Chapter 14
I wake up in Gale's arms and see the sun shining in through the cabin window and hear the birds singing.
I realise Gale is also awake as he's running his hand up and down my back. I look up at him and rest my chin on his chest and he looks down at me and smiles and kisses me softly.
"We better get up and head home, Its early enough we might be able to sneak in"he says with a yawn.
"I doubt it, my mother probably stayed up all night waiting for me to rub it in. She'll have a good idea what we were up to I say"I respond and we both blush remembering what we did last night, though we both laugh at the thought of our mothers waiting to gossip with each other.
We find our clothes on the ground and get dressed.
When we leave the cabin I notice all the candles have melted and we pack up the pillows and blankets in a basket Gale brought them and the candles down in.
Gale takes my hand and runs finger over my engagement/wedding ring.
I look up at him and smile and he smiles back.
"We're getting married"I say to myself.
"hmm..should we tell our mothers yet?"he asks.
"lets just see how it plays"I say laughing.
As we walk through the seam we see some of our friends from the hob walk by. They nod say hello and I notice some smirking at us.
I don't know what their smirking about till Darius comes to stop in front of us.
"Well, Well, Well. Seems some people had a good night last night."he says with a smirk.
I panic remembering how loud we were last night but I relax it would be impossible for them to hear from that far away.
We both stand there not knowing what to say.
"Did you get bit by some bugs or something? Or are you getting a rash? All them little red and purple marks on your neck will gie your mother a heart attack"he says suggestively with a smirk on his face.
I blush and look away and bit my lip to not laugh. I look up to see Gale doing the same thing.
Darius smirk becomes smug and he chuckles. He walks away and then calls after us and we turn around.
"Oh, Both of you, congratulations"he says sincerely glancing at my wedding ring. Then he walks into the hob.
"He's gone in there to spill the gossip"Gale says and sighs.
"Yea"I say.
When we reach my house porch, I tell Gale he should freshen up before heading home. Gale gives me a long lingering kiss before walking in the door.
I open the door slowly and we try not to make much noise in case my mother and sister are asleep so we can sneak in.
But of course Buttercup hisses at me.
"Katniss is that you?"my mother calls from the kitchen and I swear under my breath.
"Yea"I say.
"Will you come in here please"She says. I look at Gale and we walk into the kitchen to see my mother and Gale's mother, Prim and his brother Rory sitting around at the table, on the counter.
My mother and Gale's mother look us over and they turn and smirk at each other.
I feel the blush covering my neck and realise the hickeys on my neck must be so noticeable if Rory and Prim who are the furthest away start smirking biting their lips to contain their laughter.
I look at Gale and see he's also smirking looking down at his feet.
"So what did you two get up to last night?"My mother says. We blush and look away.
"Seems you two had a good night though"Hazelle says before her and my mother crack up.
"Yea, looks like Gale had a great time. Its written all over his face"Rory says smugly.
"Especially Katniss- all them pretty marks must of been pleasant if there's that many"my mother says slyly and I can't help but smile since its funny.
Hazelle finds my mothers comment very amusing and looks down at the ground so she doesn't laugh.
Gale grabs my hand and squeezes.
"let me guess, you didn't come home because you got lost in the woods"My mother says.
"No, no, abducted by aliens?"Rory buts in and they sneer.
"Fell asleep on the hills?"Hazelle says.
"I bet they did anything but sleep"Rory says which makes them burst into laughter.
I notice Prim has been exceptionally quiet throughout the teasing and I look at her to notice her eyes focus on my left hand. I immediately feel nervous to what the reaction will be like.
Then everyone notices the change in mood. They look at me staring at Prim and see that Prim is staring at me, then they notice shes looking at my left hand where a engagement ring is placed.
Theres silence and gasps realising what has happens.
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