long?", shouts Haymitch, and I can hear him walking towards here.
Almost simultaneously, Peeta and I pull away and Haymitch gets here.
I turn around quickly bitting my lip, and Peeta turns to keep doing whatever he was doing with the food.
"Oh, I see...", he says slowly looking from Peeta to me but Effie just got here giving little jumps because of her high-heels. Perfect timing.
"Sorry guys", she says taking Haymitch by the arm and walking him outside. "Haymitch and I will set the table".
Yeah, he's drunk.
I turn around and I nod to Effie. "The plates are over the table". I say, she nods and keeps walking.
When they're gone, Peeta turns a little to look at me, he's smiling.
I shyly smile at him too, then I bite my lip and look at the floor.
"You didn't tell me. What did you cook?", I ask.
"Oh, sorry. It's pasta with gratined cheese and cheese-buns of course", he says.
"And crepes for dessert", I point.
"And crepes for dessert" he asserts.
"I'm going to get fat! Stop making all this delicious food!" I say laughing.
"Really?", he says grinning. "Do you really want me to stop?". he emphasizes the 'really'.
I take in a breath and put my mouth into a line. After a pause, I say "No." and laugh.
Cutely, he smiles.
Peeta serves the pasta in a fancy bowl and the cheese-buns in a nice basket.
"It's ready", he says and takes the bowl. I take the basket and we join Effie and Haymitch in the dining room.
Haymitch has his head on the table and I wonder if he's dead. Effie is just patting his back.
He must be sleeping.
"Hey, guys. Sorry for taking so long", says Peeta placing the bowl on the table, I pass him the basket and he puts it beside the pasta.
"It's okay, Peeta", says Effie smiley as always. She turns to look at Haymitch, "Haymitch!", she hisses. "Wake up, dinner's ready". She shakes him a little but he remains inmobile.
"Oh, let me", I say taking a glass of water and walking towards him. Before I can do what everyone knew what I was doing, he suddenly stands up. "Do not even think about it", he warns.
I give a short laugh and walk away.
Haymitch and Effie sit down and Peeta opens a chair for me, and I sit. "Thanks", I smile at Peeta.
He smiles back and sits beside me.
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