Katniss POV
"Peeta? w-w-what are you doing here?" I stuttered.
"I wanted to say I was sorry." He replied.
He took a small step towards me and wrapped his arms around me at once, a surge of electricity surged through me, causing shivers up my spine.
"I'm so, so sorry Katniss, I'm so sorry." He whispered into my hair.
I wriggled out of his arms.
"What do you think you are doing?" I asked. Who does he think he is? He left me. I was crying for weeks!
"I know you're angry, Katniss I get it but you have to hear me out. Please Katniss?" He pleaded.
His sapphire blue eyes stared into mine, pleading, hoping for a second chance.
Something in the back of my mind was telling me that I shouldn't let Peeta back into my life again. But then again the other part was telling me I should take him back and just put this whole thing behind us. Take him back! You need him, you're soul mates! No, don't he left you-remember how depressed you were? The two voices were arguing, getting louder and louder by the second. But the question was, which side to agree with?
"I know I left you, and I'm sorry, ok? I know I shouldn't have done that, and it was the worst decision I have ever made in my life and I regret it. A lot. But I was angry at the time , you know, hearing from your girlfriend that she had dreams about someone else really makes you angry, you know? I overreacted because, well you and Gale have a special connection I will never understand. You were best friends Katniss." He said.
What he said was true, understandable. But what do I tell him about Gale? He seems depressed enough now, who am I to make it worse?
"I love you Katniss." He murmured, kissing my forehead. The kiss brought back memories of the kiss in the cave back in our first hunger games. At the time, it was for sponsors, but still, it felt real. Peeta was my partner, my ally. We relied on each other. Without the other half we could have died. We had a special connection too.
"I love you too Peeta." I breathed.
Next day
Gale POV
I felt so guilty going home to Maya. The guilt was eating me alive and after kissing Katniss the other day I didn't know if I could look at Maya the same way again. We finally finished organizing the wedding-it was set for the 10th may, which is only 2 weeks away from now but it was the day we first met, which is special to us, well used to be for me. It is going to be a simple ceremony with a traditional toasting afterwards with close friends. I know it makes me sound so selfish, letting her organize that wedding, knowing that maybe I didn't want to marry her as much as I wanted to before but maybe if I marry her, it will take my mind of Katniss, and to proof to myself that I didn't want to marry her. She's with Peeta anyway.
"Gale! Do you think I look better with this dress"-she showed a white, plain dress that went to her knees. "Or this one?"-she showed the exact same one but just with sequins across the collar.
"Second one." I answered, trying to make my voice sound higher and more enthusiastic.
"I'm so excited for our wedding," she whispered into my ear, putting her arms around my waist. she held the embrace for a few minutes before turning her heel and walking into the other room. I sighed, wondering when would be the right time to tell her the truth. She deserved it, after all. Just marry her Gale, what have you got to loose? Katniss has Peeta, I know he'scome back, everyone in town has been talking about it. He Couldn't bare to leave his precious girlfriend after all. What a loser.
We've sent the invitations already. We invited Katniss and Peeta, although Maya wasn't so keen on inviting them, especially Katniss. I wonder what Katniss would think, opening the invite, seeing that maybe I've moved on after all and I'm happy. Maybe she'll feel what I felt, seeing her hug Peeta, staring lovingly into his eyes. It made my angry, because I knew she had fallen in love with him.
Katniss POV
We spent the whole night, wrapped in each other's arms, as if it was the first proper day of our relationship after the war. We acted like a loved up couple the whole night.
"Morning beautiful," Peeta whispered, kissing my hair. "We've got a letter from someone."
I groaned, turning to face him, lifting one of my eyelids slowly- I was still quite tired.
"Who is it from?" I asked, hoarsely.
"Gale and Maya, it's a wedding invitation."
"A wedding invitation?" I was suddenly wide awake now. "Already? When is it?"
He pushed the invite towards me, letting me get a better view.
Dear Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, we are delighted to invite you to join Maya Davies and Gale Hawthorne on their wedding day.
Date: 10th May
I stopped reading then, I'd read enough. I felt a stab of pain in my chest. Gale's getting married, after the kiss? so it meant nothing to him? It meant something to me. How could he do this? I felt small tears welling up in my eyes.
A/N: So so sorry for not updating I really am! I know it's not very long but I promise I'll write a more longer one on the next chapter, which will be the day of Gale and Maya's wedding. I'm going to try to update every week, if I can so bare with me! As always, review review review! xoxo