It Started With a Cake

Ch47. The Big One

"So will there be a little sibling coming soon?"

I glance over at Johanna as Effie asks the question I've been dreading for a while now.

Johanna is the only one that knows about my scare last month, but thankfully it was only that, a scare. Not even Peeta knows about it, with me begging Johanna not to tell him about it, though I am sure he's questioning my recent behaviour.

"No not yet" Peeta who had been standing next to me answers for the both of us, and I bare a smile just for looks though inside I am freaking out again, was everyone really expecting us to give Willow a little sibling.

The more I thought about it after the incident the more I realised I was content with Just Willow, I didn't want to go through another pregnancy, but I especially didn't with the fear that our relationship with Willow would change forever.

Effie pouts but happily chimes in that soon that might change.

"Where is the birthday girl anyway?" Effie asks curiously.

I smile again, this time a real genuine one, "with Haymitch I think, probably playing with all of her new toys"

Grinning Widely Effie exits the kitchen where a few of us had been talking to enter the living room where even from this room we can hear Willow exclaim "Gamma"

I laugh lightly along with Peeta and Johanna as we hear it.

"I can't believe Effie is actually allowing Willow to call her that" Peeta voices with a cheeky smile.

"I am definitely not grandma age" I mock playfully in my best Effie Trinket voice.

Both of them laugh even harder at my impression but no one more than Peeta who has shared this inside joke with me for quite some time now.

As our laughter finally dies down Peeta spots his Bakery staff and excuses himself to go talk with them, leaving me with just Joanna.

"How are you doing?" She asks me a bit more quietly.

I smile sadly, "I'm alright, just a bit sad that she's growing up so fast"

Johanna shares the same smile with me before plastering a slightly bigger one on her face. As I turn to look in the same direction I find out why.

"Hi Annie" I smile at her as she walks over to us, echoing Johanna as she says it just before me.

"Hello" she smiles as she joins us at the kitchen counter quickly pouring herself a drink with one of the jugs we set out for party guests.

"It's a lovely party Katniss" Annie compliments.

"Thank you" I smile, "mostly Peeta's doing, he's better at all these kind of things"

Johanna Laughs beside me, "I can imagine"

Nudging her shoulder lightly I send her a playful glare.

"How's Flynn going Annie?" I ask her, moving our conversation off of me.

Annie smiles brightly at the mention of her son, "oh he's doing great, really growing into himself nowadays"

"How old is he now?" I ask her curiously.

"Nearly fifteen" she tells me a little melancholily

I can't even imagine Willow being that old yet, how is it possible Flynn who I've known since he was a small child is nearly fifteen years old, of course that also leads to the fact that it has now been over sixteen years since the rebellion ended.