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Peeta was covered in flour. He and Rhi had been making cinnamon rolls together and it had erupted into a food fight that ended with his son getting an egg yoke treatment in his hair. Rhi was showered it off while the rolls baked. As soon as he heard the knock on the door he set his broom to the side ans rushed to get it. It was kinda weird that a knock on the door still seemed like Christmas to him like it did when he was a kid. You never knew what was on the other side. The real reason was probably because he still thought it might be her, even after all this time, his heart quicken every time he heard a knock.

When he opened the door his heart didn't fall as far as it usually did, he wasn't sure why, it was just one of Rhi's friends.

"Hi there." He said in a friendly tone, Rhi hadn't told him any one was coming, but kids just tended to show up on baking day.

"Come on in." He grinned big at the girl in front of him. Rhi had good taste, she was cute.

She stared up at him, wide eyed.

There were a few pictures around the house she had found tucked into hidden places. She would sneak them out and study them when mom wasn't home, and she knew every little bit about his face, but seeing him in real life...she felt like her heart was going to burst open. Like she was about to burst into tears.

She opened her mouth to declare who she was, and realized she couldn't get the words out. So instead she just smiled, and nodded, and stepped into the house. The house that was warm, and smelled delicious, and she was sure if she hugged him he'd smell the same way.

"Go ahead and have a seat sweetheart, Rhi's just showering up. He had a bit of an accident with a carton of eggs. He should be down soon and the cinnamon rolls are almost done. In fact you might get one before him, ladies first after all." Smiling at her again he chuckled, remembering what he must look like.

"So do you and Rhi know each other from school?" He hadn't seen her before, but there really weren't a lot of other options around here.

"Rhi?"

It took a moment. Not because she didn't know who Rhi was, but because she was dazed. And not thinking about her brother. She had been, on the way over...wondering what he looked like, acted like. But really she wasn't think about much right now but how perfect her dad, and this house, and everything was.

So Rhi, wherever he was, must be perfect too.

"Oh, no, I'm not..." She shrugged, suddenly shy.

"Oh, I'm sorry." If she wasn't one of Rhi's friends then who was she?

"My son's friends usually come by on Saturdays because it's when we bake together. What can I help you with?" He hope he hadn't scared the poor girl half to death with his assumption. For all he knew she was just there selling things for a fundraiser of something.

She grinned, wide and bright. Because he was grinning, and she knew they grinned a like, and baking on saturday's sounded like the best thing ever because her mom usually burned cookies ~~and cried inconsolably after~~ and so baking just barely ever happened unless Dande had begged.

All of this was wonderful, and she knew she must look like she was high, sitting here and grinning like an idiot, but it was all so perfect.

"I, uhm. I...well, it's complicated."

So perfect she couldn't gather up the guts to say anything. Why couldn't she?

Oh. Oh there it was. The little terror monster digging into her bliss.

"Complicated?" It was an odd statement, did she just wonder onto their property, hungry and alone, and the smell of cinnamon rolls beckoned her inside? Was she an alien here to abduct a backer for her planet to control a gross wheat problem? Was she high out of her mind paying homage to Wood stock hippies and just ended up there? He was betting the last one.

"Where did you come from honey?"

"Originally? Or like...before here."

She laughed, and it was horribly awkward. The little insecurity monster was building a nest in her chest and she was about to have a panick attack.

This is why mom left. Because he was perfect and they...weren't. And probably didn't even want her here. She was probably a bad, forgotten memory.

And he wouldn't even be a jerk about it. He'd give her whatever smelled so good, and a hug, and maybe a check which would be the worse part because then it would be all about money like everything else was, and send her home.

"Oh honey, are you okay?" Honest worry for this girl bubbled up in him. What if she was a run away because he father hurt her and now she was all alone in the world with no one to take care of her. Now here she was wandering through god knows where and she stumbled on his door step. he had to help her, it was like a sign from god that she was here. He would make sure no one would ever hurt her again, and that she would never fear going hungry.

That would never happen to a young girl he could help again. He could almost feel tears welling up but he pushed them back.

"Oh, no I'm ok. I just...I mean I came from around here, but I live in California now, so it was sorta a complicated question...."

She trailed off. Because it wasn't a complicated question at all. And then she smiled at him, hoping that would throw off her trail.

"Well when you're ready to tell me, I know you will." Smiling sweetly at her, he motioned for her to sit.

"I'm just going to take out the rolls and frost them. Make yourself comfortable, would you like anything to drink sweetheart?" He didn't want to force her into anything too painful. He smiled again and then walked into the kitchen to finish up.

She followed him into the kitchen, trailing him like a little duck, and trying to take in the sight of everything as they went. Magnet on the fridge, pictures on the wall...she stopped to look at one of her father, mother, and a baby her. She knew it, it was the same as the one mom had, but seeing it here, on the wall...her throat caught.

"Soda please..." She said softly, before hurrying after him into the kitchen.

" Is Coke okay?" Peeta asked opening the fridge. " I think we might have the weird red Mountain Dew too." Rhi loved that stuff and he really didn't know why.

"Coke's fine!" She chirped, finding a place to settle herself and just watched him move. Studied it all. Soaked it in.

Jesus she had to look crazy, but she was so happy.

"Is there anything I can help with?"

"Dad have you seen my..." Rhi cut off when he saw the hot brunette in his kitchen. He was suddenly very aware that he was only wearing a towel.

"Hello beautiful." He said with a wink. It wasn't every day the girl of your dreams was in your kitchen. "And you are?"

She looked up, blue eyes widening.

This had to be Rhi. There wasn't any other option, even though the only picture she had seen of him he was just a toe head, rolly baby.

He had mom's grin. She wondered how mom would feel about that. About him.

"Hi. Uhm. Hi!"

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"Hi." Rhi sat next to her not worrying about the fact that he was naked as a jay bird. "So to what do we owe the pleasure of having your company this fine afternoon?" A grin spread ear to ear as he turned to her.

"Rhi! Go put some clothes right now!" Peeta scolded, placing cinnamon rolls in front of them. He could not believe how embarrassing Rhi could be some times.

She just giggled at them.

Would this have been every sunday morning? Where would mom have fit in? Katniss could see her, sitting there. Happy. It was hard to imagine mom happy, though.

"I hear the cinnamon buns are choice."

Rhi, ignoring his father, took a roll off the plate. He smiled at his new girlfriend and licked the frosting off his fingers.

"They're not the only thing cutie." Oh if only dad wasn't here, this frosting would probably taste much better on her.

Peeta was ignoring his son and poured milk for the kids. This poor girl was in some awful situation and now she had to deal with cheesy pick uo lines.

"Oh yeah?" She grinned back, giggling happily.

Her brother. Little brother. She wanted to hug him. A lot.

"Thank you!" Still all grins, she smiled up at Peeta as he set down the milk.

"For the last time Rhu, please go put some clothes on. We really don't want our guest to lose her appetite." He really hoped Rhi didn't turn that around like he was so often prone to do.

Peeta loved his son, he really did. He also wondered why he was more interested in politics than Broadway because he was the perfect ham.

"Dad really, everything covered, and if I go get dressed I'll miss hot cinnamon buns. Also I don't wanna miss a minute I could be spending with our visitor, that would be rude." Rhi smirked in his fathers direction as he took a bite.

She hadn't felt this giddy happy in...ages. She couldn't remember the last time.

Leaning forward, she poked Rhi's side gently, hoping she wasn't over stepping and boundaries.

"I really don't mind, it's ok."

Rhi blushed furiously down his chest until it was hiding away underneath his towel. Peeta just shook his head as he walked into the other room.

"So, where are you from miss?..." He wasn't sure if he had asked this yet or not, but he was pretty sure he had asked her name and gotten ignored.

She chewed her lip for a moment, before decided to go for it.

"Dande. From California."

"Dande? I like it, it's different. Not like I can talk with a name like Rhi. I've always wanted to go to California, I hear the ocean there is a lot different that ours, sounds fun." And you would look hot in a bikini. He didn't say that last part but he wanted to. There was something familiar about the name Dande, but he couldn't really put his finger on what.

"Oh, I love the ocean. It's my favorite part about being there!"

Granted where they lived the ocean wasn't quite as accessible. But she would take road trips south often enough. And the beach was still beautiful and sometimes tempting.

He watched for for a moment, there was something about he he couldn't quiet put his finger on, but it was so familiar. He tried to take her in and focus on what it was, but kept being distracted by her eyes.

"Do you surf? I've really always wanted too, but the water here is just a ripple away from placid, unless it's trying to kill you." He decided to move on to avoid looking like a creep.

"Nah. I boogie boarded some, but I don't have the balance for surfing. You would probably be good at it."

He looked like the surfer type.

Maybe she could just bring him home. If she ever went home. Which was looking less and less likely.

"I do have fairly good balance, or so I've been told." He smiled at her really unsure where he was trying to go with that.

"So what do you do for fun then?"

"Me? Well I like going to the beach. I play music, drive around a lot, hike..."

Dande was rarely bored at home, but listing it off, it all seemed so boring.

"What about you?"

"Don't get him started talking about himself we'll be here all day." Peeta called from the other room.

Rhy seemed to pay him no mind and took a drink of milk casually.

"Well lets see, I really love swimming, we have a lot of really beautiful swimming holes around here a few that most people don't know about. I love being in the woods, I'll have to show you some time.My biggest passion, though, is for history and politics. I love going to museums, Dad takes me to D.C. every year for my birthday I'll pick a museum and spend days exploring it carefully, so I don't miss anything. I hope I don't sound too lame." He smiled again not sure how well his wooing was going. fair well he hoped.

"Not at all."

Her mind was already running down museums she could take him to see in California.

"We should go swimming. Here. Maybe there, if you ever come back with me."

Going well indeed. She was already inviting him home with her. A wide grin spread a cross his face.

"That could be fun. Either could be very fun in fact."

Over his shoulder, his father rolled his eyes. He then smiled and winked at Dande, miming out choking.

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She was nearly vibrating with excitement. This was going so well.

Stuffing the rest of the delicious cinnamon bun in her face, she stood up.

"Will you show me around?"

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