Finding the Missing Piece: Book 6

Chapter Seventy-Three

Katniss POV- (Mid-July)

Rye is over a month and a half old now and I can't believe it.

It's gone by so fast and he's growing like a weed.

We went in for his one month doctor's appointment this morning and the doctor says he's coming right along, especially for being so early.

He weighs 8 pounds 2 ounces now but he's still so tiny even though he's so long.

He's still wearing premature clothes but the jumpers are too short for his long legs so we've had to put regular newborn jumpers on him to sleep.

I finally got to use the jumper Peeta bought before I ever got pregnant with him.

The one with the raccoon on the bottom.

The one I feel in love with at the store when we had been trying for a baby with no luck.

Our miracle baby finally got to where it.

Never did I ever think that we'd get to put it on our baby but we've gotten to and that makes me so happy.

Over a year ago I was depressed and hopeless, wishing so badly for a baby but I couldn't get pregnant.

I remember being in that store when Peeta tried to talk me out of buying the little onesie but sent me to the car and bought it anyways after a girl made some remark to him about me.

I remember how upset I was and how mad he was at the stranger.

He promised me that we wouldn't give up until I was pregnant and we didn't and here we are.

Parents of two beautiful children and still happily in love.

Things have been looking up in every area except one.

Skyler was taken to District Two after we got back home.

They wouldn't allow us to foster her anymore because she was going to be adopted by a couple in Two.

They said that none of us would have a very good chance of being able to adopt her if they didn't want her.

They said they wanted to relocate her to District Two permanently, to get her away from here.

For a new start they said.

It was like all the cooperation and promises they made us was gone, they went behind our back and then took her away.

Peeta and I had even decided that we'd keep her as long as she didn't have to go but they wouldn't agree for some reason.

I guess this family in Two really wants her.

I've been crying off and on about it for a few days but we aren't going to give up.

She didn't want to go but they forced her to and there wasn't anything we could say or do about it.

Not that I wouldn't be happy if she did have a nice new family but I don't feel like it was fair to rip her away from everything she's ever known and take her to a house of strangers.

I've never been so mad at the government in my life.

We did get to say goodbye and she got to take all of her things.

"I will ask them if I can call you, Katniss. I have your phone number." Skyler told me with tears in her eyes.

I was bawling and so were Willow and Peeta.

"Don't ever lose it, please." I cried, hugging her tightly.

"I love you so much. Thank you for being the best thing that's ever happened to me." Skyler said.