Waves Breaking Over Rocks Part 2

Chapter 5

Annie

Knock, knock, knock.

I run out of our bed, detangling myself from Finnick. I take my clothes and run to the bathroom, not fully closing the door. Garcia enters, blushing at Finnick's nudeness. I want to get out of the bathroom to stop her, but Finnick quickly catches my eye and shakes his head ever so slightly as Garcia comes over to him. In one quick movement she removes all of her garments.

She jumps on him, but he catches her, taking her down with him on his bed. She tangles her fingers in his hair and he caresses her skin softly. She forces her lips on his and tears slide down my eyes. He answers back to her with equal forcefulness. Then he moves on to kissing her neck, in the spots where he used to kiss me. More tears escape my eyes but I don't make a sound. Trust Finnick. Trust Finnick. Trust Finnick.

I hear her moan and he makes these strange sounds from the back of his throat that obviously means pleasure. She runs her arms around every part of him, and he touches her back. He kisses every part of her body and I swallow bile. At one point I have to worry that she might get pregnant and that's just too much for me and I sink into darkness.

"Annie I'm sorry! I had to! Please Annie, don't hate me! Please don't hate me!" I hear him sob. I open my eyes and find myself being held by Finnick, whose face is red and his eyes puffy and swollen. But the things that hurt the most are his arms, neck, and legs, scratched raw. He's still begging for forgiveness, but he doesn't have to. I could never me mad at him.

"Oh, Finnick. I know why you did what you did. I still love each and every part of you."

But he still kept going, trying to tell me that he didn't want to and that he hated every second as much as I did. But it's not necessary because I know him, and what he was doing while he was with Garcia didn't give him pleasure. I could read it off his face, even though he hid it well.

"Finnick Odair! I love you and I will always love you and what that woman or all the women in the Capitol do to you isn't going to change that one bit!" I tell him angrily. He looks at me, surprised, and the tears stop flowing. And then he kisses me so hard I blush. He kisses me like there's no tomorrow, even though he holds my face gently. We kiss and we kiss and there is nothing other than us in this little world.

An hour later, we go to eat lunch. The thing that surprises me the most is that I haven't cried since we got out of District 4, except for the time Garcia raped Finnick.

When we get there we don't even bother letting go of each other's hands. We don't care that much anymore, besides, I doubt that after what happened earlier, holding hands will change Garcia's feelings. Especially after Finnick whispers something in her ear. I don't even ask him what it is. I don't want to know.

When we sit down, Finnick looks at me and gives me an encouraging smile, showing his cute dimples. I squeeze his hand to reassure him and he looks so thankful for that little gesture that it breaks my heart.

"Tomorrow we will arrive at the Capitol." Garcia says, as if I need reminding.

Finnick turns to reassure me again but I'm not there.

"I got some more shells for the sandcastle!" Finnick says, walking towards me proudly. He looks so happy and everything feels just right. We're happy in District 4 and his hair is golden and his eyes the same color as the sea behind him.

But I feel something strange, a sort of fear. Like there's a dark cloud on the horizon, coming closer, but never getting to me.

"How are you two lovebirds doing?" Cora asks, coming over. She looks gorgeous in her bikini, unlike me.