Hey, Everyone! One last chapter for today! I'll probably only update once tomorrow since its the fourth of July and there's a cookout happening at my house. Anyhow! Enjoy! Disclaimer: I do not own THG!
Chapter Fifty-Five
Peeta's POV
*Two Weeks Later*
"C'mon Finn, you need to stop crying so mommy can get some sleep," I plead with my youngest son. He just wails even louder in response.
"Peeta, what's wrong?" I hear Katniss' tired voice ask me.
"He won't stop crying and I don't know why. He isn't dirty and he shouldn't be hungry." I tell my wife.
"Here, give him to me." Katniss says, holding her arms out. As soon as baby Finn is in his mother's arms, his cries instantly cease.
"How do you do that? I mean, they just instantly stop crying when you hold them!" I say in astonishment.
"I'm their mother and they know that. I guess they just feel safe with me." Katniss replies, as she gently rocks Finn back to sleep.
"Hey, you know who we haven't seen in a very long time?" I ask Katniss.
"Who haven't we seen in a very long time?" Katniss inquires, looking up from our youngest son.
"Annie Cresta," I tell her. It has been a very long time since we have seen Annie. When Katniss and I had taken our little vacation there almost two years ago, Annie and her son, Joshua, had been out of town.
"That is true," Katniss replies. "Maybe our next family vacation can be to District 4. It is a very pretty district. Not to mention the weather is always perfect there."
"I think a vacation to District 4 would be great for our first vacation as a complete family." I say and Katniss agrees.
*Two Weeks Later*
"Oh, Peeta, it is nice to see you again." Mrs. Everdeen says as she pulls me in for a hug.
"It's nice to see you, too, Mrs. Everdeen." I reply.
"Peeta, I've told you way too many times to call me Sarah!" Mrs. Everdeen scolds me.
"Sorry, Sarah," I tell her. She just smiles at me as we start our walk back to mine and Katniss' house in Victor's Village.
"Oh, I just can't wait to meet the two new little ones!" Sarah exclaims as we start walking up the driveway.
"And they can't wait to meet their grandma Everdeen." I tell Sarah as we enter the house through the back door.
"Grandma," Ivy exclaims as she comes running into the kitchen.
"My little monkey," Sarah greets Ivy with the nickname she gave her when she started climbing around on everything. Ivy runs to her grandmother and Sarah scoops her up. "You're such a big girl now! I can't believe how big you've gotten since I saw you last."
"Imma big sister," Ivy exclaims proudly.
"I know! Grandma is very excited to meet your new baby sister and baby brother." Sarah tells Ivy. I watch as Ivy extends her hand to her grandmother and then proudly leads her into the living room, where Katniss and the babies spend most of their time.
"Mom, it's great to see you!" Katniss exclaims. If she didn't have two infants in her arms and a toddler by her side, she would have been tightly hugging her mother. She's really wanted to see her mom ever since she left the hospital.
"Oh, it's great to see you, too." Sarah tells Katniss as she bends down to give her a sort of hug. "Oh, I've just been so anxious to meet my new grandbabies."
"Well, this little girl here is Lilac Violet Mellark," Katniss tells her mother. I watch as tears spring to Sarah's eyes; she is no doubt incredibly moved by the fact that we named our youngest daughter after her.
"And, this little guy here, well, his name in Finnick Nicholas Mellark," Katniss says. Now, the tears in Mrs. Everdeen's eyes flow down her cheeks. I am sure she is thinking of her late husband and how honored he would have been to have his daughter's youngest son named after him.
"They are just the most adorable things I've ever seen. I have to say, I must have the cutest grandchildren in all of Panem." Sarah boasts as she takes Lilac from Katniss.
Haymitch and Effie came over around noon and we all spent the rest of the day in the living room. Ivy and Phoenix took the time to show their Grandma Everdeen how great helpers they were when it came to the new babies. Sarah seemed to always have one of her grandchildren in her lap. I have to admit that it was great to see how much love all the kids were receiving. Katniss and I were both greatly relieved when Phoenix and Ivy hadn't developed any jealousy of the new babies.
The day went by incredibly fast and, before I knew it, it was time to put Phoenix and Ivy to bed. Katniss left Lilac and Finn with their grandparents and went to tuck Ivy and Phoenix into bed.
In the last few months, Phoenix and Ivy had gone through a couple big milestones. The biggest one was probably potty training them. It had taken a lot of patients and we went through a lot of accidents before the success started. Now, they were able to make it to the potty 90% of the time.
The second milestone was moving them out of cribs and into toddler beds. They were both so ecstatic about sleeping in "big kid" beds. It was actually kind of funny. Katniss and I split up to read Phoenix and Ivy their bedtime story.
"Alright, baby girl, what do you want daddy to read you tonight?" I asked my eldest daughter as I helped her get changed into her pajamas and into bed.
"Monkeys," She exclaims cheerfully. I swear she was never going to get sick of Eight Silly Monkeys. I smile as I read her to oh-so familiar story. By the end, her eyelids are drooping.
"I love you, baby girl." I tell her as I kiss her goodnight.
"Love you, too, daddy." She tells me and I just feel my heart melt. I wouldn't give up being a daddy for anything in the world.
That last part totally had me going "Awwwwwwwwwww". I just love Peeta as a daddy :) Hopefully they'll be more Peeta/Phoenix/Ivy and Peeta/Lilac/Finnick cuteness to come! Oh! Just think about when Peeta's baby girls are teenagers! Now THAT would be interesting to see :) Okay, Im done rambling now. Please leave a review on your way out! They make my day!
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