Written by wideyeddreamer on livejournal.
#1-Persistance
When Emily Prentiss showed up in his office, boxes in hand, he went from confused to annoyed in a matter of seconds.
When Emily Prentiss wound up in his office again when they came home from the case Hotch acted annoyed. But really, he was kind of impressed with her persistence.
#2-Eyes
“Damn.” Emily whispered to what she thought was herself.
“What?” Penelope asked looking up at her.
“Hotch’s eyes. They can really…cut through you.”
Penelope smiled knowingly. “Yeah. He’s good at that when he wants to be. It’s what makes him bad ass. And also a little sexy.”
#3-Papers
When Hotch is served with the papers right in front of her Emily doesn’t really know what to do.
“Hotch? Are you going to be…”
“I’m fine.” He cuts her off.
She’s smart enough to walk away.
#4- Insomnia
“Why aren’t you asleep? I thought I was the only crazy one who could never sleep on this plane.”
Hotch smiles tiredly at Emily who has sat down across the table from him.
“I can’t sleep. Since…she left. I haven’t really been able to sleep.”
Emily doesn’t really know what to say so instead she pulls two Dramamine tablets out of her purse.
“Take this. It will knock you right out.”
Hotch raised an eyebrow. “How do I know you aren’t trying to drug me? Take advantage of a recently divorced man?”
Emily laughed. It was the first time he’s really opened up around her. She hopes it won’t be the last.
#5- See
Hotch spends almost two years with Emily Prentiss before he really sees her.
Of course he can see her with his eyes. He spends almost every day with Emily.
But one night when they all go to the bar Emily walks in and she looks drop dead gorgeous.
There’s something about her that makes his heart get caught in the middle of his throat. She takes his breath away.
He’s got to have her.
Hotch spends almost two years with Emily Prentiss before he really sees her.
#6- Dance
“Dance with me” He whispers in Emily’s ear.
It’s been a week. A week since his grand realization and every single one of those seven days has killed him.
Emily laughs looking a mix of startled and nervous. JJ raises an eyebrow.
“Dance with me. Come on. Are you afraid I’ll show you up in front of the team?”
Emily laughs again and gulps down the rest of her drink.
He holds out his hand to help her down from her bar stool.
“You are on, Aaron Hotchner. I hope you’re wearing your dancing shoes.”
#7- Kiss Me
Emily isn’t quite sure how it happened.
They were dancing. They were dancing and laughing and having fun.
Most of the team left but they stayed. They danced. They danced so much Emily thought her feet might bleed.
He drove her home and Emily thought it was probably the best night she had in a long time.
When he pulled up to her apartment complex she smiled at him and said goodnight.
He cleared his throat and grabbed her wrist.
She made a mental note of the way Aarons lips taste and prayed she can taste it again soon.
#8- Options
“What does this all mean, Hotch?”
He stares back at Emily and looks up at the sky scratching his neck.
“Well, we’ve got two options here.”
“Mhmm.”
“We could pretend like it didn’t happen.”
“Right.”
“But I don’t really like that option at all.”
Emily smiles.
“Or we could give this a chance. See where it goes.”
“I like that second one.”
“Me too.”
#9- Taste
Emily determines that Aaron tastes like Coffee. Which makes sense, considering how often he drinks it.
#10- Smirk
Sometimes Hotch catches Emily staring at him for a little too long.
Across the conference table. On the plane. In a police precinct.
But Emily doesn’t mind being caught. It means he was staring right back.
#11- Coffee
JJ grimaces. “Seriously, Prentiss. How can you just drink your coffee black like that.”
Emily shrugs. “I like my coffee like I like my men. Strong, serious, and satisfying.”
Morgan laughs out loud and Hotch does his best to look casual.
#12- Birthday
Hotch walks into her apartment and the smell of burnt food immediately assaults his nose.
“Emily?” He calls over the beeping of the fire alarm.
He walks into the kitchen and fights back the laughter. She’s waving her arms over the stove top and looking completely defeated.
“Emily?” He says softly putting a hand on her waist.
She looks at him. “I tried to make you dinner. And a cake.”
“I see that.”
“How does ordering a pizza sound?”
He laughs. “It sounds great.”
“Happy Birthday.” She kisses onto his lips.
#13- Present
She wakes up in the middle of the night and gazes at the man sleeping next to her.
“You never did let me give you your present” She whispers in his ear.
He smiles half asleep. “I don’t need a present, Emily.”
“What do you need?”
“You.”
#14- Melody
Hotch has never had a favorite song.
But he thinks that Emily’s laughter is the most beautiful melody he’s ever heard in his entire life.
#15- Lilac
He tightens his arms around her and takes buries his face in her hair.
“You smell like coconut…and some…type of flower?”
She laughs. “Lilac. It’s my shampoo.”
“Lilac. You smell like coconut and lilac."
#16- Profiled
“What’s going on with you two?”
Morgan asks suddenly.
Prentiss looks at him like he’s nuts. “What are you talking about?”
“Don’t play dumb. Something is definitely going on here.”
“You don’t have any evidence” Hotch says trying to hide a smirk as he flips through a file.
“Actually, you’ve been smiling a lot lately. And whistling even. And Emily gazes at you for entirely too long after you’re done addressing the entire team. There’s definitely something going on.”
JJ laughs and puts a hand on Emily’s shoulder. “You forget you’re working with some of the best minds in the FBI, guys. You really thought they wouldn’t profile you?”
#17- Mother Dear
“I told my mother about us today.”
Aaron looks up from his desk.
“You did? What did she say?”
Emily nods.
“She asked what took so long.”
#18-Congratulations
When he got home the first thing he heard was their laughter and he smiled dropping his keys on the counter.
Jack rounded the corner. “Daddy! Guess what?”
Aaron smiled. “What?”
“Emily is my girlfriend. We’re going to get married.”
Emily rounded the corner next and Hotch shot a glance in her direction. “I hear congratulations are in order?”
Emily shrugs. “What can I say? I have a thing for Hotchner men.”
#19- Hostage
Even though he’s sure it breaks every rule in the book about agents dating each other, when they manage to get Emily out of that building the first thing he does is kiss her until his body makes him take a breath.
“Don’t you ever scare me like that again. That’s an order.”
“Agent Hotchner! Everyone is watching.” She says with a smirk.
“I don’t give a damn.”
He kisses her again despite the whistles from the other team members.
#20- Sleep
He carries her off of the plane and into the car because he just can’t bring himself to wake her up. She looks so peaceful when she’s sleeping.
#21- Whisper
“I love you” he whispers into her ear at exactly 1:47 AM.
She buries her head into his bare chest so he can’t see the tears that form in the corners of her eyes.
“I’ve waited so long to hear you say that.”
#22- Peace
She’s amazed most by the fact that even on the worst days all he has to do is touch her and she feels at peace.
#23- Parents
“Stop fidgeting.”
“I’m not.”
Emily smiles. “Yes, you are. I told you that it’s going to be fine. And it isn’t like you haven’t ever met my parents before.”
Aaron sighs. “This is different than before. I wasn’t dating you then.”
“It’s going to be fine. You haven’t done this whole meet the parents thing for a long time, huh?”
Hotch cracks a smile. “That obvious, huh?”
“Just a little.”
#24- Brownies
He can’t even pretend to be angry when he comes home and Jack is up way past his bed time.
Especially not when both he and Emily are covered in flour and Jack holds up a plate declaring.
“We made your brownies!”
How can he be mad when there are brownies involved?
#25- A Proposal
“Marry me.” His eyes look up searching for an answer.
Emily has this problem where her brain is moving much faster than her mouth.
So all she manages to do is nod furiously and kiss him even after all the applause in the restaurant dies down.
#1-Persistance
When Emily Prentiss showed up in his office, boxes in hand, he went from confused to annoyed in a matter of seconds.
When Emily Prentiss wound up in his office again when they came home from the case Hotch acted annoyed. But really, he was kind of impressed with her persistence.
#2-Eyes
“Damn.” Emily whispered to what she thought was herself.
“What?” Penelope asked looking up at her.
“Hotch’s eyes. They can really…cut through you.”
Penelope smiled knowingly. “Yeah. He’s good at that when he wants to be. It’s what makes him bad ass. And also a little sexy.”
#3-Papers
When Hotch is served with the papers right in front of her Emily doesn’t really know what to do.
“Hotch? Are you going to be…”
“I’m fine.” He cuts her off.
She’s smart enough to walk away.
#4- Insomnia
“Why aren’t you asleep? I thought I was the only crazy one who could never sleep on this plane.”
Hotch smiles tiredly at Emily who has sat down across the table from him.
“I can’t sleep. Since…she left. I haven’t really been able to sleep.”
Emily doesn’t really know what to say so instead she pulls two Dramamine tablets out of her purse.
“Take this. It will knock you right out.”
Hotch raised an eyebrow. “How do I know you aren’t trying to drug me? Take advantage of a recently divorced man?”
Emily laughed. It was the first time he’s really opened up around her. She hopes it won’t be the last.
#5- See
Hotch spends almost two years with Emily Prentiss before he really sees her.
Of course he can see her with his eyes. He spends almost every day with Emily.
But one night when they all go to the bar Emily walks in and she looks drop dead gorgeous.
There’s something about her that makes his heart get caught in the middle of his throat. She takes his breath away.
He’s got to have her.
Hotch spends almost two years with Emily Prentiss before he really sees her.
#6- Dance
“Dance with me” He whispers in Emily’s ear.
It’s been a week. A week since his grand realization and every single one of those seven days has killed him.
Emily laughs looking a mix of startled and nervous. JJ raises an eyebrow.
“Dance with me. Come on. Are you afraid I’ll show you up in front of the team?”
Emily laughs again and gulps down the rest of her drink.
He holds out his hand to help her down from her bar stool.
“You are on, Aaron Hotchner. I hope you’re wearing your dancing shoes.”
#7- Kiss Me
Emily isn’t quite sure how it happened.
They were dancing. They were dancing and laughing and having fun.
Most of the team left but they stayed. They danced. They danced so much Emily thought her feet might bleed.
He drove her home and Emily thought it was probably the best night she had in a long time.
When he pulled up to her apartment complex she smiled at him and said goodnight.
He cleared his throat and grabbed her wrist.
She made a mental note of the way Aarons lips taste and prayed she can taste it again soon.
#8- Options
“What does this all mean, Hotch?”
He stares back at Emily and looks up at the sky scratching his neck.
“Well, we’ve got two options here.”
“Mhmm.”
“We could pretend like it didn’t happen.”
“Right.”
“But I don’t really like that option at all.”
Emily smiles.
“Or we could give this a chance. See where it goes.”
“I like that second one.”
“Me too.”
#9- Taste
Emily determines that Aaron tastes like Coffee. Which makes sense, considering how often he drinks it.
#10- Smirk
Sometimes Hotch catches Emily staring at him for a little too long.
Across the conference table. On the plane. In a police precinct.
But Emily doesn’t mind being caught. It means he was staring right back.
#11- Coffee
JJ grimaces. “Seriously, Prentiss. How can you just drink your coffee black like that.”
Emily shrugs. “I like my coffee like I like my men. Strong, serious, and satisfying.”
Morgan laughs out loud and Hotch does his best to look casual.
#12- Birthday
Hotch walks into her apartment and the smell of burnt food immediately assaults his nose.
“Emily?” He calls over the beeping of the fire alarm.
He walks into the kitchen and fights back the laughter. She’s waving her arms over the stove top and looking completely defeated.
“Emily?” He says softly putting a hand on her waist.
She looks at him. “I tried to make you dinner. And a cake.”
“I see that.”
“How does ordering a pizza sound?”
He laughs. “It sounds great.”
“Happy Birthday.” She kisses onto his lips.
#13- Present
She wakes up in the middle of the night and gazes at the man sleeping next to her.
“You never did let me give you your present” She whispers in his ear.
He smiles half asleep. “I don’t need a present, Emily.”
“What do you need?”
“You.”
#14- Melody
Hotch has never had a favorite song.
But he thinks that Emily’s laughter is the most beautiful melody he’s ever heard in his entire life.
#15- Lilac
He tightens his arms around her and takes buries his face in her hair.
“You smell like coconut…and some…type of flower?”
She laughs. “Lilac. It’s my shampoo.”
“Lilac. You smell like coconut and lilac."
#16- Profiled
“What’s going on with you two?”
Morgan asks suddenly.
Prentiss looks at him like he’s nuts. “What are you talking about?”
“Don’t play dumb. Something is definitely going on here.”
“You don’t have any evidence” Hotch says trying to hide a smirk as he flips through a file.
“Actually, you’ve been smiling a lot lately. And whistling even. And Emily gazes at you for entirely too long after you’re done addressing the entire team. There’s definitely something going on.”
JJ laughs and puts a hand on Emily’s shoulder. “You forget you’re working with some of the best minds in the FBI, guys. You really thought they wouldn’t profile you?”
#17- Mother Dear
“I told my mother about us today.”
Aaron looks up from his desk.
“You did? What did she say?”
Emily nods.
“She asked what took so long.”
#18-Congratulations
When he got home the first thing he heard was their laughter and he smiled dropping his keys on the counter.
Jack rounded the corner. “Daddy! Guess what?”
Aaron smiled. “What?”
“Emily is my girlfriend. We’re going to get married.”
Emily rounded the corner next and Hotch shot a glance in her direction. “I hear congratulations are in order?”
Emily shrugs. “What can I say? I have a thing for Hotchner men.”
#19- Hostage
Even though he’s sure it breaks every rule in the book about agents dating each other, when they manage to get Emily out of that building the first thing he does is kiss her until his body makes him take a breath.
“Don’t you ever scare me like that again. That’s an order.”
“Agent Hotchner! Everyone is watching.” She says with a smirk.
“I don’t give a damn.”
He kisses her again despite the whistles from the other team members.
#20- Sleep
He carries her off of the plane and into the car because he just can’t bring himself to wake her up. She looks so peaceful when she’s sleeping.
#21- Whisper
“I love you” he whispers into her ear at exactly 1:47 AM.
She buries her head into his bare chest so he can’t see the tears that form in the corners of her eyes.
“I’ve waited so long to hear you say that.”
#22- Peace
She’s amazed most by the fact that even on the worst days all he has to do is touch her and she feels at peace.
#23- Parents
“Stop fidgeting.”
“I’m not.”
Emily smiles. “Yes, you are. I told you that it’s going to be fine. And it isn’t like you haven’t ever met my parents before.”
Aaron sighs. “This is different than before. I wasn’t dating you then.”
“It’s going to be fine. You haven’t done this whole meet the parents thing for a long time, huh?”
Hotch cracks a smile. “That obvious, huh?”
“Just a little.”
#24- Brownies
He can’t even pretend to be angry when he comes home and Jack is up way past his bed time.
Especially not when both he and Emily are covered in flour and Jack holds up a plate declaring.
“We made your brownies!”
How can he be mad when there are brownies involved?
#25- A Proposal
“Marry me.” His eyes look up searching for an answer.
Emily has this problem where her brain is moving much faster than her mouth.
So all she manages to do is nod furiously and kiss him even after all the applause in the restaurant dies down.
