Penelope went into heat, just a few hours later. The two of them shared a light dinner together, as both of them knew that Penelope at least would not able to keep down any food, except for protein and power bars for the next 2 to 4 days. If Penelope didn't eat, then Aaron didn't either it was as simple as that. His two children knew to stay out of the way for the next few days, as they were well used to one of the females that they knew going into heat. It was like clockwork every four months their nanny went into heat or their aunt did.

They knew just to play quietly while their father and new mother were busy. Selima, of course, was there to keep an eye on them, make sure they got fed and that they behaved. Their father would be told of any misbehavior and they would be punished. They didn't like disappointing their father though, for they loved him and he was always kind and gentle with them. They knew that he loved them to and that was more than enough for them. Their father had always been there for them, every time one of them got sick he was there helping take care of them. He didn't just leave it to Selima to look after them. They knew they would likely be rewarded for behaving.

Besides, they loved their new mom, Penelope. She always spent time with them, reading to them or just playing with them. They loved her for that, as she didn't treat them like they were an inconvenience.

Penelope groaned as another spasm of pain went through her. Having Aaron's penis locked inside was helping immensely with her heat. She wasn't in as much pain, as she usually was, because she actually had an Alpha that was helping her with it. That wasn't the normal feeling of painful absence, the absence of someone to help her with the heat, whether that was an alpha, an omega or another beta, one of their kind instead of just a human. A human wouldn't relieve that feeling of painful absence, only one of her species. Usually, she had no one to share it with, as she usually went through her heats alone, but she believed that because she had Aaron now that his presence was helping to speed up the process. It had been known to happen, the shortening of a female's heat when in the presence of an Alpha. Alphas, especially, released certain pheromones that helped with the process, pheromones that soothed the female in question when she was in heat.

Aaron released his seed into his mate for the fourth or fifth time over the last couple of hours. A female's heat always dehydrated her as well as her mate, if she had one. That was why water was essential.

"I'll love you until the end of the world, I promise," Aaron told Penelope tenderly. "You've made me so happy and to have children by you is just icing."

Aaron kissed Penelope roughly, as that was what this moment demanded. The Beta in Penelope demanded that he claim her, something he would be happy to do. They hadn't mated doing heat like happened a lot of times, which meant the mating was rough animalistic. There were normally always bruises by the end of a female's heat and those females didn't mind them, as it was a sign of the males love for them. This was especially true with a male Alpha, as they could be very rough during sex depending.

Aaron rammed his cock into Penelope, as hard as he could and Penelope groaned and whimpered in need.

"Harder, Alpha," Penelope urged him, in a breathless voice. "I need you to claim me, so you are the only one I ever think about in that way."

"Gladly," Aaron growled in his alpha voice. "You are mine! Mine! Mine!" Aaron nearly roared, knowing that he didn't have to keep his voice down because the room was soundproofed.

Penelope simply panted heavily, her breaths coming in heavy gasps, unable to respond, as she had no breath left in her body.

"You will be mine until the day one of us dies. I am one possessive son of a bitch where you are concerned and you better never forget it like Haley did. Haley got above herself and cheated on me. She forgot rule number one, never cheat on the Alpha you're mated to."

"Haley got what was coming to her," Penelope panted. "She deserved her punishment and more for cheating on you."

"Yes, she did," Aaron growled, even as he rammed himself into Penelope again while at the same time using his mating teeth to bite again into her mating gland. "She died, because of her betrayal and I feel no regret for her death. I could've chosen prison for her, but Omega or not that likely wouldn't have corrected her attitude. In fact, it likely would've made it worse. I couldn't have her try to come and kidnap the kids when they were out with the nanny or something. Kids don't deserve to be cooped up all the time. She could've taken them out of school for instance, even though it's a private one. I might not have thought to warn the staff that their mother was not allowed near my kids. Of course, she might have gotten enough prison time that they were grown before she got out. Even 10 years and they'd be nearly 17 by the time she was released, but I wasn't taking any chances. Being dead she can't come back to haunt any of us, you me or any children we have in the future. Even my sister might have been a possible target, since she was here when I discovered Haley was cheating on me."

"You can't think of every possibility," Penelope said having recovered her breath finally. She definitely felt claimed and that was just fine with her. It was what she wanted more then anything. To be claimed by the Alpha she would love until her dying breath.

"Which is why I chose death," Aaron said. "Jessica, Haley's sister is the only one still talking to me, as her parents and other siblings don't want anything to do with me. Jessica spends plenty of time with her niece and nephew, and sometimes even babysits if everyone else is busy."

"I wonder why Jessica still talking to you? Shouldn't she be furious at you at her sister's death?"

"I think it's because she above all knew what her sister was like," Aaron said. "She knew her twin was capable of exactly what she did. Twins tend to be closer then the parents or other siblings, though not always of course. Jessica would've known her sister's personality inside and out, would've known how petty she could be or how suspicious of her boyfriend's or mate's loyalty, as she would've seen it all first hand, as they were growing up. Parents don't usually get involved in their children's problems or know them as well as a brother or sister do, unless it's something major like bullying."

"That's a good point," Penelope said. "My brother certainly knows me better than my parents.

"Parents have many responsibilities and usually jobs as well, unless they are wealthy, though some wealthy people like me do work for a living. They just don't have time to get deeply involved in the lives of their children or know about every little problem. It's even possible that they figure that their child will outgrow whatever bad traits they notice like that pettiness I mentioned."

"You're right," Penelope said after thinking about it. "You're absolutely right. A lot of children do outgrow a lot of they're less desirable traits with time and maturity. Not always, but most of the time. So you think that's a reason that Jessica is still talking to you while the rest of the family is not?"

"Yes, I do," Aaron said. "She genuinely loves her niece and nephew and she knows that they're not to go anywhere near the rest of the family. I'm too afraid of them taking Jack and Britney off somewhere. Yes, they're family, but they still have no legal right to take them from their father. They'd never win in court and they know it, even if they could prove I abused them, which I don't."

"Happens all the time," Penelope agreed, as she and Aaron snuggled together with her mate's penis still locked inside her.

"The Brookes know I could crush them if I cared to, but since they are technically, family, they leave me alone, I leave them alone. Jessica has told them this very thing and warned them that if they try anything I'm all prepared to press charges and demand the harshest punishment possible. Jessica's and Haley's brothers weren't to pleased with that, but they know I'm serious and I have far more political and financial clout then they do. It's not something I liked to do, but this is the way to prevent them from doing something stupid."

"I understand, Penelope said. "I know very well that people can be stubborn, especially our kind and while they have a right to see their grandchildren, niece and nephew they don't have a right to take them from you."

"I think it's time for a nap while you're in a calm phase," Aaron said after awhile.

"Sounds good to me," Penelope said with a yawn.

Soon both of the lovebirds were deeply asleep.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~

Several months later

"I'm so happy," Penelope said, as she and Aaron lounged on the couch together. "Finally, I'm having the family I've wanted for a long time."

Penelope rubbed her stomach reflectively. She was definitely pregnant. The doctor she had gone to had confirmed that. She, for one, hadn't doubted it, since she and Aaron had been locked together for sometime while she was in heat. The two of them had had sex like crazed monkeys and Aaron had been with her all the way and helped her get through it much easier than she had ever had before. She had temporary lovers over the years sure and they had helped stave off the worst of her heats, but it wasn't the same at all really. It wasn't the same as having a mate.

Aaron had been so gentle and tender with her. He had fed her himself. It was only a protein bar, as she couldn't keep down anything else, but still, it had been very intimate.

"So am I," Aaron promised her tenderly as he started to kiss the side of her neck, scraping his mating teeth over the hickey mark that used to be her mating gland. She was his now, as far as he was concerned and he was very territorial. "I was lonely after I threw Haley out, though I didn't want to admit it of course."

"Well, now you're not and that's all that matters," Penelope beamed.

"I'm looking forward to the birth of our children," Aaron said, rubbing gentle circles on his mate's stomach. "Jack and Britney are also very excited, as they've both been wanting siblings for awhile."

"They're going to get their wish," Penelope said, as she snuggled into Aaron's arms.

"Yes, they are," Aaron agreed. "So do you want anymore after this?"

"Yes, I do," Penelope said. "Of course, we might have three or four and if we do... I was just thinking that you might not want anymore after that, since you have Jack and Britney after all."
"We'll see," Aaron said. "It really depends on how big a place we find. Yes, we can build on if we have to, but still..."

"That's for the future," Penelope said. "I was just thinking that I would need to get pregnant within two or three years if we do have more after this time. I have no intention of getting pregnant at 50."

"No, you don't need to be getting pregnant that late," Aaron agreed calmly. "More women die at that sort of age when they get pregnant, especially with multiples. It might not happen that often anymore with the advances in medical technology, but you never know."

The two of them cuddled together enjoying just touching skin to skin, as they were totally naked. They didn't get as much time together as they would like so they spent every spare minute together they could. Aaron had delegated a lot of his responsibilities to his second-in-command, so that he could spend time with Penelope. Before he had worked so much out of loneliness, now though things were different.

They were much better than they had been in his whole life including when he was married to Haley. Haley had argued with them too often and also whined a lot. Penelope was so different in personality from his ex-wife, that he was actually truly happy for the first time in his life.

Not only was Penelope and beautiful inside and out, she didn't whine or complain or argue with him. He was sure that there would be some arguments in their lives together, but at least she didn't start pointless ones. She understood why he had to work so much, just as he understood why she did. She might miss him and he might miss her, but the reason they worked so well together, was they understood each other.

They understood that while they wanted to be together they had to prioritize. They both had demanding careers, though at least Penelope didn't travel with the team like Spencer did, so she would be home every night. Of course, every once in awhile she did go with the team to some city that needed her skills, but it didn't happen very often.

They were both looking forward to the upcoming event of Penelope giving birth.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~

"Well, someone is practically glowing this morning," Morgan teased his best friend.

"That's because I'm pregnant," Penelope told Morgan casually.

"Congratulations mama," Morgan said.

"Thank you," Penelope smiled. "I've actually known it for few days, but knowing something in your heart is not the same as having proof."

"So you went to the doctor to have it confirmed," Morgan said and Penelope nodded.

"I know very well that when a female of our kind is in heat that they're nearly guaranteed to be pregnant afterwards, so long as the male doesn't use a condom or there isn't some kind of medical problem, but as I said, that's hardly proof."

"I'm very happy for you," Morgan said smiling

"You need to settle down to Morgan, as you're over 40 now," Penelope said. "I know a man isn't under the same time constraints, since they can always marry a younger woman, but still is way past time for you to settle down."

"Yes, it is," Morgan admitted. "I just haven't found anyone yet. No one that I want to spend more than a few weeks with."

"Believe me, I know how hard it is to find someone," Penelope said. "I never imagined I'd finally find someone for myself, until my Junior-G-Man introduced me to Aaron Hotchner and just let our feelings do the rest. He basically stayed out of it after that."

"Smart man," Morgan said.

"Yes, he is, something you already know," Penelope agreed.

"I hope you make me the Godfather," Morgan suggested with all the subtly of a bull in a China shop.

"Sorry, I was already thinking of Reid and JJ," Penelope said. "I'm the godmother for JJ's children, so it's only fair I return the favor, and Reid named me godmother for his triplets and Aaron the godfather, even though he's also their uncle, so again it's only fair."

"So I get left out again," Morgan pouted.

"Maybe next time," Penelope told him with a wink.

"So I have to wait however long to be named godparent," Morgan said.

"I'm afraid so," Penelope giggled. "It likely won't be more than 3 years tops, because I'm not getting any younger."

"And you're planning to have an operation after that?" Morgan asked.

"We'll see," Penelope said. "Probably though. If we do have anymore children after that second time we'll have to have them within two years, as I'll be 45 or 46 by the time they're conceived and likely 47 or 48 when they are born. As I told Aaron, I have no intention of getting pregnant when I'm 50. It really depends on how big a house we can find."

Morgan nodded at that because it made sense. Reid and his mate's house had 10 bedrooms, but one of those bedrooms had been turned into a heat room so that made 8. One of those was for the nanny of course, so that left 7. Safina would likely have triplets again next time she got pregnant and then if she got pregnant again a few years after that the likelihood was should have the same thing again. Of course, the kids could share, as the rooms were big enough for that, but Morgan could see take tantrums of mega proportions from at least some of the children if that happened.

Reid was too sensible to risk something like that unless he was planning on building on which was possible. No, Morgan could see that six was plenty for the Omega, but he'd see.

"I had better get to my office," Penelope said, as she got up from the chair in front of Morgan's desk.

"I'm glad to see you so happy, mama," Morgan said.

"I am happy, so happy," Penelope agreed.

"I can tell, which means I won't have to go beat Hotchner up," Morgan said in a teasing tone.

Penelope simply laughed, knowing the Morgan was perfectly serious about his intentions if Aaron didn't treat her right, but that wouldn't happen Penelope knew.

Morgan watched his friend go and knew he had lost his chance with her, through his own foolishness. She would always be his baby girl regardless.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~