Finding the Missing Piece: Bo...

By cogdill

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Parenthood has finally found Katniss and Peeta Mellark. In this story they are going to be learning to live l... More

Prologue/Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Chapter Sixty
Chapter Sixty-One
Chapter Sixty-Two
Chapter Sixty-Three
Chapter Sixty-Four
Chapter Sixty-Five
Chapter Sixty-Six
Chapter Sixty-Seven
Chapter Sixty-Eight
Chapter Sixty-Nine
Chapter Seventy
Chapter Seventy-One
Chapter Seventy-Two
Chapter Seventy-Three
Chapter Seventy-Four
Chapter Seventy-Five
Chapter Seventy-Six
Chapter Seventy-Seven
Chapter Seventy-Eight
Chapter Seventy-Nine
Chapter Eighty
Chapter Eighty-One
Chapter Eighty-Two
Chapter Eighty-Three
Chapter Eighty-Four
Chapter Eighty-Five
Chapter Eighty-Six
Chapter Eighty-Seven
Chapter Eighty-Eight
Chapter Eighty-Nine
Chapter Ninety
Chapter Ninety-One
Chapter Ninety-Two
Chapter Ninety-Three
Chapter Ninety-Four
Chapter Ninety-Five
Chapter Ninety-Six
Chapter Ninety-Seven
Chapter Ninety-Eight
Chapter Ninety-Nine
Chapter One-Hundred
Chapter One Hundred-One/Sequel info.

Chapter Forty-Three

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By cogdill

Katniss POV-

And doesn't take him long to wake up.

"Daddy, get up!" Willow says in a soft, high pitched voice.

I laugh and Peeta's mouth forms a smile and his blue eyes open.

"Rawr!" Peeta says loudly, making Willow jump.

She giggles, "You scared me!" She squeals.

Peeta sits up, "Did I scare you, Momma?"

I shake my head laughing, "Nope."

Willow sits in Peeta's lap and looks at me.

"Willow wants to tell you about what we looked at downstairs." I say to him.

Peeta nods, "What did you look at?" He asks.

"I saw you and Mommy's book and mine too!" She says excitedly.

"You did?" Peeta asks, interested.

I'm sure he has no idea what she's talking about.

"Yeah."

"It was our wedding album and Willow's baby book." I tell him.

He nods.

I smile and Peeta grins at me.

"At first we looked at mine and it was Mommy with a really big belly and I think that she doesn't want to be fat again so that's why we can't have a baby." Willow says to him.

I can't help but to laugh at that and Peeta does too.

"Then she was crying and holding me and I was little tiny."

He smiles.

"Yep, then what?" He asks.

"Then there was one of us and you were crying too!"

"I was crying?" Peeta asks in disbelief.

"Yeah and in your wedding you cried when you saw Mommy!"

Peeta and I both laugh and she goes on and on.

"And I saw Gale with Mommy and Finnick and Bristle and then every one else sitting down. And I saw Mommy's mom and you're Mommy and Daddy too and your brothers and then a lot of other people." She tells us.

"And Mommy looked so beautiful." Willow tells him.

"She did look beautiful, didn't she?"

I smile at them both and Peeta gives me a grin.

"Yes. Her hair was all pretty and she had a dress on too. Then you fixed your hair too, Daddy and you didn't have any scratchies." She says, referring to his whiskers.

Peeta laughs, "Nope. Momma wouldn't let me kiss her that day if I didn't shave." He tells her.

Willow laughs and so do I.

"I saw Carter too when she was a baby. And Mom said that Finn got to be at your wedding too and it made me mad but then Mommy said I wasn't in her belly yet and now I'm not mad at her no more." She informs Peeta.

We both laugh.

"That's good, baby." Peeta chuckles.

"Yep. I like our stories." She tells him.

Peeta takes my hand, "Me too." He says smiling.

"Me three." I say and Willow smiles.

Then she faces him, as if this last conversation never even happened just seconds before.

"I'm hungry." She says.

There's definitely never a dull moment with Willow around.

I look at Peeta, "Me too." I am quick to say.

Peeta laughs, "How about we go have some dinner or something to snack on?"

"Yeah, that sounds good." Willow nods and gets off Peeta. She climbs off the bed and runs down stairs, leaving Peeta and I alone.

Peeta turns and looks at me and we both just smile at each other and laugh out loud.

He gets up and scoops me off of the bed and carries me bridal style all the way down the stairs. Willow is already in the kitchen, sitting at the island. 

"Daddy, you're strong." She tells Peeta as he sets me down next to her.

Peeta and I both just laugh and he starts whipping something up.

"Katniss, I think we should make her some of you're name-sake stuff soon. She hasn't had it since she was a baby." Peeta says to me.

I chuckle, "We should've gotten some today when we were there. I didn't even think about it."

"In a few weeks we will go back." He tells me and I nod.

Willow gives us a weird look and shrugs it off.

"Katniss, will you go get Buttercup some food so he will get out from under my feet?" Peeta asks me.

I nod and get up.

"Buttercup." I say making clicking noises and he follows me to the pantry where we keep his food. I scoop him some out and take it to his good dish.

"When is Buttercup's birthday?" Willow asks out of the clear blue.

I laugh, "I don't know. Do you know, Peeta?" I ask him, knowing he'll understand me.

"Nope. I don't remember." Peeta says and Willow shrugs.

"He's old. I can tell you that." I say laughing. Peeta chuckles and agrees.

"Daddy?" Willow asks.

He turns around, "Yeah, baby girl?"

"I love you." She says to him.

He smiles, "I love you too." Peeta says.

Willow smiles to herself and just watches him make us whatever he's making.

And I smile at my sweet little girl.

Soon after we get in our pajamas and lay a bunch of blankets and pillows on the floor and Willow picks out a movie.

Willow lays in between us and Peeta holds my hand over all of our heads and we watch the kid movies that Willow loves.

It doesn't take long for Willow to crash so Peeta carries her upstairs and we tuck her into bed together. Thankfully, the night is still pretty young. It's only 7:30 so we have the rest of the night to do whatever we want.

We come back down stairs and sit next to each other on the couch. All I can even begin to say is that "I'm really sorry about snapping at Willow during lunch. I really didn't mean to." I apologize.

"I think you guys made up." Peeta says laughing a little.

I smile sadly, "I never thought in a million years that I would be discussing reasons to have another baby and to not have another baby with our five year old."

"I thought you didn't want to talk about it with her?"

"I didn't but it honestly would effect her more than either of us I think and she seems to understand more than we think."

"Yeah. So did you decide?"

I shrug my shoulders and shake my head, "Not yet. But maybe this is all a sign that I should agree."

"What?"

"You asking me about it and then Willow too."

Peeta shrugs his shoulders.

"We have Willow and that's enough but I think it would be fun to have another kid running around."

"I think so too and I'm not against it at all, I just need to think about it before I jump right into it." I shrug, even though I know exactly what I want.

"Well, that's fine. And I think Willow will be okay with it either way, I think she understands for the most part." He says.

I think so too but still.

Peeta sighs, "If it happens, it happens. If not, we have Willow who has enough personality for ten kids."

I laugh, "Ain't that the truth." 

He smiles wide and wraps his arms around me.

Kissing my cheek.

"She was so upset with us for not inviting her to our wedding." I tell him.

Peeta burst out laughing.

"Seriously?"

"Yes. She was ticked." I say laughing.

He laughs, "Gosh, I love that kid."

"Me too. I am gonna be lost when she goes to school." I say.

"Maybe by then you'll have decided to have another baby and if not, I would love your company at the bakery." Peeta says to me.

I squeeze his hand tighter.

"You do know that if we have another baby, this is it. We are done having them, right?"

"I know that. It's better than not having one at all, isn't it? It's better sooner than not at all?"

I nod.

I think this is pretty much the first time we've seen eye to eye on this subject.

It's not a matter of 'if' we can have another baby, it's just merely 'when.'

Because I've already decided I want another one.

I think it was because of seeing Willow's baby pictures and how much she loves Carson too and how sweet she is. She's so protective and I think that anyone would be lucky to have her as a sister. So why not give them that chance and her too?

I take a deep breath and turn to face him.

"Let's start now." I say boldly, looking right at him.

He looks confused, "What?" He asks.

I take another breath, "Let's start trying now." I say to him, fully sure and ready for this.

Peeta smiles, "Just like that? No fussing or anything? I thought you needed more time to think?"

"Nope. I want to have another baby." I say 100% sure of it now.

I did it once and I think I can do it again and I think we all deserve this. Peeta and Willow the most.

It would make them so happy and it would make myself pretty darn happy too, so why not?

Peeta's eyes nearly pop out of his head.

"You're serious?" He laughs ludicrously.

"Yes." I say truthfully, smiling myself.

I know how much Willow wants it and how much Peeta wants it too, and maybe I want it just as bad as they do.

I just have some feeling that we need another family member to complete our 'stories' as Willow may say.

Peeta pulls me into his arms and hugs me tight, is heart is racing.

"You're 100% sure?"

"Yes. I'm serious." I say laughing, hugging him so tightly.

He starts crying.

"What's wrong?" I ask him.

"Nothing. I'm just super happy." He laughs.

"I'm not even pregnant yet, Peeta."

He laughs, "I know but you will be soon and I'm so excited." He says, his body trembling.

I hug him again.

"I love you."

"I love you too. Forever and Always. Thank you, thank you, thank you." Peeta says kissing my knuckles repeatedly.

I can't help but to laugh at him, giddy with happiness.

"Let's go!!" I say standing up and grabbing his hands.

I pull him up and he embraces me again and then carries me up stairs.

"Lock the door, just in case." I tell Peeta.

He does and we go at it.

It's amazing.

Not having to worry about anything, using protection mostly.

It's going really well and getting heated until we here a knock on our bedroom door.

Peeta and I freeze.

I rest my head against his chest, "Fuck." I mumble quietly.

"Momma, can I come in?" Willow asks.

Peeta and I break away and throw our clothes on and he covers up and I open the door, trying to act natural.

"What do you need, baby?" I ask her.

"I had a bad dream. Can I come in here?"

I glance at Peeta.

"How about I go sleep with you in your big girl bed?" I suggest.

She nods and takes my hand, "Okay. Daddy, do you want to come?"

"No. I'm gonna stay in here, but I'll be okay." He assures her.

I turn and give him a look, letting him now that I'll be back as soon as I can and he nods.

We walk across the hall to her bedroom and I close the door. Then she crawls into her bed and I sit on the edge of it.

"I'm sorry I woke you up." She says to me with a frown.

I smile, "You didn't wake us up, baby. It's okay. We were just talking in there, you go on back to sleep and I'll stay with you until you're asleep, okay?"

"Then you'll go in and protect Daddy?"

"Yep."

"How come you don't want to protect me too?" She asks.

I frown.

"I do want to but you know what?"

"What?"

I lean down, "Daddy is a scaredy cat and look, you have Buttercup right there."

"Buttercup isn't a scaredy cat." She says.

"Nope. But that's why I have to be with Daddy because he is scared. But you're my big girl, aren't you?"

"Yep. I am."

"Good." I smile and kiss her forehead.

She smiles, "I love you, Mommy."

"I love you too, Willow." I say and she yawns.

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight, sweetheart." I say softly and she turns over. She's right back to sleep before I know it and I sneak back out of her room.

When I get back into our bedroom Peeta looks up, "Well that was embarrassing."

I can't help but to laugh, "You're telling me!" I laugh and close our door, locking it again.

He sits up, "I'm just glad that door has a lock on it now."

"Me too." I say shaking my head.

That would've been so bad.

"Shall we continue since it'll be the only time for awhile probably?" I ask him.

"I think so. Hopefully it'll do the job?" He sighs.

"Maybe. If not, trying is fun when we can." I laugh.

It doesn't take but a few seconds for that fire to burn again and we are at it again.

"I think this has been my favorite anniversary yet." I whisper to him, as we both try to catch our breaths.

He chuckles, "I think it's been mine too."

I lean down and press a kiss to his sweaty chest and then to his lips, our foreheads resting against each other's.

He holds my naked body against his and that's how we fall asleep.

***Boom. Prim. Yeah yeah yeah anyways I know this sucked but whatever.

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