Gummy Bear Kisses

Chapter Seventeen

I lay in Peeta's warm embrace against his bare chest. He snores lightly as I stay awake, replaying what all happened earlier today. I almost made the worst decision of my life by breaking up with him. The sole purpose for him to come to London was because I couldn't function properly without him, and I go and break up with him out of rage? You need more patience, Katniss. It's not like he was going to actually cheat on you. Like he said, he was just being friendly. You haven't even apologized, even after you two had sex like two hours ago. I sigh quietly and Peeta stirs slightly. Apologize, Katniss.

I sit up, bringing the sheets up with me to cover my nude body. He stirs again, this time his blue eyes fluttering open. "Hey, what's wrong?" He asks me, his voice rough and husky from sleep. "I'm so sorry, Peeta," I say quietly. He sits up also and props himself up on the headboard beside me. "Katniss, do you know what time it is?" I shake my head and he looks over at his alarm clock that sits on his side table. "It's 2:18 a.m. You know what that means?" I shake my head again and he cups my face in his hand, leaning in and pecking me on the lips. "It means it's a new day. What you did is in the past. You can't apologize for something you can't fix now that the moment is gone. From now on, we're not going to apologize to each other for something that occurred in the past because now is all that matters along with the future." I smile and he smiles back. "Thank you, Peeta."

"You are very welcome, Baby," he says before leaning over and kissing me again. I kiss back this time as he sneakily snakes his arm around me and yanks the bed sheets down from my grasp and away from my body. "Peeta!" I squeal, breaking the kiss and trying to sound serious, but ending up laughing and covering myself from him. He laughs also before trying to push my arms and hands away from my body. "Stop trying to cover yourself because, one, you have nothing that I already haven't seen, and two, you're gorgeous beyond words that can even express that," he says, pulling me on him to where I'm straddling him and planting a kiss on my neck. I smile and do as I'm told for him. He smiles and begins to pepper kisses along my neck. I let him and he kisses my neck one last time before nuzzling the place behind my ear. "I love you so much, Katniss, and I swear to God and cross my heart and hope to die that I will never, ever do anything like cheat on you to hurt you. I love you too much to hurt you, Love," he says in my ear quietly. "I love you too, Peeta," I reply quietly, gently urging him away from my ear so I can kiss him properly, which I do. His tongue swipes across my bottom lip asking for entrance, which I allow him.

After several moments of this, I pull away and cup his face in my hands as I pant slightly. "I love you, Peeta," I say again, kissing his cheek. He smiles and I begin to climb off of him. He places his hand on my thigh to stop me. "What are you doing?"

"I'm getting off of you so we can cuddle and go to sleep," I answer quietly. He pulls me back down and goes back to behind my ear, kissing me there. "I have other plans, Babe." I contain my smile as he kisses his way along my jaw and down my neck...

I sit at the table drinking my coffee as Boggs sits a plate of scrambled eggs in front of me. "Thank you, Boggs," I say. "You're welcome, Miss Everdeen." Peeta comes downstairs and into the dining room, his hair wet from taking a shower. He walks over to me and kisses my cheek before sitting down across from me. "Good morning," I smile. "Morning," he replies with a smile also. Boggs sits a plate of scrambled eggs and a mug of coffee in front of him also. "Thanks."

"You're welcome, Mr. Mellark." Peeta and I begin eating.

We finish right as Effie and Delly barge in. "Good Morning!" Effie cheers. "Morning," Peeta and I say in unison. "How did you two sleep?"

"Wonderfully," Peeta answers before I can even say anything. We give each other knowing smiles. "Oh lord," Effie sighs. "You're giving each other that look. Delly, what does that look mean?" Delly swallows hardly. "I...don't...know," she says quietly, giving Peeta a look. She's jealous. "I don't know either," Effie sighs. "But anyway, are you two ready to go visit your family and friends?"