A/N: Finnick POV

Nightmare

I see a stream of light come into the bedroom. I look to see if it was Annie but I see her sleeping away. I can see a bit of drool on her chin.

I smile. It's strange that a drip of drool on her cheek makes me feel happy.

I kiss her forehead but am still confused as to why our door is open.

I look to the clock and see it is two thirty in the morning.

I sit up and rub my eyes. I get out of bed to see why the door is open and I find the culprit.

"Daddy." I hear my daughter whisper.

"What's wrong sweetie?" I ask and pick her up. I look at her and can tell she was crying. "Did you have a bad dream?" I ask and she nods. She has been having more bad dreams lately. Annie is getting worried but I don't find it odd. She is just a toddler who has nightmares. Her brother went through the same thing.

"Let's go downstairs." I tell her and head downstairs. I can't put her back in her bedroom because she shares with her brother.

We have enough space for them to have their own rooms but Annie wants them to share. There is only a two year age difference but they can't share forever.

I sit down on the couch and place her in my lap. I notice her pink footie pajamas are not zipped all the way. I think they may be getting small on her. I don't know how much longer she can wear these.

I kiss her forehead and smooth her messy brown curls.

"What's wrong sweetie?" I ask her again.

"I couldn't find you." She whispers. "Or Mommy. Or Nicky." She sniffles. "I was all alone. I was in the ocean. I couldn't swim." She leans into my chest and wraps her arms tightly around me. "I was scared Daddy." She whispers.

I kiss the top of her head.

"It's okay Maggie. It was only a nightmare. I'm here and Mommy and Nick are sleeping soundly upstairs. You also don't go swimming without me or your water wings." I say.

She's pretty good at swimming, well for a four year old, but I don't think she likes it as much as her brother. She prefers to be on the beach making sandcastles with Annie.

I kiss her forehead.

She looks up at me and looks sad. Her brown eyes are glassy with tears and her chin is trembling. I kiss her cheek again and wipe away the tears

She looks just like Annie. Except of having stick straight hair she has very curly hair. Just like my mother had.

Maggie sniffles and I get her a tissue. I get her to blow her nose then kiss her.

"But Daddy what if one day I can't find you." She sniffles and her eyes are starting to fill with tears again.

I kiss her cheek and a tear escapes her eye.

"It's okay sweetie." I say and smooth her hair. "Someone will always be here for you." I say. "Okay?" I ask.

"But Daddy what if there isn't? What if you and Mommy leave and never come back." She says and scrunches my shirt. Annie and I leave to go to the Capitol for certain occasions. Maggie and Nick go over to Annie's parents house when we are gone. We are usually only gone a few days but we call them every night to tell them goodnight.

"You have Nana and Pop." I kiss her forehead. "But, don't worry Mommy and I will always come back to you and Nick."

"But Daddy, Nick told me scary things."

"What did your brother tell you?" I ask slightly angry. He is good at upsetting her. Then again I think all brothers are.

"Some games." She whispers.

"What kind of games?" I ask and stroke her hair.

"The games that make Mommy cry." She says and leans into my chest.

Annie does cry sometimes. She doesn't scream anymore so she won't scare them. She was always afraid of that. But she does cry and because of this, she always tells them it's okay to cry. Which is true.

"Those games aren't around anymore." I kiss the top of her head.

"But Nicky said-"

"Your brother was lying to you." I say and stroke her hair.

"So there was no bad man who did terrible things to you and Mommy?" She asks hopeful.

I swallow hard. I know the bad man she is talking about is Snow. When Annie and I started telling Nick about the Hunger Games Annie kept it kid friendly. She tried not to use the words die or kill. She referred to Snow as the bad man and Katniss as the hero that saved us all. She tries to make it seem like a fairy tale. Which is far from the truth.

Neither of them are in first grade yet so there is still some time to preserve their innocence. I suppose if we weren't victors we wouldn't worry about them knowing so much.

"Everything is fine now Maggie, don't worry. There's no more bad man who is going to hurt us. Okay?" I say.

She sniffles and nods.

"And Mommy and I aren't going to let anyone hurt you." I say and kiss her forehead.

"Okay." She whispers and sniffles. I can tell she is on the verge of tears again.

"Shh you're okay Maggie."

"But Daddy-"

"Yes?" I say and kiss her cheek.

"What if you leave and don't come home?" She asks again.

"I'll always come home and when I'm away you have Mommy, Nana, and Pop."

"And Nicky." She smiles.

"That's right." I say and kiss the tip of her nose causing her to giggle.

"I… love you." She whispers.

"I love you too Maggie." I say and kiss her. "So much."

"How much?" She says with a smile.

"More than all the stars in the sky".

"I love you Daddy." She smiles.

She leans into my chest and I hold her for awhile. I kiss the top of her head.

"Do you want to go back to sleep cookie?" I ask and stroke her hair.

"Can I stay with you and Mommy?" She whispers.

"No you're a big girl." I say and kiss her cheek.

She looks down and I can tell she is about to cry.

I would have her stay with us just from this look but she is getting too old to be sleeping in the same bed as Annie and I. We used to let Nick sleep in the same bed as us whenever he asked. Eventually we started saying no but not soon enough. Mostly because Annie didn't like it but, now it's fine. We learned from the first time that it's easier to say no.

"But Daddy-" She sniffles.

"I can stay with you until you fall asleep." I kiss her.

"Okay Daddy." She whispers.

"Okay." I smile and kiss her cheek.

I carry her back upstairs and carefully go into her and Nick's bedroom. On her side it is all pink and Nick's is all blue.

"Here we go." I say and lie her down. I pull up the sheet then blanket. I give her, her stuffed doggy which she can't sleep without. "There, that's better." I whisper and kiss her forehead.

She nods and rolls over. It takes her awhile to fall back asleep. I guess that nightmare really did effect her. I wonder if she is like Annie in that area.

I stand up when I'm sure she is asleep.

"Good night cookie." I say and kiss her forehead. I go over to Nick and do the same.

I head back to my room and see it has been over an hour.

"Finnick?" I hear Annie say. She is sitting up and looks worried. I can tell she was about to leave to look for me.

I get back in bed and kiss her. Her hair is very matted and I can see sleep starting to form in her eyes.

"Where were you?" She asks slightly annoyed.

"Mags had a nightmare." I say.

"Is she okay?" Annie asks worried. "She's been having them a lot."

"I know. She seems fine now. I was thinking maybe Nick and Maggie should have their own rooms because she keeps having nightmares."

Annie looks off to the side.

"I don't know Finnick. I think they should stay together."

I smile.

"They can't share a room forever. Besides, Nick will start going to school soon and he will wake Maggie up. "

"But I want them to be together in case something goes wrong… they can help each other."

"Annie." I whisper

"What?" She asks.

"Nothing bad is going to happen to them. They're safe here."

She swallows hard.

"I know. I just-" She closes her eyes and breathes in and out. "I didn't like sleeping alone when I was younger. I had nightmares..." She whispers.

"Maggie is already having nightmares."I say gently.

"I guess… do you think she has nightmares because we do?" She whispers.

"Annie, kids have nightmares all the time. Nick had a phase too and you said the same thing."

"I know." She says.

"I think Nick is scaring her though because she also talked about 'the bad man' that hurt Mommy and me."

Annie sighs.

"Guess we shouldn't have told him yet." Annie whispers.

"No… he's going to be starting school soon. They will teach it there but it will be kid friendly still."

"I know." She says and kisses me. "I guess he does need to know if our names get brought up. I don't think he understands when people call us Victors." Annie says.

"I think you're right but he will soon." I say.

"I don't like that." She says

"Neither do I." I say.

I kiss her.

"We should talk to Nick tomorrow. I don't want him to scare Maggie." Annie says.

"Neither do I." I whisper and kiss her "We should go back to bed." I say.

"Okay." She says and snuggles next to me.

I stretch and get up. I kiss Annie's forehead and smile. She looks so peaceful.

I walk down the hall and peak into the kids bedroom. I stand against the door frame and watch them sleep. Maggie is pressing 'doggy' to her chest. I see Nick sprawled over his bed and see his teddy bear has fallen to the floor.

I feel Annie's arms around me and jump.

"Whatcha doing?" She whispers.

"Watching them. They look so peaceful."

Annie smiles.

"Yeah." I say and look at them, then Annie and smile.

"What?" She asks.

"I'm just so happy." I whisper. "With all of this. With you, with Nick, and Maggie. Even though it's been awhile. I still can't believe all of this has happened."

"What's that?" She asks and kisses my cheek.

"That I have you. That I can call you my wife. That we are blessed with two beautiful children. That everything is okay now." I kiss her. "Everything is almost perfect."

"Almost? What would make it perfect then?" She teases.

"Never going back to the Capitol, even though it is for the government stuff."

"Paylor isn't going to make you do anything Finnick. If you tell her you don't want to go-"

"I know but I feel like I would be letting them down. Although with Maggie's nightmare. She couldn't find me." I say and look to her.

"She couldn't find Nick or me either." She says gently.

"I know." I whisper.

"Don't take it personally Finnick." She says. "Besides, didn't you think Nick telling her about the 'bad man' affected her as well?"

"Maybe but it's just… she's my little girl. I think she needs me Annie."

Annie smiles. A very big smile.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing. It's just sometimes I forget how protective you are."

"Of course I am. I love all of you more than my next breath."

"I know." She says and kisses me. "I know and I love that."

"Me too." I say and smile.

I look back into the bedroom of a sleeping Nick and Maggie. I then turn towards Annie who is watching them as well.

These people have made my life so great. In so few years mine and Annie's lives have become so good. Sometimes I take it for granted. I forget how lucky we are.