She Has My Heart Forever

Chapter 31 Admitting my Mistake

Peeta POV

I park the car and get out in front of Haymitch's office. I walk up the stairs and inside to see him drinking coffee and talking to his assistant. He looks up and frowns.

"You. In my office. Now!" he says. I sigh and walk past him and inside. He closes the door and sits down, taking a breath and looking me in the eye. "Alright so....you...beat your wife."

"No! I never have...I hit her..but I wouldn't ever beat her." I say. He nods and writes something in his notebook. 

"Alright, calm down." he says. "Why do you think you hit her?"

"I....don't know." I say looking down.

"Peeta, we have reasons for everything." he says. "Katniss told you you have a history of drinking."

"Yeah...it started when I was younger." I say running my hand through my hair.

"Look..when I was younger...I went through a really messy divorced. I started drinking. One day...I picked my daughter up and I was drunk...I crashed and she..died." he says looking down. "I don't want you to end up like me okay?"

"What can I do? Katniss is pissed and scared of me." I say. "I don't know what to do....I can't lose my family....I need them. I need her." at that moment all the tears I was holding back pour out.

"Its okay....let it out." he says patting my back.

"Are you shitting me? Don't give me that therapist bullshit." I say looking down.

"Oh what do you want me to say? Peeta your an idiot that hits your wife?" he says. I sigh and shake my head.

"No...no...look..Katniss comes to see you right?" I ask.

"Yeah, why?" he ask.

"Could you talk to her? Get her to talk to me?" I ask. He sighs and looks down to his notes.

"Normally I should say no but..because you and Katniss mean alot to me I will, okay?" he says, I smile slightly and nod.

"Thank you Haymitch." I say. He smiles and nods. 

"But..I got another appointment." he says. I nod and stand up, shaking his hand and just as I wanna walk out I crash into a woman. I pull back to say sorry only to see its....Katniss...with a dark bruise on her cheek.

"Peeta?" she says quietly.

"Katniss..." I say. "I..I should go." I say trying to walk by but Haymitch's voice stops me.

"No, this is good." he says. "Lets have a talk." I sigh and we walk in, sitting down a good distance from each other. "Alright, Katniss, begin. What do you wanna say to Peeta?" she turns and looks me in the eye which she never does unless she's pissed or dead serious.

"You hit me...you broke your promises, you lost my trust. I don't know...why or how..but..you did and..I don't want you in my life right now." she say breaking up in tears.

"Katniss....I love you more than anything. You know that. I would never, ever hurt you on purpose." I say. "Please...don't give up on me."

"What if you give in to drinking when the kids are around?! Hit them too!" she yells.

"No...please Katniss please." I fall to my knees. "I love them, I would never hit them...Katniss I'll do a therapy...I'll move out...I'll do anything for you." I say looking up to her in tears. She sighs and looks to Haymitch.

"Your moving out for now and no contact to the kids. We'll go to therapy if you want." she says. I smile and nod.

"Thank you Katniss....thank you so much." I say. She nods and looks to Haymitch again.

"Peeta, I think you should go so Katniss and I can talk alone." he says. I nod and stand up, taking my jacket and leaving the office. I walk to my car and get in, sitting there for a moment. What can I do...to get my wife back?

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Soooo..does Peeta deserve another chance? What do you all think?

Nikki :)