Finding the Missing Piece: Book 6

Chapter Eighteen

Katniss POV- (The next day)

"Mommy, I can't find my lamb no where." Willow frowns, coming down the stairs.

"If you'd clean your room I bet you'd be able to find it." I say sarcastically, opening my heavy eyes.

"No, I just looked all over." She says coming over to me.

I laugh a little, "Did you take it to Johanna's with you?"

"I don't think so."

"I don't know then, Princess." I sigh and try to sit up, failing.

Willow helps me sit up.

"Will you come help me look?" She says pouting her bottom lip out.

I sigh, "Only if you help me up off this couch too." I chuckle.

She snorts and takes my hands and uses all her effort to help me up but I'm after a few tries, I finally manage up-completely out of breath.

When I stand up, I hold her hand for support because I'm dizzy but it passes quickly.

"Are you okay?" Willow asks me, concerned.

I nod my head, "I'm okay." I shrug and we go up the stairs together.

Peeta is at the bakery right now checking up on things for the first time since he's been home.

Willow has been playing in her room since I picked her up from school about an hour ago and I've been laying on the couch since Peeta left at noon.

Since I woke up, I've had slight pains mimicking contractions every few hours and my back is killing me-which isn't unusual but it doesn't help a thing. And I would bet money that my feet are swollen. If I could only see them I would know.

I haven't told Peeta about what's going on and I'm not sure I will unless I really believe it turns into more than false labor contractions.

Willow leads me into her room, which is a huge mess.

"Willow, you really need to clean up in here." I say, sitting on her bed.

"It looks so bad because I have been looking for my lamb."

I snort, "It looks about the same as it did when you left." I say truthfully.

"Momma..." Willow whines.

"Did you look in your closet?" I ask her.

She nods.

"It's not in my room and it's not in Rye's room and it's not in the guest room?" I ask her.

Willow shakes her head, "Nope. And it isn't downstairs because I looked earlier when you were sleeping."

"I don't know then. I haven't seen it anywhere, Sweetheart." I say truthfully, shrugging my shoulders.

"Me either."

"Maybe Daddy knows where it is. You can ask him when he gets back later." I tell her.

Willow sighs, "Okay." She says sitting next to me, hugging my belly.

She kisses my stomach and pats it, "Hi, baby brother." Willow says to him.

I smile a little and close my eyes as my hourly pain shoots through my lower body and I hold my breath, trying to hide it.

"What's wrong?" Willow asks me when she realizes my sudden tenseness.

"Nothing, I just don't feel that great right now." I tell her truthfully.

"Do we need to tell Daddy?"