"Convince me," Snow said. One night on the Victory Tour makes that all too easy, because what better way than a baby? Katniss returns to district twelve, where she learns that not only is she pregnant, she is also being forced back into the arena, where she should have been killed the first time, for a victor only quarter quell. She is left with one choice before heading into the arena, abort the baby or risk delivering in the games. At the same time as the games, the rebels are plotting behind Katniss's back and Snow isn't convinced of her love. Everyone believes this baby is Peeta's, however Snow wonders if the actual father is the boy back home, Gale. If she can survive these games, what will it mean? Can Katniss actually convince him? With a war on the horizon, how can she protect everyone she loves?
Against all odds, Katniss has survived the Hunger Games, but nothing is as she wishes. Her relationship with Peeta is strained, and whispers of rebellion swirl around them. As they embark on the Victory Tour, Katniss agrees to be friends with Peeta, but quickly realizes she wants more.
Their romance becomes real, but as pressure mounts to prove their love to the world, they do the only thing they can think to save them and the people they love: get engaged.
But the lines of their public and private lives blur when they decide to marry outside of the pressure of the Capitol, holding a private toasting for themselves in an attempt to preserve as much as their relationship for themselves as they can.
As the Quarter Quell is announced, Katniss and Peeta prepare for the Games, each determined to sacrifice themselves for the other's survival. But everything changes when Katniss unexpectedly discovers she is pregnant. Though terrified, she remains resolute in sacrificing herself, while Peeta's love for the unborn child strengthens his will to protect them both.
**AU of Catching Fire where Katniss and Peeta are actually pregnant during the 75th Hunger Games.**
Largely based on actual characters/descriptions/dialogue from the 2nd book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Credits to Suzanne Collins.