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Chapter Fifty-Four

Katniss' POV

Peeta and I waited anxiously in the hospital room for the nurse to bring our new babies in. I have to admit that I laughed out loud once it really hit me that I had another son and another daughter. Peeta and I had spent some time late last night discussing names, but we were still unsure of what we were going to name them.

"We're here," One of the nurses said as she entered the hospital room, pushing a hospital crib containing one of my two new children. The nurses left as soon as Peeta and I were settled with our babies.

"We have to name them," Peeta says softly as he holds his newest daughter.

"Have you thought of any names?" I ask him as I rock my newest son.

"Well, I had a thought after you went to bed last night." He replies.

"What was your thought?"

"Well, since they're going to be our last children," He says and I inwardly wince, "I thought we could name them after people that were/are important to us." I am slightly shocked that I like his idea.

"Did you have any specific names in mind?" I ask him.

"Well, I thought we could use your mom's and Effie middle names for our new baby girl," He suggests.

"My mom's middle name is Lilac. Do you know Effie's middle name?" I reply.

"It's Violet," He answers.

"Lilac Violet Mellark," I test the name out. "I like it." I say and Peeta nods in agreement.

"Now our little guy here needs a name, too." Peeta says as he trails his fingers across the top of our new son's head. They are both incredibly tiny because they are premature. Lilac is just three pounds and four ounces. Her eyes are grey and she has little wisps of blonde hair on the top of her head. The boy was slightly bigger, weighing 3 pounds and ten ounces. His eyes are blue and his head is still bald, but I am hoping that he will have blonde hair. That would make him look like a mini-Peeta.

"Finnick," I whisper before I can register it.

"You want to name him 'Finnick'?" Peeta asks, unsure of what I meant by my whisper.

"It's a good, strong name that belonged to someone who saved both our lives, on more than one occasion." I tell him, looking into his soulful, blue eyes.

"If that's what you want to name him, I'm okay with it." Peeta assures me and I nod.

"Can his middle name be 'Nicholas'?" I ask Peeta. "It was father's name."

"Of course that can be his middle name." Peeta replies.

"Finnick Nicholas Mellark," I say with a smile. "Finn for short," I say, looking at Peeta to make sure that's okay.

"I like it," He tells me and we smile at each other.

*Two Days Later*

The babies and I can finally leave the hospital. Dr. Monroe wanted to keep us at the hospital for a few days to make sure everything was okay before we were discharged. Even though Lilac and Finnick are small, there is nothing else wrong with them. We are very lucky because, since they were two months premature, there could have been very serious problems such as underdeveloped lungs.

I smile as we pull into our driveway to find Haymitch and Effie standing on our front porch, holding Phoenix and Ivy, waving at us with big smiles.

"Is it weird that I actually missed those two?" I ask Peeta rhetorically as he puts the car in park. We get out and then remove Lilac and Finnick from their car seats before heading inside. It is time for Ivy and Phoenix to meet their little siblings.

"I do believe it is time for the introductions," I say as everyone takes a seat in the living room.

"Alright, well, this here is Lilac Violet Mellark," I say as I adjust Lilac so she is facing her adoptive grandparents. I can tell that Effie is very flattered that we chose to use her middle name in our daughter's name.

"And this, this is Finnick Nicholas Mellark," Peeta says as he adjusts baby Finnick in his arms. I watch as a small smile plays on Haymitch's lips. He knows the stories behind both names.

"Phoenix, Ivy, will you both come over here please?" I ask, holding my hand out in a gesture for them to come over to me. The walk over to me, Ivy full of excitement, Phoenix a bit cautious. I have them sit in-between Peeta and I as I get ready to formally introduce them to their new siblings.

"Phoenix, Ivy, this is your baby sister, Lilac." I say as I hold Lilac in my arms in such a way that they can both get a good look at her.

"And this is your baby brother, Finn." Peeta says, holding Finnick up in the same manner and me.

"Now that the babies are here, mommy and daddy are going to need your help taking care of them." I say to Phoenix and Ivy. "You'll have to help mommy and daddy clean up the house and feed and change the babies. You guys are big siblings now and we need you to act like that. Do you think you can do that?" They both nod in response. Honestly, they kind of look excited to start helping out around the house and being big siblings.

"We actually have presents for all four of your little tikes." Haymitch says, holding a bag out to Peeta.

Inside the bag, there are four T-shirts. One is red with yellow lettering and says "Big Brother". The next is light green with dark green lettering and says "Big Sister". The next one is purple with pink lettering and reads "Little Sister". And the last one is blue with white lettering and reads "Little Brother".

"They're so cute! Thank you so much!" I tell Haymitch and Effie as I put the shirts back into the bag.

"Oh, we just wanted to do something special for you and the new babies!" Effie replies.

"Would you guys like to hold them?" I ask Haymitch and Effie.

"Oh, we'd love to." Effie answers for both of them. Peeta and I both get up and hand over the babies to Haymitch and Effie.

"I can already tell that this one is going to be a heartbreaker, true to his name." Haymitch says as he observes Finnick.

"And this beautiful little girl is going to have all the boys chasing her." Effie says as she cradles Lilac. "You have very, very beautiful children." Effie tells Peeta and me.

After a few hours of visiting, Haymitch and Effie excuse themselves for the night. While I am feeding Lilac and Finnick, Peeta puts Phoenix and Ivy to bed for the night. Once the babies are fed, I burp and change them and then Peeta and I bring them up to our room. It is just more convenient for the first few weeks to have the babies in our room. We lay them down on their backs and I sing to them softly. In no time, they are fast asleep but I know it won't last for long. The first night at home is always the hardest.

"We are in for one long night," I tell Peeta as we sit together on the edge of our bed, quietly observing our latest miracles.


I hope it was cute enough for you all! Of course they'll be more cuteness to come! How do you think Katniss and Peeta will be able to handle four children, all under the age of three? They're be more to come very soon! Please leave a review on your way out! Thank you all!