Part 6
"So have a good time with the other ladies?" Dave asked his mate as soon as they were together again.
"Absolutely, it was a very relaxing time," Penelope said. "We agreed to do a ladies night out more often. It'll probably end up being more like a ladies weekend when we go to a spa or something for a few days. I believe that is something that Persephone and I should've instituted decades ago at the very least. With the faster shuttles now that can cross the continent in less then an hour it should be possible for us to get together at least once every few months. Rosa will be joining us, although not for the first few decades probably, since the bond between her and Spencer is still so new."
"So are you going to leave me by myself?" Dave mock pouted.
"I'm sure that you, Aaron and Spencer can entertain yourselves for a few days without us ladies around," Penelope giggled knowing she was being gently teased. "You can get together with the other two and do something to entertain yourselves while us ladies are busy. I know it wouldn't do any good to use some of the spa services, but we can use some of them. We can't get a pedicure, because we can't get our nails trimmed and we can't get haircut, since it won't grow back if we do. Still, we can get it styled and also use some for the other spa services like just relaxing in a hot tub or having a mud bath. Yes, I'm a aware the mud bath won't do anything for our skin considering that we are vampires, but still it's a nice way to relax. They even have vampires as a masseuse at some spas, because they do get vampire customers occasionally, mostly women."
"Well, I can't deny you girl time," Dave said finally smiling.
"If you tried you and I would be having a discussion and you wouldn't like what I had to say I promise you," Penelope said mostly in jest knowing that Dave would never do such a thing. "We probably won't always do the spa thing maybe we can spend a weekend in someplace like Venice or Spain, the idea is just to spend time with each other, give us a chance to get away from responsibilities for a time."
"A way to recharge," Dave suggested smiling
"I hadn't thought of it like that, but yes, that's a good analogy," Penelope said. "It's a good way to relax for a few days so I don't start snapping at you or the kids, although you'll really good about getting rid of my tension."
"Still, I understand that you need time away and we've been mated long enough now that the constant need to be together has died down. It will do our bond no harm for you to spend a few days with your sister and Rosa, once she can join you that is. That doesn't mean I won't miss you while you're gone, just not as intensely as I would if our bond was still new."
"It will be at least 10 years before Rosa can join us, I know, well, not unless Spencer comes along to and stays relatively nearby," Penelope said. "Still, I think Persephone and I will start this tradition and Rosa can join us when she can, though I'm not sure Spencer will understand the need for girl time as he doesn't know much about women."
"He probably does, but if he doesn't, I'm sure Rosa can explain the concept to him," Dave said smiling, as he imagined that conversation.
"I'm sure she can, as she is certainly very intelligent, but I know vampires are," said Penelope. "One thing she doesn't lack, like some vampires do is common sense, as she has it to spare."
"Lack of common sense is not something that only affects vampires," Dave said.
"I know," Penelope agreed. "I knew some people back when I was mortal, before I met you that didn't have enough common sense to fill a thimble. I knew some extremely silly witches when I was growing up, though it's possible they outgrew that silliness, since some girls of a certain age tend to be rather scatterbrained thanks to hormones."
"So do I get to know what you did doing this sacred girls night?" Dave asked.
"Oh, you know, the usual watched movies, those chick flicks that none of you men like, although we left the food out of the equation, played a few games and simply talked, though what we talked about I'm not going to tell you."
"I can guess," Dave said snorting in amusement.
"I'm sure that you can," Penelope giggled. "I will tell you that all three of us are hoping to be pregnant before our holiday ends and that, especially includes Rosa."
"Now that doesn't surprise me at all, especially for Rosa," Dave said. "Vampires have a driving need to reproduce with their mates, so I'm not surprised that Rosa wants to have a baby by Spencer as soon as possible. I won't be surprised if she is pregnant by the end of the holiday, although it took us three years after you were changed to have our twins and five years after that to have three more. Still, every vampire is different you know, so it's quite possible that she'll manage to get pregnant before the holiday ends."
"What you're not saying is it could be a few years," Penelope said.
"It could," Dave shrugged. "Still, three to five years for us anyway isn't too bad really, as for most other vampires unless they get pregnant by a human it's usually much longer."
"That's usually only because they have sex with different vampires not the same one though," said Penelope.
"That's true," Dave agreed. "I'm certainly hoping that you are pregnant by the end of the holiday since we haven't had a child in 20 years, but if you're not, then you're not. There's no point in stressing about it as you pointed out not too long ago, as that could prevent you from conceiving."
"Well, you actually listened to me," Penelope teased him. "Consider me shocked."
"I always listen to you, bella," Dave said, pretending to be offended. "We are equals in almost every way, except the fact that I'm stronger than you are and also much more aggressive when the situation requires it."
"That's very true," Penelope said. "I don't really like to hurt anyone, although if they come after my friends and family I'm willing to kill if necessary."
"But you would feel very guilty about it, while I wouldn't so long as the cause was justified," said Dave. "I was born a vampire though, in a time when violence was part of everyday life and only the strong survived or at least that was true for mortals. So since we're back together again want to head up to our room perhaps try to get you pregnant? Or would you rather see some of the sites?"
"We can see the sites later," Penelope decided. "We've just been reunited and I'm sure that Spencer and Rosa and Aaron and Persephone are already very busy."
"If that's your way of saying that they're fucking like rabbits, then I would be astonished if they weren't considering that they've been separated for 24 hours. In Rosa's and Spencer's case, since they've only been together a few months that's definitely what they're doing."
"Well, come on, handsome, let's head up to our suite, so you can make love to me," Penelope suggested in a seductive tone that immediately got Dave's attention.
"Your wish is my command, gorgeous," Dave said with a playful leer, as he followed his mate to the elevator to head up to the suite they had rented for the duration of their stay.
~~~Dave and Penelope~~~
"I missed you," Spencer told Rosa, as soon as they were alone in their suite.
"I missed you too," Rosa promised her mate seductively causing Spencer to obviously gulp.
"Did you have fun with Penny and Persephone?" Spencer asked.
"Yes, I did, but that doesn't mean that I didn't miss you," Rosa said. "Part of that is our bond is still really new, not even a year old at this point. I'm sure you know it will take a few years to die down, at least a decade maybe more."
"Yes, I am aware," Spencer agreed. "I told you that Aaron and Dave made sure I knew everything I needed to. Believe me, they didn't leave anything out and were very thorough."
"Good saves me from having to explain," Rosa said. "Now, I believe we can finish this discussion later as I really missed you."
Spencer got the hint and immediately picked up his mate easily and headed into the bedroom of their suite.
"Well, it's nice to know you can take a hint," Rosa giggled feeling like a teenage girl in the midst of her first crush.
"Your hint was very obvious and only an idiot wouldn't have understood what you meant and I've never been called an idiot or unobservant," Spencer answered with a small grin.
Spencer ripped Rosa's clothes off before placing her on the king sized bed where he was immediately on top of her after having removed his own clothing.
Without another word the two of them started to make love to each other, each of them leaving little love bites along the skin, ones that would never fade completely and Rosa for her part withered underneath him making sounds of intense pleasure, as Spencer had his way with her body, with her participating enthusiastically.
"That was something else," Spencer said hours later, as he simply lay on his back with Rosa curled up against him.
"I'll say," Rosa giggled, feeling so happy that it was nearly unrealistic.
"Another round?" Spencer asked hopefully. He had never imagined such words leaving his mouth, but he had turned into something of a sex fiend since he had met his mate.
"Sure," Rosa agreed. "But first there is something we need to discuss."
"And what's that?" Spencer asked curiously.
"Just that Penelope, Persephone and I have decided that we're going to have one of these girl time outs at least a few times a year. I know that Penny and Persephone haven't been doing that but they plan on instituting it now that the bond with their mates are no longer so new and intense. Of course, I won't be able to join them unless you come to then just do your own thing for a few hours, but once we've been together for a decade, perhaps two we'll be able to be parted for a few days, even a week with no problem."
"A few days? A week?" Spencer asked curiously.
"Oh, we don't plan on doing the same thing every time we meet," Rosa explained. "We might decide to go to Venice for a few days, just us girls. We could decide to go to a spa and although I know we can't use all their services we can use some of them. It just time away from our ordinary lives and gives us girls time to bond, particularly me with Penelope and Persephone since I'm the new one."
"That won't always be true," Spencer said.
"I know, but it also gives us time to catch up with each other, as there are some thing's you just don't talk about over email or on the phone," Rosa explained.
"So why are you telling me about this now considering that you won't be able to join Persephone and Penelope for at least a decade for this girl time?" Spencer asked.
"Because I want you to get used to the concept before it actually occurs," Rosa said. "I love you unconditionally, but that doesn't mean I don't need time with other women who have similar interest to my own. Since Penelope and Persephone are part of your family it's vital that I get to know them. I'm sure you know that it's pretty rare for vampires to have close friends for one reason or another. They might have many other vampires they know, but their usually only causal friends. Not always of course, just a lot of times."
"Mortals die and vampires don't want to try with other's of their for fear of being betrayed," said Spencer suddenly understanding.
"Exactly," Rosa said. "Besides, everybody needs friends that they can depend on. That you're already close to both of them, just means I want to be close to them as well. Who knows I might make other friends with female vampires at some point. I do have a few, which I might just consider contacting and inviting them to girl time, though I will ask Persephone and Penelope first."
"I'm sure that they wouldn't object to making friends with other female vampires, even if it will take awhile for them to be really close. For one thing your friends will have to prove themselves trustworthy for neither one of them trusts lightly and considering their experiences before they were immortal I can't blame them," Spencer said.
"Yeah, Persephone told me all about Steven Lafayette," Rosa said.
"That means she trusts you and she doesn't usually tell people," Spencer said.
"She said she trusted me, because I was your mate," Rosa explained.
"I see and it does make sense," Spencer said. "She won't so easily trust these other female friends of yours just so you know and neither will Penny. They both have to many negative experiences when it comes to people."
"They're trustworthy, but I do understand that Persephone and Penny need to figure that out for themselves," Rosa said. "I've been very lucky that I actually do have a few friends that are fairly close to me, but still, I can always use a few more."
"Steven Lafayette really hurt Persephone, emotionally and mentally at least. It nearly shattered her self-confidence from what I was told," Spencer said.
"She admitted as much and also said that Aaron helped her to regain her confidence in herself," Rosa said. "Aaron put in the time in effort to help her with that and I know he did so at least partly, because they are mates and he didn't want her to be depending on him for everything."
"Yes, Aaron is that way and I know he would have wanted Persephone to be able to get out and do things by herself without him going with her. He wouldn't want her to be wary of everyone she encountered, thinking they were out to get her, particularly men or to be so withdrawn that it would be impossible to get her out of her shell. A lot a people tend to withdraw into themselves if they get hurt majorly in someway and it takes a lot of effort to get that person out of their shell. I'm not saying a little suspicion isn't a good thing, since their are many people who would try to take advantage of someone like her, but there is such a thing as going overboard," Spencer said.
"A little wariness is a good thing, as it helps protect you from those that would do you harm, not physically in our case because we are vampires, but emotionally and mentally definitely," Rosa said.
"I don't think that Penny or Persephone need to worry about anybody hurting them as they have two very overprotective mates to look out for their well-being, not to mention myself," Spencer smirked. "Besides, they are perfectly capable of protecting themselves. It's not like they can be hurt physically although I know they can mentally and emotionally, but still, Penny at least is much stronger in that way with Dave in her life so all those taunts she endured as a child and as an adult don't affect her like they did before she and Dave met."
"I can guess what kind of taunts you're talking about very easily," Rosa said. "I'm not naïve and I know very well that children in particular can be very cruel to someone they consider not up to their standards. They're either too intelligent, not pretty enough or there some other reason for the kids to take a dislike to. Even adults that should know better often bully or say cruel things to those that they see as weak or different."
"Being seen as too intelligent was my problem," Spencer sighed. "I've gotten past all that a very long time ago now, but that doesn't mean I wish my childhood hadn't been easier."
"Then you wouldn't be the man you are today if it had been," Rosa said soothingly. "You might not have decided to join the FBI to help people and that would mean that you never met, Morgan, Aaron or Dave or any of the others. Those people helped shape you into who you are today and Aaron, Dave and Penelope are still a big influence on your life, Persephone too of course."
"But she wasn't part of the original BAU team," Spencer said, immediately understanding what Rosa was saying.
"Exactly, but she is a big influence on your life now and has been for quite sometime," Rosa said, grateful that Spencer caught onto most concepts immediately. "Now about that second round."
Spencer understood immediately that the discussion was over for the moment and was more than happy to comply with Rosa's unvoiced request.
There was no more talking for quite sometime and by the time they came up for air it was 24 hours later.
~~~Dave and Penelope~~~
"Pick out anything you want," Dave told Penny as the two of them explored a well-known jewelry chain. Unfortunately, Tiffany's had gone out of business over 50 years ago for lack of heirs. The death of the owner's only son had been on the news for sometime as it was such a tragedy. Still, there were other jewelry shops that sold many pretty things, that were just as good quality.
"Now why did I know you were going to say that?" Penelope asked smiling.
"Because you know me so well?" Dave shot back smiling.
"I don't really need anything considering how you keep practically shower me with jewelry," Penelope told him, even as she looked at all the gorgeous bracelet, rings necklaces and even a few jeweled collars. Penelope then noticed Spencer and Rosa in another section of the store and knew that the two of them were certainly close enough to overhear their conversation.
Ah! Penelope realized that Dave was telling her to pick out anything she wanted, so that hopefully, Spencer would pick up on the hint, as he wasn't exactly the most romantic soul, though that would likely change sometime in the next 50 years, as the bond matured.
When Spencer did exactly that Penelope smiled at Dave winking to let him know that she had caught on to his scheme and Dave simply winked back, not surprised that she had caught onto what he was doing.
When they finally exited the jewelry store over a half an hour late Dave had bought Penelope several beautiful and exquisite pieces of jewelry, but the same could be said for Spencer and Rosa and Aaron and Persephone.
"You are way too devious for your own good," Penelope scolded him playfully once Spencer and Rosa had headed towards the bookstore and out of earshot.
"We both know that Spencer isn't a romantic and I doubt he would've thought about the fact that Rosa needs to be shown that he loves her or at least that he thought about her. Woman need to be loved and spoiled and Rosa is no different, just because she can probably buy whatever she wants. I was just giving Spencer a hint of how he could show Rosa that he loved her, without being obvious about it. I don't want Rosa to be upset with him, because Spencer doesn't know a thing about women as far as I know. He's never had a serious relationship as far as I am aware,"
"There was Maeve," Penelope reminded Dave.
Maeve Donovan had been a geneticist had been hiding from a stalker and she and Spencer had kept in contact through phone calls. Still, the stalker had managed to find her and Spencer and the team had arrived too late to save her life. Even though he had never met her in person he had been devastated, as he considered her the love of his life and as far Dave was aware and Spencer had never had another relationship, though he doubted that even Spencer was a total virgin. Dave didn't actually see that, as being possible at least once Spencer had been changed into a vampire since they tended to be sexual beings.
"Yes, there was Maeve, but he never actually got around to having a relationship with her due to circumstances, so I'm not sure if we should count her or not," Dave said.
"Still, Spencer considered her the love of his life whether or not they ever actually met until the day she was killed by her stalker," Penelope said that Dave thought about it then nodded.
"Alright, that's a point," Dave acknowledged. "Still, what I said a minute ago stands, Spencer doesn't really know anything about romance and I was just trying to help him along before he gets himself in trouble with Rosa for basically only using her for sex."
Penelope winced at that, but it was a valid point. "Alright, that's valid," Penelope decided. "It's clear that he heard what you said like you meant him to, so hopefully you helped him and it will give him a good experience for the future. Hopefully, he'll come to you or Aaron if he's at a loss of what to do, since not everybody is born a romantic at heart like the two of you."
"I was always a romantic, but I also had centuries of experience," Dave said, "and I'm sure Aaron will say the same. I had relationships before we met that first time and then met again 600 years later, so I learned from those experiences, but back then, romantic or not you had to find different ways to spoil your lady love. Things of monetary value were often either out of reach financially or didn't exist yet, so you just had to be more creative centuries ago. People worked a lot harder in those days, so romance wasn't anything like it is today, as men were often to tired to do anything other then eat their dinner and go to bed."
"And yet they still managed to get their wives pregnant," Penelope giggled.
"Which is a good thing or the three mortal species would not be as numerous as they are," Dave said.
"Women sure did have a lot more children in those days," Penelope reflected.
"There was no way to prevent them back then except to abstain from sex completely," Dave shrugged.
"I suppose I don't have a right to say anything considering how many children we've had over the years," Penelope said thoughtfully.
"Vampires are different and you know it," Dave said. "Our species don't have children frequently and usually it's only a singleton instead of the multiples we always have, because you were part werewolf when you were changed and that just carried over into your vampire life. Really, there's only so much you can learn from books and we both know that will be Spencer's first idea of how to learn about romance."
"Yeah, probably," Penelope agreed, as the two of them strolled slowly along with Dave's arm around his mate's waist. "You can learn a lot from movies to, but Spencer isn't really the video or TV watching type."
"Unless it's something like Star Trek or Dr. Who, which doesn't really have any romance in it," Dave corrected and Penelope nodded.
"Still, we're making assumptions based on the Spencer that we knew decades ago back when we worked at the BAU. Who's to say that he hasn't changed at least somewhat since then? He could have gotten into watching movies and TV shows as there is only so much reading or research you can do as he is a vampire now."
"That's true," Dave considered. "It's hard to change first impressions of someone and as a vampire I'm sure Spencer's tried new things, as he is nearly 200. Boredom is our kinds enemy and Spencer knows that better than most because all four of us have told him so more than once. It's quite possible that we're so used to seeing him as the shy lonely, super intelligent guy, that is always against trying certain things, because he just knows he's going to be lousy at them mostly because those things take coordination and he was very clumsy up until he was turned."
"So you see it's quite possible that he's learned a whole slew of new things in the last few decades," Penelope said. "He might've learned how to dance for example, although I doubt it, because he's still shy around women, but still it's a possibility. Instead of assuming why don't we just ask him if he needs help with Rosa. Better yet you and Aaron can ask him, because you're the ones that are romantics and know how to treat a lady."
"I think I will at least and we can leave Aaron out of it unless necessary," Dave decided. "Of course, Aaron also might have realized that Spencer might need help in the romance department."
"While you're doing that I will distract Rosa," Penelope said. "Perhaps, even ask Persephone to help."
"That's a good idea," Dave agreed. "We wouldn't want her to overhear me and perhaps, Aaron giving him advice on how to be romantic and she'll likely believe that the ideas I will suggest are all his. On the other hand, she's not stupid and she might realize somewhere down the road that we did help him out."
"Still, you're part of his family, someone he trusts and if he'll listen to anyone it's you and Aaron because you're the same sex he is. I doubt very much he would listen to me on this particular subject or Persephone either just because we're female. Besides, I know he's noticed how happy I am with you, how happy Persephone is with Aaron and he'll want to make Rosa just as happy."
"A point," Dave acknowledged quietly.
The two continued to stroll along looking in shop windows, but finally Penelope indicated a clothing shop and Dave held the door open for her.
"Why thank you," Penelope said kissing his cheek.
"You're quite welcome, sweetheart," Dave said smiling.
Penelope went inside with Dave following directly behind admiring his wife's backside subtly as he did so.
~~~Dave and Penelope~~~
"Oh, Spencer!" Rosa exclaimed, as she saw all the beautiful roses that absolutely covered their suite at El Conquistador, which was owned by Waldorf Astoria Resorts. The two of them had come back to their room temporarily to shower and change clothes and Rosa had never expected to find the suite covered in gorgeous roses, but it was certainly a nice surprise "They're gorgeous!"
Rosa picked up some of the roses and sniffed them.
"What's the special occasion?" Rosa asked.
"Why does it have to be an occasion?" Spencer inquired with a straight face, as he came up behind Rosa and put his all around her waist. "Can't I do something, simply because I love you?"
"Of course you can," Rosa said turning around with the roses still in her arms and kissing him passionately and with every ounce of love she felt for him.
"Wow! If you're going to kiss me like that just, because I buy you roses I'm going to have to do it more often," Spencer stuttered.
"You just didn't buy me roses silly," Rosa said. "No, you bought me a whole room full of them and not just red ones either but every color variation possible. I absolutely love them, but not as much as I love you."
"You know I don't think I've been called silly before. Unemotional, cool, logical certainly, but not silly," Spencer considered, before his face broke into a smile that told Rosa he wasn't really serious."
"This was really, really thoughtful," Rosa told Spencer. "Not to mention and all that beautiful jewelry you bought me just a few days ago."
"You are quite welcome," Spencer said not admitting that it had been Dave's words to Penny that had gotten his brain in gear. Dave had reminded him by making a comment to Penny in the jewelry shop a few days ago, probably on purpose now that he thought about it, that mates or not Rosa still needed him to show her that he loved at least every once in awhile. Having a mate bond didn't mean that he could forget to do something for her that showed he loved her with everything he was. He knew he wasn't really the romantic type, but he could always go to Dave or Aaron for advice if he needed to and in fact, he could guess that they probably expected him to at some point. He wouldn't be surprised actually if one or both of them approached him to offer him advice.
"I'm glad you like them so much," Spencer said his brain already working on how to further show Rosa that he adored her. He couldn't take her out to some fine restaurant, since as vampires they didn't eat, but there was still plenty of things that they could do together.
"What's not to like?" Rosa asked before she kissed him again, which Spencer accepted thinking that his life was going to be very interesting from now on with Rosa in it. He was going to be lonely no longer.
"I believe that I'm going to reward you for being so thoughtful," Rosa said suddenly, as she attacked him and he fell onto the plush carpeted floor.
The two of them made love for some time before they figuratively came up for air both grinning like loons.
"Well, that's the way you're going to reward me for surprising you I'm definitely going to have to do it as often as possible," Spencer said, smiling widely an expression that was practically foreign on his face. He had a feeling that he would be smiling a lot more now with Rosa in his life and that was just fine with him. Love for his mate, who was laying on top of him swelled through his body and he knew if he felt like this when they had only met a few months ago then the next hundred years were going to be much happier then the first two.
Rosa didn't answer Spencer's statement, simply lay on top of him radiating contentment. She knew that her father would be thrilled for her when he finally did meet Spencer, even if that wasn't for awhile.
"Think you're pregnant?" Spencer asked quietly, as he held Rosa, so she wouldn't move from where she was laying.
"I don't know," Rosa answered honestly. "I don't suspect so, because it always takes awhile for a vampire to have children. Since we are mates though and since we're having sex with each other frequently it will happen sooner for us then it would for some vampire who takes random lovers."
"Well, Dave and Penny sure do pop them out every 3 to 5 years," Spencer sighed in disappointment, though it was also kind and nice to have those all to himself for a while without worrying about children.
"I know you're disappointed, so am I," Rosa promised him. "But if there's one thing our species doesn't do easily that's get pregnant, well, not unless we have sex with a mortal. You're the one that told me that both Penny and Persephone believe that the reason they get pregnant every 3 to 5 years is, because they were witches before they were vampires. Even though they are immortal now they are still technically witches as well. There's no point of stressing about it, as that could prevent me at least from conceiving, since it does for mortals. We'll simply take what comes, you know?"
"Alright, what happens, will happen," Spencer finally agreed burying his disappointment, knowing Rosa was right.
"I would love to have a little version of you running around," Rosa said, "but we must be patient."
"I think I prefer a little version of you," Spencer said his expression turning rather dreamy.
"Well, hopefully, soon one of us will get our wish," Rosa said.
"Did I mention you'll probably have at least twins when you finally do conceive?" Spencer said after a few minutes of silence.
"What makes you think that?" Rosa asked with a shocked expression.
"Former werewolf," Spencer explained simply. "Our species is known to have multiples on a regular basis unlike with humans or magicals who still have multiples sometimes, but it's not as common an occurrence. Penny and Persephone might not have told you this but every time they have children they always have multiples, although it's usually just twins, but occasionally it's triplets."
"Well, that's rather unusual," Rosa decided, after blinking in astonishment at that piece of information.
"What they might not have mentioned was that they have a great deal of werewolf blood, through their mother in their case instead of actually being former werewolves themselves. From the way I understand it their mother was bitten as a child and the werewolf was caught and put to death, as werewolves were even less accepted back then then they are now. Still, the man she eventually married knew and still fell in love with her. From what I understand their relationship was happier then a lot of them as they never lost that love for each other and they didn't even care when other people made disparaging comments when they found out that she was a werewolf. They had quite a few children and Persephone and Penelope were the youngest of a very numerous brood, even if all of their siblings are dead now."
"So you're saying that the werewolf genes carryover enough for me to possibly have multiples, just like Penny and Persephone always do," Rosa summarized.
"More or less," Spencer said. "I mean technically, they're a generation removed from being werewolves and yet they always have either twins or triplets, which tells me that the werewolf genes carryover for at least one generation and probably more. As for me I was a werewolf, as was my father so that makes the likelihood of us having at least twins every time is extremely high in my opinion."
"I wonder why they didn't turn out to be werewolves themselves since her mother was one?" Rosa mused.
"They believe that the magic in their blood protected them from being werewolves themselves, since both their father and their mother had it. Who knows what would've happened if only one of their parents had been magical instead of both?" Spencer said.
"So you think that having two magicals for parents overrode the werewolf genes," Rosa said.
"That's what they believe and what their parents believed because not a single one of the siblings was a werewolf, even though they had the genes and the blood," Spencer said. "Penny and Persephone had quite a few siblings, 17 if I'm remembering correctly and they were all multiples of one sort or another. Of course, as I said all those siblings are now dead, but they left numerous descendents and I believe that Dave and Penelope at least go visit those descendents every few years to keep in contact."
"I'm sure that Aaron and Persephone do the same, since family is important to most vampires and I hear the same is true for the most part in the magical community," Rosa said. "In fact, humans are the only one that don't seem to value their family a lot of times."
"You're saying that most times werewolves also value their family with exceptions like my father," Spencer said following along with what Rosa was implying easily.
"Exactly," Rosa agreed. "I'm sure you know that family and close friends are important to vampires because they live for hundreds, even thousands of years and having people you are close to, especially ones like you are makes that eternity a little easier to bear."
"That's a good point," Spencer murmured thoughtfully. "So another round?" Spencer asked changing the subject. He tried his best to keep the hope out of his voice, as he didn't want to force Rosa into anything.
"Sure, but then we need to contact the others to see if they want to do anything together as this is about spending time with family," Rosa reminded Spencer.
"I know," Spencer said.
"Alright then, another round," Rosa said smiling brightly and Spencer immediately started making love to her again without a word.
~~~Dave and Penelope~~~
Dave looked at the text he had just received and though it was unsigned he already knew who had sent it. The text simply said thanks.
"Who sent the text?" Penelope asked, as she had her days phone beep.
"Spencer, I don't even need to see the number to know that," Dave said.
"So what does it say?" Penny asked.
"It's only one word," Dave reported, "Thanks."
"Just that? No other message?" Penelope asked and Dave shook his head. "I wonder what he's thinking you for?"
"I suspect that he probably figured out that what I said in the jewelry store a few days ago was deliberate and likely reminded him that just because he and Rosa are mates does not mean that he doesn't need to do things for her just to let her know that he cares and loves her just like I do for you or Aaron does for Persephone," Dave explained
"Probably, as I can't think of anything else he would be thanking you for," Penelope said. "Not unless he has asked you for advice and you just didn't tell me."
"He hasn't and I would've said something if he had," Dave promised. "Unless of course, he asked me to keep it between the two of us, then I would be obligated not to say anything even to you."
"Well, I suspect he's thinking you because Rosa's very happy with him, though I'm surprised he hasn't thanked you before now as that was a few days ago," Penelope said.
"He probably hasn't being alone long enough to send me any kind of text," Dave suggested. "I'm sure he doesn't want Rosa to know that what I said was deliberate so he would overhear and wants her to think that it was all his idea."
"Men and their egos," Penelope said shaking her head in mock sorrow.
"If you tell me women don't have egos then I'll have to spank you," Dave mock threatened with a growl.
"They do," Penelope admitted easily. "On the other hand, females don't necessarily have to stroke their own ego by not telling their significant other that whatever they did wasn't all the own idea. They don't have as much trouble at admitting that they had help."
"It's a male thing," Dave shrugged.
"I know," Penelope grinned at him. "We all have our faults."
"Faults?" Dave mock growled, as he started to chase her around the room and Penelope ran away from him laughing the entire way. "I'll show you faults."
Finally Penelope allowed Dave to catch her and simply stood there in the gentle encirclement of his arms for awhile.
"I love you so much, Belle," Dave said finally, as he kissed her temple and then moved downwards to kiss her neck, right over where he had placed his mating mark so many years ago now.
"I love you too, ego and all," Penelope assured him, as she kissed him tenderly. "I suppose we should go join the others, since we're planning on going to a show, though it's a good thing we all speak Spanish."
"Yeah, good thing," Dave grinned, as he looked is mate appreciatively up and down. She was wearing a very expensive red gown that was more than appropriate for the theater or the opera, even if some people showed up in jeans and t-shirts nowadays. However, when theater had first been created hundreds of years ago black tie had been more appropriate for the men and ball gowns for the ladies with appropriate jewelry or at least whatever passed for really rich threads back then like a smoking jacket. Also, theater had only been for the cream of society and not for the ones with a more modest income or the poor. Nowadays, it was different though and anybody was welcome.
There were still a few opera houses that encouraged you to dress formally, though those type were mostly not here in Puerto Rico
"You look spectacular, gorgeous," Dave told his mate sincerely.
"Why thank you, handsome, I appreciate the compliment," Penelope replied, smiling. "You're not looking too bad yourself."
In fact, her mate looked damn delectable in his formal suit and tie, so delectable that she just wanted to rip it right off him but she could wait until the show was over before she did.
"Let's go, before I do what I really want to," Dave said.
Penelope had no trouble figuring out what that something was and laughed.
"Yes, we had better go as this is supposed to be time with family," Penelope giggled. "It's not as if you don't have plenty of opportunities to rip my clothes off and have your way with me."
"Something that will never get old," Dave said.
"Apparently not, as you have ripped apart some really nice outfits over the last couple of centuries," Penelope said.
"I always replace them," Dave shrugged not in the least ashamed of ruining a lot of really expensive and nice clothes. "Here I got you something to go with your gown."
Dave reached into the pocket of his pants and extracted a long box that Penelope knew contained a necklace.
Penelope didn't bother to protest because she know it wouldn't do any good, so she simply took the box and opened it to find an absolutely stunning pearl necklace. It was several strings of it, to where it would drape over her neck and chest. They must have been well over 100 pearls between the three strings and Penelope knew it was worth an absolute fortune, but then everything Dave gave her was, so it's not like it was an unusual event.
"It's gorgeous," Penelope said instead admiring it. There were several different colors along the strands, the pure white ones that she knew had not been color treated in anyway as her sharp eyesight told her so. There were also ones with a natural golden hue and yet more with a pinkish, bluish or purplish color that was also natural and also black ones. She knew that Dave never would've bought her the ones that had been color treated, as he considered them totally inferior to those that were natural. He was a man that had exquisite taste in many things, clothes, jewelry and a lot of other things as well.
"They're so beautiful," Penelope said, as she kissed Dave passionately her tongue entering his mouth to battle with his own.
"I'm glad you love them so much," Dave said once both of them had finally come up for air, even if they could have kept kissing each other forever.
"I should scold you for buying these for me considering you just bought me well over half a million in jewelry a few days ago," Penelope said. "Since I know it won't do any good though, I won't bother."
"No, it won't do any good so why bother to scold me for it?" Dave said with a smug look. "I like spoiling you as you're well aware by now and I plan on doing whatever I want when it comes to that and you can't stop me."
"Don't I know it," Penelope said rolling her beautiful brown orbs. "Let's get going, as I'm sure the others are wondering where we are. We don't want to be too late for the show.
"Spencer and Rosa at least probably won't have beaten us downstairs," Dave said. "If they have I will be very surprised."
"You're probably correct, considering they've only been mated a few months and I remember very well what it was like for you and I when we first mated," Penelope agreed, smiling as she remembered.
"Yeah, we couldn't keep our hands off each other," Dave said sounding nostalgic.
"You mean like now?" Penelope asked with a delicately raised eyebrow.
"While that's true, we were even worse in those days, because I was often gone for work and we hadn't been mated very long at that point," Dave defended himself.
"Whatever you say," Penelope teased him. "Let's get going."
This time Dave obeyed and opened the hotel room door for his lady love and she glided through gracefully.
Dave watched her with admiration in his gaze and then followed her making sure to close the door behind him, which automatically locked by itself.
~~~Dave and Penelope~~~