Hotch&Emily ღ

Written by Kavi Leighanna.
First part is here:link


Hotch sighs as he watches Emily work in the bullpen. It’s been almost a week since… Well, he’s honestly not sure what it was. Part of him is sure he and Emily broke up, ended their relationship, but the thought twists his stomach too painfully for him to accept it as truth. What he does know is that she’s been haunting the place. She does her work and to the caliber he’s come to admire and respect, but there’s nothing left in her anymore.

And he can’t help but think that it’s his fault.

He’s good at the blame game. He’s used...

Written by ilovetvalot.
5 chapter Story



Lies I Told Myself

Chapter 3

“Go home, Hotch,” Emily said tiredly, trying to close the door on him. She simply couldn’t deal with this right now. The initial thrill of knowing he’d come to her had faded quickly, the adrenaline ebbing and flowing like the tide. Now, all she felt was an overwhelming sense of impending doom. And quite frankly, it was more than she could handle in her present state of mind.

Quickly inserting his foot in the partially open door, Hotch stilled its onward momentum. “No, Emily. Not until we discuss what happened this morning.”...

Written by Ilovetvalot.



To Parry or To Feint

Chapter Two

Two hours later, Emily laughed breathlessly as she feinted right, thrusting her weapon and hearing the satisfying clang of steel meeting steel as their sabers clashed. Small rivulets of perspiration ran down her neck, the bib of her mask capturing the moisture with ease as she swayed to the side.

Hotch was good. No, she thought with a mental headshake, better than good. Hotch was excellent. Graceful and lethal, his body flowed as he backed her toward the wall, advancing across the room with well calculated swipes of his weapon.

When they’d...

Written by ilovetvalot.
The final chapter will be up tomorrow!


Lies I told Myself

CHAPTER FIVE

Latching on to the inadvertent opening she’d given him, like a hand clinging to a lifeline, Hotch nodded. “You’re absolutely right, Emily. I don’t lie.” He paused, then added, deeply, “ I most especially don’t lie to you.”

“That’s what I just said, Hotch,” Emily snapped, wondering if the man in front of her was looking to extend their time together by repeating everything she had to say. If so, she could easily make that line of attack very ineffectual.

“Just hear me out, Emily....