-Chapter VI-

Cato:

"Katniss, you have been my best friend, my first love, and my everything since I began to understand what love is. I have and forever loved everything about you. I take you as you are, loving who you are now, and continue to love who you are yet to become. I promise to listen and learn from you, to support you and accept your support. I will celebrate your triumphs and mourn your losses as though they were my own. I will always love you and have faith in your love for me, through all our years and all that life may bring us.

I love you unconditionally and without hesitation. I vow to love you, encourage you, trust you, and respect you. As a family, we will create our home filled with learning, laughter, and compassion. I promise to work with you to foster and cherish a relationship of equality knowing that together we will build a life far better than either of us could imagine alone. Today, I choose you to be my wife. I accept you for who you are, and I offer myself in return. I will care for you, stand beside you, and share with you all of life's adversities and all of its joys from this day forward, and all the days of my life."

Katniss:

"Cato, I vow to love you, to cherish you, to trust you, to honor you, and to continue having faith in you. You are my inspiration and my soul's fire. You are the magic of my days. You are the reason that I continue to see the true beauty of life. You help me laugh my sorrows away, and you teach me to love unconditionally. You provide a safe place for me, unlike I've ever known. You make me feel free to sing my own song. You are more of an amazement for me, each day I rediscover you, how incredibly lucky I am to call you mine. You are my greatest boon. I am yours, you are mine, and of this we are certain.

Today, I promise you this, I will laugh with you in times of joy, and comfort you in times of sorrow. I will share in your dreams and support you as you strive to achieve your goals. I will listen to you with compassion and understanding, and speak to you with encouragement. Together, let us build a home filled with learning, laughter, and light, shared freely with all who may live there. Let us be partners, friends and lovers, today and all of the days that follows. I will walk with you, hand in hand. And wherever our journey leads us, living, loving, and learning. Together, Forever."

"Cato, hurry up. Cinna's show starts at 7." Katniss called on her husband. It's been a month since they got married. And for Katniss, every day since then has been the greatest days of her life that she strongly prays every night that it would never end.

"I'm coming", said Cato approaching his wife.

"Good, where going to be late."

"It's only 4 baby." Cato hugging Katniss from behind, "What's the hurry?"

Katniss giggled when she felt Cato breathe on her neck, "Well, Cinna told me that he have something he wants to show for his expo." Katniss felt Cato raise his lips to her ear and she shivers, "So, please stop that and let's go."

"Stop what?" Cato said brushing his lips slightly to her ear. And he felt Katniss shudder which made him smile.

Katniss cleared her throat and face Cato, "What you're doing."

Cato let out a small laugh, "I'm not doing anything." He then turn Katniss to face him completely with his arms around her waist.

"We don't have time for this right now Cato." Katniss chastising her husband. But she can't deny that she likes what Cato's doing, "So, stop teasing me." Ever since they first had sex in their honeymoon, Cato is always in the mood whenever they're alone.

Cato grinned, "Okay then." He tilt Katniss' chin and kiss her.

Katniss was slightly taken aback by Cato's kiss. His kiss is passionate but hungry and needy. Cato is still clutching her by the waist, she put her arms around her husband neck. He then move to kiss Katniss by her neck.

Cato chuckled, a low, throaty sound that vibrated through her neck as he kissed the spot just under her ear. He gently suck her earlobe that made Katniss' moan. Cato knows that her wife's weakness and turn on spot is her earlobes. He then stop to look at her, his gaze so full of passion that Katniss nearly melted right then and there.

When Cato's lips met hers again, Katniss couldn't stop the trembling of her body. She hung on tightly to her husband as he nibbled her lower lip, barely registering his fingers at her legs to the end of her dress. His hand slowly crawled its way up to her thigh until he reached her wet center that is only covered by her lace panties. And before Katniss realizes it, Cato's hand was inside her panties, rough fingertip circling her sensitive bud as his other hand works its way to lift Katniss' dress off of her and leaving her on her underwear. He then dipped one long finger into her wetness, then another, catching her cry on his mouth. He slowly lowered her panties off and work to unhook her bra. Letting them fall to the floor.

Katniss let her hands slide over his broad chest, her fingers mapping its way down to the clasp of his pants. She unbuttoned Cato's pants, kissing his neckline as she reached inside, wrapping her hand around his cock. He was big, smooth, and so hard against her palm as she stroked him base to tip. She groaned as she felt him slid his finger out and lift her so that she can wrap her legs around his waist. He carried her to the wall and leaned her gently against it. Holding her tightly with one arm, as he worked to remove his clothing with the other, he entered her with one long, smooth thrust.

Katniss' head threw back, her body feeling full by the sensation brought by Cato being inside her. She felt his lips wrapping around her chest and gently sucking on her nipples. She tightly hold on to him as he starts to move inside her. Sending pure and utter pleasure through her body. Katniss closed her eyes, giving herself up to the feel of his lips moving from her chest up to her neck, his body locked tightly to hers. Moving with him, she matched his movements as she gave herself over to passion.

She felt her body tightened as Cato's thrust came faster, more intense and more insistent. The tension build up gets stronger, exploding out of her core with a shocking intensity as she felt her reach her limit and Cato coming inside her.

Then she felt like she was floating. All of the tension slowly drifting away, Cato slowly set her on her feet and she collapsed in his arms. He led their naked bodies to the couch and hugged her against his chest and kissed the top of her head, "I'm sorry I came inside you."

Katniss raise her head to look at her husband and smile, "Don't worry. I figured, I'm ready."

Cato stroked his wife's flushed cheek and kiss her softly, "I love you Mrs. Hadley."

"I love you too. Now let's fix ourselves up." Katniss smiled, kissing Cato on his nose.

They arrived just in time for Cinna's Fashion expo to start. While watching the models strut on the catwalk, Katniss can't help but feel proud for Cinna by simply hearing cheers coming from the audience. The day before, she can see how excited her friend is for this event.

"I'm so happy things are turning out for Cinna." Katniss whispered to Cato.

Cato nod and smiled at Katniss. He is also proud how far Cinna have come and how much he have achieved.

The show is coming to an end once Cinna walk on to the catwalk. Cato and Katniss cheered hard for their best friend. They both can't express just how happy they are for him.

"Katniss! Cato!" Madge rushing to hug them and turn to Katniss, "I'm so glad you're here. Cinna's been looking for you."

"Katniss!" they turn to see a grinning Cinna towards them, "So? What do you guys think?"

"It's amazing Cinna! You've really come so far." Said Katniss. Cato standing beside her, agreeing.

"Really? Thank you! So, how about we go together to the after party?" asked Cinna.

Before Katniss could answer, "We can't." said Cato.

"Why not?" questioned Madge.

"We're just both tired." Cato's voice showing enough to sound tiring.

"That's okay." Cinna patting Cato on the shoulder, "I'll just see you both tomorrow."

Katniss just nod and kiss both Cinna and Madge. Then Cato led her out of the venue. They got in their car and pull out from parking.

Cato, about to pull in the driveway when Katniss looked at her husband's side and see two flashing lights heading for them.