She Has My Heart Forever

Chapter 24 The Accident

Katniss POV

I open the door to see Peeta asleep on the couch. I smile and close the door, taking my jacket off and walking over to him. I sit down and shake him lightly.

"Peeta..wake up." I say. He opens his eyes slightly, smiling at me.

"Hey Kitty..I was waiting for you." he says pulling me down for a short kiss. 

"You fell asleep." I say sitting down. He chuckles and sits up, rubbing his eyes and yawning.

"I know..I talked to Rye." he says.

"Really? And?" I ask.

"Lets just head upstairs and talk about it there." he says standing up. I nod and stand up as well, following him up to our room and he closes the door.

"So..what he do now?" I ask sitting down.

"I came down with the kids to eat and he hid something real fast. I had to yell at him to get it and it was a porn magazine." he says.

"What?! Where did he get that?" I ask.

"From school, bought it from some high schooler." he says. "I had to talk to him about 'the' stuff."

"Bet that was fun." I say making him smile.

"It was but also hard..I mean..he's only 13." he says.

"And at the age where they start that stuff Peeta. Its normal." I say.

"I know but still. To me he's still my little son." he says looking down. I sigh and stand up, walking over to him and giving him a light kiss.

"Peeta..I understand that. He's still my little boy but he's growing up. We have to accept that." I say.

"I know. Your right. But can we get some sleep? I'm really tired." he says. I nod and we switch to our sleeping clothes before crawling into bed. "I love you Katniss."

"Love you too Peeta." I say giving him a kiss before falling into a deep sleep.

~The Next Morning~

 The scent of bacon and eggs fills my nose waking me up. I sit up slowly and rub my eyes before climbing out of bed and making my way out of our room and down the stairs to the living room.

"Peeta?" I say and soon he comes out from the kitchen. 

"Hey, morning. I was gonna wake you later when everything was done." he says smiling.

"I'm already up cupcake." I say pulling him down for a short kiss. "Are the kids still sleeping?"

"No, they're outside playing." he says. I nod and sit down, streching. "Rye's out there watching them."

"What did he say this morning?" I ask.

"Nothing much. He was just quiet." he says. "I'm sure he's still embarrassed about last night." I nod.

"I would be too." I say. He chuckles and nods.

"Thankfully I was always careful about that kind of stuff." he says.

"I bet you never even read one of them things." I say. 

"Well..my cousin brought one over when I was 15..but I never really looked at it..and he got in trouble." he says making me laugh.

"Well..thats what you get." I say. "Plus Rye doesn't need them things. He needs to know what real love is...and its not that."

"Yes I know..he will." he says. "But its just puberty. Its normal he's curious about it."