I know I said that the tour would start this chapter but I was half what through writing it when this chapter happened.
Hope you like it
Peeta
"She is hot for an old women Dad," Wynn laughed as we walked to the car.
"No no no no," I wanted to put my hands over my ears and stop talking about this.
"That is inappropriate Wynn," My father shooting him a look.
"Can we stop talking about this she is my girlfriends mother," I knew that saying this to Wynn would just make him talk about it more.
"Just think about it Dad has been where Katniss came out of," Wynn laughed.
"Agh please," I continued reading thought the information that I had gotten. Trying desperately to ignore the conversation that was taking place.
"Katniss could have been your sister you could have been fucking your sister," Wynn laughed.
"Wynn stop," Dad warned.
"You are fucking her though?" Wynn asked.
"I'm not telling you that," I spat.
"He so is! You're going to be a grandfather in no time," Wynn laughed slapping Dad's back.
"Peeta do I need to talk to you about using protection?" he said.
"No you don't," I said quickly.
"I would like you to have that conversation," Wynn said smiling.
"Shut up Wynn," we both said at the same time.
"Peeta," Dad said after a long silence.
"Yeah," Oh Gods I can't take another one of those conversations.
"We are going to have to tell your mother tonight," he said.
"I was just thinking that we just tell her I am in my room," I joked.
"That could work," Wynn laughed.
"I think she will notice that she hasn't you in months," Dad said seriously.
"Yeah I think if we plan it right we could pull it off," Wynn said.
"We are telling her," Dad chuckled.
"I think that's a bad idea," Wynn said and for what I think was the first time in my life I agree with him.
"Amy, Peeta and I would like to talk to you," Mum was sitting in the living room flicking through a magazine. We shouldn't have interrupted her.
"About what?" she shot me a look.
"Peeta," my father looked at me gesturing to my mother.
"I was doing something that I want to get back to," she went back to flipping through her magazine.
"I…I have been chosen to do this thing at school," I stuttered.
She just sighed and looked at my father.
"It's a sort of school camp," he explained. "Students will travel from district to district learning about them."
"How much is it going to cost?" she spat looking at me.
"The capital covers it all," I said.
"You really want to do this don't you?" she said getting up and walking up to me.
"Yeah I do," I said.
"Is your little friend going?" I assume she meant Katniss.
"If you mean Katniss yes she is," I said.
"Don't be a smart ass Peeta," she spat.
"Sorry," I said looking at the ground.
"How long will you be gone?" she smiled.
"It goes for a couple of months," after I said a tiny smile flashed on her face.
"He can't go," she said sitting back down and going back to reading.
"I told you she was never going to let me go," I snapped at Dad.
"Peeta stop, Amy this really wasn't us asking your permission more us informing you that Peeta will be doing this," I wanted to cheer.
"No he isn't there will be no one to open the shop," she said looking directly at me.
"Our other sons will just have to step up and take over," Dad said.
"So that Peeta and his girlfriend can frolicking around the Districts, no."
"Amy he is going," Dad smiled. Why was he smiling she was going to rip his head off.
"We are going force our son to get up at three in the morning to bake bread because he wants to go on a month long field trip?" she yelled.
"Peeta is our son and he does it everyday," he yelled back.
"Where the hell are you going?" me mother yelled as I tried to make a break for the door.
"I was going to leave and let you two fight it out." Stand up to her Peeta I said to myself.
"Your being a smart ass again Peeta," she said raising her hand going to hit me but I caught her before it came into contact with me face.
"How dare you touch me," she said hitting me with her other hand.
"Amy," Dad grabbed her around the waist and pulled her away from me. "You do not touch my son," he said throwing her onto the couch.
"If he is going to be such a fucking smart ass I can…"
"And that gives you the right to hit him," he yelled at him. "Him defending himself and putting up with years of abuse from you gives you the right to hit him."
"I am his mother," she snarled.
"No your not," I said under my breath.
"What did you say?" she got up.
"Leave Peeta go and stay the night with Katniss," Dad said restraining my mother.
"No what did you say boy?" she screamed.
"Your not my mother you never were," I spat as she tried to lunge at me again.
"Peeta go now," Dad said.
"Never come back you ungrateful bastard," she screamed as I turned and ran up stairs to my room.
"Get the hell off me," I heard my mother scream as I shoved as much as I could into my backpack.
I heard a scuffle and my Dad cry out in pain two seconds later my door flew open and my mother threw herself at me. Slapping me across the face her wedding ring cause a cut to open up across my cheek.
"Say something now Peeta come on," she screamed.
"I just want to leave," I said pushing past her and heading for the stairs.
"You want to leave really," she said catching up with me pushing me in the back causing me to fall the rest of the way.
"Mum what are you doing?" Wynn came running down the stairs just as I picked myself up.
"Your brother thinks he can just leave," she said slapping and hitting me again. Then Wynn did something he had never done.
"Stop it mum," he said grabbing her arm and pulling her off me.
"What do you think your doing?" she said pushing him away from her.
"You should go Peeta," he looked at me.
"He is not going anywhere," she grabbed a handful of my hair.
"Amy let him go," my Dad staggered out of the living room.
"Let him go mum," Wynn forced her to let go of me.
"Go Pee," he said smiling at me. I hesitated for just a second; why the hell was he being nice to me.
"Go now," he snapped.
"Bye Wynn," I knew that there was no way that I was ever going to be allowed back in this house again.
"See you around Peeta," he said and I swear that he was beginning to cry.
"Peeta what are you doing here its 11:30?" Mrs. Everdeen said after she opened the door.
"Is Katniss here?" I asked.
"I was just going to pick her up from work," she said putting on her jacket.
"I had a fight with my mother and she kicked me out. I was wondering if I could stay here tonight? I mean if you didn't want me to I could find somewhere else," maybe Bran his parents are still away.
"Don't be silly Peeta of course you can stay," she said moving my hair out of the way to see the cut on my forehead.
"Did your mother this?" she said touching my cheek.
"For some reason she didn't want me to leave," I laughed but by the look on her face she didn't get how much of a joke that was.
"Come on in I will fix that up," she said stepping aside.
"Weren't u going to pick up Katniss?" I asked.
"She can wait," from the tone in her voice I knew that I shouldn't fight her on this.
"Here sit down," she said pulling out a chair for me at the kitchen table.
"How did this happen?" she asked when she dabbed something on my cut.
"My mothers wedding ring," I said wincing at the pain.
"And this one?" she moved my hair out of the way and dabbed the stuff on the cut I got falling down the stairs.
"I fell down the stairs."
"Your mother had nothing to do with this one?" she asked.
"I just fell," I lied but I didn't know why.
"It's very noble of u lying to protect her," she said putting a bandaid on my cheek.
"She pushed me," I said unable to look at her.
"Where was your father when all this was happening?" she looked like she really didn't want to know the answer.
"She hit him," well at least I think she did without talking to Dad I had no idea what went on when I left.
"Is he okay?" she said jumping out of her seat
"Yeah I think she just winded him for a second," I think, was it bad that I didn't know or try and find out if my father was okay.
"Okay your all-good. Why don't head up and jump into Katniss bed and I will go and get her and we can all talk in the morning," she said smiling.
"Can I come with u to get her?" I really wanted to talk to her.
"I think you have had a long night," she said. "You go up to bed and you can see her in the morning."
"Okay,"
"Good boy," she said getting up and heading for the door
"Goodnight Mrs. Everdeen."
"Goodnight Peeta."
I dragged myself up stairs and I literally had to drag myself I didn't realise how much my body ached until I tried to climb the stairs. As I peeled off my clothes I could see bruises forming all over my body, up my left side from mid thigh all the way to my ribs was turning purple.
I was determined to stay away until Katniss came home I wanted to fall asleep with her in my arms again; but as soon as my head hit the pillow I was asleep.
"Peeta."
"Peeta."
"Hey," I opened my eye to find Katniss sitting over me.
"What happened?" she said touching my face.
"Its nothing Kat," I reached up and touched her.
"Don't lie to me," she said with tear in her eyes.
"Why are you crying?" I asked.
"Oh God," she gently ran her finger down my side along my bruise.
"Ah ah I'm fine really," I said sitting up.
"Tell me what happened," she straddled my waist and rested her forehead against mine.
"I told my mum about the tour and she went crazy," I said rubbing her back. I had never seen Katniss like this before she had tears running down her face.
"Don't cry please," I brushed the tears off her face.
"I want fuck her up for hurting you," she snapped. All I could do was laugh.
"I would love to see that," I took her face in my hands and kissed her.
"I don't like that you're hurting," she pouted.
"Its not that bad, I have had much worse," at least I didn't break any bones.
"Your not going back there," she said running her fingers along the bandaid on my cheek.
"Its my home Katniss if I don't go back I'm going to live in my car," I laughed.
"Your home is here with me," she said kissing me.
"I think your mum is going to have something to say about that," I played with her hair.
"I don't care we will move somewhere," she wasn't really thinking.
"What about Prim?" I knew that when she thought about it that she was going to find some pretty big holes in her plan.
"I..I..your not going back there," she said sternly. "You staying here with me where no one can hurt you."
"Okay sweetie," I pushed a stray piece of hair behind her ear.
"Does it hurt?" she hovered her hand over the bruise on my side.
"Its nothing I can't handle," I said wiping more tears off her face. "Stop crying please."
"Sorry just when mum said you were hurt I couldn't help but think the worst," she said smiling weakly.
"Its gonna take a lot more than being pushed down the stairs for you to get rid of me," I laughed but she wasn't smiling anymore.
"She pushed you down the stairs!" Katniss screamed jumping off the bed pacing back and forth.
"Come here," I demanded opening my arms.
"I have never felt like this about anyone," she curled up on my lap.
"I know how you feel," I said playing with her hair. I wanted to tell her that I loved her, that I have loved her since the first time I laid eyes on her. But she wasn't ready for all that and I was willing to wait.
"What are we going to do?" she sighed.
"We are going to stick with whatever happens tomorrow because we leave in two weeks," I said staring to tickle her.
"I'm not ticklish Peeta," she said wiggling around.
"Katniss," Mrs. Everdeen knocked on the door as I continued to tickle her.
"Yeah mum," Katniss said trying to make me stop.
"Say goodnight." her mum said coming into the room.
"Can't I just stay here," Katniss said pouting.
"Sorry," she shook her head. "Come on in with Prim."
"Okay," Katniss sighed getting off the bed.
"Goodnight Peeta," Mrs. Everdeen said watching Katniss walk across the room and opened her draws.
"Night Mrs. Everdeen," I said sitting awkwardly on the bed.
"Mum give us two minutes," Katniss said when she turned around and her mother was still standing in the doorway.
"Two minutes," she warned.
"Two minutes," Katniss repeated as her mum turned and left the room.
"What can we do in two minutes," Katniss said jumping onto the bed.
"I can do a lot in two minutes," I said winking.
"I bet you can," she said straddling my waist then leaning down and kissing me.
"Come on Katniss," after what seems like seconds there was a knock at the door.
"I'm coming," she sighed.
"You going to work?" she asked getting off the bed.
"Yeah," I started in three hours. I wasn't going to get any sleep tonight.
"I was going to say I will come in when she is asleep but I won't," she said kissing me.
"I don't need to sleep," I said kissing her.
"Okay when she is asleep," she said smiling.
"See you then."
Beep Beep Beep
"What the hell is that?" Katniss said snuggling closer to me.
"It's just my alarm, go back to sleep," I said fumbling around trying to find it.
"Make it stop," she rolled over putting her pillow over her ears.
"I'm trying," I finally found my phone wedged between the bed and bedside table.
Sliding out of bed I fumbled around the room trying to find my bag. Finally locating it I stripped down to my underwear then quickly putting my jeans and shirt on.
"Do you have to go?" Katniss said sitting up.
"Go back to sleep," I commanded.
"Come back to bed," she said sleepily.
"I have to go," I crossed the room and kissed her.
"Come back to bed," she said wrapping her arms around my neck and refusing to let go.
"I have to go," I laughed. "You go back to sleep and I will be here when you wake up."
"Okay," she said lying back down.
"Good girl," I pulled the blanket up and kissed her cheek.
Grabbing my boots I slowly opened the door pausing when it creaked. There was no way I was going to be able to get out of this house silently like I did when I was at home. Two of the stairs creaked and the floorboard at the bottom of the stairs was loose and made an awful sound when I accidently stood on it. Finally making it out of the house without waking everyone up.
When I got to the bakery the door was already unlocked which meant my father should already be inside.
"Dad?" I questioned when I got inside.
"Peeta," he said from the back room. He was elbow deep in dough.
"Hey," I said washing my hands.
"Didn't think you would come," he laughed.
"Of course I would," I collected the bread tins.
"Where did you go?" he said halving the dough he was working on and pushing it over to me.
"I stayed with Katniss," I began to kneed the dough.
"What did her mum say?" he said beginning to divide the dough into the tins. Giving him back what I had been working on I crossed the kitchen and collected the cupcake batter that Arlo made before he left yesterday.
"She said we would talk about it today," I stared filling the cupcake trays.
"I should come and talk to her. Thank her for letting you stay," he said casually.
"If you want," I laughed.
"How is mum?" neither of us spoke until the cupcakes were in the oven and I had moved into the cookies.
"You know your mother," he said shaking his head.
"Yeah," unfortunately I do.
"Peeta your mother just got really angry," Dad said.
"Yeah I noticed that when she threw me down the stairs," I snapped throwing the trays of cookies in the oven.
"I'm proud of you Peeta," he said. "Last night could have gone a different way and because you were level headed and respectful it didn't."
"Yeah thanks dad," I wanted to be a smartass and say something about none of that helping me in my current situation but I realized that he has to put up with my mother as well.
"I'm not going to be able to come home am I," I already knew the answer but I just had to ask.
"I don't think it is a good idea at the moment," he said.
"So I'm homeless," I guess I'm going to have to deal with that.
"Peeta you know that I am not going to let that happen," he said.
"I just don't know what to do," I admitted.
"I say that we find you a place to stay for these two weeks and then you go away and have the time of your life. Then when you get back we will think of something," he said pulling me into a hug.
"Yeah she would have forgotten about it by then," I joked.
"Now that you boys are old enough maybe your mother and I need to talk about where we are going," Dad sighed.
"Where you are going?" I asked.
"Well there is no need for us to be together now that you boys are grown up. Wynn and Arlo are studying and moving on and I sense that once you graduate you and Katniss would want to get as far away from here as possible."
"So you just stayed with mum because of us?" I already knew the answer.
"My boys needed a mother," he said as he rolled and shaped the dough.
"I didn't," I admitted.
"You might not think so Peeta but you did. You wouldn't be the person you are today if it wasn't for her. She taught you that no matter what life threw at you that you get back up and you move on because it can never stop you from being who you are."
"I could live without knowing that," I laughed.
"Well you needed your brothers and your mother wasn't letting them go," he pointed out.
"I'm sure I would have lived," I laughed. "Speaking of brothers is Wynn sick?"
"Why do you ask?" he said putting trays of rolls in the oven.
"He helped me last night," I laughed. "He has never done that."
"I think he is fighting with Arlo or maybe he is just being a big brother," Dad laughed.
"Yeah I don't think that's it," I laughed.
"What the hell are you two laughing at?" Wynn said entering the room.
"Nothing," Dad said winking.
"Whatever get the hell out of here Bro," he said slapping my back. He seriously must be dying or something because he has never admitted that I was his brother.
"Right," I looked at him and laughed.
"What the hell are you laughing at?" Wynn moaned.
"Are you sick?" I asked.
"No do I look sick?" he said rubbing his hands through his blonde hair.
"You look fine Wynn don't listen to him," Dad laughed.
"Now Peeta you're going to be late for school," Wynn said mimicking our mother's voice.
"You have a girlfriend?" I knew I would figure out why he was being so nice eventually. In tenth grade he dated Carol Bennett for six months and he was the nicest he had ever been to me.
"No I don't," he laughed.
"Who is it?"
"I don't have a girlfriend," he said trying to look busy.
"It must be someone with a soul or you wouldn't be trying to ask all nice. Who is it?" I laughed.
"It's r..," he mumbled.
"Who?"
"Its Rose," he yelled.
"What my Rose? You're dating my Rose?" I couldn't believe it I thought Rose had better taste.
"She is my Rose if we are getting pedantic," he said.
"No she is my Rose and how long has this been happening?" Rose and I had been friends since second grade.
"A couple of months," he said.
"Well its good to know that she has got you wrapped around her little finger," I laughed.
"I am not I just think that you're my brother and I should be nicer to you," he was so whipped.
"And you came up with this all by yourself," I laughed.
"She said I needed to be nicer to you," he sighed.
"Nice to know that your being nice to me because you want to," I said grabbing some cookies for Prim and grabbing my bag.
"Would you ask Ava if it is okay that I come over tonight and thank her for letting you stay last night," Dad said.
"Yeah thank her with your penis," Wynn laughed.
"Wynn inappropriate," Dad snapped.
KATNISS
"Oh is my boy tired," I laughed as Peeta yawned.
"Someone kept me up all night," I joked.
"Oh you didn't seem to be complaining last night," I said pressing my body up against his running my hands down his chest.
Running my finger along his belt and sliding my hand into his pocket.
"I think I should drive," I laughed lightly kissing his lips and removing the keys from his pockey.
"God don't tease me," he said smiling.
"I'm not teasing. I'm giving a preview," I laughed getting into the car.
"Most people would see that as teasing," he said jumping into the car.
"Lucky we are not most people," we were amazing.
"Yeah we are a little weird," Peeta started to laugh but it turned into a yawn.
"But that what makes us amazing," I poked out my tongue.
"And our parents are going to be making lovey eyes at each other tonight," he laughed.
"No they won't because I will gouge out there eyes," my mother and Peeta's father couldn't do anything.
"Come on," he laughed. "Don't you wanna be my sister?"
"No thank you because I have seen you naked and I have thoughts that a sister shouldn't have about her brother," I said rubbing my hand up and down his thigh.
"Not now honey I am so tired," he said laughing.
"Come on you do this every night," I laughed.
"Maybe tomorrow," he laughed.
"That's what you said yesterday," I pouted.
"Hey I rocked your world last night," he said getting defensive.
"Oh you keep thinking that baby," I laughed playing with his hair.
"Shut up," he said crossing his arms.
"What do you think your father would like for dinner?" I said parking the car.
"I will cook," Peeta said yawning getting out of the car.
"No you won't sleepy I will make something," I said opening the door and was attacked by Prim.
"Peeta Peeta," well he was attacked Prim threw her arms around him.
"I hear your going to live with us," she said as Peeta lifted her off the ground.
"I think we need to talk about it still," he yawned.
"I always wanted an older brother," she said when Peeta put her back on the ground.
"I always wanted a little sister," he laughed.
"You two make me sick," I pretended to throw up.
"Don't listen to her Prim she is just jealous," Peeta said shaking her head.
"She wishes she has the connection we have," Prim laughed.
"Oh we have a different connection," I said smiling.
"Ahhhh gross," Prim covered her ears and ran off.
"Your evil," Peeta laughed.
"I know I'm amazing," I was kind of proud of myself.
"I'm going to lie down," Peeta said disappearing into the lounge room.
"Hey mum," I said entering the kitchen.
"Don't touch anything," she snapped as I tried to take something out of the bowl.
"Sorry! What are you doing?" I laughed as she ran around the kitchen.
"I'm cooking dinner," she stopped and looked at me before going back to frantically running around.
"You never put this much effort into dinner," I said. "This is because Peeta's father is coming."
"No I have just wanted to try this recipe for a while," she said shaking her head.
"Liar," I laughed.
"Out!" she snapped.
"My mum so wants to sleep with your dad," I said walking into the lounge.
"Well that's good," Peeta said from where he was lying on the couch.
"Were you even listening to me?" I laughed.
"Yeah that sounds good lets do that," he said rolling over.
"Are you asleep?" I said sitting on the floor next to the couch and playing with his hair.
"I am trying," he said opening his eyes.
"Sorry I thought you were talking in your sleep," I said kissing him.
"Come here," he said opening his arms and I climbed into them resting my head on his chest.
"Peeta I…" I started to say.
"Shhhhh," Peeta said covering my mouth with his hand.
"I will let you sleep," I laughed getting off the couch.
"Thanks," he muttered and within a second he was snoring away.
"I didn't know someone could make that much noise in their sleep," I had been trying to do my homework on the desk that sat in the lounge when Prim walked in.
"I swear he has never made that noise before," he was starting to distract me. He would stop breathing for a few seconds then start up again.
"Do you girls hear that noise?" Mum said coming into the room.
"Wow," she joined up staring at Peeta.
"He sounds like two dogs fighting," Prim said.
"Your father use to snore like that," Mum said smiling.
"Maybe we should stop staring at him," I said but I couldn't take my eyes.
"We haven't had a man in this house for five years," Mum said.
"Maybe he can fix the stairs," Prim said.
"He is a baker not a handy man," I pointed out.
"But he is a boy he knows how to fix things," Prim said.
"If I fix the stairs will you three stop staring at me?" Peeta said without opening his eyes.
"Dinner," mum said quickly rushing out of the room.
"Can you really fix the stairs," Prim said excitedly.
"If you let me sleep," Peeta said.
"Told you he was a boy and that he could fix it," Prim said sticking out her tongue.
"I can still hear you talking Prim," Peeta said smiling.
"Sorry Peeta," she whispered.
"Do you really going back to sleep?" I asked.
"Apparently women don't know how to be quiet," he said sitting up yawning.
"I'm sorry," I said climbing onto his lap.
"I guess waking up to you isn't so bad," he said kissing me.
"Can you really fix the stairs?" I laughed.
"Shhh," he said shaking his head pressing his finger to my lips.
"Katniss will you get the door," Mum said after there was a knock at the door.
"That must be my dad," Peeta said getting up.
"Wait," I said grabbing his arm. "One last kiss before we officially become brother and sister."
"Hottest sister in the world," Peeta laughed.
"Hello," Prim had gotten to the door before us.
"Hello," someone said.
"I'm Primrose," she said sticking out her hand.
"Nice to meet you I'm Wynn," they said.
"Wynn," I said looking at Peeta.
"Your Peeta's father," she asked.
"I'm his brother," Wynn laughed.
"Come in then," Prim said standing aside.
"Wynn what the hell are you doing here?" Peeta said moving forward.
"Come to see you little bro," he said punching Peeta in the arm.
"Katpee," he said winking at me.
"Wynn," I said laughing.
"Bought you some stuff," he said dropping a giant bag at Peeta's feet.
"How old are you?" Prim asked Wynn.
"How old are you?" he said looking down at Rue.
"12," she said looking him up and down.
"19," Wynn said.
"Where is dad?" Peeta asked.
"He left right after me he should be here right about…." Wynn said listening. "Right about now!"
"Are we going to stand here all day and wait for the knock," as soon as the word knock came out of her mouth there was a knock at the door.
"I think I win that one," Prim said looking at Wynn and poking out her tongue.
"Hey Dad," Peeta said opening the door.
"How are you?" Mr. Mellark came in holding another big bag.
"Is this all yours?" Prim said kicking the bag.
"This is all your clothes and stuff," Mr. Mellark said.
"Dad this is Primrose," Peeta said introducing them.
"Very nice to meet you Primrose," he said shaking her hand.
"Cole," Mum said coming out of the kitchen.
"Ava," he said smiling.
"What's going on there?" Wynn leaned in and whispered into my ear.
"My mum and your Dad use to date," I whispered back.
"Are you hungry?" Mum said.
"Yes very I bought you this," Mr. Mellark said giving a bottle to mum.
"Thank you so much," she said smiling.
"I made you stir fried noodles is it still your favorite?" she asked nervously.
"Of course it is. No one makes them like you," he smiled. "Oh this is my middle son Wynn."
"Come on I will open this for us," Mum said leading Mr. Mellark into the kitchen.
"Are they sleeping together?" Wynn said with his mouth open. As soon as the words came out of this mouth Peeta moved over to Prim and put his hands over her ears.
"They were, but they can't its just creepy."
"You're sleeping with her and they are sleeping together. Classic," he laughed.
"Shut up," Peeta and I said at the same time.
"Can I hear now?" Prim said looking around.
"Yeah sorry little duck," Peeta said taking his hand off her ears.
"You know you are all standing around here talking about how my Mum and your Dad can't get back together but you have left them alone together," Prim laughed.
"Damn it," Peeta said moving into the kitchen.
"Is dinner almost ready?" I asked following him.
"Yeah do you and Peeta want to set the table?" Mum said handing Mr. Mellark a glass.
"Thank you," he said.
"I want to thank you so much for letting Peeta stay here last night," he said.
"We were happy to have him," Mum smiled.
"So how tall are you?" Prim said as she and Wynn came into the room.
"Prim not an appropriate question to ask a guest," mum said.
"Sorry," she said poking her tongue out at Wynn.
"It would have been a whole lot better to have Peeta here if my daughter didn't sneak into the room when I was sleeping," Mum said putting a big plate of food on the table.
"Busted," Wynn laughed.
"It was only after Peeta went to work," I said hoping that she hadn't checked in on us during the night.
"Sure Katniss," she laughed filling up Mr. Mellark's plate and handing it back to him.
"It better have been," he said taking the plate and looking at Peeta.
"It was," Peeta said looking at me.
"So can Peeta stay?" Prim said with a mouthful of food.
"Primrose swallow before you speak," Mum said.
"Sorry mum," she said.
"There will have to be rules if Peeta is going to stay here," Mum said.
"Of course and he will follow every one of them," Mr. Mellark said.
"Katniss will have to follow these rules as well or Peeta will have to find somewhere else to say," Mum said looking at me.
"I will," I said looking at Peeta but saw Wynn making a funny face at Prim who was pulling the same face.
"What are your rules?" Peeta asked shaking his head.
"Nothing is to happen under this roof," mum said.
"There will be no sneaking around at night," Mr. Mellark looked at me.
"There is a curfew in this house you need to be home by 10 on a school night and 1 on the weekends unless you have work," mum said. "No drinking and no drugs in this house."
"I don't do drugs," Peeta said.
"But he drinks like a sailor," Wynn said laughing.
"Wynn no," I snapped.
"Peeta if you would like to have any friends over that is fine but I would like it if you ask me first," Mum said.
"And he has to fix the stairs," Prim said smiling.
"Does that seem fair to you?"
"Of course," Peeta said smiling.
"Where is he going to sleep?" I really wanted him sleeping next to me every night but I don't think that would be happening.
"There is a fold out couch in the study that can be your room," Mum said.
"Sounds good doesn't it Peeta," Mr. Mellark said smiling. "Now I will of course be giving Peeta money every week to put towards the household funds."
"Thank you Cole but that really won't be necessary," Mum said touching his arm.
"Oh no I insist," he said smiling looking down at her hand.
"What's wrong with the stairs?" Wynn asked Prim to break the awkward silence.
"The floor board at the bottom is lose and we keep falling through it," I said. Mum was still touching Mr. Mellark's arm and he was still looking down at her hand.
"You just need a new floor board I can get you one from work," Wynn said helping himself to more.
"You work in a bakery," I laughed.
"Two days a week Katpee the other five I build houses," he said laughing.
"Oh thank you then," I said Peeta was right him being nice was kind of creepy.
"Dinner was amazing Ava," Mr. Mellark said.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it," she said smiling from ear to ear.
"And thank you so much again for taking my boy in."
"I am more than happy to have him," she said rubbing up and down his arm.
"Say you need to go," Peeta whispered at Wynn.
"How is that going to stop this?" he pointed at our parent sitting on the other end of the table staring into each others eyes.
"He will go as well," Peeta snapped.
"That was amazing Mrs. E and I hate to eat and run but Dad and I have an early start tomorrow," Wynn said yawning.
"Right," Mr. Mellark broke eye contact with my mother. "Bread doesn't bake itself."
"Of course you should come over for dinner again," she smiled. "So you can see Peeta."
"I would love that," he said getting up.
"I will see you at work Dad," Peeta said standing up and guiding his dad to the door.
"Of course," he said hugging Peeta.
"Your welcome here anytime Wynn," Mum smiled as he pushed his dad out the door.
"Thanks Mrs. E. See you little one," he said poking his tongue out at Prim. "Katpee," he said nodding at Peeta and I.
"You father hasn't changed a bit Peeta," she said still smiling as soon as the door closed.
"I'm guessing he is a little older," Prim said with a confused look on her face.
"Why don't you two help Peeta take his stuff up to his room and I will clean up," she said moving into the kitchen.
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