Falling For You

Chapter Two

        Katniss quickly jogged through the quiet park, only hearing the sound of her old running shoes hitting the pavement below her.

        She tried to clear her mind of what had happened that morning, but she couldn't seem to get Peeta off of her mind. She loved the way his wavy blonde curls brushed over his forehead, how his beautiful blue eyes looked into her silvery-grey ones. And his jaw! His jaw was a whole different story that she could go on and on about. He was strong with delicate features, making him look more endearing than most men.

        She quickened her pace as she headed back through the park, eager to get back home to hopefully see Peeta again. He was just looking for someone to show him around, like he said, so she knew not to get her hopes up. 

        Once finishing her quick job and reaching the glass doors of the apartment, she noticed the movers hauling a large wooden table out the back of a truck, carefully balancing it between the two of them. She remembered how Peeta had said he'd come over after he was done moving in, so she had a bit of time to remove the sweaty clothes from herself and shower a bit before seeing him again, she wanted to at least look decent.

        What if he didn't like her? What if he already had a girlfriend? Or better yet a wife? 

        Katniss stop being stupid. He just asked you to show him around, he didn't ask you on a date. 

        She needed to stop thinking of him that way. They would probably end up meeting up once this time and just stick to being acquaintances. She wasn't looking to date anyway, how could she? She had no experience what so ever, and she certainly didn't have the time. All she cared about was being able to provide for herself and Prim, and she was just scraping by. 

        She stepped out of the white tiled shower, and began combing through her long brown hair until it was somewhat smooth. After she slipped on a pair of faded jeans, and tightened a belt around her small waist before slipping on a burgundy colored V-neck sweater. 

        She was startled by rapping on the door. She quickly shot up from the couch, pulling the stray hairs in front of her face behind her ears. Quickly, she unlocked and opened the wood door to see the boy from the lobby staring at the carpet, twiddling his thumbs.

        "Oh, hey Peeta." She said, catching his attention. 

        "Hey Katniss, uh, is this a good time for you?" He asked her, offering a small grin that made her heart pound faster in her chest.

        "Yeah, it's perfect actually." She answered, offering a weak smile back. She couldn't take her eyes off of his, they were so blue, much like her sisters. 

         "Great, well uh, do you wanna show me around?" He asked, raising an eyebrow to her. 

        "That's what you asked me to do, isn't it?" She countered, moving into the hallway closing the door behind her, they began walking down the 4th floor hallway. She figured he already knew how to get around on this floor, he'd probably been up and down the stairs at least 100 times today. It exhausted her just thinking about it.

        "Well yeah," he chuckled "I just wasn't sure if you were still up to it." he told her as they walked down the narrow hallway.

        "No, of course I am, I had nothing else to do all day." She sighed, she'd probably be on her couch right now, watching some stupid reality TV show with a bag of chips in hand, spending time an attractive guy like Peeta was definitely a better alternative.

        "Ah, alright, well thanks for doing this." He flashed a quick smile revealing his perfectly white teeth.

        "It's no bother at all, it's nice to meet your new neighbors 'ya know?" She replied, turning down towards the first staircase of many.