Part 12

"Make love to me," JJ commanded, as soon as the two of them were back in her suite of rooms at the Hotchner house.

Their hunting expedition had been more than successful and Dave had guided his mate through feeding off her first human and then made sure that she didn't take too much blood so that the man died. She had done splendidly and Dave had make sure to tell her so, before finding his own meal. After he too had fed he and Jennifer had raced back to the Hotchner estate, never releasing each others hands the whole way.

Dave growled at those words and pounced on his mate literally ripping the clothes from her body, as he had been waiting for this day for what seemed like an eternity.

"Eager are you?" JJ asked him rhetorically with a saucy wink.

"You already know the answer to that," Dave replied his voice low and sensual, with a very slight Italian accent, which drove JJ wild.

JJ didn't reply simply put her arms around his neck and brought her lips to his.

"Might I suggest you get out of your clothes before I rip them off you?" JJ suggested eyeing Dave's form up and down in such a way that it made him even harder down in his nether regions. "You don't exactly have any spares at the moment since they're all back at your place and since I am a vampire now I can rip cloth as if it was paper."

Dave knew it was a good suggestion, so he was out of his clothes in just a second flat, throwing them into a corner, not caring where they landed.

The two them met in the middle of the room and simply held each other's naked bodies for a few seconds, before Dave gently picked JJ up and placed on the very large bed, where he immediately pounced on her again.

"It seems like I've been waiting for this day forever," Dave murmured in her ear.

"Me too," JJ told him just to softly. "I know I couldn't feel the connection that everyone said you had with me before, but I certainly feel it now."

Dave nodded in understanding and said, "That's just the potential of the bond between us, as it won't really be finalized until after I spurt my seed into you the first time. I'm aware that this particular subject isn't something that a man usually says to a lady, even his wife."

JJ snorted and said her voice filled with derision. "What men consider appropriate to talk to a woman about could fill a thimble, considering so many of them treat women like they can't do anything without a man's help. All a lot of men consider a woman good for is directing the servants or having children, or perhaps, doing some charity work or at least that's what I've noticed in the higher class of humans. I'm not saying all men are like that, maybe not even most of them, but that's just what I've observed for myself as females tend to be not seen, and are basically ignored as unimportant for the most part."

"Unfortunately, in the higher classes that's definitely true for the most part, although I have met a few men that treated their daughters or their wives as human beings instead of just being good for marriage or having children, even they came to be few and far between. Besides we have no idea how they act within their home, as you have to act a certain way in public," Dave said.

"True," JJ agreed, "but so many men talk down to women like they're stupid or like they are five years old, so it's no wonder I get annoyed when I see it, as a lot of males think they're so superior. I suppose I've just gotten used to living with two people who treat each other as equals in everything."

"I do understand," Dave told her gently, even as he continued to kiss and lick her gorgeous body. "I'm afraid that a lot of males are incredibly arrogant and I since can be arrogant myself, although not about treating woman as equals, but about other things, I do understand the mentality."

The two stopped talking then, as both their brains went on the fritz from the sexual intimacy, as Dave got back to making love to his gorgeous mate for the first time.

It was a long time later that Dave finally rammed his cock into his, Jennifer and spurted his seed immediately into her, as he was so hard it was extremely painful, but on the upside he slid in easily, because his mate was wet and ready for him.

Both their orgasms hit the two of them only seconds apart and they rode them out together.

"Whoah! That was really something," JJ panted, once she could speak again and while in the midst of his own climax Dave gently bit down on the side of his mate's neck, with his fangs extended leaving her with a permanent mark that would fade over time, but never fully heal.

"Yes, it definitely was," Dave agreed, as he kissed his mate tenderly, which JJ accepted happily. "Trust me, we will be repeating it as often as we can, as the bond between us is going to be very strong for the next few years anyway, as I felt it when it snapped into place."

"So did I," JJ agreed, as she cuddled into Dave's side contentedly and Dave for his part held her close just grateful that she was his. "I suspect that we'll be having a lot of children doing the next few years, since I'm basically the same age as Penelope was when she was turned. I know that Aaron and Penelope certainly did before they got that talisman, or at least that's what they told me along with stories about each one, since I've never met most of them."

"I can hardly wait," Dave said a grin splitting his face. "I've been wanting children for a long time, but I was always careful to never get any woman pregnant. Of course, back so long ago a woman had to be very, very discreet if she wasn't married, or she was shunned. I know that happens today as well, but trust me, it's not as bad, as it could be back a few centuries ago as a lot of times women actually lost their lives for having sex outside of marriage."

"No, it's not that bad today," JJ shuddered, "but still, pretty bad if a woman gets pregnant without being married."

"Yes, well, women weren't seen as people a lot of times back so long ago, simply as a vehicle to carry a man's child. They also weren't considered very intelligent," Dave shrugged. "Of course, I quickly learned that what most human men thought wasn't the truth, but also humans have evolved a great deal over the last 900 years or so. But then I had a good example right in front of me every day when I was growing up and that was my own mother, so I guess I just got used to thinking of woman as intelligent right from the moment I was born. I'm afraid that human lives are so short that most of them never learn that lesson."

"Oh, well, it doesn't matter, as I have you now and we can just ignore the rest of the world," JJ giggled.

"That we can," Dave grinned, kissing his mate deeply, passionately. "I want us to have several children before we finally tie the knot and nobody has to know and since a vampire pregnancy is only two months..."

"It's not likely that anybody will notice if I don't show up in town for the last month and a half or so, because it will just be assumed I'm too busy to take the time, since it's such a long journey, by horse and carriage. Oh, I can ride and everything, but it isn't considered really proper for ladies anything besides sidesaddle," JJ said her contempt for that idea quite plain. "Sometimes I do so just to shock the men in particular, although the women tend to give me silent looks of approval that I'm bucking modern conventions. Not all of them, or anything, but a lot do so. I've heard more than one comment from a man that I need to get married and settle down and be taught my place, as they believe I'm too wild and that once I had a few babies that I wouldn't do that kind of thing anymore."

"How in the world did you overhear that?" Dave asked curiously.

"I had excellent hearing, when I was human," JJ explained, "and I learned how to observe people and pay attention to others conversations before Aaron and Penelope rescued me. A lot women are seen, but then basically ignored, because so many men believe that they're stupid. In some cases, they are practically considered whores even when they have the proper bloodline and therefore solely created for a man's pleasure. To a lot of males there is no other possible reason they could exist."

"Unfortunately true," Dave snorted.

"I'm not claiming that all men are like that, as I have seen some cases where men treat their wives gently and with obvious affection, even if most people probably wouldn't pick up on it," JJ said.

"I'm afraid that's the way the world," Dave said philosophically, "which we don't have to pay any attention to. I plan on treating you like a princess whether or not were alone at the time and who gives a damn what other men or even women think, because I certainly don't."

"Which is one of the reasons I love you so much, David Rossi, as you don't care what others think of you and don't let society's opinions affect how you act, which is a pretty rare quality," JJ told him, before she leaned up just enough to kiss him passionately. "Of course, there are plenty of reasons I love you and one of the major ones is you have always treated me as an equal and with respect and love and don't talk down to me like I'm a child with no intelligence."

"It's not so unusual for vampires, since most of us don't really care what mortals think of us, but for humans definitely," Dave said once the kiss had broken, even though he was panting a little. "As for treating you like a two-year-old with no intelligence that's not going to happen, because if I did so you would soon come to resent me for treating you as if you were just some kind of dog to be ordered around. Bond or no bond, no mate treats their other half as anything except an equal and the ones that do, well, you don't want to know what happens then."

"I can just imagine," JJ said shuddering.

"It doesn't happen very often," Dave told her. "In fact, I've only heard of it happening maybe three times in the last thousand years."

"I'm assuming the man that tried to treat their mate like she was some kind of slave, as most women aren't that way, although I know some are, depending on circumstances," JJ said.

"It was always the male every time and how they were able to treat their other half like that I have no clue," Dave admitted. "For right now though let's just concentrate on us."

"That's a good idea," JJ said smilingly, as she began to kiss Dave all over his body, causing him to start to wither beneath his mate. Dave immediately decided that he liked this bold side of his Jennifer and would encourage it as much as possible. He truly believed the female should enjoy the sexual act, just as much as the male, even if he knew that wasn't the common belief, especially in high society families. Besides, why should he care what others thought as humans we're extremely short lived even if 60 or 70 years seemed like a long time it really wasn't for a vampire, as humans were there and in gone in what seemed the blink of an eye.

Once JJ was done worshipping her mate's body she positioned herself, so that Dave would be able to slide in easily and Dave immediately got the message and was on top of her only a millisecond later pushing his engorged cock into Jennifer's body where he immediately released his load.

"That was really something else," Dave told with her a smile on his bearded face, which was black like his hair.

His mate had asked him once why he had a beard when every other vampire she had met was clean-shaven and he had told her that a lot of vampires who were born grew beards before they were fully grown, but a lot of them shaved them off not liking the feel of the hair on their face. As for him he had liked the idea of a beard, but he had gotten rid of the mustache and when he was sure that his beard wasn't going to grow anymore he shaved it until it was the way he liked it. Of course, if he ever shaved it off he'd never be able to grow it back so he had not done so, but he was willing to do it now if his mate didn't like it.

She had then assured him she loved his beard, as she liked the way the bristles scraped her face, so for that reason alone Dave would never shave, because his mate happened to like his beard.

"That it was," JJ agreed smiling goofily, so in love with the man whose weight was on top of her.

"So if I might ask I thought you would be a virgin and yet there was no barrier in the way, Dave asked tentatively

"Horseback riding accident and I felt this incredible pain down there," JJ explained, "Penelope believes that my hymen tore and she seemed quite pleased when she told me that. Later when I asked why she seemed so pleased, she told me that she was a virgin to the first time she and Aaron made love and in order for her hymen not to grow back he had to do something that hurt a lot and she wanted to save me that kind of pain, if I was ever turned into a vampire, while still a virgin."

"I know that's what I thought I was going to have to do with you," Dave said intense relief in his voice. "I'm really glad that I don't have to, as I really don't want to cause you any pain."

"I would have forgiven you, because I would've known it would've been necessary, but thanks to a horseback riding accident back when I was just learning how to ride properly there was no need to. Of course, the fact that I also ended up with a broken leg, was extremely unpleasant," said JJ.

"You're lucky you weren't hurt more than a broken leg," Dave said, "as people have been known to die from falling off their horse."
"Well, I'm an expert rider now, as I wasn't about to let a little accident make me afraid to try again, like so many people do," JJ said. "Of course, it took about two months for my leg to heal, so I couldn't try again until then."

"Well, you'll never have to worry about broken bones again unless another vampire somehow does it," Dave said, "because no mere accident by falling off a horse is going to break a vampire's bones and in fact, the only thing I know that can do it is another of our kind. I guarantee you that if the scenario I described happens that vampire who dared do such a thing will be dead soon after, even if a broken bone for a vampire heals within a few minutes, so long as you get enough blood."

"I know it's one of the things I really like about being a vampire now," JJ grinned. "Besides, there's also fact that I'll never die on you, which is much more important."

"Believe me, I know," Dave grinned, as he kissed her passionately his tongue forcing it's way past the lips.

"Your kisses set me on fire," JJ groaned.

"So do yours," Dave agreed, as he went back to kissing the woman he adored, as it hadn't taken any time for his feelings to develop on his end anyway, since as a vampire once he had met 'the one' his feelings had started to develop immediately. Those feelings had only gotten stronger the more the two of them were together, which was nearly constantly actually, particularly in the last month and the two of them would be joined it to hip for the foreseeable future which was just fine with him.

The two of them made love for several days until JJ in particular needed to feed again.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~

"Well, it's nice to see you emerge finally," Aaron commented with a smirk on his face.

"Oh? Tell me you weren't the same way with your mate when you first completed the bond and if you do I won't believe you," Dave replied swiftly. "If Jennifer didn't need to feed right now I guarantee you we wouldn't have emerged for a few more days."

"I can't," Aaron admitted, as he glanced over at his mate adoringly. "We made love for over a week before we finally did other things."

"And even then we seemed to be, making love on a fairly regular basis for at least the first 15 years after we mated," Penelope giggled. "Every time I turned around it seemed."

"I didn't hear you objecting at the time," Aaron told her with a smug grin.

"I didn't say I objected, just that with the bond so new between us that's practically all we did for many years," Penelope said.

"It's that way with all new mated couples," Dave said, as he kissed the side of JJ's head and his mate shot him an adoring look.

"Yes, Aaron and I had a lot of children during that time," Penelope admitted, "and I suspect it will be the same for the two of you."

"I certainly won't mind if that happens," JJ said, as she snuggled into Dave's side, where his arm automatically came up around her waist, pulling her closer. "Do you mind throwing a small wedding for Dave and I? We just thought that people won't talk if we get married, even if it's not a big church bash."

"Of course, sweetie," Penelope agreed. "You know Aaron and I will be happy to throw a wedding for you and Dave, right here on the estate if that's what you want."

"Yes, we were thinking just a few guests mostly JJ's or your friends, because I wasn't sure if I was intending to stay or was just passing through until after I knew that my mate was in this area."

"Of course, you could always just move elsewhere and tell people that you got married," Aaron suggested, "as they won't know any different unless you tell them, so long as JJ at least wears a ring."

"I wanted to stay near you though," JJ told them. "I know there will be times that we won't see each other for decades, but right now I'm not ready to be separated from two people who have been more my parents then my father ever was and as much as I loved my mother I barely remember her, since I was so young when she died."

"Well, we were thinking about moving as well," Aaron admitted, "as we've been in this area for about six years. Yes, we could stay longer, but to tell you the truth we're ready to do some traveling and perhaps, settle somewhere else. Penelope and I were just discussing it the other day, but didn't inform you since the two of you were so occupied."

This last statement was added with a smirk.

"We were just thinking that you're all grown up now, with a mate of your own, so although we'll still see each other, you don't really have to see us frequently. On the other hand, we don't want to be separated from somebody we consider a daughter, although to me at least you're more like one of the sisters that I lost," Penelope said.

"We hadn't made any firm decisions, as we were waiting for the two of you to come up for air, but we'll be happy to settle in whatever city you do for few decades before we move on," Aaron added.

"I certainly won't mind that, as we are becoming good friends and I can't stand most of our kind at least not the ones I've met," Dave said and Aaron nodded in agreement. "I would like a little more time to get to know the two of you better and JJ will be thrilled to have the two of you so close for awhile longer. Of course, I'm sure we'll cross paths frequently once we do go our own ways and maybe even live in the same city again at sometime in the future, but living close by in the foreseeable future is a good idea."

"Sounds like a plan to me," JJ said perking up. "I really didn't want to go through the bother of a wedding ceremony, I just didn't want to be shunned for supposedly living in sin, but if we move somewhere new and I at least wear a wedding ring nobody has to know that we never actually had a wedding."

"If that's what you want, I won't object," Penelope said glancing at her mate who nodded. "Aaron and I did get married, but not until we had been together for over a decade. We were living in New York and we told everybody that we were man and wife, as a man and a woman living together back then without being married was even more taboo than it is today. Besides, I wanted to officially tie the knot, as that's how I had been raised, since I loved my parents and it was a way to honor them both. Besides, Aaron certainly didn't mind."

"Of course, I didn't, because it's not like we were going to separate after a few decades, like happens all the time with vampires. Penny and me are mates after all, so it's not like I would ever go looking for another prospect, just to have someone to come home to for a few years," Aaron said. "Now if she had just been someone I met that I happened to fall in love with, but we weren't mates it would have been a different story. All the ring does is let humans know that Penelope is mine and that I'm hers and therefore, we're both off limits to others. But it doesn't have as much meaning as the mark I gave her on the side of her neck or the one she gave me once we had officially mated."

"Now that I agree with," Dave said with a nod. "A ring doesn't really matter in the vampire world, but the mark on the side of the neck definitely does."

"Perhaps, you should look at it this way, vampires have to travel in the human world all the time and a ring means that you're off the market and most people respect that, humans anyway," JJ suggested. "To humans a ring is the equivalent of the vampire mating mark and has just as much meaning."

"I never thought about it like that," Dave said slowly obviously seriously considering it. "JJ does have a very good point. For vampires the mating mark means that that particular vampire is off limits to others of their kind and we have a legal right to tear a one of our kind to shreds if they dare lay a hand on that vampire's mate, that is if the vampire in question doesn't do it first. Now humans might not legally have a right to kill each other or the instincts to do so if one of them cheats on their spouse, but still, it means basically the same thing. The only difference being that vampire mates can't cheat on each other like human can. In any case, JJ needs to feed so we'll be heading into town and see you when we get back."

"Yes, it's important that, she doesn't allow herself to get too hungry, but then that's true for any vampire, but it is particularly important for a newborn," Aaron agreed.

"Well, let's get going then," JJ said smiling at her mate. "I enjoyed my first hunt, since Dave stopped me from killing the guy that I fed from."

"And I'll make sure you don't kill this time either until I'm sure you have true control," Dave promised tenderly, smiling into his mate's newborn red eyes. "It won't be long before you'll be able to hunt on your own and control your own instincts, but until then I'm happy to help you out, to make sure that you don't kill anyone, since I know that would devastate you."

"So since you decided against holding an actual wedding, where do you plan on moving to so that people won't realize?" Penelope asked.

"Well, I don't see any reason why the two of us can't still take a honeymoon," Dave said. "We had decided on Italy, so that I can show Jennifer my native country, even if it wasn't called that back when I was born. As for where we're going to move, since JJ's decided not to have an actual wedding, well, that's something we need to discuss."

"I was born in America," JJ said, "and so long as we stayed away from the city I was actually born in we could live somewhere over there."

"But they're also places like Australia, Germany, France, Spain," Dave said reciting a lot of places that they could live. "I think it's a good idea to stay away from America for awhile, just in case. Yes, I know you've been gone for years already, but I still think we should avoid America for at least another 50 years or so, and then anybody who likely knew you will have died and your disappearance will be forgotten. Yes, I know it's not likely that you'll run into anyone that you used to know, but still, it's safer if we just avoid America for the time being. I know you miss your homeland and I don't blame you for it as I miss Italy too, as I haven't been back for a long time. Still, I think it would be better if you stayed away for a little longer, just to be on the safe side."

"Well, okay we can move somewhere like Scotland or Ireland, maybe, even if I know they're really not too far away from England and technically they're part of the British Empire, however at least they speak English, as well as their native tongue," JJ said.

"You'll pick up the language of whatever country we're in quickly as I know many languages and picked them up easily for the most part," Dave said. "I've lived many places over the centuries and I'll be happy to help you learn the language of whatever country we're in. In a hundred years it's very likely you'll probably have picked up at least three or four different languages. Besides, as vampire we can't just stick to the english speaking countries as that would leave more than half the world that we wouldn't be able to see, since there are many places that don't speak it."

"Well, alright then," JJ agreed biting her lower lip thoughtfully. "I guess we need to decide where we're going to move and also pick up an engagement and a least one wedding band for me, as you don't necessarily have to wear one if you don't want to."

"I'll be more than happy to wear a wedding band whether or not it's the custom," Dave promised causing JJ to look thrilled. Dave knew he had just made his mate very happy that he was going to wear a wedding ring, even if it wasn't necessary for a man to do so.

"We'll buy those rings once we get somewhere else, as it's not a good idea to buy those items in town. Most of the townspeople believe that I'm just visiting and will soon move on, as I've been staying in a hotel and just riding out here to see you every day. People know that we're courting, but if you, Aaron and Penelope leave and I leave separately, like a couple of days later, the city folks will probably figure that we decided we weren't suited to each other."

"Perhaps, it would be better if you and JJ left first and we left a few days after that," Aaron suggested. "I know very well that two vampires who are newly mated do not like to be separated from their mate, even for a few hours much less a couple of days, not even for a good cause. Besides, it's probably not a good idea for JJ to be seen in town, because she looks so much different now. Yes, she still looks basically like Jennifer our ward, but still, she's much more beautiful now than she was when she was human which is a normal side effect of the vampire transformation. The townspeople are bound to notice the difference, so it's better if they just don't see her again."

"Also, it's probably best if she avoids being around too many mortals for awhile anyway, which is why most newborns always hunt at night whenever possible, so that they won't kill anyone. At the very least she always needs one of us with her until we're sure she has control," Penelope mentioned.

"That's a very good point," Dave said. "When JJ took her first hunt, it was late enough at night that not many people were out and about and I stopped her from killing the man she fed from. It'll be awhile before her control is sure enough for her to go out by herself, but since this is a stage all those who are turned into vampires go through, it's not like it's unusual."

"Yes, I certainly went through that stage," Penelope remembered.

"In any case, I like that idea much better, then the one where we'd be separated for a few days," Dave said brightening. "I could very publicly go to pick my stuff up at the hotel and then simply ride out of town, where JJ would be waiting for me and we could go somewhere else and just meet up with you and that way we're not separated for more than a few hours. It's not the perfect solution, but it is certainly better than the first option."

"I like that plan better, as I really don't want to be separated from you, even for a few hours, much less two or three days," JJ who had been listening said with considerable feeling, "and I know very well that's because the bond between us is so new and strong."

"We just need to decide on someplace to meet," Penelope suggested.

"I would think the next town would be good, as I doubt they would've heard about us, as communications is rather slow, unless you use something like a telegraph and that's expensive for most people," Aaron suggested. "After that, well, we can travel together, although we'll have to make sure JJ at least feeds every other day just to be on the safe side, since it'll be awhile before she can go for any length of time without blood."

"Yes, we'll have to plan our trip accordingly," Dave said calmly, as he gave his mate's hand a gentle squeeze. "I think you two need to start spreading rumors in town that you've decided to move elsewhere and not because you're not happy in your home, just that you have a bit of wanderlust and since that's quite common with our kind it will be believed by most people."

"That's a good idea, as that means we just don't disappear off the face of the earth," Aaron agreed. "It's well known that vampires move on frequently and it's going to take us awhile to make arrangements anyway because of all the children. Actually I'm glad you don't want to, just be alone with Dave all the time, because the children would miss their Aunt JJ," Aaron added directing his statement at JJ.

"That's one of the reasons that I want us to remain close for the moment, although I would certainly miss you two as well, but I love the children to, as you have been my family for over a decade now," JJ said.

"And soon we'll have a few of our own," Dave grinned happily patting JJ's belly gently. "I for one have no doubt that you are pregnant, absolutely none at all."

"No, I don't doubt it either and in fact, I should be showing any day now," JJ grinned as well obviously very happy about the pregnancy.

"Oh, I can hardly wait," Penelope squealed happily. "Really you are the first of our children to find their mate, even if I realize we didn't formally adopt you."

"It doesn't matter, you're her parents in every way that really counts, so who cares if you adopted her or not? We all know you would have if it had been possible," Dave said and JJ nodded in complete agreement.

"Absolutely and I couldn't have asked for better ones," JJ told Aaron and Penelope sincerely causing them both to smile, "and in fact, Penelope is more of a sister then mother to me, but since we have many similar interests and now we at least look similar in age that's not really surprising. I suspect we'll always remain close, even if we go our own separate ways for years at a time."

"Absolutely," Penelope agreed, as she got up and gave JJ a hug would have cracked her ribs if she wasn't a vampire. "I've thought of you as more of a sister for years. Not at first of course, as it takes time for that sort of relationship to develop, but now, definitely."

"Which is another reason I want us to remain close to each other for a few years anyway," JJ said smiling at her surrogate sister. "I love Dave, but it's always good to have family close by. I'm really close to you and the children, but it's going to take time for Dave and I to develop that same closeness, since we haven't known each other all that long really, not even by human standards."

"We will," Dave promised his mate tenderly kissing her cheek. "I agree that it's going to take time for us to develop the same close relationship that Aaron and Penelope have, but then we've only known each other for a little bit over six months and bond or not that doesn't avoid the pitfalls of getting to know each other. Yes, we spent six months doing that and developing our relationship, but we still have a lot to learn about each other. Of course, once we've been together for 10 or 20 years, we'll probably be as close as your guardians are, because we'll know each other very well by that point."

"Yes, it took time for Penny and me to get this close," Aaron agreed, as he watched his daughter in every way and also technically his new son-in-law, even if the two of them never officially tied the knot gaze at each other adoringly. Besides, vampires didn't really care about such things and it was only due to the fact that Penelope had been human before she was changed that he had agreed to go through a wedding ceremony, so his mate didn't feel like she was living in sin and he had respected that. "Being mates doesn't avoid the normal relationship pitfalls, even if also mates are not just going to break up, because basically, being mates means that the couple is well suited to each other and shares at least some of the same interests and personality traits. After all, you can't be totally different from each other in order to be mates as you have to have at least some similarities."

He had romanced her, taken her out for a nice dinner, bought her flowers, proposed on bended knee and everything, even if they had been more than 10 years into their relationship, instead of at the beginning of it. However, Penelope had certainly appreciated the gesture and had understood why they had waited so long.

"Definitely," Dave agreed. "If you were total opposites it would never work out on a permanent basis. There is no way that two vampires like that would be mates. They might come together temporarily due to lust and attraction, but it wouldn't last very long, not by vampire standards anyway."

"Dave and I have talked a lot and we have discovered that we share surprisingly similar views on life considering he is centuries older than I could ever be," JJ said. "We also like a lot of the same books and music so there are two points of commonality right there. I'm sure we'll discover more things that we both like once we get to know each other better."

"You'll discover more things you have in common, the better you get to know each other," Penelope promised. "Aaron and I share surprisingly similar views on life to, just as an example."

"We'll get there," Dave said softly, as he kissed JJ on the lips tenderly, which JJ was happy to return.

Penelope and Aaron watched this with smiles on their faces, as it was obvious the two were deeply in love, just as the two of them were. Dave and JJ seemed lost in their own little world as they simply held each other, but then that was the way it should be.

~~~Aaron and Penelope~~~