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"Miss Mellark?" Some woman in a white gown said when I came in. "Where is Peeta?" I almost yelled. The room was full of doctors and nurses, but Peeta was nowhere to be found. "WHERE IS PEETA?" I yelled even louder. "Miss Mellark, calm down please." Calm down, oh yeah why not, when you'll tell me where Peeta is! "WHERE IS PEETA!" I asked once more. I heard to sound of a door opening but didn't turn to see what it was. "Katniss?" I heard Peeta say behind me. I turned just to see Peeta standing behind me, with his brand new leg. I ran into his direction and took me in my arms. "I was just changing. I didn't want you to see my but naked under that white paper robe." He informed me. "And nobody of you could just answer!? Sure not, why would you!" I told angrily to all the doctors inside the room. "We're sorry miss Mellark. But you're husband wanted to do you a surprise." We'll obviously I don't like those kind of surprises. I guess the capitol isn't the best place to do it. "We'll just leave you two." Some man said. One sign from him and everybody got out. Even Effie didn't come in, while I knew she was just outside, in the hall waiting for us to come out. "I'm sorry if I scared you. That wasn't the point." Peeta said while he took me in his arms. "It's not you, it's this place." I told him. "So, how is that new leg?" I asked him hoping to end this conversation on a happy tone. "All new. Even better than the first one" He said showing it to me. "I think they've been working on this one for a long time. They said it's the most effective artificial leg of whole Panem." Well, they can do this for him, he deserves it. "Well, the best leg for the best man of whole Panem."
Effie was so happy to see Peeta again. She even offered us to stay in her apartment. But, all we had in mind for the moment was to go back home as fast as possible to see our daughter again.
We talked for at least one hour with Effie. She was happy to finally catch up with us. I thought I was kind of weird, to talk to her in the Capitol. But he, it wasn't the first time. Too bad I can't forget about the times before. When it was getting late, and Effie was getting on my nerves, Peeta and I headed back to the train. He wasn't going to leave before thirty minutes so we just went to our room. We putted our luggage a side as Peeta was trying to accommodate with his new leg. He was doing great, he told me it wasn't that much different than his old one, only more comfortable. It almost felt like it was his own leg. I was happy to hear that. I was over the panic attack I had when Peeta was alone in the room. I have no idea of what I would have done if Effie didn't try to keep me busy. I can't stand that woman sometimes, but she's a good person.
We we're walking in district 12, towards victory village were my baby daughter was waiting for me to come home. I say walking, but it was more running. I think Peeta was even going faster as I was. I was trying not to be like those mothers that can't stand being away from their baby. But what do you want? I think I'm fooling no one.
Ten feet before we knock on the door, ten feet before we can see the cutest face of the world. Ten feet before I can hold my little princess close to me. Peeta started to walk even faster now, taking my hand and pulling my with him. He knocked on the door to let everyone know we were home.
"Mom? Haymitch?" I called for them entering the house. We went straight to the living room, the chance was bigger for us to find them there. When we entered the living room we saw my mom knitting something on the couch. Haymitch was nowhere to be found at the moment. "Sweaty! Your home!" She said standing and talking my in her arms. "Peeta! So happy to see you!" She added talking my husband in our hug. "Mom? Where is Prue?" I asked right away. I don't feel like talking and smiling. All I want to do right now, at this exact moment is seeing my daughter. "Well, someone has been missing that little angel." My mom said not answering my question. "Yes, and she's not the only one." "She's upstairs, sleeping in the nursery." At the second she told us that we headed towards the stairs through Prue's room. Peeta was still holding my hand inside his as we entered the nursery, not knowing there was a surprise waiting for us in the nursery.
I opened the door and got the surprise of my life, a bad one. "What the fact are you doing here!?" Peeta said madly before I could say anything. It was best if I let Peeta do the talking, I would slap him in his face, or worse take my bow and arrows to shoot on him if I was the one making the conversation. Gale was standing in front of the crib, holding my daughter in his arms like if it was normal for him to do that. "Put. Her. Down. Immediately." He added over articulating every word and squeezing my hand, something he does when he wants to make sure I keep calm. I'm calm, actually, deadly calm. Peeta, wasn't at all. I was wondering if Peeta would be able to chase Gale with his new leg, maybe I'd find out today. "Peeta, let me explain." "He told you to put her down!" I repeated calm. If I would start to yell now, Prue would start crying and that's not what I want after not seeing her for a few days. Gale finally did as he was told and putted Prue back in her crib. "Catnip I" He tried to say before we interrupted him. "Get out!" Peeta ordered him showing him the door. Gale stood there for a second, looking at me, hoping I would say something, before walking out of the room.
I took my little girl in my arms and just looked at her for a few seconds. "Hay princess. Daddy and mommy are back." I whispered. Peeta came closer and took her tiny little hands in his big and strong ones. "We've missed you little baby girl!" He said like if he wasn't angry a second ago. "Oh yes we did! Oh Peeta, she so beautiful." I looked at Peeta and saw he was smiling. "Just like her mother." He said stroking my cheeks with his hand. "I was going to say just like you. I think we'll never agree on that one." Someone was walking upstairs and entered the nursery. If it was Gale, he was going to have a bad time. "Why did Gale seems upset?" My mom asked us. Why? Well, maybe because he putted my little girl in danger? Oh no, that's why WE are upset. "Lilly, maybe now is not the right time to talk about this. By the way, were is Haymitch?" He asked her. He took Prue in his arms as I clued myself to them. "He had some gooses to craft for the Mayor. He'll be back soon."
I didn't want to hear Gale's side of the story. He did it for the people of Panem, that's why he did it. All those people we don't know, those people who watched me nearly die. Why chose them above me? His best friend, the one he once loved, or thought he did. I forgave him for everything he did, even that bomb, that had killed and burned so much people, even Prim. I forgave him, I thought he was going to be my best friend for the rest of my life, just be there for me as I would be there for him. But what does he do? He betrays me for the one thing I can't find it in me to forgive him. How can I forgive him for putting my little daughter's life in danger? While she's only on the world for a few weeks. My mom didn't even try to make me change my mind, Peeta didn't want to make me change my mind, he was thinking exactly what was in my head.
I showed my mom the door, to gently tell her I had some things to discuss with my lovely husband while I spend a bit time with my daughter. "So, what are we going to do about this?" I loved it, the way he says WE. It's his way to tell me it's not only my problem, that we'll share this and will do everything together. "I don't really know. I wasn't going to deal with this right away. I was planning to come home, hold my daughter, gently rock her to sleep and then slip into my own bed, put my head on my husband's chest and slowly fall asleep thanks to the magical heartbeat of my lovely husband. Now, he just wrecked my plan." I told him as I putted my daughter back into her crib as she stopped crying and fell back asleep. "I'd have love that plan!" He said as he took me in his arms and softly kisses my forehead. "But, that didn't really answer my question." He added a few seconds ago. "I don't know. Can't we just kick him out of the house? Maybe Haymitch could do that. I think he would love to do that!" Haymitch? He loves to kick anyone out. He would kick me out if he thought it would be helpful to anyone, but he's to in love with my little family to do that. And he IS part of this family. "Maybe we should hear him out?" Peeta said. Hear that man out? I would rather go back in to the woods being pregnant and fight a wild cat. "Hear him out and kick him out right after that." I asked, I can't wait to see the kick him out part. "We've got a plan."
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