Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 22

"When does a females heat usually happen?" I asked randomly while we had dinner at Draco and Allies that night.

"EWWW! Gross!" Draco pretended to puke. "My sister doesn't have heats. She doesn't have s*x either. She is a perfect little princess. End of story." Allie couldn't keep a straight face. She was laughing so hard she choked on her steak. Draco had to beat her on the back a few times to dislodge it.

The guys all looked nervous. It was either about answering in front of my brother or they didn't know. I needed someone to know since they skipped over this time of education for me stating id never replace my mate do it didn't matter. "Gemma I will have all the answers for you." Allie finally spoke after my face reached a shade of pink only meant for Pepto bismol.

"But lets do it in the other room and let the men folk do clean up."

"Hey!" Draco glared at her. "Your lucky I love you and my sister. Leaving me alone with these oversized children is just plain mean."

"Just for that you get washing duty for the dishes." Duncan ordered picking up his and my plate. "Girls, head on out and we will bring you dessert out on the porch."

"Yummy, Dessert." Allie almost drooled just hearing the word. "This baby loves their sweets."

"Uh huh... The baby." I teased her good naturedly before standing up and followed her outside. The guys instantly started giving each other shit.

"If I hear one sound of breaking glass I will be kicking everyone's ass." Ally warned before shutting the door behind us. "Now that those knuckle heads are busy let's get down to some girl talk."

Girl talk? What the heck was that? Rubbing my hands together I sucked in a big gulp of air before forcing a smile on my face. I just nodded.

"No clue what girl talk is huh?" Ally smirked. She read me like a book.

"Nope. Never done any of that."

"Ok well girls talk about their guys, how they treat them, how they are in bed, and all those goodies plus everything else."

"Oh, ok. Umm I hadn't done anything before getting with Duncan not even hand holding or kissing so I can only compare the three of them."

"Nothing? Oh, boy did those boys luck out? I had all my firsts before Draco except sex. I saved myself for my mate." She had us sit on her wooden porch swing before pushing off with her feet. "Draco didn't wait, jerk, so I had to show him how much better a tighter p***y is than with the few whores he had been with."

"Yuck. Don't need to know my brother stuck his dick in trash!"

"Good point but your face full of disgust was totally worth it." Ally laughed. "But now I understand why you don't know anything about your heat or anything to do with mates. I am sorry your pack was so shitty but let's focus on what you need to know." "Thank you." I clasped her hand to mine and gave a teary smile. I hated feeling stupid but at least no one here had made me feel even worse about it.

"Ok so your heat happens about a month after meeting your mate or mates in your situation. It lasts anywhere from 5 to 7 days with horrible pain unless you have your mates taking care of you." Ally grimaced. "I don't know how it works with rejected mates but one of my friends was rejected and her heat still came. Even after getting a chosen mate her heats were never as bad as that first one. I hope it isn't like that for you."

"Awesome another way that asshat is screwing with my life. I should have broken his nose when I had the chance." I huffed. "So is s*x the only way to make the pain go away? Will the guys wear out?"

"Sex, touch, kissing, cuddling. Anything where their skin is on your skin in a pleasurable way. Even their come on your skin cools the fever and pushes the cramps from hell away." She put her hand on her stomach. "But you also need to think about if you want a baby from your heat or if you want to wait? Birth control for a wolf is a pain in the ass so you need to plan it out."

"A...baby?" My eyes went wide, my mouth left gaping just thinking about me having a baby. "..... Umm..."

"Its ok. It is a lot to take in. I did birth control the first few heats and it worked but you get heats more often than if not on it. Instead of two a year, it was one every three months. Our wolves really want us to breed." Ally shook her head like she was chastising the Moon Goddess. I agreed with her.

"Well shit. I should probably talk to the guys and see what they want." It wasn't that I didn't want a kid, it was that I thought id be a shit parent since my kidnapping ones were the worst. I couldn't be like them.

"No. What do you want?" Ally grabbed my shoulders looking expectantly at me. "You are the boss of your body. Repeat it."

"What" My head jerked back in confusion.

"Repeat what I say. I am in control of what happens to my body. I am a strong, independent woman who loves just like I should be loved and I won't take any less."

I repeated what she said with a bit of hesitation. She made me repeat it a few times before letting go of my shoulders. I had no idea the fun happy go lucky Ally could be so stern and demanding. She was perfect for my brother. I just hoped my relationship with my mates would be as good as hers was. I wanted to be good enough for them. I wanted to please them. I wanted to make the happy enough to never stray or hurt me.

I had a few other questions about heat, mating, babies and such before we went back in. The guys had never made it out with a snack or drink. When we made it back in they had every dish soaking even though it didn't need it and were playing Halo on the Xbox. Draco jumped up when he saw Ally making excuses about taking a break and the dishes being horribly dirty. She didn't even have to speak a word before he went running back to the kitchen. My mates started between her and I. Her face was tilted with her mouth and chin pushing out and her eyes slanted. They looked at me like I had the answer so I just mocked her look. They joined Draco in the kitchen and we fell onto the couch in a fit of giggles.

"You will do just fine." Ally patted my leg before rushing off to the bathroom.

'Hey guys. I have a question.' I linked the guys so I didn't have to get up or discuss it with my crazy bro.

'What's up?' 'Yes?' 'What is it baby girl?' They all linked back at the same time. I almost didn't catch all of it.

'This multiple person linking is confusing. I got all your links at the same time. Is there any easier way? I need to hear your answers.' I didn't want to hear a yes over two no's or something saying they needed an heir immediately covered by a its up to you. No more confusion needed today.

'Let Moonlight ask our wolves. They will combine the answers to her so its easier. Duncan answered.

Moonlight didn't even have to ask what my question was before asking their wolves. All I could do was swirl around the different answers they would have and how much they could be disappointed with my answer if they even asked it. Should I even have an opinion? They are Alphas and they rule the pack. Should that include me? Our relationship?

'Relax. You are stressing me out! Moonlight snipped. 'Let's take a run. Now!'

'What about their answer?'

She pushed herself forward shifting us to our wolf form before answering. She gave a small bark at Ally who gladly opened it for us. I heard the guys telling them goodbye and running after us. 'They said it was up to you. They want you to be happy and comfortable. They hope to discuss it again when we are home!