Thanksgiving (Part 2)

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WARNING! THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF MY PREVIOUS ONE SHOT KNOWN AS

"Thanksgiving (Part 1)"

IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THAT I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU SKIP THIS OR READ THAT FIRST OR ELSE YOU WILL BE LOST!

for any reader who has read the previous one shot I apologize that you had to either read or skip that :-). ENJOY!

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*A few minutes later I hear a knock on the door....*

"MUMMY!!!!!"

Willow says as if I can't hear the knock. I laugh and say

"I know honey"

I go and answer the door to see Haymitch and Effie. Haymitch looks respectful, a way he looks only on occasions. He's wearing a wine jumper alone with jeans. Effie Is wearing a rose pink dress that goes down to her knees and has laced sleeves. After 16 years I still haven't fully adjusted to Effie's casual outfits. Her hair is a golden blonde and she no longer wears crazy wigs. She has been like this for 16 years and it still doesn't feel right to me. I'm still so used to seeing her looking like a crazy art project. Haymitch of course hasn't changed a bit with his looks or his personality. Maybe that's why Haymitch and Effie are so right for each other, their personalities may be exact opposite but they fill the gaps in each others lives. Anyone who knows them well enough like me and Peeta could see when they got together how they went so great together. That's why they got married three years back. So much has happened in all our lives since then. I say

"Hi Effie, Haymitch"

Haymitch smiles

"Hello sweetheart"

I scoff when he calls me sweetheart yet the smile remains on my face. I step back to allow them in. I shut the door and turn around to them. Effie smiles and says

"Hi Katniss!"

Before hugging me. She hasn't lost her everlasting happy mood I can tell you that much. When she pulls away she gasps at my stomach

"Oh Katniss! You're glowing hon! You've never looked better!"

I know that's a lie but I still thank her for the complement. Haymitch and Effie both already know I'm pregnant. So does everyone else. Haymitch comes over to greet me with a hug.

"You do look great sweetheart"

He says as we pull away. I thank him.

"Where's our goddaughter?"

As if on cue Willow runs into the room

"AUNTIE EFFIE, UNCLE HAYMITCH!"

She runs into Haymitch's open arms. He lifts her up and cuddles her as Effie wraps her arms around her too. Peeta and I knew they would be great godparents. And these last 4 years have so much proof that we weren't wrong in our choice. I grab a tray of tea and biscuits and place it on the coffee table while Willow talks to Haymitch and Effie. As I enter the kitchen Peeta comes down the stairs looking a lot more respectable than before wearing an outfit I bought him last month for his birthday. I grin at him and he comes over to me. I press my lips to his which feel warm. Then there is a knock on the door and we are forced to pull away. I feel a warm tingle sit on my lips as we both go to answer the door. We open it to find Annie and Finnick with their two sons Finn and Matthew. Finn is 15 and Matthew is two months older than Willow. They named Mattthew in memory of Maggs after she saved Annie from going back to the arena and helped Finnick throughout his life. I even owe Maggs, after all she died so Finnick could help me lift Peeta to safety. They both look their parents. Peeta says

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