Ashlin Everdeen (Peeta Mellark love story)

The Apologie

Peeta's POV

"Are you sure we shouldn't talk to the doctor?" I asked as I sat near Ashley, where I'd been up all night with her. Now its noon, the sudden sickness that over took the love of my life is nuts, and she won't see the doctor...and I'm worried about the babies. What if its something to do with them?

"I'm fine Peeta.....Its fine," she paused to put my hand on her stomach. "See...they are fine." I shook my head in disbelief...why does she have to be so stubborn like her sister?? Then I heard a knock on the door so I ran down stairs. The person I least needed to see stood before me.

"Are you alright Peeta?" She asked in a worried tone. I couldn't find words,

"Peeta!!" Ashley's scratchy, week voice sounded. I looked at Bree, then back to the stairs before darting up them. I held Ashley's hair as the bread and sausage I had gotten her to eat earlier wound up not staying put. Bree stood in the door shocked.

"Huh....Ashley..." Ashley looked at be and gave a week smile,

"I'm fine....really...Peeta, could you get me some ice please?" I nodded and walked past Bree, who still held a shocked face. As I got to the kitchen, an other knock sounded at the door.

"Peeta...man...you look terrible!" I groaned and mentioned for him to come in.

"Ashley's sick...and she won't talk to the doctor. Gale...your our friend, can you and Katniss talk to her please??" I was literally begging, Ashley loves Gale and Katniss, maybe if all three of us begged a little...then maybe she'd talk to Dr.Fitz. Gale looked as shocked as Bree, who is now alone with Ashley...uh!

"Calm down man...do you need some sleep?" Gale asked as he help me stand from the kitchen table with a cup of ice.

"No-no...I'm fine...I have to take care of Ash..." I said, Gale didn't look to approving....and Katniss stepped through the still open door and seen us.

"Oh my God..Peeta, what happened to you?!?" She asked. I felt like I might pass out....I hadn't slept since yesterday night.

"Ashley's...sick..." Was all I got out before the cup of ice dropped and I found myself sleeping on Gale's shoulder.....

When I woke up, Ashley was putting a cold rag on my head, and she had been crying..and looked tired like I had.

"Hi..." she said with a small smile, that turned into a frown.

"Hi...are you okay...how long have I been asleep?" I asked...she shook her head.

"Um.....three days?" She asked herself then nodded. "I feel better....but um, Prim has a new virus....and there is no cure....I just," Ashley broke down in tears and hugged me closely. I hugged her back and she sniffeled out something next that shocked me. "She may lose her memory ....Dr.Fitz visited me and noticed Prim was acting weird....I..." she cried.

"How long does she have?" I asked, and Ashley's voice became only a whisper..

" A year...maybe." She cried and I held her tightly. Bree was still here and she looked upset about it also.....

Ashley went to see Prim and Bree is still here with me, I hadn't planned on talking at all until...

"I'm so sorry Peeta...things with Coy and I just moved so fast..I mean....It was just.....I'm sorry. That's the whole reason I came here, and then Ashley was sick and I couldn't say sorry with all the chaos going on at the time...so, I, Katniss, Gale, and Prim stayed with Ashley and convinced her to talk to the Dr. and then he diagnosed Prim with the memory loss virus...and....gave Ash some medication that would help her. He checked on you too...and you were suffering from sleep loss. Ashley was crying and laying with you everyday..." she informed, I shook my head taking it all in.

"I forgive you Bree...there's nothing I can do if Coy loves you...." I trailed.

"What did you dream about?" Bree suddenly asked, which made me a little uncomfortable.

"Um...just...me and Ash..and two beautiful babies, why?" I asked, she smiled.

"You'll be a good dad Peeta...I know it." She said, then I decided to get up, but Bree pushed me back down.

"No you don't...your on bed rest." She said, I laughed.

"Ashley should be the one on bed rest...." I trailed.

Bree laughed and then nodded, "Yeah...but...not until she's at least eight months." We laughed, "Okay...I'm gonna go get some bread from the kitchen for you okay?"

"Don't burn my kitchen down..." I chuckled.

"I won't!!" She yelled from the kitchen...I didn't believe that.

Bree's POV

I was glad I finally got that out in the open, and I really was upset about Prim losing her memory. That sucks! I turned on the oven and started to heat the bread like Ashley had instructed. And...I burnt it...like Peeta had predicted. I opened the bread up and cut from the middle of it for us. When I walked back into the living room where Peeta was..he was sitting up, watching tv.

"I knew you'd burn something..." He chuckled quietly.

I smiled and threw a burnt piece at his head, in witch he threw one back at me..and soon the house was covered in bread crumbs.

"I swear....my husband acts like a child sometimes..

" Ashley laughed from the door and seemed generally in a better mood. "Prim is not showing signs anymore...Dr.Fitz thinks she's getting a little better actually." She had the highest hopes ever. That's when a piece of burnt bread hit her in the shoulder. She turned playfully glaring at Peeta.

"Alright Mr.Mellark....." she said backing him to the wall with a piece of bread in her hand. She pressed him to the wall and kissed his neck and he closed his eyes enjoying it as she moved her lips to were they were almost touching.

"Revenge is worst..." She whispered before crumbling the piece into his dirty blonde hair.

Then we all commenced with our bread fight.....