Chapter 9 (Katniss POV)

I opened my eyes to see Peeta sleeping on the chair in what must have been an uncomfortable position. After a minute he started opening his eyes. He looked around until his eyes landed on me.

"Good morning." His voice was deep and heavy, from sleep and his dishevelled blonde hair was splayed about. In other words he looked hot.

I gave him a small smile and patted the space next to me on my bed. "Come stay with me."

He gave me a nervous look as if something would go wrong if he did. "I could hurt you."

I gave him a pleading look and finally he sighed. He climbed on and adjusted himself. I turned around and stared at him, taking everything in. I didn't have much time to really absorb what had happened to me. I had seen Peeta making out with a blonde bimbo then my stupid self chose to steal some of Haymitch's alcohol and walk to the dock and then being me, I fell of the dock, hitting my head and breaking my wrist in the process. Then Peeta saves my life and tells me he's falling in love with me.

He must have noticed the small smile that formed on my face because he grinned back. "The doctors said you could leave when Effie and Haymitch sign the release forms. But you're on bed rest for a few days." When I didn't say anything he frowned. "Are you okay? You've barely said anything since you woke up."

"I'm fine. I'm just getting a headache but I think I'll be fine."

"Are you sure? Do want me to call a nurse?"

I shook my head. "No, I just want to go home."

'Okay, I'll go tell Haymitch and Effie that you're awake then." He gave me a peck on the cheek and got up.

As he left it started feeling like someone was dropping bricks on my head. The room was starting to spin and I was feeling noxious. As Haymitch and Effie came into the room, I tried to do all I could not to vomit all over the hospital floor. Haymitch noticed my distress and quickly pulled a bucket I didn't notice from beside the bed and quickly handed it to me. I used my good hand and held onto it for dear life and upchucked all the alcohol I had had the night before.

"I don't know if this is a hangover, part of my concussion, or both."

"Probably both sweetheart." Haymitch said, and then he grumbled to himself. "Teach you a lesson not to steal from my liquor cabinet."

"Haymitch!" Effie exclaimed, "Manners."

She turned to me and grabbed my left hand and smiled. "How are you feeling, dear?"

"I feel fine." That was a lie. I felt awful; my head was pounding, the whole room was spinning and I was afraid that I would spill my guts any moment now. All I wanted was Peeta, a comfortable bed, coffee, and Eddie. I really wanted Eddie.

Effie shook her head. "Don't lie to me. I want to know how you feel."

"I want to go home." I told her pathetically.

Effie blinked. She was obviously shocked and I had to admit I was pretty shocked to. I glanced at Haymitch his sympathetic eyes met my weak and tired ones.

"Well," She said, "I could try calling your mother again and asking her if-"

I cut her off. "No I don't want to go back to Montana, I want to go to your hous. I want to go home."

Tears welled up in Effie's eyes and even Haymitch who I had only known for a few weeks got misty eyes. "I'll go get the doctor and tell her you're ready to leave then."

Silence engulfed the room when she left. I kept staring at the cast on my wrist until Haymitch finally spoke up. "You know you're like the daughter she never had." He said, "She's always wanted a girl and so when your mother told her she would be taking care of you for the summer she was ecstatic and scared. Then she called me up a few days later and told me about how you guys went to the mall and were already making friends it made me wish I could give her that, a baby girl, you know? I felt guilty but the sound of her voice when she talked about you, I was just thankful that you were there with her, cause she's been through so much. And I guess I just want to say that when you leave, and hopefully it's not anytime soon, you are welcome to come back anytime you want to visit."

I was on the verge of crying and just barely got out the words "thank you".

He patted my hand then sat back on his chair as if nothing had happened. I had a few seconds to recollect myself before Effie stormed in with a nurse on her tail.

The doctor asked me a few questions all of which I answered 'I'm fine' to. He wrote some stuff down on his clipboard then handed Effie two bottles of pills. "She should take this once a day to help with the headaches and this anytime her wrist starts to get uncomfortable but make sure she doesn't take too much in a day. She's been on it since she got here but after a week slowly start getting her off it."

Effie nodded determinately then the doctor started hooking me off machines then left with Haymitch so I could change. I slowly stood up and the dizziness hit me in full force. I stumbled and Effie helped to steady me. I was changed out of my hospital gown when I suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen Peeta since he went to get Effie and Haymitch.

"Where did Peeta go?"

"Oh, I told him to go home," Effie said, "his parents were probably really worried."

I nodded and we carefully made our way to the waiting room. I refused to let any of them help me walk to the car. I would be damned if I couldn't do a task as simple as walk to the car on my own.

It had been about a week since the accident and I got countless visits from Peeta, Prim, Rye and surprisingly, Finnick, Annie, Johanna, and Thresh.

At the moment I was sitting on Peeta's lap watching a sappy romance movie that Annie chose. Finn was watching in rapid attention with Annie, Johanna and Thresh were making out on the couch (from what I gathered they were simply friends with benefits.) and Peeta had been giving me weird looks throughout the whole movie.

I looked at him with questioning eyes and he was about to say something but was disrupted by Finnick's and Annie's collective aww's when the couple breathtakingly kissed in the pouring rain.

Johanna pulled away from Thresh, rolled her eyes, and then went back to attacking Thresh with her mouth.

Poor guy.

"If you guys are going to get any steamier take it upstairs. I don't want to be in the same room as you when your clothes start coming off." Peeta said.

He was saved by Johanna's bound to be rude retort when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it. It's probably Effie and Haymitch."

He gave me a quick peck and let me go. I was more than a little suspicious now. Peeta wouldn't normally let me get up to do anything even though I've been getting better. Every time he's here he's always jumping to help me with whatever I need just so I won't have to get up and do anything.

I opened the door and almost fell over in shock. Peeta came up behind me and said, "Surprise!"

Surprise didn't cover it. Because I was right now standing in front of me was and orange Spinone Italiano. My orange Spinone Italiano.

I looked at Effie and Haymitch standing behind Eddie, then back at Peeta. I didn't even notice that Annie, Finnick and even Thresh and Johanna had gathered around him.

I looked back at Eddie and he glanced at Effie as if asking for permission to go to me. She nodded and he barrelled towards me at full force, effectively nocking me down and licked my face. They were at my side in seconds, making sure I was okay and broken anything else but I ignored them and held Eddie like he was the last living thing on earth.

I scratched behind his ear just like I knew he liked it and looked at Effie and Haymitch. "How…?"

"Ask your boy over there." Haymitch said, pointing at Peeta.

I slowly got up and stood in front of him. "The day of your accident I called your mom but Gale picked up and he told me he would tell her. Then a few days after you got home she called and I begged for her to bring Eddie here."

Eddie seemed to be intrigued with my cast because he was walking around sniffing it. I stroked his head absentmindedly but looked at Peeta with tears glistening in my eyes. I didn't even acknowledge the people around us. The only people that mattered right now were Peeta and Eddie. "I-I don't know what to say." I said, "I can't thank you enough for this." I was on the verge of crying right now but I didn't care. I pulled Peeta into a tight embrace and cried on his shoulder.

I faintly heard the door shut and the shuffling of feet. I pulled away and Peeta just looked at me, smiling. He wiped the tears off my face and gave me a knee bending kiss. Eddie started pawing on my leg, vying for my attention. I gave a joyful laugh and wrapped my hands around his neck.

I glanced at Peeta then gave Eddie's collar a slight jerk. "Come on boy!" He eagerly followed me to the living room where everyone except from Effie and Haymitch were.

"This is Annie and Finnick and this is Johanna." He eyed them for a bit but then smiled and lumbered over to each of them and gave them a lick on the cheek. When he reached Johanna he just stood there, studying her. She gave him an awkward smile and it seemed to be all he needed because he climbed on her and attacked her with his slobbery tongue. We all looked at each other as Johanna was getting slobbered by Eddie.

We don't know who started it or why we even did it but soon we were all on the floor laughing our heads off and all I could think of was how, this was the perfect moment right here and I knew that I no matter what, it would be in my heart forever.

"I heard you played a part in Eddie coming here."

I was sitting on the beach overlooking the tall waves with Eddie lounged comfortably on my lap. It had been a couple days since his surprising arrival and I had yet to process the fact that he was actually here.

"Guilty." Gale said with laughter in his voice, "But I heard that you almost died a week ago."

I gave a frustrated huff. Effie must have called mom and she must have to Hazelle, Gale's mom, about it and Posy must have overheard them and let it slip out to Gale. "Your mom was freaking out. Effie told her everything that happened and she said that it was because of Peeta and that you don't need a boy to distract you from what you came here to do. She also said that if she finds out that you are seeing him all hell will break loose."

At this point my eyes were as wide as saucers and my mouth looked like when the cat's mouth in Tom and Jerry is so wide it hits the floor. "She can't say that!" I yelled.

Eddie looked at me as if to say 'quiet down will ya?'

"Well she did. But I won't worry about it; she said it in the heat of the moment and probably didn't mean anything by it."

"Since when doesn't my mom mean anything by what she says?" I scoffed.

"Sorry, that was a stupid thing to say."

I laughed, "I'll figure something out. I mean I still have about a month right?"

He was silent for an uncomfortably long time. "I do still have a month right?"

"Gale? I swear to God if you don't answer me-"

"You don't have a month Katniss. She's coming in two weeks."

I shook my head even though he couldn't see me. "No, no, no. Not two weeks, that's too short."

"I'm sorry Katniss. She was going to come get you in a couple days but I convinced her to give you two weeks."

I felt like screaming. Screaming 'till my lungs hurt. But that wasn't an option. I couldn't spend the time I had hear moping around. I was going to spend the two weeks I had here having fun and possibly find a way to stay here permanently.

If it was possible.

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