Sparks

Chapter 22

CHAPTER 22

"Haymitch! Haymitch! Open the door right now! We have to talk!" I pound on his door. "Haymitch this is serious!"

He opens the door looking more drunk than ever. "What do you want sweetheart?" he asks.

"Are you aware that Snow is planning an ambush on us all at this very moment?" I spit out.

"I don't know what your talking about." he says squinting his eyes then opening them again.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about!" I snap. "I was just kidnapped by Snows grandson whose trying to recruit me to take down Snow."

"I'm sorry darling I have no idea what your babbling on about." he says.

I grab Haymitchs shirt and pin him to the door. "Listen Haymitch! You need to snap out of it!" I slap his face leaving him expressionless. "You are not telling me anything!" I shout.

He just stares at me without saying a word.

"Forget it." I let go of him pushing him to the ground so he just lays there. "I don't need you." I walk out of his house and enter mine.

Peeta walks down the stairs. "How did it go?" he asks.

"He's drunk. I'm done with him." I say.

There's a long pause. "Katniss, I'm sorry. I know you can take care of yourself." Peeta says.

"It's fine Peeta." I say.

"No it's not Katniss." he walks towards me wrapping his arms around my waist. "I'm your husband, not your bodyguard. I shouldn't be overprotective."

"You do it because you love me." I say.

"I know that. But you need to understand that you can't just run off like that without letting anyone know where you are going. I was worried sick, Katniss." he says.

"I'm sorry." I say.

"It's alright." he says pulling me into a hug. "Speaking of overprotective."

I pull out of the hug look behind me. "Gale?"

"Katniss." Gale walks into my house as I leave Peeta and run into Gales arms. He wraps his arms around me trapping me in his familiar bear hug.

"What are you doing here Gale?" I ask into his shirt.

"We need to talk." he whispers into my ear. He lets go of me and gestures to the door. I turn to see Peeta almost walking away.

"Peeta." I call.

He turns. "Yes?"

I walk up and give him a long lasting kiss to let him know that I'm not leaving him. "I'll be right back." I whisper. I kiss him one last time then go to Gale. We leave the house and make our way to the path to the Hob.

We walk in silence for what seemed like forever, until Gale speaks up. "Katniss, I'm sorry." he says. I don't have to ask why. He's apologizing about Prim. "You need to know it was never my intentions. I meant to apologize earlier in two but it wasn't right. I didn't want to upset your tour with everything else that happened."

"Is this why your here? To apologize?" I ask.

"No, not just that. Rory's sick so I have to come back here for while to help my mother. So until he's better, I'm here."

"You don't mind being here?" I ask.

"Katniss, my life doesn't revolve around you. I'm not going to break down into tears every time I see you with your husband." he says.

"Gale!" I hear Hazelle call.

"I have to go." he leans down and kisses my cheek and runs off. What am I going to do with Gale here while I'm trying to get pregnant.