A/N: In Finnick's POV.
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The Other Finnick.
"Finnick!" I hear Annie shout.
I go downstairs and see Annie on the couch and she looks scared.
I sit next to her and rub her shoulder.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
She leans into me and is shaking slightly.
"Annie do you hurt somewhere?" I ask gently. Annie is pregnant she is already a nervous person because of what the games did to her but, this is making her more nervous and anxious. It is probably many things but, I think the main reason is because she's afraid someone is going to take our son away. With everything that has happened I don't blame her.
The thing I don't like is when she thinks something is trying to hurt her from the inside out. When in reality our son is just moving around.
I don't like seeing her suffer and the last few months haven't been good. Especially since the doctor says it is raising her stress level which isn't good and you can't just tell someone to calm down. It doesn't work that way.
"No." She whispers.
"Are you okay?" I ask and kiss her forehead.
"No." She says in a sob like whisper.
"What's wrong then Annie, can you tell me please." I say gently and stroke her hair.
"I just needed you." She whispers.
"Okay." I say confused.
Her body freezes and all of her muscles have been locked in place.
"Annie it's okay." I whisper in her ear. She doesn't move. Her chin is trembling and she is making a whimpering sound.
"Annie it's okay."
She closes her eyes and moves a shaky hand to her stomach.
"Finnick-
"No Annie it's fine. Nothing is trying to hurt you, that's just our son in there." I place my hand on top of hers. "He's just moving to show that he loves you." I whisper. Her muscles relax some but I can tell she is still unsure.
She turns to look at me.
"You're okay Annie." I say and kiss her.
"Are you sure Finnick?"
"Yes I'm sure." I whisper and kiss her forehead.
Her chin starts trembling and a tear rolls down her cheer.
I hug her and rub her back.
"It's okay Annie nothing bad is going to happen to you or our son."
She whimpers.
"Shhhh." I say and rub her back. "You're safe here Annie." I kiss her and she starts crying.
"Annie." I whisper. Her grip on me tightens.
"I'm so scared Finnick-
"Annie you're safe here." I reassure her.
"No, not that." She sniffles.
"Then what is it Annie?" I ask gently.
She mumbles something.
"What?" I ask and kiss her forehead.
"I can't do it."
"Do what?" I whisper and stroke her hair.
"I can't be a mom." She whispers and starts crying again, this time it is harder.
"What?" I whisper.
"I can't do it I'm going to fail. I'm going to be terrible Finnick-
I pull back so she is looking at me.
"Annie you are not going to fail." I say and wipe the tears away.
"I can barely take care of myself Finnick how am I supposed to take care of someone else? I can't do it." She says.
"Annie." I smile and brush hair behind her ear but she doesn't look at me she is looking at her hands, "Look at me please." I say and kiss her forehead. She looks up and her face is tear stained and her chin is trembling. "You're not going to fail and you can take care of yourself just fine."
"No I won't. I can't do it. I can't do it." She whispers and leans back into me.
"Annie you are going to be a great mom." I say and kiss her forehead.
She shakes her head.
"No."
"Yes, yes you will." I say and stroke her hair.
"Well that's not what other people think." She mutters.
I know why she is thinking this. She found out she was pregnant before I came back to District Four. Apparently they told Annie they would be keeping an eye on her due to her 'circumstances'. They were going to be watching her to see if she would be a fit mother.
They shouldn't have told her that or at least not in that way. That's why she's so nervous someone is going to take away our son and that's probably why she thinks she will be a bad mother which is insanity. Annie Cresta will be a great mother.
The people who told her these things did get to hear what I thought once I got back. I know they won't be doing anything now. I wonder if I didn't come back what they would've done. I don't want to think about that because I have a feeling I know what would've happened. They would've taken him away from her. Annie would've been crushed she would've already lost me but then our child too. It would be too much for her or anyone to handle. I wonder-
"Finnick." She whispers interrupting my terrible thoughts of what would've happened if I never came back.
"Yes?" I ask.
"You didn't say anything." She whispers.
"Sorry I got distracted." I say.
"But you didn't say anything. You think-
"Annie those people have no idea what they are talking about." I kiss her forehead. "You're so smart, nice, patient, gentle, kind, a good helper, you love to share information, you always put others before yourself." I pull her up so she is looking at me. "You're going to be a good mother. The best. And I think you already are for worrying about this." I say and kiss her forehead.
She holds onto me for a while before I hear an "Okay."
"Okay." I say. She sits up and kisses me.
"I love you Finnick." She whispers.
"I love you too Annie." I say and kiss her.
She breathes in and out rhythmically trying to calm herself down. I rub her back and keep saying "You're okay."
She closes her eyes and then just holds me.
"Finnick." She says softly.
"Yes?"
"I just wanted to say I think you're going to be a good dad."
"Thank you Miss Cresta I'm glad I get your approval." I smile.
"Not Cresta." She smiles.
"My sincerest apologizes Mrs. Odair." I whisper and kiss her.
"You're forgiven." She smiles.
"I love you." I say.
"I love you too Finnick."
I'm taking Annie to the hospital today so she can be induced. Her stress levels were getting too high they figured they would go down if she had the baby. Which is probably true, everything that is going on is stressing her out more. Especially since she is more fearful.
"Okay Annie, are you ready to go?" I ask her.
"I guess." She whispers.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"I'm scared."
"Don't worry Annie it will be fine and I'm going to be staying with you." I say.
"Okay." She whispers.
"Annie, today you're going to become a mom and everything will be okay." I say and kiss her forehead.
"I'm gonna be a mom." She whispers.
"Yes."
"And you're gonna be a dad." She says.
"Also yes." I say.
She smiles.
"Okay." She says
"Okay." I say.
After fourteen long hours Annie gave birth to our son. She insisted on naming him after me because I'm the most important thing to her and thought that would be an appropriate name. I didn't argue with her, after everything that happened to her, it was clear that she got to pick the name. Besides, I felt honored that she would want to name our son after myself.
"Hi mommy." I say and sit next to her and kiss her forehead.
She smiles.
"Hi daddy." She is looking out the door. "What do you think is taking them so long?" She asks because they are doing all the normal check up stuff to make everything is okay. They have only been gone a few minutes.
"Annie it's only been a few minutes I'm sure he's fine."
She nods.
"Okay." She says.
"You did it." I tell her.
She smiles.
"Yes."
I kiss her forehead which is still sticky with sweat but I don't care. Of course she would be sweating for what she just did. I'm so proud of Annie for being able to do this. I know she is proud of herself as well.
The only thing I didn't like about this was when Annie was crying out in pain. I was so worried about her. Even after they gave her pain medication she was still in a fair amount of pain. It doesn't matter now though because Annie got through it and brought our son into the world.
"Annie." I say.
"What?" She asks.
"This might sound strange but I'm so proud of you."
She smiles and looks delighted to hear this.
She hugs me.
"I am too." She smiles "But Finnick."
"Yes my love." I smile.
"I couldn't have done this without you." She says.
I smile and kiss her.
I hear someone come into the room and we both turn.
"Okay mommy are you ready to hold your son?" One of the nurses ask.
Annie nods and they give him to her carefully and then leave the room.
"Oh wow." Annie whispers. The look on her face is priceless. It's full of so much happiness and joy.
"He's so beautiful. He looks just like daddy." She says and smiles at me.
He does look like me. When he gets hair it could be Annie's color but I don't think it will be. I think he will be the spitting image of myself. He does have my name he must have my looks as well.
Annie smiles.
"Do you want to hold him?" She asks me.
"You don't have to ask me twice." I say and she hands him to me. I'm over taken by a strange emotion I haven't felt before. All I know is that I'm very happy. I haven't felt like this before. I never want to let go of our son but I will, especially to Annie because I know she wants to hold him. I know she wants to never let him out of her sight.
"I love you." She whispers and kisses my forehead. "I love you." She says looking at our son and kisses his forehead.
"I love you too Annie." I say and kiss her.
We take our son home after a few days. Annie doesn't want anyone else to hold him but herself or me. I'm sure that will wear off she is still worried that someone is going to take him away from her. She didn't even like when the doctors were holding him.
I'm just glad she and our son are fine.
I'm pretty sure Annie will never want to have another child because of what happened when she was pregnant. She was so worried all the time and thought she was getting tortured when she could feel him moving around. I didn't like seeing her like that. I never do but it was somehow different this time maybe because it had to do with the fact that she was terrified by her own son.
That doesn't bother me though, it wouldn't have bothered me if we never had kids because Annie would be enough but I am grateful for the son we have.
I sit next to Annie on the couch who is holding our son.
"Look it's daddy." Annie whispers and kisses the top of his head.
I smile.
"You know we didn't really talk about the whole name thing." I say.
"Yes we did it's Finnick he's named after the most important person in my life the one I love the most." She smiles.
"So what? If it was a girl it would be Annie?"
"That would be a little conceded." She says.
"Why? You're the most important person in my life." I smile.
"Well I already had a girl name all picked out."
"What then?" I ask curious.
"Amelia." She says smiling.
"Why?"
"That's my grandmas name, she always wanted a grandchild named after her."
"I see." I say.
Annie swallows hard and has a strange expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"I wanted to talk to you about something Finnick."
"Okay well I will make sure to listen." I smile.
"Finnick I love you."
"I love you too Annie." I say and smile.
"Okay." She says and looks down at our son prolonging the conversation.
"Annie." I say gently.
She looks up at me.
"Yes?" She says pretending to be confused.
"You said you wanted to tell me something."
"I do but, you probably don't want to hear this."
"You can tell me anything Annie." I say and push hair behind her ear.
"Well, you see Finnick I have been thinking."
"There's a first." I smile and so does she but the smile soon fades whatever she is going to tell me is serious.
"Finnick this probably isn't the ideal time to tell you this what with bringing Finnick home today but I don't think there will be an ideal time to tell you-
"You don't have to say it Annie." I say already knowing what she is going to say.
"No, I need to... so I know that we are talking about the same thing."
"Okay." I say.
"I don't want anymore kids. I can't go through that again. I love him so much but Finnick I was so scared, sometimes terrified."
"Annie it's okay." I say and kiss her cheek.
"I'm sorry Finnick." She whispers.
"You don't have to apologize Annie."
"I feel like I should." She whispers.
"You don't. I could tell you were terrified almost the whole time Annie. I don't want you to be terrified for almost a whole year again."
"But Finnick you want another one." She says almost inaudible
"I've never said that." I say confused.
"But I can tell. I can tell you do."
"No I don't." I say truthfully.
She opens her mouth to object.
"I have you and Finnick and that's all I need. I have everything I need right here. I have everything I have ever wanted right here." I say and kiss her cheek.
"Okay." She whispers.
"Do you believe me?" I ask.
"Yeah I do." She smiles but she looks sad.
"Then what's wrong?" I ask.
"I don't know. I just love you so much." She whispers
I kiss her.
"I love you too Annie. You're everything to me."
She smiles.
"Do you want to hold him now?" She asks.
"Of course." I say happily. He's almost asleep but it is still the greatest feeling I have ever felt when I am holding him.
Annie looks at me and smiles.
"What?" I ask.
"It's just a nice picture, seeing you hold him."
"Good I'm glad." I say and kiss her cheek. "But seriously we need to figure out the name thing."
"We know his name." Annie says.
"Yes but if you end up shouting Finnick I could come to your rescue but you really just want him for something."
"Finnick, he can't even lift his head by himself. I don't think I will be shouting his name anytime soon."
"Well you will one day." I smile.
"Fine your name is already two names Finn or Nick pick one." She says smiling.
"Mmmh which half of my name do I like better." I smile causing Annie to roll her eyes.
"Finn seems too close to Finnick even if you yelled it out I might come to your aid." I say.
"So Nick then." Annie says
"Or... or... F.J."
"What does that stand for?"
"Finnick Jr."
Annie rolls her eyes.
"Relax I was just kidding." I smile.
"Nick it is then." She says.
"Yup." I say and look down at him he is now sleeping. I stand up and place him in the bassinet and then sit back down next to Annie.
I lift my arm and she snuggles into me.
"You comfortable over there?" I tease.
"Very much so. How's it on your end." She smiles
"Very nice as well."
She lies here for awhile. She is breathing deeply so I think she is asleep.
"I'm a mom." She whispers.
"Yes you are." I say and kiss the top of her head.
"And you're a dad." She smiles.
"Yes I am." I say.
She sits up and kisses me.
"Finnick." She says.
"Yes." I say.
"I love you. You and the mini version." She smiles.
"I love you too and the other Finnick." I smile.
"The other Finnick." She smiles.
"The other Finnick." I repeat.