Freedom's Finally Ours

Chapter 2- Family Will Always Come Back Together

Chapter 2 guys! Enjoy!

                  

Chapter 2- Family Will Always Come Back Together

Johanna's POV

"Look at this. Our little man's growing. Look at him making you have the most gorgeous little bump on your stomach." Gale says as he touches and kisses my growing stomach.

"Gale stop reminding me that I am fat." I say.

"Jo, how many times do I have to tell you? You're not fat, you're pregnant. Big difference. Either way you are still sexy." He answers.

I hit him in the arm and then place my hands on his shoulders.

"Are we excited for a wedding today?" He asks my stomach, but actually to me.

"Yes, we are. But hopefully it's the last one in a while because this is being nice to people all the time thing is really annoying." I answer truthfully.

"You are so much nicer to people now than what I have heard you used to be like before you were taken by the Capitol." Gale says.

"I have somehow managed to get better at being nice to everyone, no, just people."

"No. Johanna, you have become such a people person. I don't know if it's this baby or if it's me, but you have become so much better around people. Some say they think it me, but I have no idea how you could become a better people person from me. Truly, I believe that you have changed and this baby is also doing it." Gale concludes.

"Yeah. I agree. How could I have become a people person from you?" I say with a laugh.

He laughs too and then starts to kiss my stomach.

He suddenly gets up and starts to walk away.

"Hey, where are you going?" I ask him.

"To take a shower."

"Can I join you?"

"Are you sure?" He asks.

"Yeah. If I have little meltdown, you will be there right." I state.

"Alright then." He saying coming back over to the bed and stretching out his hand so I can grab it.

His hand is strong and comforting as I grab it and start to walk to the bathroom. I haven't had an actual shower for ages. The Capitol ruined that for me, sending electric shocks when water touched my skin. I was terrified of it that I have only ever had baths since that happened a long two years ago. Today I feel like I can start with overcoming my fear of it.

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With our clothes off and the water softly pelting down on the shower floor, Gale then steps in, still holding onto my hand.

"You sure you want to do this?" He asks cautiously.

"Yes. I need to get over this fear somehow. I figure, what the hell I'll do it today. I'm feeling adventurous." I answer.

"Okay babe." He says.

His hand grabs a tighter grip on my hand and I start to walk into the water. I clench my teeth as the memories from the torture start to flood back to mind. It all starts to feel like I am back there, but I remind myself that I am not in the Capitol. I am in 12 with my husband holding onto my hand, not going to let go. When I am fully emerged into the shower, my eyes are still closed tightly and my teeth clenched together.

"It's okay Jo. I'm right here. I'm right here." Gale starts to tell me softly.

I feel my hand digging into Gale's as I fell the drops on my body.