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Tuxedo shopping with Gale was a welcomes reprieve from all the chaos of the wedding preparations. After dinner with the Mellarks, I don't think I could have handled any more negativity in my life.
When I come home, Peeta's in my house, teasing Prim. Prim's giggling, as she always does. She and Peeta get along well. They don't really seem to have any inhibitions with each other, which is the opposite of what I have with him.
When I walk into the kitchen, it smells like Peeta's kitchen, and Peeta walks in to pull the cheese rolls out of the oven.
"I heated them up, because Prim said you would be coming home soon," he tells me, sliding his arms around my waist.
He tries to kiss me, but he misses my lips and snags my cheek instead because I turn to grab a cheese roll.
He shakes his head at me. "So how did the shopping go? Did you find anything good?"
I pull out a tie from the bag I'm holding. It's a corny design, something of a joke, because it's got flames licking the bottom of the tie. "The boy on fire," I say, smiling. I think about how good it feels to smile. I know he's going to wear the tie now, even those it's incredibly cheesy, just because I rarely ever get him things, so he appreciates it when I do. I can already imagine Peeta, wearing the tie to family parties, television interviews, just to be cheeky.
"I'm going to wear this all the time," he vows, grinning.
I tap his nose with my finger. "I knew you'd like it." I reach into the bag and pull out Gale's tux.
"Why doesn't Gale hold on to his own tux?" Peeta wonders.
"Because I have yet to convince him to wear it. He bought a different one, but I liked this one better, so I bought it anyway. My plan it to somehow make him realize how much nicer this one is."
Truth is, this one was ten times more expensive. Gale couldn't afford it, even though I offered to buy it for him. Gale's been really adamant about not spending any of my Victor cash. He claims if the roles were reversed, I would have been the exact same way. I try to buy him nice things all the time - things I know will make him happy - but he refuses to accept them. I guess that part of the Seam will never leave us - the seriousness of being indebted to someone, even if that person doesn't really count it as a debt.
I know, I know. Long time, no update. However, when it come to FanFic, I can't force myself to update if I don't feel like it, otherwise what I write just turns out like crap. So hopefully you liked this chapter, and the next one will shortly follow! Please review! :)