A/N - Sorry, didn't mean for it to be so long between chapters, but it's been busy at work with the holidays right around the corner and snowbirds coming back into town.

CPOV

When I awake, I'm surprised to find that I had even fallen asleep without having had made love to Katniss the before. She had insisted on just kissing and that's exactly what we did. Kissed and held and talked to each other about everything and nothing at the same time. Favorite types of music, the types of activities she did before she started hunting. Katniss was really close to her father, who is important for anyone, and having lost him so young, she was lost for a bit. Then she told me about the bread Peeta had given her and how his mother had hit him because he had burnt the bread. So, we had something else in common, her husband and I; having both been abused by those who should have protected us. I had known about the bread story, she told it during the war.

She heard my story over again patiently and wondered aloud what is so different between her and my Ana. I couldn't properly explain it to her, because while there are similarities, they couldn't be more different in how they conduct themselves. All I know is that I am ready to tell Katniss everything about me so quickly and don't feel at all ashamed or frightened by it. She seems so easy to trust and she's not one to gossip, even after her time spent with Capitol people.

My body is curled around hers and she fits perfectly into me. As I have one arm around her waist, I begin to make small circles around her stomach with my fingertips, gently waking her up as I nibble on the bit of her exposed ear. I take a swipe with my tongue and hear her moan, her bottom moving back into my groin. I let my hand wander up, cupping one breast and then the other, her body reacting exactly how I want it to. Her nipples are hard and then her hand goes behind her to find me and squeezes my morning erection. I'm as hard as a rock and I know she is excited by it as I hear her gasp when she begins to move her hand up and down behind her.

The sun isn't up yet, but there's that light that comes right before it, casting an odd glow over Katniss as she is facing the window. I run my hand back down her front, straight to her center, cupping her and feeling her hot wetness. I slip a finger in and her groan makes me ache to have another part of me inside of her. She turns her head to find my lips and I give her a kiss that has her panting for air when I pull away. Her whole body is moving against mine as my fingers are still inside of her, working her up. Katniss has given up trying to caress me and instead has her hand gripped on my hip, tightening and loosening her fingers with the rhythm of her body against mine.

"I'm going to lift your leg and enter you from behind," I warn her in a whisper.

She is barely audible when she replies, "Okay."

I slip my fingers out of her and lift her leg, guiding myself into her. She moans again, tight and throbbing around me already. Katniss removes her hand from my side and puts it on the floor, bracing herself as I begin to rock her from behind. I start kissing her neck, nibbling against the tender skin, hearing her beg for release. I'm not stopping her at all, but can feel her building towards that climax. I hold onto her waist, pulling her ever closer to me, as her breathing quickens and hitches. I drive into her and she let's herself go completely and I feel her wetness cover me.

But I'm not done yet, so I pull out of her and roll her onto her back. Before she has even recovered, I enter her and she's especially tight from her recent orgasm. It feels magnificent. Katniss opens her eyes, almost as if she's waking from a dream but she has a giant smile on her face.

"Well, this is one way to be woken up." She says groggily as her legs wrap around my waist, bringing me closer to her as she tightens them down. I kiss her deeply and feel her relax a little. She moans, opening her mouth and I slide my tongue in. I start my rhythm up again and her arms fall out to the side, gripping whatever is closest. Being with her, inside of her is like a little slice of sheer Heaven, I'm sure of it.

It doesn't take me long before I'm releasing myself into her, trembling against her body. Katniss follows again a few seconds later, as my body is still shuddering against hers. "Oh God, Christian!"

I fall on top of her, no thought to even wanting to be anywhere else. I feel her tap my shoulder and turn my head towards hers dazed. In a soft, still sleepy voice, she tells me, "The sun's coming up."

I don't lift my head, but actually lay it against her chest, shifting my whole body down a bit, pulling out of her in the process. Her heart is going a mile a minute as she runs her hand through my hair, making me want to go right back to sleep. The bright orange of the sun is coming from behind our room, but it's playing nicely on the water, waking everything up. We watch as the seagulls fall and rise, dropping quickly to the water's edge and some coming away with their breakfast. I feel Katniss' stomach rumble, a funny noise to hear when you're laying on someone.

Dragging my head up, I look down at her, matching her smile, "Hungry?"

She giggles, the sensation vibrating through me, "I guess so. I didn't realize how much more I should probably eat when I'm with you."

I nod and roll myself grudgingly off of her. She pops up onto her feet, her nakedness a thing of pure beauty. She has only really worn make-up once since she's been with me and I prefer her like this. Hair all mussed up, lips full and pink from kissing, her body aglow with the aftermath of orgasms. I lean up on my knees as she stretches her body, long and lean and kiss her flat belly. Giggling again, Katniss looks down at me, "Like what you see or something?"

"Very much so." I answer, tugging on her hair so that she leans over just enough so that I can kiss her. She pulls away and starts to walk towards the bathroom, but not before I smack her bottom.

"Will you order some breakfast please, baby?" She asks as she purposefully wiggles her ass as she walks away from me. "Get me anything, I'll eat it."

I stand up, picking up pillows with me to throw back on the couch. "Sure, Sweetie."

This feels like we've been doing this together for much longer than less than a week. How is that possible? I order us some breakfast, along with juice and water, some hot chocolate for her. Cleaning up the bed I made last night, I smile at her discarded nightie and underwear and laugh at the thought of her giggling when I tried to lap up wine from her belly button. Who knew she'd be so ticklish there? Certainly not me, evidently not her, but it didn't make the find any less entertaining. I almost wish I was more ticklish just to experience it, but that's okay, it isn't in my cards to be so.

I'm just getting my boxers and shorts on as there's a knock on the door. Katniss is still in the shower, taking her time, probably having expected me to join her. I throw the last pillow back onto the bed and then open the door. It's not the same kid as yesterday. Huh, now I'm even more curious, because that's what happened at the restaurant too. Part of me wants to leave this second and figure out what the hell's going on, while the other will enjoy the time spent with Katniss.

I have the new server set everything up inside as it's still pretty early and there's a chill in the air, especially being so high up. He does so obligingly and I tip him well, letting him out and going to the bathroom. I knock on the door, the water still running. She's singing again, so there's no doubt she can't really hear me, so I open the door. Her back is to me, dark hair covering her back as she sings some tune I'm not familiar with. I stand at the counter, waiting for her to either turn around or stop singing, as I don't want to interrupt. She sounds happy though and that makes me smile.

After a surprisingly long few minutes and she still hasn't turned around, I give up and finally take my bottoms off and join her. Her hands stop n her hair and she turns, the smile on her face telling me that this is why she was in for so long.

"Were you waiting for me?" I ask her as I take her into my arms and hold her close. I feel her nod against my chest, her arms wrapping around my waist.

"Part of me doesn't want to leave and the other part wants to go kick Elena's ass." She replies in a tone I've not heard from her yet.

I look down at her, eyes all fired up and stormy grey. "Well, then let's eat breakfast and get going."