Here it is. I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out. Hope you in enjoy the ending. For those that don't like the dirty smut - don't read. Don't forget to leave a comment on what you think.
Chapter 3 – New Response
After that, Plutarch talked for twice as long as Beetee and Gale combined. Everything leading up to the mission was to be televised to promote the technology use in the districts. Many still saw it as the Capitol's way of life and refused to use it. Even simple technology like radios was viewed with skepticism. One man thought it was the new government's way of keeping tabs on everyone. He stole a large supply of them and threw them in the ocean.
Another reason for the televised broadcast was to show the country how Peeta and I were doing. You would think that after killing the first President that people would hate me. Paylor and Effie did a great job at twisting the story and keeping me as a national hero. Not that it took much anyway. People still flock from all over to catch a glimpse of the girl on fire and her boy with the bread. I hope this broadcast will keep the sightseers away for a while.
Plutarch left shortly after with Fulvia, who never got off the phone. The rest of us moved to the den to catch up. I plopped down on the couch next to Peeta. Kai was still clinging to him. I think how much I don't need another pet around the house. Buttercup is enough. But I guess this child is kind of cute. He has Finnick's eyes. I reach over and steal his nose. Haymitch begins to look for the liquor while Annie sits in the armchair across from us. Johanna and Gale snuggle up close next to the fire. I see now how he was able to get over me so quickly. I have to remind myself to apologize for what happened in the woods.
Slowly the night dwindles down. Kai falls asleep, stretched across our laps. Johanna and Gale head back to Hazelle's dragging Haymitch's drunken body with them. We offer Annie a room. Apparently she thought Haymitch's place wasn't as trashy as it was.
"You don't mind watching Kai for a bit? I'm just going to go grab our luggage from Haymitch's." Annie stands from her sit.
"Not at all. Just don't step on any broken glass." Peeta smiles at me.
"How do you expect her to walk at all in that house if she can't step on glass?" I smile back at him. Annie rolls her eyes and walk into the hallway. We sit there watching Kai as he sleeps. I grab a blanket from behind us and lay it over him. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to have one of these. I should really stop referring to them as these.
An hour passes before returns. Her hair is covered in mud and several twigs stick out. I can just make out the tiny marks on her arms by the firelight.
"What happened? Are you alright?" Peeta gently lifts Kai's head up and slides out from under him before laying it down on the couch. He's so quiet when he does it. Where was that in the first arena? Annie comes closer when I realize that they are bit marks.
"Haymitch, the stupid ass, decided to gather up his geese so he could teach them a few lessons on surviving. Well, the geese thought it would be better to spend their time running down to the meadow. Haymitch tried to go after them but collapsed after a few steps. So, Johanna, Gale and I went after them. It started to rain." Annie smacks her arms in exhaustion against her soaking dress.
Kai wakes up. "Mama!" Annie starts to laugh oddly. I snatch up Kai and move towards her.
"Listen, you go up and take a nice warm bath. Peeta and I will put Kai in bed. Go," I say to calm Annie. She relaxes a little. "It's going to be okay." Annie starts to climb the stairs. Peeta grabs the luggage and we follow.
Annie quickly grabs some clothes and darts to the bathroom. Peeta takes Kai from my arms and lays him on the bed. He sits on the edge and brushes Kai's bronze-colored hair from his eyes. Kai starts to cry and ask for Annie. Peeta tries to quiet him to no avail. I sit down next to him and grab his hand. Before I know it I was singing Deep in the Meadow. The small boy settles down. By the time I finish he is fast asleep. Peeta and I make our way out.
As we head down the hall, I knock on the bathroom door to ask if Annie needs anything. She quickly pops her head out the door and shakes her head. "Is it all right if I stay in a little bit longer?"
"Go right ahead, Annie. Enjoy. The bed is all made up for you." I give her a slight smile. She tries to return it. I want to say something more but she disappears behind the door. Peeta grabs my arm and drags me to our room. He slams the door behind him. I hardly have time to turn before he pulls me to him and begins to kiss me. I give in at first but break away. The hurt on his face makes me give him another kiss.
"Before we do what I think we're going to do, I have to ask you something." Peeta slams his head against the door. I take a second to plan out my words. I really don't want this leading to a big fight. Or worse, an episode. "Why did you change your mind? When I first told you, you said no. Why the change?"
"At first I didn't like the idea at all. After you left, I thought about it for a while. I came to the conclusion. Nothing I do will ever change that. Soon after, everyone showed up. And there was Kai. A miniature little Finnick. I don't know what came over me. It was like nothing bad over the past five years happened. When I was holding him, I felt almost…complete. The only thing that was missing was you. Then you walked in and the world just didn't seem so bad. I felt like I would never have another episode again. Did you notice I hadn't had one at all today. Minus the one this morning. Usually I have 12 by noon. But not one since Kai arrived." Peeta looks so peaceful. I haven't seen him this happy since the day we spent on the roof of the training center before entering the Quarter Quell. I wrap my arms around his neck.
"I can't offer you that. You know I can't. I can't bring a child into this world. Not after everything we've seen," I tell him.
"Maybe you could. Annie has. And she's alone. She's lived through quite a bit more. We still have each other. We could make it work." Peeta's eyes plead. "I'm not asking for us to have one right now. I just want us to try."
"Why now? The last three years, this has never come up. Why are you thinking about having kids now?" I unwrap my arms and sit on the bed. He joins me.
"I'm tired. I'm tired of the episodes. I can't do it anymore. I'm tired of this distance between us. All that went way today. All of it. Why can't everyday be like that?" I know it's true. We were happy. Today had been one of the best we've had.
"Okay. When we return, we'll try. If it will help you, if it will help us, I want to try." I grab his hand and bring it to my lips. "I need you."
"So…" Peeta starts to kiss my neck. "Do we have to wait until we return?"
"Well, does this answer your question?" I ask as I slip my tongue into his mouth. I start to massage his tongue as his fingers find my belt. Peeta starts to undress my top slowly as my hands begin to explore his body. As my fingers trace his abs, he lets out a small giggle. "Have I found your spot?"
"Have I found yours?" He slips his hand down between my thighs. His fingers find their mark. They start a steady rhythm sliding in and out of me. I let out a slight moan. Peeta covers my mouth with his free hand. I push it away and slam his body onto the bed. My hands quickly undo his pants as he takes off his shirt. When I have his pants off, I start to unstrap his artificial leg. After that I start to kiss up his leg, stopping only to trace his harden cock with my lips. His lips let out a grunt. I continue up to his boxer's waistband. I grip it with my teeth and start to yank them down. Before I get them down all the way, he pulls me up to his face and kisses me. After a few minutes of kissing and grinding, Peeta flips me onto my back. Together, we tear my jeans and underwear off in record time. "At first you don't succeed…"
"Try, try again," I finish. His pulsing cock slides into. We start out slow. Peeta finds my spot quickly. He starts to pound it. I bite into his shoulder to prevent another loud moan from escaping. Peeta doesn't show any sign of slowing down. We go at this for twenty minutes that includes several orgasms on my part. I roll Peeta over and began to ride him. Peeta coarse hands run over my body. They meet my breast and massage them. I swoop down and place a kiss on his lips.
"Are you ready for this?" I nod my head and let Peeta take over the reins. He quickens his pace. With one final thrust he releases inside of me as I peak one more time. I collapse on top of him. For a moment I just lie on Peeta. I love feeling his chest rise and fall. He starts to run his fingers through my hair. I slowly begin to fade to sleep when I ask him our most important question. The same thing I ask him every night.
"Stay with me?"
"Always."