Finding the Missing Piece: Book 6

Chapter Thirty-Five

Katniss POV- (That night)

"Happy birthday, Finn."

"Thanks, Aunt Kat." Finn smiles, hugging me.

I smile, "Guess what?"

"What?"

"Rye is gonna be here soon and you won't be the only boy anymore."

He laughs, "Good! I'm really happy he's coming soon. I wish he could have been born today though."

"I wish so too but today is your birthday." I say.

"But I would've liked to share it with him." Finn says.

"Well, that's really sweet. I can't believe you're already seven." I say.

"I know! My Mommy was crying this morning because I'm getting so big. I'll be in second grade soon."

I laugh a little, "You better slow down. You're gonna be taller than me soon." I tease him.

"I'm trying but I can't stop it." He says innocently.

I smile, "Are you glad that Willow gets to sleep over tonight?"

"Yeah! My dad said he's gonna bug us all night long so that we are really sleepy tomorrow so we sleep all day long."

I laugh, shaking my head, "Why does he want that?"

"He said so that we could keep our Mommy's up all night tomorrow night but I won't do that to my mom."

"Well, guess what?"

"What?"

"Willow isn't gonna be at our house tomorrow night." I say quietly to him.

"Why not?"

"She's gonna stay with my mom so that kind of soils your dad's plan. And you know what you should do?"

"What?"

"Keep your Daddy up all night tomorrow night and if he asks why you're doing it tell him I said to." 

Finn laughs, "Has my dad always been so crazy?"

"Always." I assure him.

(That night)

"I'm going to fall asleep without you." I call to Peeta.

He comes into our bedroom, "So, I was thinking." Peeta says, crawling into bed behind me.

I make face, "Uh oh." I tease him.

He laughs, "You'll like this." Peeta says, scooting over closer and kissing in between my shoulder blades.

"Why are you being all lovey?" I ask him with a laugh.

"I'm not."

"What do you want?" I ask him with a laugh.

"Nothing. I'm being all lovey because I love you." He says but he's using that voice he uses when he wants to ask me something but he's nervous.

I snort, "You're being all lovey in the way you are when you want something."

Peeta scoffs, "I would never do such a thing."

"Whatever." I laugh.

He sits up, "What do you think about opening another bakery?" Peeta asks me.

I make a face, luckily, my back is turned so he doesn't see, "Why?"

"Because I want to." He laughs.