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Guest: Yeah... that was actually a mistake! Oops, at least you found it funny! I'm going to keep the mistake as a matter of fact, I think it was funnier than what I originally wanted.

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Guest: Actually, there will be a few more chapters after the final rose ceremony! I'm going to go slightly into their life away from each other (they have to be away until the entire show is aired on TV) and maybe an epilogue or the wedding!

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Guest: I hope this update was quick enough!


I have a lot of thinking to do. When Madge and Prim signed me up for the show, they had me watch a few of the past seasons so I would know just what I was getting into.

But no season, individual show, or even words can ever prepare you for this. The harsh reality of it all, I'm about to make the biggest decision of my life, I'm about to choose my future husband. Needless to say that's very stressful, not to mention nerve wracking.

I remember that first night I met the guys, my thoughts beforehand too. I was worried, more than worried. What if they hadn't liked me? I'd say it's more than obvious both Cato and Marvel care very deeply for me, and I for them. What if they hadn't liked Prim? From how they both of them interacted with her, I'd say they both love her already. What if she didn't like them? She told me she really liked them too. She can see them becoming her brother in law, which is very important to me.

Neither of them judged my family, neither of them judged my house, and neither of them were disrespectful to my mother or Prim. Why do they each have to be so nice, so lovable, so wonderful, so hot, and so amazing? Why couldn't one of them be a jackass, that way my decision would be a whole lot easier!

But no. I got two of the greatest guys on this planet. I know I shouldn't be complaining, but it's hard. I'm the luckiest girl in the world for having this privilege, and the most unfortunate. Because with this, I have to let a great guy go. The biggest problem? I don't know who...

So here I sit in my fantasy suite in Mexico, yeah they flew us out of the country for the proposal that will be happening tomorrow night. Cato and Marvel have their own suites, Marvel all the way on the west end, and Cato on the east end. I'm lounging on my bed, snuggled in my pajamas and my knees up and against my chest as I try to make my mind on who I want to marry.

Marvel and Cato would both make great husbands, I can picture myself with the both of them. Can I just marry the two of them? I have an obvious connection with the each of them, but I think I have a connection with one more than the other. The problem is, is that I'm not so sure who.

I get up and head to my balcony that over looks the Gulf of Mexico. I try to sort through each pro and con of Marvel and Cato, but I seem to keep coming up with even amounts or at least pros and cons that level out with each other.

Why does this have to be so difficult?


Marvel POV

The nerves are eating me alive. What if it's not me? Cato is a great guy, and he's good to Katniss. So what if she chooses him? I would be absolutely torn in two, my heart would be shattered. They have an obvious connection, but so do her and I.

She knows I love her, and I have a good feeling she loves me too. From the way she kisses me to her bubbling laughter even when what I say isn't funny, she must love me. She hasn't given me a reason to think otherwise. And it went really well with her family, they seemed to like me a lot.

I know her little sister, Prim, means everything to her so I tried my hardest to make her love me. I hope I succeeded, because Katniss told me that was the deal right there. If Prim doesn't like us, then we are out. She told us that maybe the third or fourth week in, just before Prim's birthday. Did Prim like Cato more than me? I made her laugh a lot, and Cato isn't the funniest guy ever. As a matter of fact he can come off as a very intimidating person, maybe he scared her. Then again, he's not intimidating around Katniss, he's like a complete different person and I mean that in a good way, so what if her family only saw that side of him and fell in love with his charm?

Ugh, I need to stop these thoughts. Katniss loves me, and I love her. I shouldn't be this worried, I won't be this worried any longer. With that final thought roaming my mind, I manage to shut my eyes for sleep before the upcoming day when I hopefully propose to the most beautiful girl in the world.


Cato POV

I can't eat, I can't talk, sleep is out of the question. This will be the longest night of my life. I'm laying here on my bed, waiting for the sleep that will never come. Not only from my nerves, but it's already hard to sleep without Katniss next to me. It has been ever since that night in the fantasy suite. Images of Katniss are invading my every thought, and my mind has decided to be cruel and go through scenario after scenario of us and our possible future. I say cruel because it will only make it all the harder if she doesn't choose me.

I'm confident in the way the hometown date went, I fell instantly in love with her family. The only question is; did they fall in love with me? I'm pretty sure Prim took a liking to me, she was the sweetest girl ever. It's easy to see why Katniss adores her so much, that girl wouldn't hurt a fly. I already adore her as if she's my sister, maybe she will be soon. I can see myself in that family, I only hope they see it too.

I turn over yet again, imagining Katniss' body laying next to mine, keeping me warm in the chilly summer nights. My heart will be completely shattered beyond repair if she doesn't choose me. There's no one else out there for me, I know that much. I mean this is it. It's Katniss, its always been Katniss. She's my one and only and I really hope I'm the same for her.

I'm still sticking to the strong feelings I know Katniss has for me, and to be honest I think it's going to be me. Maybe that's just my nerves and hopes talking, but I can almost picture her lips forming the word 'yes' just as I get down on one knee.

I can only hope these dreams soon become a reality.


Katniss POV

My mind suddenly travels to the conversations I shared with my mom at the two hometown dates. She really gave me some good thoughts, enough to help me choose 'the one'.

She took my hand just as Marvel went into the kitchen with Prim, and I already missed him, my mother led me to my room where we sat on the bed. She put her hand on my knee in nothing but a motherly fashion before speaking.

"Ever since you went onto this show I've been thinking of what in gods name to ask you. And since it's gotten even closer to tonight, well I've been thinking harder and harder."

I nodded, gesturing for her to continue.

"And, well, I've only come up with one question and I think it's the most important of them all darlin'. Do you love him?"

I smiled slightly at the seemingly idiotic question. "No offense mom, but that may be the stupidest question I've ever been asked." I chuckled.

But she had a knowing look on her face, making her look all the wiser. "It may be, but I'm smarter and wiser than you think, Katniss. Trust me, this question will do you good in the next week. I promise you that."

Her statement befuddled me, but I answered her previous question nonetheless. "Yes, I love Marvel."

My mother nodded, "You do." She confirmed.

"Yes, I do." And I leave it at that.

"Care to explain on that topic a little further?" She asked, crossing her legs and tilting her head.

I shrugged and looked down at my hands, "I mean... I love him. Is there really anymore to say?"

My moms blue eyes bored into mine for a few moments of silence. She had the most thoughtful expression on her face, her eyes slightly narrowed as the thoughts ran through her mind. But I don't know what she could have possibly been thinking at that moment in time. Then, her thoughtful expression changed to a knowing one, just like before. Whatever she had been trying to figure out in that moment, she just did.

"Well alright then, I guess not." Even her voice shows the sense of her understanding something I don't.

I smiled at her and stood up, she is soon to follow and then gave me a hug.

"You'll make the right choice honey, I have no doubt in my mind." She told me, and it gave me the ounce of hope and reassurance I needed at the time.

"Thanks mom."

"I love you honey."

"I... I love you too."

I don't know how to make sense of it, she seemed so sure of my decision at the time and I can't help but wish I could be too. I wish I could feel as confident in my answer as she seemed to be that night. Also the night after when Cato came...

We went right back into my room, just like we had with Marvel the night before. Prim just took Cato out onto the back deck, and I already missed his warmth, his large calloused and surprisingly soft hands encasing mine.

"So, I think you already know the question I'm about to ask you." My mom said with a little smirk.

I chuckled and nodded, "Yes, I do. But just for kicks go ahead and ask."

She smiled, "Do you love him?"

"Yes, of course. I love Cato." I said.

"You do."

I looked down and laughed slightly, "Yes mom, I do love Cato."

She cocked an eyebrow and smiled slightly, "Care to explain just how you love that handsome lad?"

I looked down and pursed my lips in thought, "I don't quite know how, it's like our love is indescribable." I stopped and through for a few moments.

"How does he make you feel?" My mom questioned further, something was in her voice that I recognized as her knowing a little too much, yet again.

I smiled slightly, "I don't know... Like I'm the most precious thing in the world, like-" I had to stop and laugh at the irony, "Like I'm his delicate and lovable flower."

My mom laughed lightly, "Hence your nickname, right?"

"I guess so."

"But back to those feelings, you seem to be having a hard time explaining them?" She asked, and even if she was asking me these questions she seemed to already know my ultimate answer. She knew something I didn't, something she was confident in.

"Only because, like I said before, our love is completely indescribable. I mean I can try, I don't think words will ever do our relationship justice though... It's like he..." I paused again, I just don't know quite how to describe the immense feelings we share for each other. "For starters, the way he kisses me. He kisses me like my lips are air and he can't breathe, like he needs and wants me which I know he does. He takes my breath away when he looks at me, because he looks at me with the utmost affections. And I feel damn lucky when his powerful arms are wrapped lovingly around me." I ended.

She just nodded at me, a small smile lighting up her lips. She had that same knowing look in her eye just when I was talking to Marvel, only this time it's slightly different. It's... lighter, and it seems as if she's telling me something I already know but can't quite decipher.

"Yeah, I can see it. Words are hard when you care for someone so deeply." She echoes my thoughts before standing up and hugging me. "Just follow your heart honey, it won't ever steer you wrong."

I don't quite understand why the flashbacks plague my memory at this moment. But when they end, I realize why my mind decided to conjure up the memories of our talks. My mother knew my choice all along. The question of if I loved the two of them was only icing on the cake. She only did that to help me figure it out. She's always known who I will choose in the end.

I think I've always known too.


Oh my gosh, we are almost at the end people! Next chapter she chooses her husband! Who do y'all think it will be? Remember, the obvious choice isn't always the right one, but sometimes it is.

(And don't worry, I will be doing a few chapters after she chooses Cato or Marvel, then an epilogue after that. So next chapter will NOT be the last!)

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