Through These Doors (PeetaxCato)

Chapter 17-Gloss The Greatest

Cato

I shook a little bit....not in fear but in shock. Gloss had kept his promise to me when he knocked on the roof of the car that day. The promise to protect Peeta if he was in harm's way if I couldn't....and at the moment I really couldn't. I just knew I loved Peeta so much and I couldn't bear to lose him again.

"What are you doing here?" Peeta screeched.

""My job." Gloss said as he put the gun back in its case on his side.

Peeta simply took a knife out of his pocket and slashed the left side of Cato's face with a thunderbolt-style mark.

We all looked confused until Peeta said "It's an old Jewish trick....in case he comes back to life."

I didn't wanna find out what it meant. In my culture it was a cross in the throat but whatever.

"Cato made a promise with me....even while he was cheating on you....that I would protect you in a time when he couldn't do it himself."

"You did that for me?" Peeta said, starting to well up.

"Yes, baby...I did." I smiled.

"Oh God..." He started to sob as he collapsed into my arms. There was nothing I could say or do to fix our cheating but the love we had was all that mattered.

Even if it was my ex boyfriend.....

Courtney

I woke up in a strange room early in the morning and as if on cue Katniss appeared at my bedside to assist me.

"You okay?" she asked.

"Yes, I am quite alright. I hurt, but I am alright."

"Where do you hurt?" Katniss asked as I rubbed my eyes.

I laid my hands down and looked at her and said, "In an area no woman should ever be hurt in."

I supposed this was my punishment for not believing Hannah about Bryce. What he had done to her drove her off the edge....now this time it was at the hand of yet another psychotic blond boy and in my own bed.

Silent tears fell down my face as I did what Cato normally did.... I crossed myself.

And hoped to die....

Peeta

I had left a mark....actually THE mark on Finnick. I did not get the chance to kill him but I did get to leave the mark of Cain on him.

I woke up in the bakery floor with Cato for some odd reason, his arms around me. I loved him...and he loved me. That was all we needed; each other.

A loud ring of the bell was Johannas way of saying rise and shine....and scaring Cato out of his wits.

"Good morning, loverboys!" she said with a plastered smile.

"You are so fake."I laughed.

"Haha, true bitch true. Now what the fuck happened last night?" she asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Clove told me you all ended up killing Finnick. I personally wish I was there but my ass was asleep so I had a good reason." she said.

"It's over. He's gone, and thats all we need to say about it." Cato said as he kissed my neck.

"Okay well hurry the hell up and make me some goat cheese rolls. Katniss wants them, but shes too lazy to haul her ass over here." Johanna grouched.

Just like Johanna...move on and grouch some more.

"Or getting her ass eaten out by Cashmere..." I smirked.

Cato smacked me hard on the ass with a grin that was soooo sexy.

I walked into the back and Johanna remained seated by the counter. Cato went upstairs to change clothes and the sun came streaming in. All a typical morning in Plum Creek....

Because now everything could go back to normal

Song of the Day: Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde