Katniss is getting on my nerves. She's cutting my time with Madge short by being there whenever I try to go see her. It's driving me crazy. The only time I can see Madge now is when Katniss is either in the hospital or at the crack of dawn. I hate having to wake her up, but I don't think she minds.

I'm attempting to go to see her today, and I'm telling someone to distract Katniss for a while. I decide on Thom. Madge and Thom became really good friends, actually, and I figured that he could annoy Katniss the most. Luckily, he manages that in about five minutes with anyone.

I make my way down to her hospital room. She's gotten considerably better in the last few weeks, the poison draining from her system. She has more pink to her cheeks, more sparkle to her eyes. I'm glad too, because honestly, I don't think I can handle another scare with her.

When I enter her room, she's thankfully awake and smiles at me. "Where have you been?" She smirks and I move to the chair next to the bed.

"Busy. Katniss keeps getting in the way." I grumble and press a kiss to her head. Currently, I'm skipping Reflection time, but my family doesn't mind. I don't think, at least.

She laughs and motions for me to climb on the bed with her and I do, wrapping my arms around her shoulders. She caves and snuggles closer to me. "Why don't we just tell her, Gale?"

I sigh. "She'll probably slap me for keeping it from her for so long."

"I guess I'll be slapped too, then."

"Nah. She likes you. Lately she hasn't been too happy with me." She grins and sighs.

"I've missed laying with you." She says and I chuckle.

"You and me both." I pause. "When you're released from the hospital you should come over. My family wants to see you."

"I'll come." She quietly says and then looks at me. "Where will I live? My family's dead and I'm underage."

"They have you down as eighteen in your folder, and that's the legal age here."

"Oh, so you've been through my folder too?" She teases and I poke her side and she giggles.

"Not exactly. Just a little bit. Anyways, since you're down as eighteen you should have your own compartment."

"I don't wanna live alone."

I stare at her. "Do you honestly think I'm going to let you live alone? No. You can have the own compartment but that doesn't mean you actually have to live in it."

She grins at me and her tongue darts out to wet her lips. "You know I hate it when you do that Madge." I grin and she does that again. "God, I hate you." I murmur and press my lips to her and kiss her. Really kiss her, for the first time in weeks. Now she tastes like sugar. I run my tongue over her bottom lip and grin from the noise she emits. Her fingers are playing with her hair on the base of my neck and I tangle mine in her hair.

"I love you." She murmurs against my lips and I grin, pulling her closer to me as she tugs my head downward to her. I press gentle kisses along her jaw and neck and she lets out another noise and I grin again.

My arms wrap around her back and she shivers. Goosebumps flesh on her arms. This is what we do to each other. I give her goosebumps and she gives me the spine tingling shocks. I've missed kissing her. A lot.

"I love you, Madge. I really do." I mutter and she grins, slipping her tongue into my mouth and we explore each other again. Her hands run over my back and I tense slightly. I don't like people touching my back. Only her. She's the only one who can.

We're interrupted from our moment when the door crashes open and I see Katniss standing in the door, with a guilty looking Thom standing behind her.

Katniss' eyes flick between Madge and I for a moment before she motions me outside. I untangle myself from Madge and follow her out. As soon as the door is closed, Katniss whacks my upside the head.

"What's wrong with you?!" She shouts out and I groan, running my hands through my hair.

"It's a long story."

"I think I'm just going to go in there." Thom says loudly and goes into Madge's room.

"I would like to here it, you inconsiderate little bastard!" Her palm makes contact with my cheek.

"God, Katniss, calm down, will you?"

"No, I won't calm down! Not when I find you kissing one of my best friends!"

"Will you let me explain, Katniss?" She crosses her arms over her chest and glares at me. "During your first Games, we got together and I realized that I liked her a lot."

"Then where was she when I came home, hm?"

"I pushed her to the side, pretended like she didn't exist."

"Then why the hell did you kiss me?"

"I don't know, Katniss. When I did, it felt wrong. It wasn't her."

"And the two of thought it would be best to not tell me this?" I go to respond when she talks again. "Do you love her?"

Slowly, I nod. Katniss glares some more and then turns on her heel and walks away. She doesn't trust me. Nor Madge, most likely. I rub my face and my hand lingers over where she slapped me.

Yes, that went perfectly.

I open Madge's door to find her laughing about something Thom most likely said. Her eyes fly to my face, where Katniss slapped me.

"Slapped you, didn't she?"

"Yeah. She seemed pretty pissed."

"No, she seemed pretty pissed when I kept pressing different buttons in the elevator and wouldn't let her off of Level 1." Thom chortles and I can't help but laugh and the thought of Katniss' face. "Well I'm gonna go now. Have to help Bristol move out of the hospital."

"How's she doing?" Madge asks, linking her hand with mine. "They haven't let me out of this stupid room since I got here."

"Trust me, there isn't much to see." I grumble and she gives me a pointed look as if to say shut up.

"All healed up." Thom says proudly and then leaves, bidding his good-byes to us.

"When are you getting out of here?" I ask her and she smiles.

"A few days."

"Finally."

"Yeah. I'm excited to get out. It's boring here." She sighs and releases my hand. "Do you think she's really upset?"

"I don't know. I mean, we hid this from her for forever. She's probably never going to trust either of us again." I pull back my sleeve and look at my schedule on my forearm.

"Shit, I gotta go." I have Command in two minutes and I can't afford not being there. "I'll see you later." I tell her and kiss her forehead.

"Love you!" She calls as I walk out of the room and I can't help but smile.

Back home, after Command, which was very pleasant, Rory attacks me for news of Madge.

"She's getting out of the hospital in a few days."

"Oh, thank God." My mother sighs, lifting a sleeping Posy off of the ground and bringing her to her room.

"Where's she gonna go, Gale?" Vick asks and I shrug. I'll have to talk to my mom about Madge staying here before I make any promises. I hope she'll be fine with it, I mean, she stayed at our old house a lot and my mom was never worried about it. Or, at least she never told me if she was. Rory claims that she loved when Madge stayed over, even though she acted annoyed.

My mom comes back out, herding Rory and Vick off to bed before coming back.

"Ma?"

"Hm?"

"Could Madge stay with us after she gets out of the hospital?" My mom sighs and sits down on the couch.

"Gale, I don't know."

"Ma, I don't want her alone."

She fiddles with a string on her hem of her shirt. "She can as long as nothing happens."

"Ma, you know that we wouldn't-"

"I know you wouldn't. Just making sure you knew." I sigh in relief and start to walk toward my room.

"Thanks, Ma."

And for once, I actually sleep soundlessly.

A/N: OMG, I'm so sorry. It took me forever. I was completely out of inspiration for this story and had no clue what to do, but I thought of something. I hope people are still reading and aren't so angry with me for taking forever. Pop on by and leave a review!