Finding the Missing Piece: Book 6

Chapter Eight

Katniss POV- (That weekend)

"Hey, baby girl." I smile as Willow comes into the kitchen after her nap.

"Hi, Mommy." She says rubbing her sleepy eyes.

I smile.

"What are you doing?" I ask her as she comes over and climbs into my lap, barely having any room left to sit.

"I came to see what you were doing." She says laying her head on my shoulder.

I laugh a little, "I am paying pills and writing everyone's pay checks for the bakery." I explain.

"Oh." She yawns.

"Yeah, I'm almost done then we will go up there."

"But Daddy isn't there." She reminds me with a frown.

"I know but everybody is still working for him so we have to go pay them."

Willow nods, "Can we have some cheese buns for supper?"

I laugh a little, "Probably not for supper but we will see if they made some at the bakery for breakfast, silly."

"Or we could make some?" She suggests.

I snort, "I have no idea how to make them."

"But you could call Daddy and him would tell you." She says.

I smile sadly, "I am sure I could but Daddy makes them so yummy that I probably couldn't beat it."

Willow sighs, "How many days till him comes home?"

I shrug, "He's been gone seven days so not much longer." I sigh.

"I miss him so much." She frowns.

"I miss him too."

Neither of us have been the same this week without Peeta.

I mean we've both had a good time with each other but it's just not the same without him.

"Our anniversary is is two weeks." I mention.

"How much years for your naniversary." Willow says, butchering the word 'anniversary.'

I chuckle, "Seven."

She smiles sweetly.

"Am I gonna be married to Finn that long?" Willow asks me.

I snort, "Willow, if you get married that means you have to be with him forever."

She makes a face, shaking her head.

"Never mind. I don't think I want to marry Finn. Never mind." Willow says, making it clear she's had second thoughts.

I kiss her cheek, "You are silly."

"Nuh-uh." Willow says.

"Uh-huh."

She shakes her head, "Nope!"

I giggle, "Okay, you win. Now let's go take these checks." I say and she jumps off my lap.

When we go into the bakery there's about three costumers inside and Thom is helping them.

"Hey, Katniss. Hey, Willow." He greets us as he writes orders and takes them out of the cases and into boxes.

Willow and I head straight for Peeta's office and I unlock it. I put some junk mail we got in his desk and close it while Willow starts talking to everyone.

Thom comes in after he helps the costumers.

"Here's your paycheck." I say handing it to him out of the stack.