Chapter 35
Peeta
Everything seems to be falling into place now. The bakery, Katniss and Elyon, everything. Finally.
I can't believe that Katniss and I are going to get married. We're not going to stress it, maybe in a few years we'll have the wedding.
About an hour after I proposed to Katniss she called the girls, and after all of them screaming for about half an hour, they told Katniss that they knew I was going to propose and Katniss got angry. Not angry for real, but girls will be girls. Apparently Katniss went to the bakery yesterday before coming home. I love her bond with my family, they really, really love her and that makes me so happy. When I told dad that I'm thinking about proposing to Katniss he got so happy and excited. He loves Katniss. Oh and he loves Elyon. Elyon loves him too, I can see that, those two has this special bond between each other. This grandfather/granddaughter bond. And it's warming my heart to see them together.
"Hey bro, what are you doing?" Finnick comes into the kitchen with Tobias in his arms.
"Dude this is no place for a baby", I say pointing at the warm ovens.
"It's not like I'm going to throw my son into one of them", Finnick laughs. "He's safe and sound in my arms".
"Oh I don't know about that exactly", I joke evilly.
Finnick gives me the evil eye. "Anyways, when are you off?" He asks, sitting down on the one and only stool in this kitchen.
"Um..." I say looking at the clock. "In about an hour, I'm gonna clean and wash everything after that I'm off, why?"
"Oh we all thought we'd go on a picnic dinner at the park, Katniss said she'd only go if you'll go, and she's afraid you'll be too tired when you get off work".
She's so cute. Yeah I guess I'm tired but I'd do anything for her, and if she wants to go on the picnic dinner, than that's what we'll do. "Count me in, I'm gonna take some good stuff from here", I say.
"Oooo take the delicious chocolate muffins, you know the once that it's dripping chocolate from once you've taken a bite", Finnick says licking his lips. "I can't eat enough of them, I don't know how you can make them sooooo good".
"Yeah I know and you'll get fat if you continue to eat them the way you do", I tease him, taking my apron off. "And I don't know how I do it, I'm just simply good at what I do".
"Yeah I'll say, I've grown up with you baking, and if I'm getting fat, I'm gonna blame you because it'll be your fault", Finnick says standing up.
"How will it be my fault?" I argue.
"You bake too good!" Finnick shouts, storming out of the bakery.
I just laugh and continue the work I have left here. Oh Finnick. Once I'm done, I close the bakery and walk home with all the goodies.
"I'm home baby", I shout when I walk though the door.
"I'm in here", she says and I hear it coming from Elyon's room.
I walk to the kitchen to leave the goodies and then walk to Elyon's room. I see Katniss just now finishing dressing Elyon in an outfit that fits an evening outside. When I look at them together, I once again can not believe how lucky I am to have them in my life. To have them as my daughter and fiancé. Whenever I see them my heart flips and I get all warm out of love. I love them so much.
"Look Elyooon, look who's home", Katniss says with her mouth open as an 'o'. "Look it's daddy".
"How're my girls doing?" I ask, walking up to them, taking my baby girl in my arms and gives Katniss a kiss on her lips.
"We're doing really great, and even greater now when our man is home", Katniss says standing up. "We've missed you".
"And I've missed my girls", I say smiling big.
We get everything ready, Delly comes over, ready to leave. "Do you have everything?" Delly asks.
"I think so", I say.
"Food?"
"Check", I say.
"Goodies?"
"Check", Katniss says.
"Blankets?"
"Check", I say.
"Baby?"
"Check", I say, as I'm holding my baby.
"Dog?"
"Check", Katniss says.
Leyla barks happily and excited, just as she always does when she knows she'll get to go out.
"Oh I think she can answer for herself", Katniss laughs.
We all walk down to the park, where we meet everyone else. Leyla runs up to greet everyone. I swear she's the happiest and kindest dog I've met in my entire life. Katniss really did a great job with her considering how she got her in the first place. I'm just sad. Leyla is a German Shepard, they don't live for a very long time, max ten years. We'll all be crushed when Leyla's time is up. But I'm not gonna think about that right now.
We all spread blankets on the grass preparing our picnic dinner. Everyone are talking and laughing. I look over at everyone. My friends, my fiancé, my daughter, my happy dog, who's now feasting on a big bone, and I just feel how I never want this to go away. How I want it all to just stay like this forever. We're getting older each day, every minute actually, so I'm gonna live for now. I'm not going to look back, and I won't look ahead, I will just concentrate on now. On the present, because that's what's important. The present.
I know we'll pass bumps on the road, but we will get over them, help each other. And that is what's important in life, friends, family, helping each other through every bad times, be there for one each other, no matter what. Life is just too short.