was so much hope on her face that he was really glad he could help her out with this. “You’re not able to have any illnesses. That would include anything that might well have been passed down to you. The reason I know this is because when I was younger, I asked one of my aunts if the possibility of having gene pool issues would be a problem for an animal as big as we are. As in, what if a mate was ill with something like you’re talking about, how would it affect a dragon. She told me it wouldn’t be there. That essentially, when you were given the ability to live forever, you’d be free of anything like that, along with cancer and other long-term illnesses. You’d have nothing in your DNA that would produce a child with a handicap.”
“Will you and Pem have children?” He told her they were working on figuring that out. “Because you’re a dragon, and she’s not. I would imagine that her having an egg would be difficult since she isn’t built for that.”
“My brothers and I are the first generation of dragons that were born to dragons that were turned into human shifters.” He explained to her that his father was a dragon when he’d been born and changed to shift into a human when he was just a young dragon. “So, in answer to your question, I don’t know if we’ll be able to have any. You and Milo would be able to if he’s your mate. You’re neither one dragons, so we’re betting that the possibility of you having a child would be better than with me having one with Pem.”
“Because of the dragon thing.” He laughed and told her that was it. “I don’t know if I’m his mate. I don’t know what to think about him being the one either. I’m just getting my life together and figuring out what I can do. I’m not saying that I’d turn him down. I mean, just hanging around you guys, I know there isn’t anyone better than the Manning men.”
“Thank you for that. I’ll pass that on to my parents. They’ll be happy to know they did a good job of raising us.” Theo sipped his tea. He didn’t push her into whatever else she wanted to talk about but let her work it out. Looking around the kitchen, he realized that she was doing for herself. There was no cook here. No staff that he’d come across. He wondered if she had not hired them because of her need to have things quiet or just hadn’t gotten around to it. Theo started to ask her about it when she spoke again.
“I’ve noticed that you don’t tell Pem what to do. Do you suppose that if Milo is my mate, he’ll do the same thing?” Theo told her he thought she could put him in his place if he did start that. “Yes, I suppose I would. I’m not much of a people person. I’m all right once I get to know you, but I’m not the sort of person that goes out much and parties. I prefer a good book over the television. Working in the yard instead of being in the house. Also, I enjoy just being out of doors. I’m not sure how that is going to work either.”
“It’ll work because the fates have chosen you if you are above all other women in the world to match up perfectly with your mate. Milo, for the most part, would rather stay home than to date. All of us enjoy the outdoors. I think a lot of that stems from being a creature of the earth. George and Milo are not dragons, but they are powerful beings. They get their magic the same as us, from all the elements that make magic for the world.”
The two of them spoke for several more minutes before George joined them. He opened her fridge and closed it. When he opened it the second time, he could see that it had been filled. Taking out the stuff to make subs, George told them what he knew.
“First of all, I want to let you know that your fridge is magical. I believe all of ours are, and there isn’t any reason for you to do without. Whatever you want will appear in it. Including juice, which, no matter if Milo is your mate or not, you’ll need to drink more of. Magic is