John was more than happy to help at the bakery after lunch on Monday. Katniss hated that Peeta had told everyone they were going shopping for clothes. It made her feel weird. Delly was thrilled though.

"Katniss, you must buy some dresses, please." Delly encouraged her.

"Why?" Katniss was truly confused by women who always wore dresses, she couldn't gather and bake in a dress. Well, she guessed she could, but it would be harder.

"Because you are a woman, a wife and plus they will flow when you gain more weight."

"More weight? What makes you think I am going to gain more weight? I am not planning on eating much more actually."

"Katniss, 9 months is a long time, you will gain and you will not want something binding."

Katniss looked around to be sure the men couldn't hear her.

"Delly, I have gained some weight because Peeta keeps feeding me cheese buns, I'm not pregnant."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am sure. I have my cycle now, if you must know."

"Oh. I had mine last week. I was hoping to get this pregnancy thing going already. Annie, how long did it take you and Finnick?"

Annie looks at both of us wide eyed.

"How did you know?"

Katniss looks to Delly.

"Know what?" Delly ask her

Annie sighed "I'm pregnant again.

Delly Screamed "That's wonderful Annie, I'm so happy for you.

"Yeah." Was all Annie said, Less than happy

"Annie are you ok? Do you want me to get Finnick?"

"No, I'm ok. It's just that, little Fin just stopped nursing and sleeping on his own. I just got my body back and my husband back and now I have to share it again. I am sick all of the time and Finnick is great, but I know he is tired. I would be lost with out him."

"Annie, if you ever need to bring little Fin over for a brake I'd be happy to watch him. You could nap or we can watch TV and have some tea." Delly offered.

"Thanks Delly I will keep that in mind."

"I don't work Sundays so, I could help then. Maybe you and Finnick could have a quite dinner."

"Thanks Katniss, you guys are great."

"Hey, we are family now." Delly offers her

"I'm glad for that. Johanna, she has been over to my place, we've become somewhat of friends. She's a little rough, but she's also helpful."

"See you are not alone, Annie." Finnick pipes in

"Dad, John, Peeta since Annie has told the ladies, it's only right I tell you. We are expecting our 2nd child."

Everyone was hugging and congratulating them both. Delly and John both looked slightly jealous. Peeta had a look of longing on his face. When you live in a place, where so much is put on having a healthy baby, you start to think you need that to be normal. Katniss realized she would be making the same announcement with in a year.

John showed up right on time the next afternoon. Peeta and Katniss went to the general store first, they sold just about everything. Katniss was able to get her underwear, bras, socks, leggings, jeans, and tops there. She was ready to go to the pharmacy for her special stuff and head home. Peeta had other ideas. He took her to the dress shop and begged her to just get one. They left with three. He also asked them to throw in a sleeping gown while she was changing. He took her into the shoe shop and ordered her a new pair of boots and a pair of flats, the first pair of flats she has ever owned. They ended their trip at the pharmacy and got what she originally asked for. Her mother looked happy that she needed them, probably thought she had used the condoms. She wasn't going to tell her mom she had no use for them, yet. By the time they had sex she would probably not use them, she would probably need to be on her way to pregnancy by then.

When they got back to the bakery, Bran told them they had a delivery and it was in their room. Peeta thought that maybe the shoe shop had found a pair of boots or flats in her size and delivered them. They headed upstairs with their bags. When they entered their room they didn't find shoes, but instead they found a vase of white roses, on the bedside table. Katniss looked to Peeta, who shook his head. Katniss crossed the room and picked the card up and read it aloud.

"Congratulations on your new Match and your recent marriage. The birth rate in your district is lower than average. There will be a doctor for the capitol to examine all married women who have yet to conceive a child, or who have had a miscarriage in the last year and failed to conceive again. Our records indicate that you have not reported a conception. This appointment is for both husband and wife, your appointment is set for 30 days from today at 2pm. Please be on time and have your IDs ready."

- May you odds be favored
President Snow

Katniss felt like she was going to pass sick. Low birth rate? Seemed pretty normal to her. Were other couples using birth control or waiting? Was her mother handing out condoms to others in D12? Would the capitol be mad if they found her untouched? Would they be in trouble?

Katniss looked up at Peeta and he was white.

"I guess we need to um..." Katniss started

"Yeah, I guess we don't have much of a choice."

Katniss thought of his words "no choice." They have never had a choice, not really. Did he even really want her in this way? He hadn't tried to touch her.

"We still have most of our wedding wine and my mom she gave me some.. well they are um..."

"Katniss?" Peeta interrupts her

"Have you ever, you know?"

Katniss shook her head.

"Not even by yourself?"

Katniss knew she was red. She shook her head again.

"O.k., Well, O.k. I'll make dinner Saturday night, if that is a good night for you and um your you know, woman issue."

"Yeah, Saturday is fine."

"I'll cook then, and we can sleep in Sunday. Dad is staying at Finnick's on Saturday night, Finnick is working the night shift, Annie needs the help."

"Have you?" Katniss asked him

"Have I what?"

"You know."

"Oh, I... Yeah I have."

"Oh, with someone else or by yourself?"

"Well, both actually?"

"Right, ok." Katniss didn't know if she was glad one of them knew what they were doing on mad that he was going to know what to do and she wasn't. Or just sad that he had been that close to someone else.

"It was a while ago, one girl."

"I don't want to know any more." Katniss interrupted him

"OK" Peeta understood, if Katniss had said she had been with someone he would not have wanted to know about it.

"I still feel like I know so little about you Peeta, we haven't had much time to really talk, we are always either working or sleeping."

"You're right. How about we play a short version of 20 questions every night?" Peeta offered

"Short version?"

"Yeah, like maybe 5 questions each?"

"Ok, that would work. Can we start tonight?"

"We can start now. Want to help me make and early dinner, since we kind of skipped on lunch? Then we can play."

"Sounds like a plan, you go get started and I will put my things away."

Peeta left Katniss in their room, she sat down on the bed and tried to control her shaking. As much as she didn't like to admit it, she was scared. She was scared of having sex, she was scared of having a baby, she was scared of what may happen if she didn't do either when the Capitol wanted her to. She wanted to go talk to her mother and Haymitch, but she knew she couldn't now. It would have to wait, possibly until Sunday afternoon. Maybe she could find the time to go see her mother this Wednesday they closed an hour early that day. Haymitch may even be awake and half sober.

They started the questions and answers, it was an awkward start.

"What is your favorite food?"

"The lamb stew your dad made, with the plums. Before it was an orange my dad brought home one day. Oh and cheese buns, yes cheese buns for sure."

"Mine is Chicken with orange sauce. And hot chocolate comes in at a close second."

"If you could do anything, what would it be?" Was Katniss' question

"I don't know, I like baking, so I don't think I would change my job. I maybe would go to the beach, I've never been. Finnick said its wonderful."

"That sounds nice, I think I would like to live in the woods, maybe learn to hunt. My dad was helping me with archery before he died, I was pretty good at it."

"I remember, you made the team your first year."

"Yeah, I quit when my dad died though. It just reminded me of him and I didn't want to feel so sad."

"OK, next question. Who is your favorite person?"

"Prim, hands down. She is the best person I know. She is so giving and loving, accepting of everyone and everything."

"You answered that real fast, fair enough. I think mine aside from you" Peeta said with a smile. "Would be little Fin. He is so innocent in everything. Everything he does is so new and the joy he brings to his parents is like none I have ever seen. I don't think I gave my mother that much joy ever."

"Why do you say that?"

"Katniss, my mother was not a good person. She was mean and hateful. There were times we were all scared of her. She wanted a girl after Finnick was born, John and myself were just disappointments and a reminder that she never had a girl. Finnick joked when she died that having a grandson and not a granddaughter was what finally killed her."

"I'm sorry. I didn't know that. My parents were very loving, until my father pasted away. My mother was like a shell after that. I'm sure Prim and I would have died in the streets if it wasn't for Haymitch."

"Haymitch is a um.. well, he's something." Peeta didn't know how to explain him

"Yeah, he sure is. Ok my turn. question 4, Favorite memory?"

"Oh, wow ok. They day I first heard you sing is way up there, but I think I am going to go with the day my dad finally let me help him in the kitchen. I wanted to help for so long, but mom kept telling me I was too small. She was gone for the day and dad let me in the bakery kitchen. It was the best day."

"When did you hear me sing?"

"We were 5, Now answer your question."

Katniss looked at him and wanted to push for more of an answer, but stored it for later instead.

"I have this one memory, so my dad taught me how to gather, berries, nut, plants you know that kind of stuff. There is a Lake in the woods, where there are Katniss plants. My dad told me "If you can remember what you look like you will never starve. The roots aren't that bad. Anyway, we were at the Lake and I had my feet in like always and my dad decided that was the day I needed to learn to swim. We spent the rest of the day gathering Katniss plants and learning to swim."

"That sounds nice, maybe you could take me sometime and teach me to swim?"

"Sure, ok" Katniss answered although in her head she doubted she would ever take Peeta there.

"Last one your turn."

"Hmm... What is your favorite movie?"

Katniss sat and looked at Peeta and thought really hard about any movie she had seen in the last few years. Nothing came to mind.

"I haven't seen any movies recently. I.. don't know, I don't really watch TV or movies. There was never many chances for that."

"What did you do when you were sick?"

"There was not time for me to be sick. There was this one movie that Prim loves, watched it over and over. I can't remember the name of it. But, it has a Prince and I think that's all that matters with Prim."

"I can see that. She seems to be the fairy tale type."

"She is, very much so."

"So, do you have one?"

"Yeah, its um.. a different type of maybe fairy tale. Funny movie actually. It's called The Princess Bride."

"Sounds like a Fairy Tale."

"Yeah, I'm not sure it's not, but not sure it is either."

"That make no since Peeta."

"It's not suppose to."

"Well, maybe we will have to watch it together and then decide."

"As you wish."

Katniss looked at him, and raised a brow at is choice of words.

"It's um.. From the movie. You know what you'll understand after we watch it."

"OK, that sounds like a plan."

They sat in a comfortable silence for a while, when Katniss started to yawn.

"I'm going to wash up and head to bed. Its been a long day. Tomorrow I'll start."

"Goodnight Katniss"

"Goodnight Peeta."