Well here you go another chapter. I want to apologise for the long absence but I was stuck on this story and particular this chapter cause I did not know how to write it. I knew tat I did not want them to work at first and slowly get there but I was stuck on how to present that in the first meeting and my motivation was the review I had from a Guest that wanted to read this story and now here it is. Hope you like it and please review.
Chapter 4: Gale and Jolene
A girl stood in her hotel room looking out the window and out at the district that will be her home from now on. District 12 her new home. It was quite beautiful having and it felt more homey than her home in District 2. it was much more smaller and more greener that is for sure. A shiver ran down the girls back as she rubbed her hands and tried to calm down. She was about to meet her future husband. See the man that she will have to spend the rest of her life with. The man that she will have to have her children with and that thought scared her so much she alone was surprise.
"Calm yourself down Jolene. You are strong and independent. You are fearless. You are not afraid." Jolene said to herself and tried a couple of breathing exercises. It was the first time that she was scared of something.
From a very young age Jolene was not scared of anything. She had three older brother how could she be scared of anything. She climbed the highest threes, she jumped from cliffs, she jumped from an aeroplane, she rode a motorcycle. There wasn't anything that she was afraid off yet the meeting of her future husband scared her beyond compare. It was something that she herself have not experienced before. She was far away from her loving family that she could fall back on. It was beyond her.
"What the fuck are you saying Jo. Nothing is beyond you. You are not some princess that need to be saved. You are your own salvation. No man will have any control over you." She said and looked in the mirror and smiled.
She was not a classic beauty like the magazine present with clear porcelain skin, slim body and a tight gap. No she has long copper hair that fell down her back in waves and lose curls. She had pale but freckly face that she thought looked quite cute her freckles extended to her shoulders and arms. She had an upturned nose and full pale pink lips. Her body was not size zero also. Yes she was slender but she had curves. Yes she had and ass and tits and she liked it. She liked that she was bigger than most girls and had curves. Although it took her some time to accept her body but she did in the end and she was happier than ever.
"What are you going to wear Jo?" She said and she looked at her clothes. She looked around and saw her skinny black jeans and a sleeveless white tank top with a leather jacket. She put on her knee high high heeled biker boots and she left her hair let down and liked the way she looked. It wasn't too casual and too dressed up. She poured some whiskey and downed it before she left her room and went to the justice building where she would meet her future husband.
On the way there she looked around the town and admired the beauty of the town. It had this old feeling about it and Jolene wished she took her camera with her to take pictures. Jolene loved art in every form. She loved to paint and sketch but her true love was photography. She takes pictured of everything cause there is beauty in everything.
When Jolene entered the justice building and the officials directed her in the room she will meet her husband she knew she was five minuted late. She was so busy admiring the town that she had lost track of time so upon entering the first words she uttered to her future husband were of apology.
"I am so sorry I am late. I just lost a track of time admiring your town." She said entering the room to see that I the corner of the room by the window stood a man stiff as a statue and was facing away with her. Instantly Jolene recognised that the man had quite the impressive physique standing above 6 feet and his shirt showing off his muscular frame.
"What is there to admire. Its just a small town with nothing to show for." The man said in a cold and raspy voice. Jolene was stunned at the hostility in his voice. It is not like she meant to be late. Jolene quickly put her walls up and closed the door with a little more force than needed to and crossed her arms on her chest. She could be a mean bitch as well.
"Well I beg to differ. I found the town very interesting and very beautiful. It is not my fault that you are blind." Jolene said still standing next to the door. The man was still standing with her back to her as she scoffed and that pissed her off.
"So are you gonna honour me with your front or am I going to speak to your back for the rest of the day." Jolene said sarcastically and the man turned around and her mouth got suddenly very dry. Much to her annoyance the man was very handsome. He had beautiful olive skin that contrasted so beautifully with his silver eyes. His hair was short but it was dark and wavy. He had a straight nose and lips that were more so on the thin side yet still very kissable. That face would do wonders for her camera but she s much as she found the man attractive the hard look on his face and the cold stare that he was giving her were a warning enough that they would not have an easy road together. She matched his cold stare and the look of distaste on her face.
Gale stood by the window and waited for his future bride he got angry that she was late. All of five minutes late. Gale hated being late and expected punctuality of everyone else. It was something that annoyed him to no end and now his future bride is already late. Future bride. Those words made him sick to no end. He hated that idea that his wife would be chosen for him. That he was robbed of that choice. He wanted to chose the person he spend the rest of his life with by himself. He still remembered this morning when his mother was waiting for him at the house.
Flashback
Gale came into the house and slamming his front door shut wanting to punch something or someone for the fact that he cannot marry the woman that he really wanted.
"You need to watch your attitude young man and act your age." his mother Hazel said to him coming out of the kitchen wiping her hand on the dishcloth and throwing it away at the hamper. Gale looked at his mother with a hard look but then looked down knowing that he will hit him if he did. Hazel was a loving mother but she needed her children to behave and not act like spoiled brats so she used tough love with them
"I hate this mom and I can't help it. Its just so stupid and unfair." Gale said and Hazel looked at Gale and sighed.
"Well life is not fair son, you should know that more than anyone. Do you think that your dad and I loved each other straight away. No we did not. I hated him and wanted to punch his cocky face everytime he said something to me and he was in love with somebody else just lie you are." At Gale's shocked face Hazel showed Gale to sit down at the sofa and he did.
"You are more like you father than you know. He was also in love with somebody else before we got married. She was blonde and charismatic and so beautiful it hurt to look at her and he loved her yet they were not matched. We were matched together and she was matched with someone in the Capitol. She was happy in love and we were miserable for month together. He resented me and I never felt like I was enough son. I got pregnant and the whole pregnancy we tried to get to know each other. We became friend but it was until Rory was born that we fell in love. Son all I am saying is that love will not happen straight away but it will happen one day and it will be stronger than what you are feeling for Katniss right now. I need you to trust me on that." Hazel took Gale's hand in her small ones and Gale gave her one of his rare smiled. He touched his cheek and shook her head.
"Okay enough with the heavy now. If you will be less then civil to your new wife I will kick your ass so hard you will not be able to sit on it for a month." Hazel said and Gale chuckled but he knew that under that joking tone there was truth to the words that she said.
"I cooked something for you cause I know that you can't now go and get ready ad dress nicely. We want her to be awed by you. Well she will be anyway cause you got my looks." Hazel said and Gale gave a full belly laugh. His mother was something else and he loved her more than anything.
"I love you mom." Gale said and kissed her on the check before heading upstairs to get ready.
End Flashback
So now that he was here he was trying to keep him promise to his mom but she was late and he was already pissed. Not only his bride is not Katniss she also had a flaw that he hated already. So when she came into the room apologising and told him that she was admiring the town and lost track of time he was pissed. Why could she not admire the tow on any other day. Its not like they were about to meet the person that they will spend their futures with. He was pissed and he was nervous and he tried to suppress the fact that her voice send shivers down her spine because he knew that her raspy voice could bring him to his knees all alone. He kept his voice cold and distant not knowing that his walls were up and they will probably be not down any time soon.
When Gale turned around and saw her he raised an eyebrow. The young woman next to him was very attractive with her red hair and piercing green eyes but her body was out of control. She had curves just the way he never knew he liked he had to look down or he would have to do something he was not ready for and he was not sure he will ever be able to let go his love for Katniss so it was better just to be an asshole
"So like what you see?" Gale asked with a raised eyebrow mirroring his stance with his arms crossed. The woman next to him just laughed and shook her head.
"What a obnoxious jerk who think he's al that. No I do not like what I see and I would appreciate it if we could move this along and just get on with it so I can lock myself in the room and not look at you." Jolene said and it was Gale's turn to laugh. He shook his head and off they went to his house. The car ride was awkward to say at least. They looked everywhere but at the person sitting next to each other.
"Can I get your name at least?" Gale said finally looking at the woman who kept her eyes out of the window.
"Jolene." She said not looking at him and he nodded turning his eyes back on the road.
"Gale." He said and it was the end of the conversation. He showed her to her room and she nodded. She did not even look at the house.
"There is food in the kitchen If you need and my room is down the hall." Gale said trying to be at least a good host.
"Okay" Jolene said and shut the door in his face and locked it for good measure. Gale could not help to chuckle. She had character at least. He thought as he poured some whiskey into a glass and downed it and proceeded to work on the bottle. He sat on the sofa and sighed. It will be hard couple of month ahead of them.
Jolene stayed in her bedroom and did not move. She put on some leggings and an oversized shirt and proceeded to draw Gale. The pictures were not pretty. They showed him in different ugly faces. It was what she needed to do to help her cope with everything. The last one she drew it was his actual handsome face. She looked at it and sighed. She knew exactly why he was acting this way and she shook her head. It was just her luck.
Her stomach growled and she decided to leave the safety of her bedroom and find some food. She had not eaten since breakfast and it was already 00:34 on the clock. She quietly got out of the room and into the kitchen and she felt his presence before she saw him sitting on the couch bottle of whiskey in his hand, the next question might hurt her but she needs to know.
"What is her name?" She asked her voice confident and in void of any emotion.
"Katniss." He whispered and Jolene nodded her head. He lost her appetite and left the kitchen with an apple. She will not fight with a ghost. She will accept her fate of a loveless marriage. She was strong enough for that.
Well how did ya like the chapter? I hope you do cause I was a little discouraged by it cause I was stuck on it for such a long time. I hope it was not that bad. Can you see them getting together and falling in love? Well it will not be an easy road that I can tell you. Don't worry the next chapter will have Everlark, Hayffie and them two. We will see how they get on with each other. Well I hope you like it and please stayed tuned for the next chapter.
