Finally mine

Finally mine- A one-shot

"They're back. We're wanted in the hospital." Haymitch says. A rush of emotions hits me all at once.
Peeta.
He's here. With me.
I run to where Haymitch tells me Peeta is. In a minute I can touch him. See his smile. Hear his laugh.
An unfamiliar sense of giddiness fills my inner being. As I reach the room where Peeta is, it's as if the world is moving in slow motion. I open the door desperately to find the one and only Peeta Mellark. He looks bad. Evident bruises and scratches everywhere. I can tell he's been tortured and in pain. But the unmistakable blond locks on his head remind me of the boy that knew in the last arena.
He stares at me for a good amount of time before running the short distance between us and crushing me in an embrace. I can't keep it in any more. The sobs that come out show how much I've missed him. I hear his desperate attempts to calm me, but it only does the opposite. I cling to him harder as he does the same.
As I'm standing here, I realize something. I love this boy. It's so obvious. Finnick was right. I don't care that there are a flock of nurses surrounding us, I have to tell him. Without another moments hesitation, I let it out.
"Peeta, I love you." I sigh still crying. I can see the surprise in his eyes but that doesn't stop him from saying it back.
"I love you too Katniss."
He takes my face gently with his hands and slowly brings my lips to his. To think that I went months without these lips is insane. I kiss him back with passion. As he pulls away, the next thing he says sets me off again. I press my lips to his once more, as I try to forget about the horrible past. And remember the special words he just said to me as I kiss him. "You're finally mine."