Freedom's Finally Ours

Chapter 13- Holiday Surprises

Chapter 13

Peeta's POV

Katniss is now due to give birth to our twins in a month and she couldn't be anymore over being pregnant. She is in constant pain. She hates her constant mood swings. She is sick of not being able to walk without wanting to sit down again. This pregnancy is really taking the toll on her. I've tried to cheer her up, but nothing seems to be working at the moment. She just hates everything and I couldn't feel anymore sorry for her. I have found something that she loves. The only thing that seems to cheer her up is watching Willow and I interact- painting, drawing, baking, playing games, everything like that. She loves it, it makes her happy and I have no negatives to doing this. I love interacting with my daughter and I know she loves interacting with me and I know that is something that I will never grow old.

I only work at the bakery once a week, my employees are happy to look after the bakery. They tell me to be with my wife and I don't deny that request from them. I go in sometimes just to check in and they immediately assure me everything is okay and I then I get something for Willow who is always with me and then I go back home happy, knowing my bakery is okay and under control.

A few days after Katniss's and my anniversary, we started to order and gather the things that we needed for the babies. Clothes, diapers, all the essentials. Katniss told me she came across my wooden creations and I was kind of upset. I was going to make it a surprise, but she found out. It was okay though, we- Gale and I, moved the furniture into the room across the hall from Willow. I then painted it to match for our baby boys. Blue walls, baby toys and bears and that on the paint. When they get their own rooms when they are old enough, I will paint them however they want. Everything we ordered as made its way to 12 and has now go a home in Hunter and Ash's room.

Besides Katniss and I starting to by the essentials for the babies, we threw her a baby shower and it was pretty fun. Haymitch and Gale made some really sick games for everyone to participate it. Like tasting chocolate from diapers and guessing which one it could be from a variety of different flavoured chocolates, things like that and worse. But it turned out to be a really fun outing with everyone. Wendy, Annie and Finn have been staying here since the anniversary and they aren't going to go back until after the New Year. It's good to see them all again.

A week ago was Sky's birthday and we all got together to celebrate it. It was very extravagant because of Effie being her mother, but it was so good. We had the lunch to celebrate it and then Harrison came over and stole her to celebrate it with just the two of them. Turning fifteen seemed to be nothing, but I suppose she has nothing to worry about. Not about her name in the Games being doubled from last year. We made that possible and the Games are never coming back while Paylor is president and hopefully for the rest of eternity.

Today is Christmas and it's the first one that we are all celebrating together. Last year we couldn't because of Katniss being taken and I couldn't even think about having a first Christmas with my daughter and not my wife. So, I put it on hold and this year we are having a massive party with everyone. We have Christmas decorations everywhere and it gives the house a new kind of homeliness. My family always celebrated the holidays to the fullest capacity. It was the only thing that we did as a family that we enjoyed together. And Katniss and I agreed that we would do all the holidays the way I did as a child and we hope to carry that tradition to the day we die.

Since Katniss is heavily pregnant with our twins, we decided that the first year we would have it here so Katniss wouldn't have to walk as far and we all agreed that it was the best thing to do. So everyone- Johanna, Gale, Jason, Effie, Haymitch, Annie, Sky, Finn and Wendy would all arrive at our house for lunch and then stay until after dinner. The food that I have been thinking and planning about is magnificent. We decided to just get a few things and not go full out, just things that we have been wanting but never got around to getting.