I have not abandoned this story. Just so sorry about the long wait.
Disclaimer: I own nothing; Simply working with the idea.
"Mmm..." She moans as Peeta kisses her neck. His hand trails down to the waistband of her pants when she stops him.
"What?"
"Peeta..." Katniss says with a giggle. They'd just woken up and Katniss had a thing about having sex as soon they woke up. She just felt gross most mornings, without brushing her teeth and still having to go pee.
"Oh. I'm sorry. Is it that time of the month?" Katniss cranes her head back to look at him. "What? I should have figured by now. We've been having sex non-stop for almost six weeks!" Her eyes go wide at the revelation. She turns away from him while he snuggles into her back.
How the hell had she not realized her period had not come yet? Of course it was because of Peeta and having sex with him regularly was something she looked forward to. But her missing period was something to worry about.
"Peeta?"
"Yea?" But she's rendered mute. She doesn't know how she's going to tell him that she might be pregnant. They were still hiding things from their parents; this was the last thing they needed. "Do you need a massage?" His hands drop to her stomach, caressing it gently. "I know how bad your cramps can be."
"Mhm." Is all she can manage. She'd need to get in contact with someone she could talk to.
"I got the stuff!" Prim raises a shopping bag in front of Katniss. She snatches the bag from her as Prim enters her apartment. "The box says fifteen minutes so we should know before Peeta gets back." He'd went off to work that morning, leaving Katniss plenty of time to think things through. She'd called Prim, who'd stopped by the supermarket, and now she just needed to find out if she in fact was pregnant. But now, with the pregnancy test in hand, another thing is bothering her. "What's up?"
"Prim, there's something about Peeta and I that you don't know."
"Is he married?"
"No!"
"Okay then...what?"
"He's my step-brother." Prim's eyes go wide.
"Like...you two grew up together?"
"No. My mother got re-married four years ago to his father. That's how we met."
"Oh. Well...so?"
"So? You don't think what we're doing is weird?" Prim shakes her head.
"If you two had grown up together, yea it would be weird. But you two met when you were older. It's not like you're real brother and sister. Had your parents never met and you two just did, it would be the same thing."
"Okay, cool." Katniss releases a long breath. "Now I don't feel so weird about having my brother's baby."
"Now that's weird." They share a laugh before Katniss heads off into the bathroom. She returns in no time, test in hand. "And now we wait." A key in the lock of the front door suddenly has both their attention. "Is that-"
"Katniss? Are you home?" Peeta's voice resonates through the room.
"He's not supposed to be home this early!" Katniss whispers as she hides the test in her pocket. Meanwhile, Prim tucks the empty box between the couch cushion and waits for Peeta to come around.
"Hey, Prim. Katniss?" He kisses her quickly as he takes a spot on the couch next to her. "How are you feeling?"
"Good."
"I know your first day is usually the worst so I came home early." He rifles through a shopping bag he's brought while he speaks. "I got you some chocolate and some peanut m&ms. I know how you live off it the first day. Oh, and I got you some Midol. I noticed you're all out."
"Peeta-"
"Don't tell me I don't need to take care of you. When you're like this, it's the only time I can and you said you'd let me!" Prim tugs on Katniss' elbow to get her attention.
"He is so sweet!" She whispers to her.
"I know." Katniss kisses Peeta. "Thank you."
"No problem." He says with a smile.
"Katniss?" Prim starts. "I think you'll be fine. If he's like this about your period...your other situation, should fair okay." She whispers the last part. "Peeta, it was nice seeing you again."
"Where are you going? You can stay." Peeta tries but Prim shakes her head.
"You two have things to discuss."
"Prim!"
"Do it!" She smiles at Peeta. "Bye!" The door slams closed leaving Katniss in Peeta's arms.
"She came over to take care of you? You have nice friends." Peeta says.
"Actually, she came over to help me with something else."
"What?" Katniss sighs. There was really no reason to hide this from him. Sooner then later, he'd find out if not notice. If he was the one who noticed her missing period, he'd definitely put the rest together. With another sigh, Katniss pulls the test from her pocket and hands it to him. "Is this-" Peeta stands in his angst.
"A pregnancy test." Peeta's eyes are wide, his hand is in his hair, ruffling it up like he does every time he's anxious.
"Are you..." He gestures to her with the pregnancy test.
"I'm still waiting." He takes his seat next to her again. Katniss stares at the ground and plays with the hands she has laying in her lap. Peeta reaches for her hand, squeezing it reassuringly.
"It's going to be alright."
"How, Peeta? Our parents don't even know about us! What if I have to tell them I'm pregnant?"
"Regardless, I think we have to tell them."
"You think?" He nods.
"If you are, we definitely have to and if you're not, then I think this is a huge wake up call. We can't keep hiding our relationship forever. One day, we're going to want this. So how long are we going to pretend for our parents?" She sighs.
"You're right. No matter what this test says, we have to tell them." Peeta throws an arm around her waist and pulls her in tightly. They both go back to looking at the test..
"You do know I love you, right?" She cranes her neck and kisses him sweetly.
"I love you too."
"You know...having a baby with you, is something I've thought about."
"Really?" Peeta nods.
"I think they would be the most adorable things on this planet."
"Too much to handle right now."
"I know you're young-"
"No, Peeta!" She interrupts. "We agreed we'd never make reference to our age gap." They were only five years apart so he wasn't that much older then her. If there was any reason she didn't think about having children, it wasn't because of her age but because they weren't ready for a completely different reason. With their parents still in the dark and Katniss still trying to finish college, they didn't need that added stress.
But truthfully, she had thought about kids with Peeta. He was great with them and every time she saw him light up around children, she wondered what he'd be like with his own; with their own. Aside from the afore mentioned, realistically, they were very ready to have kids. Peeta had a great job where he made good money. She was interning with a company that had pretty much guaranteed her a job once she graduated. Peeta's studio apartment had enough room for them and a baby. They were set so it really wouldn't be the worst thing. It actually scared her sometimes to know that aside from marriage, having a baby would be the next step in their relationship.
"Something's happening! What does it mean?" Peeta breaks her out of her thinking. Katniss digs out the box and sighs but she's not too sure if it's from relief or disappointment.
"I'm not pregnant." Katniss says plainly.
"That's it then. We stressed ourselves out for nothing." Peeta stands and digs his phone out of his pocket.
"Who are you calling?"
"My father."
"Wait! You're just going to tell him? Over the phone?!"
"No. I'm going to call and find out when is a good time for us to stop by." He has the conversation right there in front of her but Katniss has zoned out. Peeta was absolutely right when it came to telling their parents because Katniss suddenly had new things she wanted to discuss with him; when were they going to get married and when could they start planning to have kids?
"What did he say?" Katniss asks as he returns.
"I forgot my father's out of town but your mom said she'd tell him when he gets back. So we'll see them in a couple of weeks."
"What do you think they'll say?" Peeta reaches for her hand and squeezes it reassuringly.
"I honestly don't know but I hope they're on board."
"Me too.
"I mean, it's not like we're fucking or anything. We mean something to each other."
"Had we met outside from our parents, you think it would have mattered?"
"I don't think it should matter either way." Peeta says. "I love you. I want to start a family with you soon."
"Thank god because I want to start a family too."
"You do?" He asks with a smile. Katniss shrugs as she cuddles into Peeta with a smile.
"I can't stop picturing a little blonde baby boy..."
"With your eyes?" Peeta nudges.
"Maybe. Or maybe a little girl with your eyes...Either way, we should be able to have kids and what about..."
"What?" She wanted to ask about marriage but she was scared of how he would react. Sure they were talking about the step after marriage but she still didn't want to push him. If he wanted to marry her, he'd ask her when they were both ready.
"Nothing. We should be able to live our lives, is all."
"I know, baby. Soon. Two weeks and we'll tell them."