Save It For Later, Loverboy.

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First Person Point of View: Becca Blue: 

Will holds my hand under the table as we eat lunch in the cafeteria. Finally, some real fucking food has been delivered to the rabbits hole. Real meat from District 10 has been cooked in a delicious stew. Beef, turnips and potatoes. Along with bread and gravy.

Finnick and Annie sit across from us, along with Katniss, Glae, Johanna, and Delly. I saw a lot of her back in 12. We never really talked, but she always had a different date to the Hob when I did my shows. She's really nice though, and Peeta's biggest defender.

Ever since the wedding, Finnick has done a complete 180. He never ever lets go of Annie's hand, and his carefree, charming, and humorous self is on display for the first time. Annie is lost in some sort of daze-of-happiness. She just looks at him with these big eyes, and a constant smile on her face.

"She got laid last night," Will whispers in my ear. I snort a laugh, and kick him under the table. Luckily no one heard it, but Johanna gives us a suspicious look. Yeah...she probably heard it. But if I know Johanna, she probably agrees.

"Peeta!" I hear Delly say, "so nice to see you...out and about." I cringe at her delivery of the statement, but it's whatever. Behind him stands two massive guards, and around his wrists are metal handcuffs.

"What's with the fancy bracelets?" Asks Johanna.

"I'm not quite trustworthy yet..." Peeta mutters.

"I know how that feels." I say, referencing Coin and her adamant refusal to let me go to the wedding. Guess who went anyway?

"I can't even sit here without your permission." He finishes.

Johanna pats the empty seat next to her. "Sure he can sit here. We're old friends." Johanna snickers, "Peeta, Becca, Annie and I had adjoining cells. We got very familiar with the sound of each other's screams."

Annie does that thing where she covers her eyes and buries her head. Finnick shoots Johanna an angry look as his arm encircles Annie. Will's grip on my hand becomes a bit tighter.

"What? My head doctor says I shouldn't censor my thoughts. It's a part of my therapy." She says, and I let out a deranged giggle at that. Kind of manic and sharp. I can't really stop until Will cups my face and murmurs things into my ears that bring me down from whatever episode that was.

"Annie," Delly says, "did you know it was Peeta who decorated your wedding cake?" She asks.

Annie looks past Johanna and to Peeta. "Thank you, it was gorgeous."

"You're welcome, Annie."

"Can you eat dolphins in real life?" I blurt out, everyone looks at me. "What!? I'm serious." I roll my eyes at the silence.

"If we wanna fit in that walk, we should go now." Finnick says as he and Annie rise from their seats. "Good seeing you, Peeta."

"You be nice to her, Finnick. Or I might try and take her from you." He says, and it's unclear if it's a joke or not. Katniss looks pissed off, and I try to swallow a laugh. My cheeks puff up as I scoff it out and pretend like it's a cough.

"Oh, Peeta," Finnick says lightly, "don't make me sorry I restarted your heart." He says, leading Annie away. I don't miss the concerned glance he gives Katniss. I look back to him, remembering our nights spent together in the cell. Lying there in the cold, our own stomachs eating themselves.

"He did save your life, Peeta. More than once."

"For her." Peeta immediately spits out, waving his fork in Katniss's direction. "For the rebellion. I don't owe him shit."

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