Always

12. I missed you.

Katniss POV. 

As I stand there staring right into Peeta's eyes I feel my heart beating. I look at him while tears run down my cheeks. I smile and I'm not able to do anything else at the moment. My mind is spinning. I didn't think I would be able to see him again. I didn't think I would be able to get back to this moment. Be near him. Be Infront of him. Be in his presence. See his smile. 

He looks at me and smiles, he is also crying. I can tell that he is happy. I look into his eyes and see my normal, loving, caring Peeta. 

He holds his arms out and run right into him almost knocking him over. 

I embrace into a hug with him, and I squeeze him tightly. I cry into his shoulder and grab at his hair and just stand there in his embrace. I have never felt happier than I do right now. 

I can feel him tighten his grip on me, putting his hands in my hair and just holds me tight to his body. Tighter by the second because he's scared, he's going to lose me again. 

I release from the hug and grab his hands. 

"Please come inside." I say almost begging. 

He nods and walks inside the house. I watch him look around at everything in my house and just admire everything Infront of him. He turns and looks at me and smiles. 

"Your house is very different than mine." He says with a chuckle. 

Oh, how I have missed hearing his laugh. Brings joy to my heart and music to my ears. 

"I haven't been inside yours, so I am not really sure." I smile. 

I shut the door and walk back up to him and smile. He stands in front of me smiles back. 

I do a girly scream and jump right into his arms and wrap my legs around his waist. He catches me and puts his hands on my thighs and laughs. 

"I have missed you so much." I say whispering into his ear. 

"I've missed you more Katniss."

He starts walking towards the living room and sits down on the couch with me still wrapped around him. I pull back and look at him and I'm basically sitting on his lap, and I can feel the butterflies in my stomach flying all over the place, going crazy right now. 

I blush and look down. He puts his fingers to my chin and makes me look at him. 

"You have no idea, no idea how long I have been waiting to see you sitting in my lap and smiling Infront of my face." Peeta says with a smile. 

I nod and put my hands on his neck and lean my forehead on his. I hear him breathe heavy and connect his forward towards mine as well. 

I pull back and look him in his eyes. All I want to do is kiss him and never let him go. 

I can't do that though. I just got him back and I don't want to jump all over him like a slut. 

I get off his lap and end up sitting next to him on the couch. He looks at me and smiles. 

"You didn't have to move; I was loving you sitting on my lap."

I blush and look away. "I'm sorry, I just figured this will be more comfortable so we could talk."

Peeta Nods. "Anywhere you sit on me I would be comfortable Katniss...except my head obviously." he says with a laugh. 

"Well of course, I would never sit on your head Peeta." I say laughing with him. 

He stops laughing and looks at me. "We have a lot to talk about don't we?"

I nod and sigh. I look him in his eyes, and I can see the pain coming back. I know he doesn't want to talk about anything bad that's going to mess with his head, but he knows he has too. I wait for him to speak, and I see him furrowing his eyebrows. Trying to think to himself of how he should start speaking. What to ask, how to ask.