A/N DON'T WORRY GUYS I WASN'T GOING TO PULL A SUZANNE COLLINS AND LEAVE SO MUCH UNANSWERED

Peeta's POV

"Katniss!" I push her off of me. "Do you know the possible consequences of you actions? Because I don't think you do."

"Oh Peeta, of course I do. That's why we're doing this!" she says, reaching back for me.

I stand up. "We aren't doing this because Gale pissed you off, okay? It's going to happen when it should. We're not doing it today," I say firmly as I put my shirt back on.

"It's not that!" she calls after me as I leave the room. "Peeta!" I don't believe her.

I go downstairs and start mixing the batter for pancakes. I hear the water rushing through the pipes, informing me that Katniss is showering. There's a knock on the door.

"Peeta, I'm so sorry about my son."

"Oh, Hazelle. I appreciate your apology but it's really not—"

"Gale is still really jealous and little bitter since Katniss chose you. He'll always think of Katniss as the one that got away."

"Is it true he's getting married soon?" I hear Katniss say behind me.

"No! He hasn't wanted anything to do with women since you chose Peeta and Madge, well, you know," Hazelle answers.

I turn to see a lone tear trickle down Katniss's cheek. I reach to wipe it away with my thumb, but she swats at my hand.

"I'm so sorry to make you cry!" Hazelle says, obviously feeling terrible.

"It's okay. It's just all the ones I loved…they aren't around anymore. All that's really around anymore is Peeta," she says, stepping next to me.

"I understand. I just want you to know how awful I feel about his treatment of you. That was unacceptable," Hazelle apologizes again.

"How do you know about it?" I ask, curious.

"Katniss told me," she confesses.

"But how? She never left the house?" I question.

"She called one of the phones where I clean for someone," Hazelle says.

"Katniss, you told on Gale? You tattled on a thirty year old man!" I exclaim.

"I,I. Well technically yes, I did but—"

"Katniss, seriously?" I say.

"I just felt that Hazelle deserved to know what a, pardon my language, ass, her son was to you and I yesterday," I explains indignant.

"Katniss, I appalled by your behavior!" I complain.

"I'm just going… to go now…" Hazelle says cautiously, backing out the door.

"I can't believe you!" I say.

"I just, I just—" she stammers.

"You just what Katniss? What?"

"I'm really upset with Gale right now, okay?"

"Obviously," I say. My smartass seems to come out when I'm upset.

"He was just awful. And he lied, so that makes me feel both better and worse. By the way, you aren't helping!"

"You guys were always best friends, though. I don't see how that should really change," I say, confused.

"Would you just sneak up on Delly and then come by unexpectedly to insult her and her family? Why should Gale's and my relationship be any different? Because we didn't meet until we were older? Because we had been best friends when we were older? Because we were 'romantic'?" Katniss makes finger quotes in the air when she says 'romantic'. "Why should that be different?"

"Well, I just. I don't really—" Now I'm the one stuttering.

"You don't really what Peeta? Huh?" she says mocking me.

"You don't need to be a, a," I pause, searching for the right word.

"I don't need to be a bitch? Is that the word you're searching for?"

"You said it, not me."

"Ugh. I can't stand you sometimes, you know that Peeta Mellark?" she says, storming out the back door.

"Sometimes I wish I had gotten to finish strangling you!" I call after her. Oh, shit. Did I really just say that? It's true, though, isn't it? But I still shouldn't have said it .Peeta, you are an idiot.