Hey guys! Aren't you guys lucky? Two chapters in one day! This one is even shorter than the other one, but I felt like I needed to put this in!
I hope you guys like this chapter! But I bet you won't! :P

Effie

I watched as Haymitch, Finnick and Talia left the Square. I wondered where they were going.

I was watching them so intently that I didn't hear what Seneca had to say.

"Effie!" He said, waving his hand in front of my face. I came back to reality.

"Sorry, Sen, what did you say?"

"I said that Holden is retiring this year. And guess who he wants to take over from him? And who the President has approved of?" His eyes sparkled with happiness, and I knew the answer.

"Oh Seneca! That's wonderful!" I hugged him happily. My best friend was going to become Head Gamemaker. How exciting!

His stubbly skin scratched against mine as we hugged. I had persuaded him last week to grow his beard out into a shape that I had seen on a model. Seneca was naturally dark-haired and rugged, so that look would look amazing on him. He had taken my advice swiftly, and was now waiting for it to grow out.

"It'll look amazing." I said, twirling a bit of his hair in my fingers.

"I hope so." He caught my fingers in his hand and looked into my eyes.

I had deduced that Seneca had a crush on me years ago, but he had always kept his distance, especially after I refused to go out with him after my incident. However, now I was a grown woman, and Seneca was on the path to becoming the most influential man in Panem.

However, as usual, there was something standing in the way of us being together. This time, it was Haymitch. Really, it had always been Haymitch; when I was a teenager, it was my crush on him and then my incident; and now it was my attachment to Haymitch.

Although, he seemed to be going out of his way to reject me lately. I saw the way that he looked at me when I walked in, which meant that my dressing-up had caught his attention. But instead of coming over to say hello, he had gone back to Talia after getting a drink. He really was avoiding me now.

A part of me was wondering if I should just give it up. Give up loving him, and maybe start a relationship with Seneca. He seemed to really care for me, as he was kind and gentlemanly to me, and he was all set to become Head Gamemaker. Maybe he could pull some strings and get me promoted to a better District.

But the thought of not being with Haymitch stung at my heart. I really did care for him, but it seemed like we were two different people.

I just hoped that we could talk before the interviews at two. We would see each other for prep at one, and maybe we could talk before that. I really hoped so.

Haymitch

I waited for half an hour in Eight's apartment, drinking slowly. I hoped that Snow would give Talia her first appointment some other time. If it was tonight, we were screwed.

She came back in, eyes red with tears that had yet to fall.

"How'd it go?" I asked.

She sniffed, and then looked up at me. "He wants me to meet up with Bronus Kay tonight, after my interview."

My heart dropped. Tonight. And with Bronus Kay. He had a reputation for being a horrendous woman abuser, and liked taking young girls' innocence harshly. I couldn't let that happen to Talia.

But I didn't want it to be me. Everything in my body screamed that to me. I was old enough to be her father, and had no real experience. Not enough to be what she needed. Finnick would be a far better candidate. And then there was Effie. I was already drifting away from her; sleeping with Talia would drive such a wedge between us, that the damage would be irreparable.

"When shall we... do it then? They haven't left us much time." She asked, coming closer to me.

Suddenly, it all came out.

"I can't. I can't do this, Tal."

Her eyes narrowed. "But you promised."

"I know I did. But I just can't. I'm old enough to be your father, and I don't see you in that way. Finnick would be far better."

"But I don't trust Finnick!" She said, louder, tears falling from her cheeks now.

"You're not going to trust any of the men that are lined up for you. Just please, let me get Finnick for you. I can't do this." I walked away from her, and sat down on the sofa.

"Why not? You promised."

"Look, Tal, I'm with someone at the moment. I can't betray her. I've already betrayed her enough." I knew I shouldn't be saying this out loud, not to her, but I knew that this was the only way that I could persuade her to let me off the hook.

"It's your escort, isn't it? Effie Trinket." She said, not accusingly, but as if she had just realised something.

I shot up and faced her. "How did you guess that?" Her powers of deduction were amazing.

"I see the way you look at her. Like earlier in the Square, you were looking at her like she was the most beautiful thing in the world. And yesterday, when I was hugging you, she looked jealous. I thought that you two had something going on. It looks like I was right." She sat beside me, and I sighed. She was so smart.

Then, something else seemed to click with her. "Have I been ruining your relationship? You said that you'd already betrayed her enough. Was that because of me?"

"Maybe. She didn't like all the time that I've been spending with you. If I were to do this with you, that'd be the end of our relationship."

She sighed beside me. "Fine, get Finnick."

"You mean it?" I asked.

"Yes. Besides, who in their right mind could say no to Finnick Odair?" She winked.

"You did." I answered, smirking.

"Exactly."

We laughed together, and we went back to how we were, before the awkwardness of the whole sex situation came up.

As if we had called Odair to us, he walked in swiftly.

"Guess what? My appointment was cancelled! Have you two made progress yet?" He asked.

"Finnick, she wants you." I stood up, and walked over to him.

"What? I thought you two were doing it?" He looked startled, but a little bit pleased.

"Nope, she's decided to trust you now. You better take care of her, though. Or else you may not have such a pretty face for your next appointment." I growled at him.

"Alright, Abernathy, I'll take care of her. Get your smelly breath out of my face." He backed away from me, and I grinned.

I walked over to Talia. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"

She smiled. "Oh, I think I will be. I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you. I'll keep my distance in future."

I felt my heart drop at that. "Oh no, you don't have to. We can still be friends, but nothing more, okay?"

"Okay. Go get her." She winked, and then turned to Finnick.

I left before they could do what they needed to do. Before I knew what I was doing, I was running down to the Victor's Square. Once I was down there, I looked around franticly for Effie. I needed to speak to her, to tell her how sorry I was for everything.

I found the sparkly dress, and lifted my eyes to her face. She had her eyes closed, and her face was pressed against something else. It took me a moment to realise it, and when I realised, the shock made my limbs go leaden.

Effie was kissing Seneca Crane.

Her arms were wrapped around his shoulders, and she was pressed against his body like she wanted to fuse together with him.

I realised that I still had the wine bottle from earlier in my hand when I heard it smash on the ground next to me.

I felt the world go still around me. In reality, no-one noticed my grief, but inside, I felt like there was no-one else in the world but me, and the ones who betrayed me.

I turned around and took off running, needing to put as much space in between her and me as possible.

I got to the apartment, and my feelings broke loose. I threw things everywhere, my anger filling me up and fuelling everything that I did. Glass shattered, pillows were ripped, drinks were spilt. Everything that I did was out of sorrow and anger.

I grabbed a bottle of the strongest stuff I knew, threw myself down onto the sofa, and started drinking. The familiar burn made me feel happy, at least a bit contented.

I knew that things weren't going to be the same now. Not ever.

DARN YOU EFFIE! How dare you kiss Seneca?
I realised that I didn't want to write a Haylia lemon, as I love Hayffie too much! But now, Seneffie is coming in! Noo!
You guys will have to wait and see what happens! :P
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