I do, I need you. #wattys2016

Vows.

Peeta's POV;

As we lay together in the tall grass we whisper secrets I never would have thought she'd tell me. I lay and listen to her stories of Gale's abuse in their 'relationship'.

I kiss her head and smile at her. "Do you remember when Prim used to ask all the time to go look at cakes in the bakery?" I ask softly rubbing circles on her stomach with my thumb.

"Yes. It was every other day." She shakes her head.

"Every time she came, she just stared through the widow at me smiling."

"Are you saying she liked you?" She asks pushing back from me. I shake my head and continue running her stomach.

"No. I'm saying she's the only one who knew I liked you." I smile at her. "She would come inside with you sometimes and they would end up being the best days of my life." I smile proudly.

"The best days of your life." She repeats slowly. "What about now?"

"Well of course everyday I'm with you is a good day. Cause one of these days your gonna come to your senses and run off with Gale. I might as well soak up as much Katniss as I can get." I say regretfully.

"I'll never leave you. I'm too invested in you now, I need you. It's like I can't breath without you." She says it like the words roll off her tongue.

Slowly I'm starting to believe she loves me like she says. But ever since the first games and it was an act, I can't believe her fully. "I wish I was joking." She mumbles. "But I promise I'm not."

"Katniss I-I." She stops me with her lips on mine. The pit in my stomach returns and the sparks ignite in my stomach. She rolls over laying on stop of me and I rest my hand on her butt. I feel bad that she thinks she needs to lose her virginity. But I also feel bad I already lost mine to someone else.

She kisses me hard and this time no one comes to interrupt. We kiss until we're out of breath and I can't hold it any longer. She lays her head on my chest and sighs contently.

"I love you."

"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you." She whispers sweetly.

"I can't either."

We fall asleep like that and the next morning when I wake Katniss is gone. I stand and see there's no one around. "Katniss!" I call.

"It's okay Peeta!" Someone yells and pulls me along.

"Where are we going?" I ask.

"Don't ask questions boy. Just come on." I realize the voice is Haymitch. "Let's go."

"Where's Katniss?" I ask.

"Come on boy." I keep quiet and walk with Haymitch until we reach a clearing.

Everyone is lined up men on one side women on the other. Castor stands in the middle of two trees and holds a book. Haymitch positions me next to Gale, who's at the end of the line closest to us. He extends and hand and shakes mine, I guess be can see my huge eyes and he smiles. "Just relax and enjoy it."

I nod and wait for what's about to happen.

Suddenly Effie appears and right behind her is Katniss. Her hair is parted down the middle and she holds a bundle of wild flowers in her hands.

She stands next to me and that's when I realize what's happening. It's our wedding. A smile spreads across my face as I watch her hand the flowers to her mother and then take my hands in her's. 'I love you' She mouths.

I smile and mouth it back. "Dearly beloveds we are gathered here today to join the two beautiful souls Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark." Castor starts. "Now before we start, I'm not a registered priest but this is just for us."

Everyone nods just happy to be here. "Peeta would you like to say vows?"

"Katniss, my love, my life, my everything. You are the one thing that gets me from day to day, when I was captured. Your message got me through the torture, you give me hope just like you give everyone. I've loved you since I was five years old, and I didn't even know what love was then. But I knew I was making the right decision. I never thought you'd ever love me. Hell I didn't think id live this long, but now I'll spend the rest of my life doing whatever it takes to make me deserve someone as amazing as you. I love you Katniss."

She wipes her tears before taking my hands in her again. "P-Peeta." She stutters. "I-It started as an a-act.." Her breaths are shaky and tears stream down her face. "But I can assure you now more then ever, it's not. I love you with all my heart and I'm the one who doesn't deserve you. Your so kind, and selfless, and caring. You don't deserve to have to deal with this; you never volunteered for the games." She notes. "And I'm-I'm so sorry." I smile and watch her burst into tears, there's not a dry eye in the meadow. Effie and her mother are crying the most. "So, Peeta I'm honored to be your wife, I love you so much."

Castor clasps a hand on my shoulder and smiles. "Well, all that's left is the rings. But since we're on the run we don't exactly have those, so pretend." He laughs.

I take a fake ring and slide it onto her finger. "With this ring, I the wed." She smiles and does the same to me.

"And now, I pronounce you 'man and wife' Mr and Mr's Mellark everyone!" He announces and everyone shouts. "Peeta, you may kiss your bride."

"Certainly." I smile before bringing her to me with a hand on her back. I kiss her and listen to everyone cheering around us. When we break I lean our foreheads together. "I love you Katniss Mellark." I smile.

"I love you Peeta Mellark." I steal one more kiss before holding up our hands like we did in the victory tour. We are one. Katniss giggles at my side and I smile.

"What about a honeymoon?!" Haymitch yells through the noise.

"Got it covered." I smirk. I lift her bridal style and run through the trees a couple hundred feet away. When we stop we're about a mile away and I set her in a patch of wildflowers.

"Peeta, if that was just a fake wedding, I'm going to be an absolute mess at the real thing." She laughs into my lips.

"I don't care." I smile. She kisses me hard and her hands wander under my shirt.

"Peeta." She breaths. "I-I'm ready." She says into my mouth.

"You don't have to, we can wait for the real thing."

"As long as I'm with you it'll always be the real thing." She tells me.

I nod and lay her down on the ground. We intend to show each other how much we love the other.

And we do just that.