You've Got Time - An Everlark Fanfiction

SIX

Katniss POV

"So start talking then" I hiss impatiently. Peeta's been sitting here for about five minutes, just staring at me.

"Sorry, you were so beautiful when I knew you and age has definitely been kind to you" he tells me.

"Shut the fuck up Peeta, you aren't here to sweet talk me because believe me it won't work, I'm not the girl I used to be" I snap.

"I liked that girl"

"I hated that girl, she was weak"

"She wasn't weak, she just-"

"She got involved with the wrong people" I say narrowing my eyes, "so why did you 'need' to talk to me?"

"I didn't really, I just wanted to see you" Peeta tells me.

I laugh coldly, "You named me to the police after I was just your drug mule, you made me turn myself in because if I didn't I would've been taken to court and probably had a longer sentence, you lied to me, you hurt me, you broke my heart and you've made me eat shitty prison food and you come here with no apology, just the fact that you 'want to see me'"

Peeta looks down for a moment before looking back up at me, a look of determination in his eyes, "Most of that is true-"

"Most?" I scoff, "all of it more like"

"No, you were never my drug mule, you willingly said that you would help me and also I never named you"

"Well who the fuck did? You were the only one that could! Or well the only one that would be so bitter enough to"

"There it is!" Peeta shouts with a faked laugh, "I was waiting for you to bring it up"

"Bring what up you complete ass?" I ask.

"The break up"

"I did not-"

" 'the only one bitter enough' you just couldn't not bring up the fact that you dumped me"

"I didn't dump you I just left you"

Peeta's face screws up slightly before his eyebrow rises, "and what is the difference? You left me and then when I tried to talk to you again you ignored me"

I think about this for a second. Peeta did try and talk to me after I left him but he acted like I didn't have a good enough reason and that I shouldn't have but it was the best decision for me. I couldn't keep living like that.

"So? You lied to me and used me? From what I see, we're even" I tell him.

"How did I use you? I loved you"

"Bullshit" I hiss.

"BULLSHIT" I shout at Peeta as he opens his safe that he keeps in my wardrobe, "there's no way you make that much money just by selling drugs"

"I do baby and it's all for us" he tells me.

"No it's for you. It's your money"

Peeta puts the key to the safe down on the bed, stands up and walks to me. He takes my hands a places a gentle kiss on my knuckle before moving his hand to my check, "This is our money" he tells me, "What's mine is yours"

"I can't believe you're a drug dealer. How could you not tell me? We've been together for long enough, did you not trust me?" I question.

"No of course I did, I just didn't want to get you involved but since we're moving in together I couldn't just not tell you, plus I have a lot of trips I need to go on soon that I've put of for as long as I can, so I'll be away for a bit"

The words come out of my mouth before I have the chance to think about them, "I'll come with you"

Peeta's face takes over with confusion before he responds, "Katniss I'll be dealing-"

"Yeah that's fine" I reply as calmly as I possibly can.

"Really?" He asks and I nod, "really? Because I think you're not fine with that and that's fine. You don't have to be, I just don't want you to run off, as long as you're the one I come home to after these trips, that'll be perfect for me"

"No Peeta I'm fine in fact I'm so fine that I'll help you" I blurt out. WHAT THE FUCK? What do I know about dealing drugs or being sly for that matter, what the fuck is wrong with me, I'll be arrested or worse, but the thought of Peeta being away from me for ages is too painful, "Yeah" I confirm to him, but mostly myself, "I'll help you"

"You'll help me move drugs?" He asks.

I take a long look into his eyes before stating, "Yes"

"It was not bullshit! I loved you Katniss and you know that!" Peeta says, his voice rising.

"If you loved me you would've never got me involved!" I fire back.

"It was your choice! You offered and I tried to talk you out of it but you insisted"

"So basically what you're saying is that it's my own fault I'm in here?" I ask him.

"Indirectly yes" Peeta snaps before standing up and walking away from me. Leaving me standing there with only my thoughts to keep me company.