"Umm Charley?"

"Um, wow, that was a big shock… I kind of feel faint…"

Suddenly I fall onto my back and Doctor Welks comes over "Alright Alex can you carry her to her bed please, its nothing to worry about she has just fainted because of her being awake for so long and a little bit of shock"

"Sure… Can I stay with her until she wakes up?"

"I suppose so!"

I am laid in bed and Alex stays by my side, sat in the chair next to my bed but I haven't woken.

After a day I wake up and find Alex asleep with his head on my bed and his hand still locked with mine, I sit up and Doctor Welks comes in.

"Nice to see you're awake again" He says quietly

"Yes very" I reply quieter

"So have you made up your mind because the Capitol has found out…? It is all over the paper. Someone was near the balcony and saw him get down on one knee so they took a photo!"

"Yes I have made up my mind… How is my health?"

"Well I have to say your body is remarkable, after a bit of sleep you are completely better so I will discharge you and I will leave"

"Oh my gosh, thank you, thank you, thank you. I will help you pack up!"

I help pack him up and say goodbye to him as Alexander wakes up,

"What are you doing out of bed"

"Nice to see you to and I have been discharged after my remarkable recovery!"

"Oh cool… do you remember anything before you collapsed?"

"A little bit why?"

"I wondered if you had an answer…"

"Well I never saw a ring!" I laugh

"Nice to see your humour again and here it is" He laughs back. He opens the box so I can't see the ring and says,

"Well?"

"Well what?"

He gets down on one knee,

"Will you be Mrs Charley Heroy?"

"Yes, I will" I answer and a sign of relief comes to Alex. He slips the ring on and I get to look at it for the first time, I just drop my jaw at it. It's a huge diamond on a silver band and every time I move my hand I see it shining and glistening in the light, I go over to the mirror to look at it and then I run back over to him from the mirror and knock him backwards. I land laid on top of him,

"You realise you just broke my back" He laughs

I get up and pull him up after me he then sits on my bed and I sit in front of him as he wraps his arms around me and holds me like he used to.

"I missed the way you held me when I was by myself" I pronounce

"I missed the way my arms fitted around your waist" He laughs, but really he is just trying to clear my mind of thoughts from the arena.

Alex lies down and tries to take me down with him but I stay sat up so he sits up,

"If there's a wedding the Capitol will want to know and organise the whole thing… But The Hunger Games is in two days!"

"Alright sweetheart calm down"

"Well what's happening?"

"We should do the District 12 wedding ceremony now between us"

"Okay" I say hesitantly "I did want my friends but I have you so I am okay"

We finish the ceremony with a kiss and then I go to sleep. Alex walks out the door but I stop him by turning around,

"You know what I miss?" I ask

"What?"

"The persistent Alex that never wanted to leave my side… the flirty, fun and loving Alex!"

"He is right here sweetheart"

"Why are you leaving then?"

"To get you a blanket because you were shivering"

"I see he is still here now" I laugh

He gets a blanket and we share it, curled up together.

Like on the beach I put my life aside and let Alex look after me, kissing me I turn to face him and rest my head on his bare chest. I feel his warmth so near that I feel like I, let alone my heart, will melt. He strokes my hair away from my eyes and takes my bow out of my hair; he starts to sing the same song that my mother sang to a little girl called Rue.

For the first night since the Mini Hunger Games Alex and I are really connecting and understanding our love, after all we should know that we are married but I don't know what will happen in the Hunger Games so I ignore my thoughts and concentrate on Alex.