Part 5
"Ready?" Aaron asked Penelope softly, his voice filled with love and tenderness, as the two of them held each other.
It was precisely a week later and just as Penelope had predicted, as both of them were back to full health, though they both still needed to regain some of the weight they had lost, but they had regained their strength with plenty of hearty meals and in fact Aaron had even taken her out to dinner the night before as kind of a celebratory meal before they finally mated, something they decided to start first thing in the morning, when they'd had plenty of sleep.
"Yes," Penelope responded eagerly, panting in anticipation.
"Good," Aaron growled possessively. "I've been waiting for this for sometime, waiting to mate with you, to make love to you, to allow my Knot to grow within you, though I know you won't be able to get pregnant for another sixty-seven to seventy-three days."
"So have I," Penelope responded appropriately, glowing with contentment and happiness. She still felt slightly guilty for not accepting Aaron's initial offer of a date, but since her mate considered it in the past she would to and just be happy that Emily had finally talked some sense into her, because she had never been so happy in all of her life.
Aaron said nothing, simply let his mating teeth extend, then switched his embrace to where he was standing behind his mate with one arm up under her breasts and the other across her stomach. He held her gently and tenderly in what was known as the mating embrace and then swiftly bit down into her gland on the right side of her neck.
Penelope groaned, as pleasure surged through her groin so strong she came in her panties.
"There! You are officially mine now! Now all that's left is the actual mating!" Aaron growled happily, the alpha in him practically purring in happiness.
The happiness, excitement and anticipation in Aaron's voice made Penelope even more eager, for she had never been wanted so much by any alpha.
"I smell your arousal, my mate," Aaron growled, his voice low and sexy. "It's good that you are aroused, because that tells me that you want me to enter your passage and Lock you and that I affect you, just like you do me."
"I can smell your arousal too and how you came in your boxers just like I came in mine," Penelope answered eagerly. "And yes, I'm eager for you to Lock me, as this will be the first opportunity we have had for you to do so."
"Remove your panties, lay on your back on the bed, spread your legs," Aaron ordered still acting like an alpha should, when it came to mating.
The Omega in Penelope was eager to obey, so she hurriedly removed her underwear and lay on the bed on her back, with her legs spread like she had been ordered to do.
Aaron immediately pounced and in just one thrust he had entered his mate's body, which was easy to do as her passage was so slick he just slid right in. It was only a minute later that he was Locked inside her as his Knot had immediately filled with blood and expanded to the point that he couldn't get his cock past Penelope's narrow passage, which was the way both of them wanted it.
"You're so gorgeous both inside and out and don't let anyone ever convince you any differently," Aaron murmured lovingly, even while he made love to her, kissing and nipping her all over her gorgeous body. "I know the two of us will have a long happy life together with many children."
Penelope groaned, as her pleasure doubled, then tripled at Aaron's words because she knew he was being very sincere. She could tell by the way Aaron tenderly licked every inch of her skin, even sticking his tongue into her belly button making sure to never be too rough with her, because to him she was his precious treasure.
She had learned a lot about Aaron over the last week, as they had spent every spare minute together watching movies and necking rather heavily and knew he was one of the most honorable alphas she had ever known. He never said anything he didn't mean, which was an extremely rare quality.
If Aaron thought she was gorgeous she was going to believe him and others peoples opinions didn't matter anymore. She would be happy to bear his children and she promised herself she would be the best mate she could be because she loved him.
Aaron thrust forward a few inches and then pulled back as far as he could. Penelope whimpered in pleasure when Aaron thrust forward hitting her g-spot and then groaned in pain when he pulled back because Aaron's Knot hit the entrance of her narrow passage, but would go no further, which was why she was soon very tender. She loved every second of it though and she hoped Aaron would Lock her often, preferably at least once a week or so, so that her passage would have time to stop being tender first.
Still, she loved every second of it and participated enthusiastically by leaving deep scratches all over Aaron's upper shoulders, which she knew Aaron wouldn't be mad about. In fact, he would consider it a sign that she did love him, as that was just the way Alpha's thought, as words were one thing, but actions spoke for themselves and unlike humans Alphas and Omegas didn't mind a little pain, so long as it was with someone they loved and neither one of them went to far, that one of them got seriously injured. Penelope happily participated not being as careful as she could be about leaving marks that would heal in a week or so or sooner if they were doctored.
However, Penelope knew Aaron well enough to know that he would consider the scratches as marks of her love for him and wouldn't want to see them healed to soon. They were simply a violent species. Still, she would make sure to doctor them with iodine, at least so that they wouldn't possibly get infected and then she would allow them to heal on their own.
Aaron made love to her all day and it was quite late at night when both of them were finally sexually satisfied. When both of them were finally exhausted they fell asleep with Aaron's head laying in the valley of her breast and the rest of him stretched out covering her like a warm blanket, his legs tangled with hers.
~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~
"Good morning, beautiful," Aaron said cheerfully, as he brought a breakfast tray into the bedroom.
"How did you manage to cook breakfast without waking me up," Penelope smiled. "I would have thought I would have smelled the food cooking."
"You were really out of it, which is understandable, because we made love for nearly 20 hours straight," Aaron explained gently, even while smiling hugely. "Both of us slept for about 12 or 13 hours. I've only been up about an hour, just long enough to use the restroom, get dressed and cook breakfast for my gorgeous mate."
Aaron's compliment of gorgeous mate made Penelope blush crimson in pleasure.
"Now that you mention using the bathroom I really need to go," Penelope said suddenly, getting up slowly knowing she was bound to be a little sore considering how long she and Aaron had made love before they'd finally fallen asleep.
"You go ahead, I'll wait for you," Aaron said smiling.
Penelope paused long enough to kiss his cheek before hurrying to the bathroom that was part of the master suite.
Aaron had absolutely no shame now about listening to his mate use of facilities and then wash her hands, because now they were husband and wife, when before, they hadn't been.
Penelope came back and lay back on what was now her side of the bed and Aaron placed the tray across her lap once she was comfortable.
"Well, I already knew you could cook, but this looks absolutely scrumptious," Penelope said, as she surveyed the items on the tray.
"Anything for you gorgeous," Aaron said. "You made me so happy when you agreed to be my mate without us even courting. The scratches you caused on my back tell me that you do love me, because I know very well that if an Omega really doesn't love the alpha they don't leave the deep scratches you left on me and I will wear them with pride until they heal. I'm hoping you're leaving scratches on various parts of my body for decades to come and I will never be mad at you if you do."
"I already know that you wouldn't allow me put any kind of medicine on them, as I know how Alphas think," Penelope said blushing at the compliment Aaron had just paid her. "However, I would like to put some iodine on them at least, just to clean them out so they can't possibly get infected."
"Yes, that's probably very smart," Aaron decided. "They do need to be cleaned out just so they heal properly and so there's no chance of infection. I believe there's some iodine in the medicine cabinet, so you can do that right after breakfast."
"Okay," Penelope agreed, as she kissed Aaron's cheek, causing him to grin at her. "Care to share this delicious breakfast you made for me, as I don't know if I can eat it all."
"You need to eat as much as you can, because you're still regaining the weight you lost," Aaron instructed, "but still, I'll be happy to share it with you."
The two of them enjoyed a very romantic breakfast with them feeding each other bits of food. There was a bowl of seasonal fruit, a large omelette with plenty of cheese, peppers, mushrooms and ham, several pieces of sausage, the links not the patties, toast and orange juice. It was certainly more then Penelope usually ate for breakfast, but considering her and Aaron's sexual activities the other day and how long she had slept, it was unsurprising that she was starving. She was so starving in fact, she felt as if she had a hollow pit where her stomach should be.
By the time they were done Penelope felt comfortably full, though not stuffed.
"If you're still hungry I can do up some more sausage or eggs," Aaron offered. "Emily bought us enough supplies to last us a few more days anyway."
"I'm fine," Penelope said smiling. "Thank you for breakfast. I certainly didn't expect to get breakfast in bed."
"It's something I plan on doing fairly often," Aaron grinned adorably, the dimple at the right corner of his mouth making Penelope's whole body go weak, so it was a good thing she was laying down. "I'll never allow you regret being mated to me, to think for a single instance that I don't adore you and love you with everything I am."
"Well, you're off to a very good start," Penelope said smiling. "So what are plans our for today, other than me putting iodine on those scratches."
"Well, I would love to make love to you again unless you're too sore," Aaron said solicitously, "but if you are then we can go looking for a house, something large, because I'm expecting to have a large family with you. If we have to have something built then that's okay, but it means we'll have to put off getting you pregnant, since there is no way the contractors can have a house of the size we want built by the time you give birth, if you get pregnant just over two months from now."
"It's sounds wonderful," Penelope said smiling. "So how many bedrooms were you thinking?"
"Well, there's no reason that our children can't share, so long as they are the same-sex but at least 20 or so, as that will give us at least a few guestrooms for when we have friends or family staying with us."
"Well, I'm certainly young enough to have 20 children if that is how many we want," said Penelope, smiling. "I would like something with a big backyard that the children can play in, one with a fence, so that they can't wander off."
"We might have to have something built because anything as large as we are talking about in this area is bound to be taken by Alpha/Omega couples already, or possibly a human family, as it could be something that's been in a family for generations, as this is Maryland after all and Baltimore is one of the oldest cities in this part of the world," Aaron said. "It's unlikely that we'll find anything that large that isn't already occupied."
"Well, if we have to have something built we can make it as large or as small as we want and add any features we desire. An indoor swimming pool for example, so that it can be used in all weathers, one that can be heated," Penelope requested.
"That's doable," Aaron said. "I'm sure it's something our children would enjoy, although we won't let them anywhere near the pool without supervision until they are at least teenagers, since children drown all the time for one reason or another. We'll keep it locked up and make sure that the children can't get the keys.
"We'll need to have several sets made, because I'm sure, we'll be hiring somebody to help look after the children if we're really planning to have so many," Penelope said.
"If we're going to have a heated pool, then I don't see why we can't have a Jacuzzi and a sauna. I believe that that kind of thing something you and me at least will enjoy," Aaron grinned smugly and Penelope had no trouble imagining what was going through his head.
"Oh, yes, it sounds wonderful," Penelope said smiling brilliantly. "Perhaps, we can also add a whirlpool, as I've used them before when I went to a spa with Emily and they are absolutely wonderful for relaxing in if you have sore muscles."
"Anything you want gorgeous," Aaron said. "I can more than afford it I promise you, as I'm not really one to spend a lot of money, just because I have it to spend. I've always lived fairly simply."
"Still, I can help with the cost as I make plenty myself with my computer work," Penelope offered.
"That's not necessary, I'll take care of anything you want or need," Aaron said firmly.
"Alright," Penelope gave in immediately knowing that alpha males were very stubborn and didn't like to accept anything from their Omega, at least when it came to paying for things, as they thought it was their responsibility to support their mate. This was an understandable way of thinking, because many humans felt the same, particularly the males, but in alphas it was a very ingrained trait and was just part of their species.
"I am able to take care of you and anything you want is yours," Aaron told her more gently seeing that Penelope wasn't going to argue.
"I don't really need anything except your love and so long as I have that I'm happy," Penelope answered sincerely, kissing her mate tenderly and Aaron nodded the alpha in him very satisfied with his mate's response. Penelope could've demanded practically anything of him and he would've done his best to grant it. However, it also would've shown that she was at least a little greedy and while there wasn't anything necessarily wrong with this it could have gotten out of hand where she started making demands and then he would definitely have had to punish her, something he'd rather avoid.
"Still, I intend to spoil you, just because I love you," Aaron grinned.
"I certainly won't object if you do," Penelope grinned back. "What woman doesn't like to be spoiled every once in awhile?"
"I've never met a lady that doesn't appreciate flowers, chocolate and especially jewelry. Of course, it's possible that a lady is allergic to flowers..." Aaron said.
"But I'm not," Penelope promised him. "I have all sorts of plants around my apartment and some of those have flowers."
"Yes, I remember Emily telling you she was going to water your plants," Aaron said. "I also think that we need to go to your apartment and collect Shadow and all her equipment. Perhaps set you up a little nest for when you go into heat in the spare room, so that you're comfortable when you do."
"There's no need to go to so much trouble we can just use my apartment for that," Penelope tentatively suggested.
"We could, but I'd like to live here until we find a place or have one built and it would be too much trouble to go to your place just for your heats, even if I know at least a few days in advance when they're about to occur," Aaron answered calmly.
Penelope didn't bother to protest, because she knew without Aaron having to say anything, that Alphas were more comfortable in their territory and that Aaron wouldn't be comfortable in her apartment, as it represented her and had all her things. Alphas tended to be very territorial and this apartment was Aaron's at least until they bought a house or had one built. When they did buy a house that would be their territory together as a mated couple, which would be decorated to both their tastes and have both their things, so that they would, both be instantly comfortable in it.
"Alright," Penelope finally said. "I'll just clean my things over here, put the furniture and some other things in storage and just bring over what's necessary."
Again the alpha in Aaron was very satisfied with his mate's agreement and unargumentative attitude, but then most Omegas understood how all alphas thought, because they were trained from the earliest age, by their parents. Still, some Omegas trained or not, made plenty of mistakes with their Alpha and argued with them when they shouldn't, which only got them in deep trouble with the dominant partner. Arguing over something as silly as living here or at her apartment until they could find a place that suited both of them or had it built would definitely have seen his mate seriously punished if she had disagreed. Being at Penny's place for a few hours would be fine, but living there until they found a house was just not a possibility in his mind. Apparently, his mate understood an alphas thought processes well enough that she declined to argue with him over things she knew she couldn't change, which was very smart, but then, he already knew that Penny was a very smart lady.
"Good, we'll go pack up some time either today or tomorrow," Aaron decided. "Arrange for a moving van, rent a storage unit for the things you are not going to bring."
"Emily will be glad to help with that," Penelope said.
"I think we can handle it," Aaron considered.
"I have a lot of stuff, clothes, shoes, handbags, a laptop, various parts computers because I like to build them from scratch when I have time," Penelope said.
"You can do that?" Aaron asked impressed.
"Yes, I can and it's something I enjoy doing," Penelope said. "I can build you a new computer from scratch and they will be better than the ones in the store. I can download whatever programs you want on them as I own about every program imaginable and that way its custom tailored to whoever wants one. I built one for Emily, she loves it and I wasn't going to make her pay for it, since we've known each other since we were children, but she insisted."
"Of course she did, because she's honest," Aaron said. "You might be friends, but Emily would have considered it taking advantage of you, if she hadn't paid for all your hard work or the very least the parts."
"She paid me way over what I would've charged anybody," Penelope said, "as you can get a decent computer nowadays for around $400 dollars."
"But that's just the thing a decent computer is way different from one that is custom built, with as much ram, hard drive space and specific programs that the customer actually wants instead of having a bunch of junk that they never use. Computers that are sold in stores are standardized to a certain degree, unless you buy a specific program that you want or download one off the net. What you do is very valuable and you should start charging more whenever you do one for someone," Aaron said.
"It's more of a hobby," Penelope said blushing at all the compliments Aaron kept paying, mostly because she knew they were sincere, "and since it's something I enjoy doing I just charge them for the parts, but not the labor."
"You need to start, because you shouldn't let people take advantage of you," Aaron said firmly. "You can set up your own little business if you wanted to instead of working for someone else, even if you do that from home."
"I'll think about it," Penelope promised. "It's certainly an intriguing idea."
"You could even run that business directly out of our home, though you'd have to carefully screen clients just in case, since it's a dangerous world," Aaron added.
"I'll clean up, since you cooked," Penelope offered.
"I'll help you and then we can get a shower together before we leave for the day," Aaron grinned.
The two of them rose from the bed not bothering to get dressed and simply worked in companionable silence to clean up the remains of breakfast and while Penelope loaded the dishwasher, Aaron took the sheets off the bed where he and Penelope had made love the night before and threw them into the laundry basket, before remaking the bed with fresh sheets.
It didn't take long with both of them to get the chores done for the moment, so that they were ready to shower together before leaving for the day.
~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~
"Welcome back, Aaron," JJ greeted.
"Thank you," Aaron smiled.
"So we heard you were sick?" JJ asked. JJ was an omega just like Penelope. "But you look much better now."
"Yes, I feel much better," Aaron smiled. "Our kind might not get sick very much, but we do occasionally, it was just one of those unfortunate occurrences."
This was not precisely true, but Aaron saw no need to reveal the real reason he had been so ill, as that was a secret between only three people, himself, his mate and Emily.
"Actually, I was well about a week ago," Aaron said.
"If you were doing better then why did you come in like you always do?" JJ asked tentatively, not sure she should ask, even though she and Aaron were good friends. Aaron had made it clear when she had first started working at the theater that if anybody bothered her to tell him and he'd take care of it. He was her protector as well as her friend, but then, there was no way that Aaron would ever accept one of his employees being bullied or harassed, either by someone on the outside or someone that was also an employee. There were some alphas among the employees that could be very persistent and aggressive when they wanted something and even though everybody had been warned about the no bullying policy some alphas believed they could get away with it. When that happened Aaron took care of it and made it clear to the Alpha in question that either they would behave or they'd be fired and David Rossi who was the manager backed him up.
Dave was also an alpha, one who didn't have a mate anymore, as Caroline had died giving birth to his triplets. One of their kind dying due to complications doing the birth was pretty rare, but it still happened occasionally, especially 20 years ago.
"Well, you see I was courting this beautiful Omega and I knew I wanted to mate with her and she finally agreed," Aaron said.
This was basically the truth, though not completely, as he had been courting her through gifts that he sent to Penelope's apartment.
"Well, congratulations! Who's the lucky lady?" JJ asked with a beaming smile, as she was so happy for her friend who she knew had been very lonely.
"You've never met her, it's just someone I met through a friend of mine Emily Prentiss," Aaron said. "Still, I'd love to introduce you to her, as I'm sure that you'll be great friends. Her name is Penelope Garcia, well Hotchner now," Aaron corrected smirking, "although she mostly goes by Penny."
"So you didn't have a ceremony or anything?" JJ asked.
"No, there was no point of one, as that's not the way that most Alpha and Omega couples do things, as you know," Aaron shook her head. "We did what all newly mated couples do, and then I helped her move her things over to my place until we can find a house. Of course, we put a lot of her things in storage, furniture for one thing."
"Well, I'm very happy for you I would love to meet your mate," JJ said blushing knowing what all newly mated couples did.
"I'll arrange something sometime in the next few months," Aaron promised smiling. "I would love all of you to meet her to, not necessarily the actors that are only here temporarily, but you, Dave, Spencer, Carol, James, Peter and several other people."
Spencer Reid was Dave's adopted son. He had been badly mistreated by his father after his mother's death and Dave who had witnessed one of the scenes when he was in Las Vegas on business, had hired a private investigator, so that he could prove that the boy was being mistreated. The detective had provided enough evidence that Dave had taken, William Reid, who was an attorney to court and proved his incompetence. He had proved that at the very least William Reid resented his own son and didn't take care of him properly leaving the boy on his own a lot and he had only been 10 at the time. He had expected Spencer to basically raise himself, go school, attend all day and then come home to clean house and do laundry and fix himself something to eat, plus do his homework and study and even though he was a brilliant boy it was still impossible. The very least that Spencer's father could've done was to hire a housekeeper to take care of all the housework and that was at a minimum.
The scene Dave had witnessed had been in public, when he was just passing through the neighborhood and it had made him more furious then he had been in years. Children were to be cherished and considering that William Reid was an alpha that should've been drilled into his head from the time he was small. Of course, every species had their bad eggs.
Spencer had been asked if he wanted to be adopted by Dave and there had been several meetings between them as they got to know each other. Dave had connected immediately to the 10 year old boy, since he had three of his own who were just a little younger at 8. The difference between William Reid and David Rossi though, was that he spent plenty of time with his two sons and one daughter, as he didn't let work become an obsession to where he worked all the time.
Spencer was an intelligent lad and had seen that David Rossi was a good man, a good father while his father resented the fact that he wasn't an alpha like himself and also for his obvious intelligence.
The judge had agreed to a month trial and if Spencer wanted to be adopted after that time then he would agree to it and push it through, because after a background check he knew that David Rossi was a very good man. If Dave didn't take him in it would be foster care until he hit 18, because he was unlikely to be adopted as old as he was and he hated to see that happen when somebody was willing to provide for all his needs and love him. It helped that he was an Alpha himself, one with his own family.
After just a couple of weeks Spencer had made his decision and agreed to be adopted by Dave. And the rest as they say was history.
Spencer Reid-Rossi was now 25 and had just graduated college a couple of years ago as he had gone at 16 and came away with about six different degrees. He had decided against following his father into the theater business, but that was just fine with Dave. No, instead, he had become a psychologist, as he felt he could help people with their problems considering his own past.
Spencer like JJ and Penelope was an Omega and he seemed to have no interest in dating.
Dave was a little concerned, though he knew everybody was different, because he had mated with Caroline at just 20 and had the triplets just three years later when they decided they were ready to start a family.
Unfortunately, as happened sometimes Caroline had died due to complications at the birth, but at least all the babies had survived and were healthy. The triplets were now 23 and just finishing their college educations.
Spencer was certainly a happier person then he would've being raised by his father after his mother's death.
As for Carol, James and Peter who were Spencer's younger siblings that Dave had had by Caroline, they adored their older brother, just as he adored them. Spencer was very protective of them, even though he was an Omega not an alpha, but it was definitely something Dave approved of.
The triplets, two of them being alphas, also adored their older brother and didn't care that he wasn't a blood related. James certainly had the strongest alpha personality, but Carol also had a pretty strong alpha personality, though she was subservient to James whenever they were together while Peter was the Omega of the triplets.
"Thanks," JJ said gratefully.
"No thanks required, we're friends after all and I would love for you to meet Penny, even if it might be awhile," Aaron smiled his eyes twinkling happily. "I'm sure that Penny will introduce you to her friends, although you've all they met Emily several times and liked her."
"That would be wonderful," JJ smiled.
"I know she has several friends both Omega and Alpha all of them female. There is a Dr. Alex Blake that's a teacher at the local university. She's an Omega according to Penny. Then there is Kate Callahan who's mated and is an alpha.
Aaron named several other people that his mate was close to a couple of who were human.
"I would love to meet them," JJ said.
"I'll make sure Penny introduces you," Aaron promised.
"You know that Dave is going to be insufferable when he hears," JJ mentioned and Aaron nodded solemnly, but with a smile.
"I know, I've told him more than once that he needs to find himself another mate, as he can't mourn Caroline forever. He's been alone for 23 years now since his mate died giving birth to his triplets."
"That was so tragic," JJ said genuinely sympathetic, even though she had only heard the story, because it'd happened long before she had grown up. She had only been five or six when it had happened.
"Yes, it was and though it's rare, it does happen among our kind occasionally and Dave was just unlucky. I know Dave's been dating, but apparently, he either doesn't date seriously or he hasn't found anyone that he clicks with, like I did with Penny from the beginning. Perhaps, he didn't want to bring in a stranger while his children were so young, but if that's the case then his excuse is gone," Aaron said.
"Perhaps, he felt that Caroline was his one great love and he's not interested in ever mating again," JJ suggested.
"If that's the case it's a shame, because he's still quite young really for one of our kind," Aaron said. "He should have tried to seriously date two or three years after Caroline had passed away, once his grief had lessened and if he had the triplets would've had a new mother and they wouldn't have known that she wasn't theirs. Children really don't remember anything until they're about five or six and even then their memories are rather vague."
"I wish I could find someone," JJ said wistfully.
"I genuinely hope you do, for it'd the greatest feeling in the world to find someone that loves you for yourself no matter your faults," Aaron said. "I love Penny so much, even if I know we've only been mated a few days, though we were courting before that. Still, I knew Penny was the one, nearly immediately and I want the same thing to happen to you, someone that will treat you right, with love and affection."
"That's what I want," JJ said still looking rather wistful.
"That's what everybody wants humans, Omegas or alphas," Aaron said.
The two of them chatted for a few more minutes but then JJ excused herself as she needed to get back to work as she was the wardrobe mistress after all. She was responsible for making sure everybody's costume was in good repair and for sewing new ones when necessary.
~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~