Thank you so much for all the lovely reviews! I'm sorry I have been unable to update lately, I have been very busy. Here is a short little chapter for all of you. Tell me what you think!

Katniss' POV

I'm screaming for him to come back to me but it is useless. He is either already too far gone to hear my pleas or is simply ignoring them.

Gale chuckles a little, "What's wrong with him, Katniss? Upset that someone kissed his sister?"

No is all I can say.

"Then what is it?"

"I kissed Peeta the other night."

"When?"

"The day you first kissed me."

"Why did you kiss him..?"

The answer to this question scares me to actually admit it, "I think I like him."

"Then why did you kiss me, Katniss?"

"I…I don't know."

Gale isn't angry. He isn't mad.

"You know, I always did see the way you looked at him even before your parents got married."

I don't want to say anything back. I just want to go back in time just back to dinner when I thought to kiss Gale one more time.

The kiss did feel good but it didn't feel right. Kissing Peeta felt right.

"I need to get going Katniss. No matter how badly I don't want to watch the recap, I have to. For Jake. I guess this is goodbye Katniss."

This isn't one of mine and Gale's typical goodbyes. This one felt more long term, more permanent. I probably won't go hunting with him ever again or at least not for a while. That's fine with me, to be honest, as long as I get Peeta back. How will I ever explain to him what happened?

I fall to the ground helplessly. I just sit there as the tears I try so hard to hide start to rise up. I hate Peeta for doing this to me. I hate him for making me like him this much.

I need to get home to him but I can't as I see the giant television screen in the town come to life. The people begin to pour out of their houses and into the streets. The recap of today's events is about to begin. I must watch it as everyone else in Panem does.

The killings by Clove are brutal. The death of the boy from District 5 is horrible to watch. At least Mona, Rue, Jake, and Thresh are doing fine. I can't really see any of them killing someone but when the time comes, they will, just like everyone else would.

As soon as the recap is over I remember why I was in the square in the first place. Gale knows I love Peeta and not him but Peeta thinks the opposite. He probably never will forgive me for what I did. I just want to feel the safeness I feel when he has me wrapped up in his strong arms.

I start to trudge home, weary and tired. When I get there, the house is dark and empty. Everyone must be asleep.

Once I realize that I am completely alone I fall to the couch and begin to cry again. I try to hide it but I can't. I really hope someone doesn't hear me but of course nothing I wish for comes true anymore.

Reid comes over to me and takes a seat right next to me.

"What happened with you and Peeta?"

How could he possibly know I'm crying over him? Maybe Peeta and I are more obvious than we thought…

"How did you know?"

"I always thought you two had something by the way you two always looked at each other,"

Peeta and I really need to work on that. It seems like everyone notices it but us.

"But I knew there was definitely something going on when you grabbed his hand during the bloodbath. And when he walked into the living room earlier, he was trying especially hard to hide his emotions, so I knew something had to of happened with you "

He smiles at me once again, "I think he has always loved you, Katniss."

"Not anymore…"

"Come on Kat! What happened that could be so bad? You can tell your brother!"

"He saw me kissing Gale…"

The room reassumed its silence for a while before he spoke up, "Oh…why did you kiss him?"

"I don't know. I just needed to know what it was like to kiss him before I told Peeta how I really feel about him. Gale has always loved me and I needed to know if I loved him back the way he loves me."

"Well?"

"I think I love Peeta."

"You think you do?"

"I know I do."

"You need to tell him that. It will probably be a messed up relationship since you two are technically siblings but hey I'm glad the little squirt could find somebody to love him!"

I smile weakly and he tells me he's going back to bed.

As soon as he is gone I head up stairs. On the way I begin to have another emotional episode. I usually never cry. This boy makes me like this and I will always be defenseless against him.

I cry because I am afraid of what will happen between us. What if he doesn't understand why I kissed Gale? What if he hates me? I don't know what I would do without this boy.

I knock on his door still crying and slide to the ground with my back against it. I know he is awake. Why isn't he answering? He must think that I love Gale and not him.

I give up. I can't do this. I feel so weak. I have to get out of this house. Before I leave I whisper to the door, "Goodnight Peeta. I love you."

I exit the house and head for the place where I can escape from it all- the woods.