KATNISS' POV
"Peeta!" I yell, he looks at the floor
"Katniss, we were walking to the truck and we heard a faint bark. We walked down into the field next to the bakery and this little guy was sitting there in a cardboard box"
"He's so dirty!"
"Yeah, i think he's a stray"
"Can we keep him mommy?!" the puppy wiggles out of Bares arms and starts running around the house
Bare chases after him laughing
"come back come back!" he yells happily
Oakley squirms until I let him down, then he too chases the puppy
They laugh and giggle giddily as they follow the puppy under tables and chairs and from room to room
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Peeta smirking at me
"See? I think they could use a dog" I stare at him for a minute, then finally uncross my arms
"If it pees in my house, its gone" I says sternly
Peeta pulls me into a kiss
"Mom said we can keep him!" he yells to Bare, I roll my eyes. Will the shouting in my house ever stop?
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I've almost drifted off when Peeta starts to get restless
"Katniss are you awake" I rub my eyes annoyed
"I am now"
"Sorry... go back to sleep"
"I'm up now, whats on your mind?"
"Well i was just thinking... maybe we should start thinking of names for the baby" I try really hard to keep a straight face, but i fail and burst out into a fit of laughter
"What?"
"You woke me up at 1:30 in the morning because you want to name our child whose gender we don't know, and im only 2 ½ months along?" i start to laugh even harder and Peeta grimaces
At this point i've lost control
"Katniss it's not that funny" finally i let out my last laugh and sigh happily
'Could we please talk about this tomorrow? i try to get every second of sleep i can these days"
"Okay... sorry" I kiss his forehead and roll back over, hoping to get some sleep
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"Daddy!" Bare shouts, again with the shouting
He runs into the room and is about to jump into our bed where im laying
"Stop!" Peeta yells, Bare freezes
"You need to be more careful around your mom Bare, you almost jumped on her"
"Sorry mommy"
"Its okay buddy" i say, patting the spot next to me
"What's up?"
"The ceiling" Bare giggles
"Did your father teach you that one?" i ask, rolling my eyes
"Yup!" he says proudly
"But daddy what are we going to name our puppy?!"
"I don't know Bare" Peeta says, throwing Bare over his shoulder
"Mommy help!" he giggles
"Where is your dog anyway?"
"With Oakley" Peeta sets Bare down on the bed and runs out of the room
I hear a bark, followed by a shriek, moments later, Peeta runs in with Oakley
"the dog bit him" I bring Oakley into my lap and stroke his straight brown hair
"He broke the skin, what if the dog gave him something?"
"I'm sure he's fine Peeta don't worry"
He frowns. Oakley's cries slowly down and he looks at his hand
"Bad doggy!" he shouts
"Peeta, why did you teach our sons to yell in the house?" i ask with a groan
"ME?" he begins to laugh
"Yes you, you're the one constantly yelling up the stairs instead of walking up to talk to me"
I can see him going back and forth but he decides not to argue with me, instead he turns to Bare
"Its saturday Bare, how about we take our new puppy to the meadow"
"Okay!" bare says jumping up and down
"But daddy we need to name it"
"We will buddy, don't you worry" he says tickling him
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Im sitting here, watching Peeta run around with our children. It's such a bittersweet feeling
Peeta worried so much about hurting our children, everyday he struggles to believe that everything will be okay, but i could never ask for a better father for my children
It brings tears to my eyes watching him play with them, knowing he's wanted kids all his life
I've always loved Peeta more than i could have fathomed, but there's something about this moment that makes me love him even more, and i didnt think that was even possible
I reach my hand down to my stomach and feel that it has grown a little bit. What a happy sensation it is to know that I life inside of me
Peeta looks back at me and smiles. It's so genuine, so warm, so comforting. This is our happy ending
No guys this is the end of the story! I just thought that it was a really cute way to end this chapter!
CZYTASZ
Family on Fire (book 2 in "toast")
Fanfiction(this is the sequel to "toast" so I suggest reading that one first if you haven't yet) after what happened, Peeta and Katniss go back to 12, hoping to to get back to their normal lives. But Peeta's flashbacks are getting worse. what happens when he...
