Always

13. Finally.

Peeta's POV

I stare at her. Her beauty amazes me every time I see her. She smiles and cries. even when she cries, she is still so beautiful. I can never remind myself how lucky I am to have her. 

I open my arms up to her and she runs into my hug. I hug her tighter by the second. Scared that I am going to lose her at any second. 

When she lets go, we walk into her house and Adrien was right, it does look so much different than mine. 

When I turn around to face her, she jumps onto me and wraps her legs around me and when I tell you my heart is racing like crazy right now, its racing. I haven't been this happy in weeks.

Being around Katniss brings pure joy to my life, my heart, my mind is eased, and my body is soft and not tense anymore. 

Katniss and I head to the couch, and we end up talking to each other. 

Watching her listen to me and responding brings me to tears. I have longed for this moment. I have missed her so much. I'm so happy to be back in her presence. 

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After asking Katniss the question about the night lock pill I feel a little more at ease. Knowing that she was going to take that pill because she was scared of never having me back again or loving her, broke my heart. I am happy though to be in front of her and tell her and to remind her now, every damn day till I die that I love her so so so much. 

I look at her and smile. Time to ask her the million-dollar question that I have been asking myself for the past two weeks and all my life actually.  

She smiles at me waiting for my question. 

"Do you love me? Real or not Real?"

 My mind stopped. It felt like the earth was stuck in time while I was waiting for her response. My heart was beating out of my chest. The question that would change everything. 

She looks at me and smiles. "Real" 

She said real. Oh my gosh she said real. I feel joy take over my whole body and I immediately start crying. Oh, the joy I am having in my heart right now.

She makes me feel so complete. Shes my world and I wouldn't know what to do without her. Little does she know is that she is the one who saved me within the capitol without even being there and actually saving me. 

"Katniss, When I was stuck in the capitol getting beaten Everday, poisoned, and so much more, I never gave up. I needed to be alive; you known why? Because of you. You gave me hope every time. You saved me without even realizing it."

Everything I am saying is one-hundred percent true. I would never Lie to my Katniss. 

"I'm so happy your here Peeta. I've been counting down the days till you came home and I'm happy you did."

I smile within myself. Shes happy. That is all I want from now on. 

"I'm happy I did too." I say honestly.

I look at her and smile and then a memory leads back into my mind. Gale. He better not come here and try to ruin anything between me and Katniss. Now that reminds me, I feel like I should tell her, but I should wait, we just got each other back, why would I lay this on her right now. I asked her a different question instead. If I find out, she loves gale then I can fulfill the promise I made to myself and if she doesn't then I will fulfill my other promise and kill gale myself. 

"One more question for tonight" I say scared.

"Yes" she says with a whisper.

"Do you love gale or want to be with him?"