"Stay with me?"

Chapter 43

Chapter 43 (katniss' pov)

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~time lapse of 6 months~

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"Peeta, you do remember tomorrow is our anniversary don't you?" I ask him, hoping he's remembered. "Of course I remember, how could someone not remember the day they married such a beautiful woman" he replies, a smile breaking out along his face. He cups my face with his hands and pulls me in for a long passionate kiss. "What was that for?" I ask him with a massive grin, "Am I not allowed to kiss my wife?" He chuckles, he gives me a quick peck on the lips then walks into the kitchen to get dinner ready. I turn round and head into the living room. Finn and Willow are playing with their paints on the messy mat, but Willows face is covered in different coloured paint, "Mummy look! I painted willows face" Finn shrieks at me getting excited about what's he done to his sisters face. "Finn, I don't mind you playing with your paints but you can't paint your sisters face every time okay" I tell him in a stern voice. "Sorry mummy" he says looking down at his paper, I kneel down next to him so I'm the same level as him, "Thank you sweetie. But you should really apologise to your sister" I tell him, "sorry willow" he sniffles. I can hear shuffling behind me and before I know it Peeta is next to me by my side.

"Oh wow, what's happened here you little monkeys!" He coos at them. He bundles Finn into his arms and starts to tickle him so hard that Finn starts to shriek with laughter. I pull willow onto my lap and try to wipe some paint of her face with my sleeve. Willow just sits there sulking. "Come on baby, it can't be that bad. It will come off" he coos at willow but she isn't having any of it. "Peeta, it's not nice to have your face used as a canvas" I tell him shaking my head, "It's only a little bit of paint" he replies with a little laugh. I'll show him. I take willows paint brush and dip it into some blue paint while Peeta isn't looking, I can see willow watching me and she lets out a little giggle. I hold the paint brush close to his face so that when he turns round he'll get paint all over him. "Peeta looks at me for a sec" I tell him, he turns his head to look at me and that's when it gets him, a big blue line of paint streaked across his face.....