Finding the Missing Piece: An Everlark Story

Chapter Ninety-Three

Peeta POV-

"I can't believe we are going to get married." I say to Katniss, just as the last bit of sun begins to fade into the horizon.

I don't get an answer so I sit up a bit and realize she is fast asleep.

I laugh a little.

I love how she can just fall asleep anywhere if she feels safe and comfortable.

I decide that since it is getting pretty late, we ought to head back to Finnick and Annie's house for the night.

I slowly lift Katniss's sleeping head off of my body and place it gently into the sand.

I sit up and decide that instead of waking her, I will just carry her.

She looks too peaceful to disturb.

I come to my feet and slide my hands under her sleeping body, picking her up, along with our clothes and shoes in one hand, Katniss in the other.

I walk back to the car and gently place her in the front seat and buckle her up, even though she's soaked and covered in sand.

I hop in the driver's seat and head back to Finnick and Annie's house.

The drive back is quiet, warm, and happy.

When I arrive at Finnick and Annie's house, about two minutes later, I take Katniss upstairs to our room.

She wakes up when we get inside.

As she opens her eyes, she blinks a few times until her gray orbs focus on me.

"Hey." I say softly, smiling like an idiot.

She smiles back tiredly.

"I was just about to put you in bed. I'm sorry that I woke you." I tell her softly.

"Oh, I am sorry that I fell asleep. I just felt so at ease that I couldn't help it." Katniss apologizes embarrassedly.

"That's okay, Katniss. Don't worry about it." I tell her and place her onto her feet.

"What time is it?" Katniss asks me confused.

"About 9:30." I say.

"I'm gonna go take a shower before bed since I'm all gross." Katniss laughs, hugging my body with her tiny one that is still in her green bikini.

"Okay, I will take one after you." I tell her and she nods as she walks to the bathroom.

I go downstairs to chat with Finnick and Annie about today's happenings and thank them for helping me out.

"So, was she absolutely pissed off when I kicked her out and left?" Finnick asks me with a huge, hopeful grin on his face.

"She was livid. Practically fuming." I say, laughing and remembering how angry she was and how when she saw me there, it just all faded away, thankfully.

"That is perfect, Peeta. I love Katniss but I love pissing her off even more." He says laughing.

"You two are evil for that." Annie says, rolling her eyes.

"You should've seen her face when I told her to get out of the car. She was ticked." Finnick chuckles, recalling the memory.

"Finnick, you are horrible to her." Annie says slapping his arm.

"It's all good Ann, that's what Katniss and I do best. We mess with each other."

"It's true." Katniss says, coming into the room with pajamas on and a towel on her head.

"You still mad about that?" Finnick asks her, smiling proudly.

"Well, no but if Peeta hadn't planned on proposing and you two just did that because, then yes. I would still be very angry." Katniss says, giving us a look. 

"Lucky me. Even luckier, Peeta." Finnick says.

"I'm glad that you guys did it, even though it almost was the cause of your deaths." She rolls her eyes.

"Hey, I am gonna go take a quick shower. Katniss. I won't be too long if you want to come up soon." I say, kissing her lips gently, bidding Finnick and Annie goodnight as I go upstairs.

I take a quick shower and dress in my underwear and walk out into the bedroom to find Katniss laying on the bed, waiting for me, I guess.

"Hey." Katniss says, looking up from her phone.

"Hey." I say kind of embarrassed that I'm just in my underwear.

She puts her phone down and looks at me with tired eyes.

"Sorry, I didn't expect you to be in here and I forgot to grab pants." I apologize embarrassedly.

"It's okay, I'll close my eyes." She says.

I chuckle, "You already saw me." I say.

Katniss smirks and opens her eyes, which look so heavy.

"You ready for bed?" I ask her, standing by the light switch in my pajama bottoms.

"Yeah." Katniss mumbles and I flip the lights off.

I get into the bed next to her and like a magnet, she's drawn to me.

I wrap my arms around her and she snuggles up to my side.

"Goodnight, fiancé." Katniss teases.

You can hear that she is dead to the world but she is smiling, which is good.

"Goodnight, my fiancée." I say, smiling widely and I close my eyes.