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"So...Peeta? Is he from home?" Prim asks. She watches Katniss finish getting dressed for her date tonight.
"Yea."
"Is he the guy you were trying to get over?" Katniss nods. "You still love him?" This time, Katniss takes a seat next to her.
"I don't know. I've never been in love before but Peeta just makes me feel different. I wanted to forget him but who was I kidding. I like him so much."
"He didn't hurt you, did he?" Katniss smiles as she throws an arm around Prim. In their short time together, the girl had become like a sister to her. They both looked out for each other and even now, Prim was ready to wallop a guy twice her size for Katniss.
"No. He's always been a complete gentleman. In fact, we separated to keep us from getting in trouble."
"Why would you get in trouble?" A knock on the door ends their conversation.
"Do I look alright, Prim?"
"You look great. Let me get the door." While Katniss grabs a sweater, Prim takes the moment to talk to Peeta.
"Hi. Prim, right?" Peeta greets.
"Yea...listen, you hurt Katniss, I'll kill you." He simply smiles.
"If I hurt her, I'll let you."
"You don't have to let me because I'll kill you." She threatens once more just as Katniss makes it to them.
"Katniss!" Peeta reaches for her hand. "Do you always look so good or is it because I haven't seen you in awhile?" Katniss shoves him back with a laugh. "You ready?"
"Yea." She turns to Prim one last time. "I'll see you later." While the door is closing, Prim meets Peeta's gaze once more. He clears his throat uncomfortably before finally tearing away. "You okay?"
"Yea! I'm just so siked about this date." He tells her.
"I know. I can't believe we're actually going on a date!" Peeta kisses her hand as he leads them through the streets of New York. "So where are we going?"
"Well...I kind of lied when I said that this would be a date."
"What do you mean?" She asks as he leads them to his car.
"It's more like a road trip." He says while holding the door open for her.
"To where-I mean, I didn't bring any clothes or-"
"Don't worry. You won't need any of that."
"Peeta-"
"Come on, Katniss. Trust me, will you?" She sighs before getting into the car. Wherever he was taking her, he was obviously very excited about it. Katniss can only hope it isn't in a creepy, stalker kind of way.
"Peeta? We've been driving for over an hour. Are you lost?" He just kept making random turns that only led them deeper and deeper into the forest.
"I know where we are." Peeta tries.
"Are you sure?" Katniss teases. "Because-" She cuts herself off the moment a sign comes into view. She can't help but whip back around to try and get a second glimpse but it's gone.
"Peeta! Are we where I think we are?" He chuckles softly.
"And where do you think we are?" All of a sudden the trees give way to the most beautiful view she's ever seen. She knows this view well from the many brochures she's had; from the promotional videos on their website. They were at the place she's wanted to go since she was a girl – Bordle Creek.
"Peeta?" He finally pulls into a hidden driveway that leads them to a small cabin just lakeside.
"And we're here!" Katniss bolts out of the car so quickly so she can see the view in person.
"We're really here?" Peeta finally makes his way to her and smiles.
"I remember my father mentioning he owes you trip up here and then I remembered that poster in your room. I never liked it much out here but maybe you'll give me a reason to."
"What can we do? Canoeing? Swimming? Hiking!"
"Of course you'd settle on the most strenuous option."
"What are you talking about? Hiking is probably the easiest thing out here to do. But I want to see everything and I want to take pictures!" Katniss runs off for the hiking trail without even bothering to see if Peeta's following. For the most part, he doesn't care that he's not the highlight of their trip. Seeing her happy is enough for him. After walking around for a good half hour, her stomach grumbling makes them stop their hike.
"Hungry?" He asks while flipping his backpack around to his front.
"You brought food?! Aren't there bears out here and stuff?" He can't help but smile at how adorable she is.
"That's on another trail. Here," he leads them over to a rest stop where he can spread out what he's brought, "It's safe here."
"Thanks." She takes a sandwich and drink from him before sitting opposite him. "Good thing you were thinking and brought something to eat."
"Well, this is supposed to be a date and I think a good date has food."
"Right...our date..." Katniss is definitely embarrassed about her behavior so far. She's strictly been thinking about herself and her wants while out on the hike. She'd completely forgotten about Peeta.
"Don't worry. Seeing you this happy, I think you're so cute." His comment makes her blush.
"I guess we should talk..."
"We can but we kinda already know everything there is to know about one another."
"For the most part, I guess." Katniss adds. "But I don't know what you've been up to since you left home."
So he tells her about his job and life in New York while she tells him about school and her roommate. They talk so much that on the way back, the view's no longer that interesting. Instead, Katniss indulges in his embrace and all the plans he has for his newest project at work. By the time they make it back, she's not sure what thier plans are.
"Is that it? Do we have to go home now?"
"We could but seeing as you have off this weekend, you want to stay?"
"What? Here?" Peeta grabs her hand and leads them over to his father's cabin. If she ever pictured her perfect stay at Bordle Creek, part of it was experiencing everything and that included staying a rustic cabin. The cabin was exactly what she'd always hoped for.
"I hope that sandwich from earlier didn't fill you up." He says while he turns a few lights on and heads to the kitchen. "I have a whole dinner planned."
"Aren't you full of surprises?"
"You haven't seen the half of it yet." He leaves a few things cooking before leading her over to the couch and handing her something to drink.
"Tell me about those plans."
"If I tell you about them, then they wouldn't be surprises." They smile at each other behind their drinks and the sexual tension between them only increases with the silence. So he decides to tell her about his plans anyway. "Well there's dinner, followed by some cuddling next to the fireplace, and then...who knows."
"Who knows? I think you know what you have planned." She teases with that sexy smile of hers.
"Now Katniss, we agreed we'd take this slow."
"I know that but do you?"
"Of course I do." He brings a hand up and caresses her cheek softly. "There's no way I'd want to jeopardize what we have." But even that small touch is enough to spark the fire that's been burning between them. Katniss kisses his hand and Peeta leans into her. Their lips meet in a slow kiss that quickly turns into several passionate kisses. He can't help it when his fingers play with the buttons on her shirt, slowly prying them open to caress her belly.
"Peeta..." she barely manages to moan his name when the kitchen timer goes off.
"Dinner's ready." He whispers against her lips.
"Yea, okay."
Two people have never eaten dinner faster and it makes for an awkward atmosphere after.
"Was it good?" Peeta tries.
"Yes. Very."
"Good, good." He stands so he can start clearing their plates. When he reaches for her plate, Katniss catches his hand. "Katniss?"
"I just want to thank my host."
"Right." Watching her stand up is in slow motion and terrifying. There is nothing stopping them now and Peeta's not sure he can control himself if she makes a move. He wants her like he's never wanted her before.
"Thank you for dinner." Katniss doesn't mean for the hands she has on his chest to sensually caress him. And she swears they have a mind of their own when they work their way down, her fingers slipping into the edges of his jeans and her thumbs tracing the outline of his abs.
"You're welcome." When her hands don't do anything else, Peeta takes them and places them on his shoulders. He pulls her in close then wraps his arms around her. "I want you so much."
"Then take me." His lips clash with hers in an intense battle for dominance. They trip over each other as Peeta guides her to the first soft surface he can find. Katniss falls over the arm of the sofa which gives them the space and time to frantically rip off their clothes. Peeta's naked and rock hard as he crawls over her.
"Can I-"
"Yes, Peeta. Please!" Katniss practically begs. She'd love to say that she hadn't expected this, that she would be more modest on a first date but who was she kidding. She'd gotten on the pill anticipating this very moment.
He moans before devouring her lips then finally thrusting into her. With a gasp, Katniss wraps her legs around his waist and pulls him in as close to her body as she possibly can. The pace is hard and fast which is exactly how Katniss wants it. Meanwhile, Peeta's not sure how long he can last at their rate but all he cares about is finally being inside of her.
They both reach their end with a resounding satisfactory moan of pleasure. Peeta lays back, sweat shining off his temples from the whole ordeal. Katniss' fingers play with the hair stuck to his head as she lays in his arms.
"Wow! That was something." Peeta says.
"Yea." He kisses her tenderly on her head. "So about starting over..." Katniss starts while Peeta laughs.
"Yea, about that..." He inhales then exhales quickly. "I don't want to start over." He admits to her. "I like you a lot, Katniss and we already know each other, and we damn well know that the sex is good. Why can't we continue from where we left off?"
"I think that's a great idea." She tells him while cuddling into him. "And that means that we can keep having sex." He smiles against her.
"That is probably the biggest selling point but hopefully not the only one."
"No it's not. I hope that you don't think that just because I slept you on the first date it means that I'm easy. Or that I'm going to be okay with a mediocre boyfriend."
"Boyfriend, huh? This is moving kind of fast." He jokes.
"Shut up before I tell you I love you." She's laughing but when she looks at Peeta he isn't. "I'm just kidding." Katniss quickly clarifies before hiding her face into his chest. He kisses her forehead, the whole time contemplating what she'd just said. It was too soon to tell her exactly how he feels about her.