Part 11

"I'm pregnant!" Emily exclaimed happily, as she displayed the pregnancy test she had just taken with a plus symbol. She was so happy she was practically dancing around the kitchen and Sean watched her in amusement, though he was no less excited.

"I'm very happy that you are, as like you, I've been wanting to start a family, but never found anyone to settle down with," Sean said smiling. "Considering that your heat lasted for five days and how much I spurted my seed into you when I was locked inside you, I won't be surprised in the least if you're carrying triplets or more."

"I hope I am, but unfortunately, it's much too soon to tell," Emily said.

"Yeah, you won't be able to tell until you're four weeks along," Sean agreed. "So what can I fix you for breakfast, my lady? Anything you desire is yours, because I'm so happy that you're pregnant."

"Well, I haven't reached the stage where I have morning sickness," Emily said, "but I know I need to eat as much as I can since our gestation period is only six months and I know I'm carrying at least twins. So I think I'll eat more than I normally do, as I might as well start now. We want what I'm carrying to be healthy when they're born and the more they weigh the healthier they will be."

"That's good logical reasoning," Sean approved smiling. "So breakfast?"

"Let's see how about one of your omelettes with sausage, ham, cheese, mushrooms, green peppers," Emily decided.

"That will take at least three eggs," Sean warned.

"Which is fine, as I'm eating for more than me now," Emily said grinning. "If I can't finish it all, I'm sure you'll finish it for me, since you seem to have a bottomless pit for a stomach."

Sean smiled at her gentle teasing, but said nothing. "It'll be ready in a few minutes," Sean finally said turning to the stove. "Is there anything you want to go with it? Toast or muffins?"

"How about some of your homemade cinnamon buns," Emily said licking her lips at the thought.

"Your wish is my command, my lady," Sean said smiling. "The cinnamon buns are going to take awhile though."

"Which is fine, as I'll have my omelette to enjoy and the buns can be dessert," Emily said, then just sat back and watched Sean cook expertly. It was nice having such a expert cook in the family, Emily thought. She certainly would've gained weight if she didn't watch yourself, but now that she was pregnant, she needed to gain as much weight as she could, because she knew she was eating for at least three and it was probably four.

"Here you go my lady," Sean said a few minutes later, as he placed a huge omelette on the table before her, then checked on the cinnamon buns. "Do you want orange juice or milk with that?"

"Milk, as I need all the milk I can get to keep the babies healthy," Emily said. "I'll need to get a doctors appointment with a specialist, one of our kind that deals with pregnancy."

"I'd like to come with you when you go for your appointment," Sean requested. "I'm going to do everything I can to help you get through this pregnancy. I'll be happy to give you back or foot rubs when they are hurting, because of the weight of the babies you are carrying and also, I'll be glad to get up in the middle of the night when you need a snack."

"Well, that's going to be for later, but I'll appreciate it when I need those services," Emily said smiling. "And I'll be happy for you to come along when I go for my first doctor's appointment, as you have an investment in this too, since they'll also be you're children as well as mine."

Mating with Sean had been the best decision of her life as she was so gloriously happy. Sean was the perfect lifemate for her, as he wasn't spoiled at all, no, he was helpful and kind. He was always doing things for her when she asked and a lot of times even when she didn't. She always came home to a homecooked meal unless they had made plans to go out in advance.

If only her mother could see her now Emily knew that Elizabeth Prentiss would try her best to wreck her relationship. She would try to claim that Sean wasn't good enough for her, not caring that her daughter was happy. Emily now realized that her mother had been this bitter, hateful woman that didn't want either of her daughters to find somebody to have children with, to be happy with, as that would mean that her daughters had succeeded where she had failed.

It was just as well that Elizabeth Prentiss was now dead, as Emily didn't want her mother to try to poison her relationship with Sean and Emily knew with certainty she would have. She would have done her best to drive a wedge between them and might have succeeded. The two of them would likely have had to move away from Baltimore, away from her mother to protect themselves. They might even have had to change their names so that some private investigator couldn't find them, so easily, though it was still possible.

"We should tell Aaron and Penny as soon as possible and you know they'll be very happy for us," Sean said, as he ate his own omelette.

"Yeah, we should," Emily agreed smiling. "We can tell them together, go over to their place. We can do that right after breakfast."

"You know I really like how you dealt with my former girlfriend," Sean said suddenly, smirking. The girlfriend Sean was a referring to lived in New York and they had happened to run into each other when he, Emily, Aaron and Penny were there handling Sean's affairs, getting a reference from his boss who had been sorry to see him go, arranging for the transport of his furniture and everything else that needed to be done.

"She shouldn't have laid hands on what's mine," Emily said simply, but with a fierce grin. "I know you tried to tell her that you were off the market, but you were way too polite. She's damn lucky I didn't kill her where she stood as I had every right to. That punch in her nose and also in the mouth will tell her that if she lays hands on you again that she'll get far worse and next time I won't be so merciful."

"I enjoyed seeing you punch her out. I can never do that, because I'm a man after all and she was a woman," Sean said.

"As I said you're far too polite," Emily said smiling.

"You have to look at it from my point of view though, sweetie," Sean said. "If I had really punched out the couple of alpha females that have gotten too aggressive and persistent they probably would've come after me. You know how vengeful alphas can be. Believe me, if I thought I could've gotten away with punching them I would have done so, but that kind of Alpha would've come after me and at the very least have put me in the hospital. It doesn't have anything to do with the fact that they were female."

"You're right," Emily admitted. "Still, you told her you were mated now, in other words, off the market and she still tried her best to kiss you. She's lucky I only broke a couple of teeth and her nose, as I think that reveals considerable restraint on my part, although I'm sure Donna didn't think so."

"She'll realize eventually that you could've easily have put her in the hospital or worse, but that you restrained yourself admirably, because you didn't want to cause even more of a scene as she's not stupid, just determined," Sean said. "I didn't like the way she treated those around me, which is why I broke up with her. She treated a lot of people, except alphas like her, as if they were beneath her and I wasn't about to be mated to someone like that. I have no doubt that she would've treated me, as if I was there for one purpose. I am no one's sex slave or toy and that's what I would've ended up being I'm sure. I'm sure she would've gotten tired of me at some point and would have released me, but I'd rather not get into that kind of situation in the first place."

"I don't blame you there," Emily agreed. "Just because Omegas are subservient to the alphas does not mean that they are not to be treated with respect instead of just as babymakers or as sex toys."

"I'm glad you agree with me," Sean said smiling. "Of course, I knew you didn't think like Donna, because if you didn't I never would have agreed to mate with you. I am no one's slave and what we have is an equal partnership. Yes, I will obey your commands, but that's done out of love and because I know you have my best interest at heart, not because I'm a pushover Omega or not."

"Yes, yes we do have an equal partnership," Emily agreed giving his hand a gentle squeeze.

The two of them ate in companionable silence really happy that they were starting a family.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~

"I can't believe that we're having triplets," Emily said, so happy she felt as if she was about to burst.

"I can," Sean said simply, as he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her close. Emily accepted the affection happily and just absorbed the love that Sean felt for her. She had been lonely for so long that's Sean love was like the finest of wines. "You're not as skinny as some women I've dated, not all of them alphas, as some of them have been positively anorexic. If they ever got pregnant I'd be very surprised that whether they were our kind or not if they could carry more than one."

"I doubt those type of women would ever allow themselves to get pregnant because instead of just going on a good diet they throw up all the time, so that they don't gain weight," said Emily. "That can be dangerous as one girl in my high school nearly died from throwing up after every meal. Even if they did get pregnant they'd probably have an abortion, because they wouldn't want the baby to change the shape of their body. I have no respect for women like that, as they're more trouble than they're worth, even if I know being anorexic is a type of disease. Dieting sensibly at least keeps you healthy and also helps you maintain your weight, so I don't know why some women insist on throwing up their food after every meal before it can affect their body."

"Yeah, I know more about anorexia then I want to," Sean said. "I could never have gotten close to someone like that, so I'm certainly glad that you're not anorexic. I want someone that can enjoy their food without worrying about their weight and that's definitely you."

"That's why I exercise so I can eat what I want," Emily said.

"And why I do too," Sean agreed. "If I didn't exercise I would gain weight just because I like to eat."

"Besides, being anorexic can damage your ability to have children and that's something I'll never do," Emily added firmly. "I don't know how any female of our kind can do that to their body, because they might never regain the ability to be able to conceive."

"People do stupid things all the time, but as for us were soon going to have three children, which makes me incredibly happy," Sean said.

"Me too," Emily said kissing Sean's cheek.

"I already know your happy as you're practically bouncing, which is something you never do," Sean said smiling.

"I'm hardly ever this happy, so it's no wonder I don't bounce," Emily laughed, bouncing on her toes. "We need to start looking into nannies, as unfortunately, neither one of us has much family to help out. I do have a sister, but she lives in Spain with her mate. I can't really blame her for moving so far away as mother was particularly hard on her."

"And though Aaron and Penny would be willing to help out, they'll soon have their own children to look after," Sean added. "Unfortunately, neither one of us has a decent mother figure. My mother might still be alive, but if I called her to help out I doubt she would come and even if she did my father would likely follow. No, it's best if they never find out about us or about Aaron and Penny. Trust me, my father would only make all our lives hell. As far as I know father has no idea what has happened to his sons and I'd like to keep it that way and I know Aaron would agree."

"So both of us have money to hire someone," Emily said. "They do have agencies for things like housekeepers and nannies. I have a housekeeper that comes in several days a week to do the cleaning as you know, but now we need to start interviewing nannies and I'm sure Aaron and Penny will do the same once they are pregnant."

"I'm sure we'll still babysitting each other's children's a lot though," Sean said smiling at the thought.

"If we do, I certainly won't mind," Emily said. "The more the merrier."

"Well, we need to tell Aaron and Penny the news right away, as they know that you're pregnant, but they don't know that it's triplets since we just found out ourselves," Sean said.

"It won't be long before Penny's pregnant I guarantee it," Emily said. "The house they're having built will be done soon and Penny will be immediately pregnant afterwards."

"I know you're right. Aaron said the same thing," Sean said. "Why don't we invite Aaron and Penny for dinner sometime in the next few days and I'll cook. We can tell them the news then."

"That's a great idea," Emily said kissing the side of Sean's neck. "Right now though, I have other plans for the two of us that don't involve anyone else."

Sean knew what Emily was getting at immediately and simply picked her up and carried her towards they're bedroom.

"Well, I see you understood what I meant," Emily said smiling.

"Of course, I did," Sean said. "I ought to know your thought processes by now and if you want to make love for the next few hours I'm certainly not going to object."

"I didn't think you would," Emily laughed, as she snuggled happily in his arms.

Sean said nothing simply carried his mate upstairs placing her gently on the bed once they had reached the master bedroom and started to remove his clothes, while Emily removed her own.

The two of them made love for several hours before they were finally exhausted and drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~

"It's perfect," Penelope said, as she explored the rooms of their new home. "Just as I dreamed it would be."

It had taken 14 months to complete the house, because the workers had gotten behind schedule, but there had been some unavoidable delays, which you had to accept when you were building something like a house.

There were four floors if you didn't include the attic or the basement.

The first floor of course, was the living room, den, a large kitchen, a half bath, the poolroom, which included a whirlpool, sauna and jacuzzi, as well as the gym that Aaron had wanted. The first floor was for receiving guests, as they were sure that the neighbors were curious about the house that had been being built here for over a year. No guests, unless they were friends, would be allowed past the first floor.

The second, third and fourth floors were bedrooms and several bathrooms including one in the master suite. The second floor also contained a playroom where the children could spend time together. All in all, it was the perfect place to raise a large family.

"Yes, it is, it came out really well despite the delay in construction," Aaron agreed smiling.

"I do believe we thought of everything and we have time to start furniture shopping before I go into heat in a few weeks," Penelope said.

"Yes, we should have time to at least do the bedroom and bathroom before you do go into heat and then we can continue shopping until you get close to your due date," Aaron said.

"I think we should have a open house, invite all the neighbors," Penelope said.

"That's not a bad idea, we could get to know the neighbors and they can get to know us at least a little. They'll see that we are not snobs," Aaron said smiling. "Still, we need to at least get the bedroom furnished before we have a open house, as we need somewhere to sleep. Also, most of the bottom level, the kitchen, living room, dining room and den at least."

"Well, furnishing the master bedroom and bathroom as well as the first level will certainly be easier, then furnishing the whole house as that will take time," Penelope said. "We might want to put the furniture Sean sold us in one of the guestrooms and also my bedroom suite and that way we have a both set up for guests just in case someone stays too late and doesn't want to drive all the way back to Baltimore, even though it's not that long a trip."

"Well, that would apply to Emily, Sean, their children, Dave, JJ, Alex, Tara, Kate, her mate Chris, and their children," Aaron nodded, as he saw the logic in it. "Dave particularly likes to drink and though he usually doesn't go overboard, you never know."

"No, my girlfriends aren't big drinkers either," Penelope said. "I'm not claiming they don't drink at all, the occasional glass of wine or beer, but not enough to get drunk."

"Well, we had better start furniture shopping first thing tomorrow," Aaron said. "Let's see how much we can get done in they few weeks before you go into heat. We need a fridge for one thing, as we can't buy food until we get it."

"Yes, I need to make a list so we don't forget anything," Penelope said.

"This is going to take multiple shopping trips and so there's no need to push it," Aaron said. "We just need to get the essentials in the next few weeks stuff that we can't live without. A fridge for the kitchen, a king sized bed two dressers and chest of drawers for the master bedroom, towels soap, toilet paper and other essentials for the bathroom. The furniture from our apartment can also be moved into one of the guestrooms, unless we decide of course, to put it in the master bedroom. We can continue shopping after your heat and we should finish a lot of it before you give birth."

"We'll never find anything to match it as it too old and there's not enough furniture in our bedroom at home to fill up the master bedroom here," Penelope said. "Furniture styles change fairly frequently and you've been living in that apartment for a long time. Emily and I kind of furniture shopped just looking around as I told you and I didn't see anything similar to what's in our bedroom."

"So we'll just put it in one of the guestrooms then," Aaron agreed without arguing, mostly because he agreed with her. "We also have that nice deck out back," Aaron said.

"Yes, we need furniture for it to, but I think it can be done last as it's not essential," said Penelope. "We need to concentrate on getting the essential parts of the house furnished before we start on anything else."

"Well, we might as well head back to the city and arrange for shipping for furniture we have," Aaron said.

"Perhaps, we can stop somewhere for dinner, as it around that time," Penelope said.

"That's a good idea," Aaron said, as his stomach rumbled causing Penny to laugh at him.

"If you are hungry you should've said something and I wouldn't have explored every room," said Penelope.

"That's the thing I didn't think I was hungry until you mentioned food and suddenly I'm starving," Aaron said laughing.

"Well, let's get out of here then and get us some dinner. We can worry about furniture shopping tomorrow," Penny said smiling. "I'm so glad the house is finally finished, as it seemed to take forever."

"That's what happens when you're really anticipating something," Aaron smiled. "I know you've been anxious for the house to be finished, not only so we can buy furniture for it, but so that I can get you pregnant."

"Yeah, I'm really anxious to start having your children," Penelope admitted. "I really wanted you to get me pregnant with my first heat, but that wouldn't have been wise and I knew it."

"Well, it's only a few weeks until your next heat and I will be getting you pregnant then," Aaron promised.

"I can hardly wait, because as much as I love holding and feeding Emily's and Sean's kids, they're just not mine," Penelope said.

"You didn't mention changing diapers," Aaron said with a straight face.

"That's going to be my least favorite part of having several infants in the house," said Penelope making a face. "Our sense of smell is so acute that any poop they produce will smell at least three times as bad as it would to a human."

"We'll simply have to remember to breathe through our mouths while we're changing them," said Aaron. "We're going to hire a nanny anyway and she'll do a lot of of it."

"Well, that is a bonus," Penelope admitted.

"Yes, it is and we have plenty of money to hire several nannies if we need to, but since you're going to have them two years apart we probably won't need to hire another," Aaron said.

"We should probably have two anyway as one can sleep while the other looks after the kids, or we can have one for the older kids while we also have one for the ones still in diapers," Penelope suggested. "One nanny isn't going to be able to handle more than three or four kids, especially since they're all going to be the same age, not even if I have them two years apart."

"I hadn't thought of that but you're right," Aaron said consideringly. "If we have too many children one nanny can't possibly keep an eye on all of them, as young children can get into a lot of mischief if you're not watching them constantly, especially after they learn to walk. We'll probably need to hire at least two when they get to be around three or so, as they'll be walking and running by then."

"I know Daphne and I certainly got up to a lot of mischief when we were that young," Penelope said. "At least that's what mom and dad told us, as neither one of us remembers it of course, as we were way too young."

"So did Sean and I, though we were often punished far more harshly we should have been for getting into mischief," Aaron said. "Our father expected us to be perfect, to be as cruel and emotionless as he is."

"No, human being can really be emotionless, so I would say your father was taught to not show any emotion at any time from your grandparents, or at least positive emotion," said Penelope sympathy lacing her words. "I would say that your father is a very unhappy individual and your mother to, just for a different reason."

"I can't disagree," Aaron sighed. "My parents don't matter anymore though, because I'll be perfectly happy, if I never see either one of them again. Mom might not have been as cruel as father was, but she certainly didn't help us any. I understand why, not that that makes it any better. I understood a long time ago that if she had dared help us or interfered in our punishment in anyway she just would've gotten herself beat up as well."

"I'm glad you and Sean were able to get away from him," Penelope said, as she placed a gentle hand on Aaron's arm. "I'm glad the two of you turned out so well considering your upbringing, as I'm well aware that many people do not and I think it's sad."

Aaron said nothing, but shot her a brief look full of love, silently thanking her for her support.

Penelope acknowledged the silent look with a smile and a wink, but said nothing else

She and Aaron got into the car after they had locked up the house, heading for the nearest restaurant.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~