Rye's Start {EDITING} (Book #2)

Coming and going

I hear a knock on the front door around 6 am, but when I go to answer it, I am not to surprised when I see Gale.

"Katniss can we talk?" He asksed.

"Gale... I don't think now is a good time."

"Katniss." He pleads. I can hear in the tone in his voice that its he really wants to talk. I see out the door and we sit at door step.

"Look Katniss, I have had this question that has been burning me alive for months now. I can't sleep. I can't eat. I can't live, until you answer it."

"Okay. What is it?"

"Why didn't you tell me? He says.

"What?"

"Why didn't you tell me you didn't love me?" His voice is heavy, "I always thought that you would come back to me. That you only loved Peeta because while being forced you found some feelings for him. Or that maybe you felt guilty because he was hurt because of you, But...you never came."

I wasn't expecting that, but know that he has asked that, I have to answer.

"I-I I haven't ever thought about it. But Gale I did love you I-"

"Not like you love Peeta. You have never loved me like Peeta. I know that we won't happen, I just want to know."

"Gale... I... I can't answer that. Not right now I just... Can't. But I can promise you that when the time is right I will tell you."

We sit in silence for a while, both in pj's, and enjoying the 'beautiful' view of Haymitch's front yard that has been taken over by decades weeds.

"I have a son," he says out of no where." He is 10 months old, Dallin. His name is Dallin." He pulls a picture from out of his pajama shirt pocket.

Dallin looks just like Gale, But with freckles like his mother, Hena."He is handsome." I say.

"Thanks." He starts to tear up.

"Awww, your turning soft" I joke.

"Eww... I'm you" he smiles.

I laugh until the door opens and Peeta see's us. All of our smiles diminish.

"Gale." Peeta says.

"Peeta, nice to see you." He calmly says,"It was nice talking to you, Katniss." Then he leaves but when he does he drops something. A piece of paper, I make a mental note grab it when I get up.

"What are you doing out here?" I ask him.

He takes a deep breath,"I am not going to get upset...but since we are talking alone I jut wanted to ask... If you had to guess who is the father?"

Great... More questions, but I still answer anyways."Peeta, it pains me to say this, but I honestly think it could be gales... I took a contraceptive remember? Gale and I weren't protected."

His response is unexpected. He huffs and helps me up, even though I don't need it." Peeta maybe we should tell willow. I think she will be happy."

So we decide to tell her over breakfast.

"Hey princess?" Peeta says.

"Yess daddy? " she says with a mouth full of oatmeal.

He looks at me, signaling I should say the rest." What do you want for your birthday."

"A puppy!" She excitedly says.

"Well okay, but you also said that you want to be a big sister right?" I ask.

"Yeah, but mommy, I want a puppy more than a baby brother or sister. Puppies are cute."

"The baby would be cute too." Peeta adds.

"No thank you. Puppy please." I laugh. She is just as stubborn as I am.

"Well you are going to be a big sister!" Peeta and I say.

"I am... Mommy can I ask you something?"

"Ya go ahead." I answer.

"Did you and daddy kiss?"

"Yes baby we do that all the time..." I simply say.

"Did you and daddy kiss naked in bed?"

I am stunned by her question. But Peeta quickly takes over. "Why?"

"Just wondering."

"Well yes. But you only do that when you are a big girl and love someone."

"I am a big girl daddy and I love someone. I love you and mommy!" She shouts.

"You do that when you are an adult and when you really love someone. I do it because I really love mommy."

"Peeta!" I say, he is giving her way to much information.

"Well you love me very much, so why don't you kiss me like that dad, why don't you do it to me?" She says.

"Baby who told you about this?" He asks clearly angry.

"Uncle haymitch, told me what you where doing..."

"Look baby don't tell anyone about this. Not your teachers or your classmates either." Peeta said, then he said then sat up from the table and was out of the house in two seconds.

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Well before I continue, I must thank the incredible @hungergamesm for the idea (and letting me use it) of willow and the circle of life... It was way more funny in her book when she wrote it it's in her 2nd book.