Hi again! Sorry for the delay. Found out that I'm pregnant and have been hugging the toilet a lot lately. ;D Hope you enjoy the story!
I do not own the hunger games
On Thursday evening Katniss was pacing through their apartment. Jo was sitting on the sofa and watching some TV and eating noodles. Apparently neither of them was a big fan of cooking. "Would you stop that already? Jo asked. She sounded annoyed. "Sorry" Katniss mumbled and sat down next to her. In just couple of weeks they had become almost friends. Johanna was really outgoing and had studied abroad so her English was really good. Not like most of the people Katniss had talked to. She had noteced, that if she ever talked to anybody over 40, she wouldn't get anything back. But she was glad that Johanna was there and even though she would spend a lot of time out of the apartment, they had connected. "So what's the problem?" Jo asked and raised an eyebrow. "I have a date tomorrow." Katniss said and still couldn't believe what she had done. On Wednesday she had seen Peeta at lunch and he had asked her about the date. She was going to tell him no, but when she looked at him, she saw the uncertainty and hurt in his eyes. He really wanted this. Could it really be that bad? So she had stuttered a yes and ran away. Today he had told her that he would come by her apartment at 6p.m. That's when the panic started. She had nothing to wear, she didn't even know where they were going! And to think that Peeta had been on like a thousand dates and he would be so bored with her and he would think of her as a conquest and oh God, why had she said yes.
Johanna had agreed to help her get ready, so on Friday at 5p.m they were in Katniss' room, going through her closet and Johanna kept rolling her eyes at everything Katniss suggested she'd wear. "Wait here." Jo said and sprinted to her room. She came back with a beautiful, green sweater and gave it to her. "Wear this with jeans, it's warm but sexy. And if you ruin it, you'll buy me a new one." she said grinning and Katniss blushed once again on the word sexy.
Just when Katniss was finnishing her make up ("you can't call mascara and lip gloss make up", Johanna had snorted) the door bell rang and Johanna went to open it. "Katniss, lover boy's here!" she hollered from the door and Katniss seriously thought of not coming out of her room. Not after that, but she knew Johanna would drag her out there nevertheless. So she took a deep breath and walked to Peeta. "Hi." she said breathlessly, as if she had run a mile to them. Peeta looked good. He was wearing a grey jacket and tight jeans and Katniss almost blushed at the thought of how his ass would look in those. Johanna showed her thumbs up and then dissapeared into the apartment. Peeta smiled shyly (Wait, why did he look shy? He was never shy!) and swallowed nervously before he said: "You look really nice." Katniss gave him a small smile and thanked him. "Sooo, where are we going?" she asked. "You'll see. Grab your jacket and let's get going, it's chilly out there." he said and when Katniss was ready, they left.
The date went well. Katniss had a good time bowling (she totally kicked his ass) and when they went to a burger place afterwards, she was glad she had said yes to this. It hadn't been that awkward. Peeta talked a lot and asked a couple of questions he didn't ask during the flight couple weeks back, and they laughed a lot. She even let him push a stray hair behind her ear. When it was time to go home, the wind was picking up and it was freezing. Peeta put his arm around her to keep her warm and they ran almost the whole way to their apartments. When they finally reached the apartment building, their faces and ears were red and hair wet, because it had started raining about 5 minutes earlier. They were still laughing a little and it took Katniss a while to realise that Peeta was still holding her and her face went red, yet again. She turned to look at Peeta, who was looking at her. His deep blue eyes were kind of hypnotic, and she stared at them and when they came a little closer, she smiled. Peeta was coming closer and closer, very slowly, as if she could get scared and run away if he made any sudden movements. Just when Katniss closed her eyes, thinking a thousend miles a minute (Would he like kissing her, what if he didn't like it, what if he would think that he would get something else today, what if, what if, what if.) someone slammed their door closed upstairs and started running down the stairs. Katniss jumped further from Peeta and pushed the button to the elevator. Some guy walked past them and then Katniss felt Peeta behind her. He was so close that if Katniss would turn around, they would be pretty much nose to nose. So she didn't turn. Not until she felt his hand on her shoulder, turning her to face him. She shyly looked at their feet first, untill she felt Peeta's finger under her chin and he lifted her face so they were looking at each other again. Katniss avoided his gaze but Peeta's warm arm wrapped around her waist and his beautiful, rich voice soothed her, when he asked: "Could I please kiss you?" He was giving her an out. She could say no, turn around and walk to her apartment. But she didn't want to do that. Being that close to Peeta was addictive. He felt so safe and strong and she didn't want him to let go. So she nodded.
Peeta's lips were soft, tender and wet, when they met hers. She could smell the cinnamon in him and his cologne, it was making her a little dizzy. The kiss started sweet and slow, his lips molding to hers, but when she felt his tongue sweep against her bottom lip, she lost it. She practically jumped him, crossing her legs around his waist, and he pushed them against the wall next to them. Her hands explored his hair (oh it was so soft) his shoulders (so wide and strong) and his chest and neither of them even realised the elevatordoor that pinged open next to them. She was breathing heavy through her nose, their tongues battleing and every once in a while he would kiss her neck and she would whimper. She could feel his erection pushing against her core and she unvoluntarily grinded against him. That seemed to snap Peeta out of his haze and he stopped the kiss and just looked at her. She could see how his pupils were so dialated that she barely could see the blue of his eyes and then she just sighed and leaned to hug him, still on his lap.
When she unwrapped her legs from around him, she could barely look at him. She didn't know what had made her act this way. He just had felt so good and and.. Right. She pushed the elevator button again and this time it opened straight away. She walked in and so did Peeta, adjusting himself in his pants. He winked at her and she smiled to him. They rode the elevator in quiet, but when they stopped in Peeta's floor, he turned to her, standing in the middle of the doorway so the door wouldn't close. "I really had a great time." he said smiling. "I would love to do that again. I mean all of it, eventhough I would have to say the last part of this date was definately the best." he winked again and Katniss blushed and wouldn't look at him. "Sooo, I should probably let you go to your own house, unless you want to come hang out with me for a while?" Katniss looked alarmed, Was he suggesting what she thought he was suggesting? "Um, no. I think I'll just go to sleep." she said and he smiled like she had said that she would want to come. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then." "Tomorrow?" Katniss didn't think they had had any plans for Saturday. "Yeah, we'll have to work on the project. I'll be around at noon, if that's okay?" Oh. "Okay." Katniss said and he leaned in and kissed her cheek softly, and she could feel the electric current going through her. "Good night." he murmured and then walked out the elevator. "Night." Katniss mumbled when the door was closed again and she was on her way to her own floor. That night she had so naughty dreams, that she woke up wet and frustrated. It was only 6a.m when she got up and took a long cold shower.