Peeta POV- (May 1)
"Uncle Peeta!" I hear someone squeal. I turn around and see Carter running at me from across the store.
I laugh and she jumps into my arms. Bristol waves embarrassedly from across the store and walks over.
"Hey, sweetheart. What are you doing?" I ask her.
"Nothing. Me and my Momma are buying food." She tells me.
Bristol makes it over to us, "Hey." She laughs.
I smile, "Hey."
"Uncle Peeta, can I go with you. I want to see Willow." She asks.
"I don't mind. You better ask your mom though." I say.
She turns and face Bristol, "Momma, can I please go with him?"
Bristol laughs, "I guess but you have to come home at 7 so you can be ready for school, tomorrow."
"Yay! Okay!" Carter squeals.
I chuckle, "How is Carson?" I ask.
"She's good. Yeah, great actually."
"Good. We need to have you guys over soon." I say to her.
"Yep. Blake would like some time with another guy." She laughs.
I smile, "I understand." I wink.
Bristol laughs, "How's Katniss and Willow?"
"They're great." I say.
"That's good. Well, I will leave you with this little monster and I guess I'll be buy around 7ish to pick her up."
"Okay, she will be fine."
"I know." Bristol says.
I smile and Carter takes my hand, "I'll see you later, mom."
"Bye, sweetie." Bristol says kissing her head and going on her way.
I laugh a little and Carter and I finish shopping together while she tells me all about school.
She tells me about all Finn's mischievous doings and even some of her own and about how she's learned to write her name and about her teacher too.
"You can sit in Willow's car seat when we go home." I say to her, as she helps me put groceries into the trunk.
"Okay." She says.
"You're getting strong, Carter."
"I know. I have big muscles! See!" She tells me and holds up her lanky arms.
I laugh a little, "You do. That's good though. You and Willow are gonna have to keep Finn in line at school."
"He's real bad sometimes, Uncle Peeta." She tells me.
I chuckle, "Oh well. As long as he is nice to everyone."
"He's really nice to everyone, he's just loud."
I take her home and Katniss and Willow are excited to see that I brought her home.
Especially Willow.
Katniss and I sit back and watch the girls playing and we talk some.
"I hope she brings the baby over when she comes. I want to see her." Katniss says anxiously.
I laugh, "I'm sure that she will." I say truthfully.
Bristol and Blake got married about two years ago. He adopted Carter and they had Carson about eight months ago.
"Speaking of babies... Anything?" I ask.
"No. I think I'm going to see if Dr. Coles is still here, maybe she can check it out." She says shrugging, looking defeated.
We've tried at least three times since we decided a few weeks ago and nothing has happened.
"It'll happen. Just be positive." I say to her, trying to keep us both in good spirits.
"I'm trying but I'm just scared something is wrong."
I frown, "I don't think anything is wrong, Katniss. I think we just aren't doing it at the right time or something, but it'll work out." I say, trying to be positive.
"I know, I just am just really really anxious for it now. I'm ready."
"So am I but it'll happen soon enough. I promise."
I'm just so glad she's on board with it this time.
She talks non-stop to me about it.
And about how excited she is that we are going to be bringing another piece of us into the world.
Katniss smiles sadly at me and lays her head on my shoulder as we watch the girls playing with their dolls and stuff.
"Auntie Katniss, what's wrong?" Carter blurts out during dinner.
Katniss glances up, making a face that says she didn't know she looked so upset.
"Nothing, sweetheart. I'm okay." She says quickly, trying to act chipper.
Willow looks at me and I shrug my shoulders.
"This tastes yummy, Daddy." Willow tells me, a mouthful of food.
I chuckle, "Thank you."
I nudge Katniss with my knee and she glances at me, I start wiggling my eyebrows up and down at her, trying to get her to smile.
It takes a second but she does.
The doorbell rings and I get up to answer it.
As I had figured, it's Bristol, Blake, and Carson.
"Hey, buddy." I say, shaking hands with Blake.
I lift up the blanket over the baby carrier and see the chubby-faced baby.
"Hello." I say smiling at Carson.
She grins toothlessly.
Bristol takes her into the kitchen and Blake and I follow.
Katniss doesn't seem as interested in seeing Carson as she was earlier. I pick the baby up and sit down next to Katniss.
"Aunt Katniss..." I say in a baby voice, holding Carson up over my face.
Katniss looks up and she smiles just a hint.
"Auntie Katniss, look how cute I am." I say, Carson kicks excitedly and squeals.
Katniss laughs a little and I hand her over. Katniss silently loves on her some.
"Did you have fun playing?" I ask Carter as she finishes eating.
"Yeah." She nods and looks at her mother, "Willow and I are best friends just like you and Aunt Katniss, Mom."
Bristol smiles and so do I, "That's great, sweetie." She says smiling, glancing at Katniss and smiling again.
Willow looks at her, "Bristle, you should make my Mommy laugh because she's not very happy right now."
Bristol turns and looks at us.
Katniss looks at Willow, "Willow, I'm just fine." She says to her.
"Yeah, Willow. Mommy is just sleepy because we all stayed up late last night, remember!?" I say.
"Oh yeah." Willow laughs. She gets out of her chair and walks around to the other side of Katniss.
She leans forward, "Hi, baby." Willow says in a high pitched, baby voice and pats her head softly.
I chuckle and shake my head at her.
"You are so cute." Willow says poking Carson's cheek softly.
Katniss actually let's out a little laugh.
"Willow, I know you're just being sweet but be careful." She says to her.
"I am being careful, Mom." Willow says sassily.
Katniss rolls her eyes.
"Carter, tell them thank you for letting you play with Willow today." Blake says to her as he and Bristol stand up.
Carter gets up, "Thank you, Uncle Peeta for letting me come with you." She says hugging me.
I hug her back, "You're welcome. I'll see you later, kiddo." I say kissing her forehead.
She goes over to Katniss and hugs her too.
"I love you, Aunt Katniss." She says kissing her on the cheek.
Katniss smiles sadly at her, "Thank you. I love you too, baby girl." She says kissing her forehead and Carter smiles sweetly.
"And I love you too." Katniss says holding Carson up and kissing her cheek and then handing her to Bristol.
Katniss stands up and so do I.
"And I love you too." Katniss giggles a little as she embraces Bristol.
"I love you too." She says.
I turn and look at Blake and he laughs. We dramatically embrace each other, "I love you, Buddy." Blake says to me.
I laugh, "I love you too, man." I say.
Willow and Carter laugh hysterically at us all and then Willow rolls her eyes, "We get it. We all love everyone." She says laughing.
I can't help but to laugh at her sudden outburst.
"And we love you too, Willow!!!!" Blake says to her, poking her on the belly.
She giggles hysterically.
"No!" She laughs hiding behind me.
"We will see you guys later." I say laughing as they leave.
I shut the door behind them and Willow comes in, whispering for me.
"What?" I ask her. She pulls me down and whispers in my ear.
"Why is Momma so sad?" She asks making a face at me.
I frown, "I don't know, baby. Don't worry about it though, I'll talk to her."
"Okay. Daddy you need to fix her because I love her a lot." She says to me, being 100% serious.
I want to laugh at her choice of words but I don't because she's serious.
"I will fix her. Don't worry." I say ruffling her hair.
She goes upstairs and I go into the kitchen where Katniss is cleaning up from dinner.
"You alright?" I ask her.
"Yes. I'm fine."
I smirk, "Willow sent me in here to 'fix you.'"
She turns and snorts a little, "That's cute." She says and turns back around.
I shrug and walk over to her, leaning against the counter next to her, "Are you upset because you're not pregnant yet or is there something else?" I ask her.
She sighs deeply and turns to face me, "I don't know. I think it's because I'm not pregnant yet."
I frown, "Baby, you know how that all is. It'll happen when it happens and it'll happen soon." I assure her.
"But what if something is wrong with me?"
"Remember how those first pregnancy test you took with Willow were negative?"
"Yeah."
"Maybe that's what's happening again? Maybe it's just not picking it up yet?" I suggest to her, hoping that's all it is and that she will think so too.
She sighs and walks into my arms, crying.
Her over-emotions are definitely there again, so maybe she is pregnant.
"It's okay, sweetheart. How about tomorrow you call down to Dr. Coles or someone and see what's going on?"
"I'm scared that something is wrong."
I frown, "Katniss, what would be wrong? You're 26 years old, I honestly don't think that you're 'too old' to have a baby."
"But what if it's not that? What if it's something else?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know."
"Don't worry about it, sweetheart. You're just making yourself and me upset. I guarantee that when you go to the doctor it'll all be fine. And maybe it'll take a bit for you to get pregnant this time and we can do whatever it takes to get you there." I tell her truthfully.
She frowns again.
"Katniss, please stop? I know your excited for this and I am too but we just need to think positively and be praying it works out." I remind her.
She nods her head, "I know. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. But you're worrying yourself sick about it."
"I'm sorry. I'll try to stop." She says and I wipe away some stray tears.
"I think you need some sleep too. Did you not sleep well last night?"
Katniss shakes her head, "Not really. I mean we went to bed at like 3 but I didn't fall asleep until 5-something and I kept waking up."
I frown, "I bet that's why you're so tired today. How about you go on up to bed and I'll have Willow go to bed at 9 like she usually does?"
She nods her head and sniffles.
I pat her back, "It's alright, sweetheart. Go up to bed and I'll be up around nine, but don't wait up." I say to her.
Katniss shrugs and I kiss her cheek, "I love you."
She smiles falsely, "I love you too."
"Goodnight." I say and she goes upstairs.
"Night." She mumbles and drags herself up the stairs.
I finish doing the dishes and go upstairs. Willow is at her desk coloring.
"Hey, Dad." She says as I walk in and close the door behind me.
"Did you have a good day playing with Carter?"
"Yes."
I nod, "Good. Are you almost ready for bed?"
"I'm not tired." She says.
"Not tired?" I ask.
"Yeah. I'm not."
I laugh, "Well, I'm tired and so is Mommy."
"Go to bed. I won't be bad." Willow says to me.
I smile, "You're funny, Willow. As much as I would love to believe you, I don't."
She grins, "Buttercup is old, he can watch me." She says pointing to him asleep on the edge of her bed.
I start laughing, "Yeah, no. I'm not letting a cat watch my five year old while I sleep." I say laughing.
Willow smirks at me and picks up a purple crayon.
"That's a pretty picture you got there." I tell her, seeing she's practicing her hearts.
"I'm making it for Mommy."
I nod, "She is gonna love it." I tell Willow truthfully.
"I hope it makes her happy."
"I bet it will."
Willow smiles satisfied and puts her crayons and pencils back in the box and hands me the paper.
"Give it to her." She commands.
I laugh, "She's sleeping. Why don't you give it to her when you both wake up in the morning?" I suggest.
She groans, "Fine."
"Is Mommy sad because she doesn't want a baby like us?"
I frown, "Mommy isn't sad because of that. She's just having a bad day." I say.
Katniss and I really haven't told her much about the whole actually deciding to try for another baby and we are hoping to surprise her but she knows a lot already.
"She's been having lots of bad days, Daddy."
"I know but sometimes Mommy is just sad." I shrug.
Willow sighs, "I don't like it none."
"Me either." I agree with her.
Willow lets out a sigh.
"Do you want to come sleep with us tonight?" I ask her, knowing that's the only way I'm gonna get her to sleep this early.
"Can I?"
"If you want to. If not you have to go to sleep at 9 when I go to sleep." I say.
"Yay! Then when Momma wakes up tomorrow I can give my picture to her. Will you put it on your table so I can get it?"
I chuckle, "Sure, Willow."
I go make sure the house is all locked up and that everything's alright while Willow changes into her pajamas.
Then we go to bed.
It's 8 o'clock but Katniss is surprisingly conked out already so Willow and I quietly sneak into bed too. I lay in the middle, hoping to help Katniss's back from being kicked all night by Willow and so that maybe she can get some decent sleep.
"Goodnight, Daddy." Willow says, laying her head on my arm, just like Katniss does occasionally.
"Goodnight, sweetheart." I say and we go to sleep.
***Okay so the last chapter I had forgotten that I wrote and I went through & edited it forgetting y'all didn't know about Carson & then I got confused when you guys asked who she was bc I didn't realize I wrote her name in there but she is Blake & Bristol's baby. Not the other Everlark baby bc I'm an idiot lol. Sorry bye