this is my first fanfic... this is the first part(: please review
Hotch looks really frustrated, I thought to myself as I watched him pace back and forth through his office window. I was deciding whether to go over and see what's wrong... but I didn't want to get him mad. Then I just decided to grow some balls and go over to his office. I knocked and walked in without any approval, because if I waited I would've lost my nerve.
"Hey Hotch, are you ok?" I asked
"Yeah! Yeah I'm fine, Prentiss get out," he replied.
"Uhmm.. You're obviously not ok, what's wrong."
"I- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell. But please Prentiss, can you leave" he said softer but still harsh. I looked into his eyes for a moment; there was a mix of feelings. He looked sad but angry at the same time.
"Ok, but if you need to talk I'm here, I'm going home so you can call or something," I said while walking toward the door.
He didn't answer; he just looked down into his empty hands. I got my purse and walked out of the bullpen, before getting into the elevator I looked back through Hotch's office window, he looked more calm but still really frustrated from what I could see. In a few minutes I was home, and the first thing I did was grab a drink and plop on the couch after my long day. But as soon as I sat down the doorbell rang. Uhhhh! Who could that be? I thought to myself walking over to the door. I opened it surprised to see no other than Aaron Hotchner.
"What are you doing here?" I asked in shock.
"Is it too late to take up on your offer?" he asked me, his head tilted down.
I smiled and took his hand. I dragged him to the couch and sat down.
"What's wrong?" I asked with a sad smile.
He seemed hesitant at first but he took a deep breath and started his story.
"Well Jessica was driving home with Jack and they got into an accident. Jessica got a concision and a broken leg and keeps coming in and out of consciousness while Jack got a few scratches, thank god for car seats."
"Oh my god, is she ok?" I asked in concern.
"Yeah but she has to stay in the hospital for a week or so and I can't take off to watch Jack. Strauss is being an ass."
I laughed at his last comment and said, "well I have a few days off next week, if you want I could watch him."
"Really, you would waste your days off to watch my son?" he asked me surprised.
"It's not wasting, Jack is a great kid." I said laughing.
"Ok well what days do you have off?" he asked.
"Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday." I answered.
"That actually works out perfectly because I have Monday off and I can ask Strauss for at least one day." he said happily.
I laughed and said, "Ok then. I'm watching Jack."
There was a quick moment of silence when I broke it.
"Do you want anything to drink? Coffee, water?"
"No, I should get back home," he said getting up from the couch. I walked him to the door when he suddenly stopped.
"Thank you," he said smiling. He grabbed my cheek softly and placed a kiss on my forehead.
I was kind of shocked at first, but replied, "any time," barley above a whisper.
When he left I closed the door and just stood there for a while, smiling. What am I doing? I thought to myself snapping back into reality. "Whatever," I thought to myself aloud. I put on my pajamas and went to bed, hoping tomorrow would come faster. When I woke up I was actually excited to go to work, but I was tired, I'd barley slept. I had a million thoughts running through my mind. What was Hotch thinking when he kissed me? It was kind of weird, but it was sweet, I liked it. Does he like me? Why did he kiss me on the forehead, I would've let him kiss my lips.
"Ahhhh!" I yelled in frustration, "Whatever, just keep calm, be professional." I reminded myself.
I got into the bullpen and put my purse down. I was about to sit down when I heard someone call out, "Emily!"
I turned around to see JJ motioning me over to her. I walked over and smiled.
"Hey," I said happily.
"Wanna help me clean my office?" she pleaded.
I just laughed and replied, "you're funny JJ.. No!"
"Come one, please!"
I looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Fine, but you owe me," I said smiling.
We walked into her office and there were papers everywhere!
"Damn JJ! What were you doing?!"
She laughed and started picking up papers. I did the same when she asked, "What's new?"
"Well I'm gonna watch Jack for a few days next week," I answered.
"Why?" she asked obviously confused.
"Cuz Hotch asked me to," I smiled back at her, "and try not to pick a case next week."
"Ok..." she trailed off not knowing what to say. There was a few more minutes of silence as we cleaned up.
"Hotch kissed me on the forehead when he thanked me for watching Jack," I blurted out.
JJ stared at me for a few moments, then started busting out laughing. I was so confused by her reaction, I guess you could see it
on my face because she started laughing even harder.
"What?!" I asked forcefully. When she finally stopped laughing she answered me.
"You and Hotch and meant to be," she said fluttering her eyelashes.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Me and Penelope were just talking about it too, the other day." she said smiling.
I didn't say anything. I just looked at her.
"You should go make up some excuse to go be with him," she laughed.
All I did was walk out her office, I could hear her still laughing behind me.
When I got back into the bullpen I sat at my desk, wondering what excuse would work. Since I finished my paperwork yesterday, didn't have to worry so I just was thinking for a while. Then I heard Reid and Morgan arguing about something.
"Hey Emily," called Morgan.
"I don't wanna get stuck in the middle of anything," I replied laughing as I walked away. Since I was already standing I just decided I'd go into Hotch's office. I knocked on the door waiting for his approval.
"Come in," he said through the door.
"Hey Hotch," I said while walking into his office, closing the door behind me.
"Hey, Prentiss, about yesterday..." he said trailing off. "when I left, if that kiss weirded you out I'm sorry. I didn't wanna get you frightened or anything."
"No, I kinda liked it" I said playfully.
He smiled back and then laughed. "Well ok then," he said.
"Do you need any help with your paperwork or anything?" I asked.
"Don't you have work of your own?"
"No, I finished yesterday," I said with a satisfied smile.
"Ok well these files need to be put in this drawer," he tapped a drawer next to his desk and said "get to work," then smiled.
I grabbed a chair and put it next to his desk, and then I picked up the stack of papers and started putting them in the right order.
"Hey Hotch, this one has no file name on it," I said handing him a folder. He took it, looked inside, and wrote something on it.
"It does now," he said handing it back to me smiling.
He stared at me for a while square in the eye, his smile fading. It was actually quite a long time before I looked away. And from the corner of my eye I could see him looking at me for another few seconds then turning back to what he was doing. I kept working on putting away the stack of files when I felt something get in my eye. I thought it was an eyelash so I tried to rub it out. My eye started to turn red when Hotch noticed.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I got something in my eye," I replied.
"Oh, well let me see," he said.
I looked at him skeptically then turned my head to the light. He looked in my eye and said "found it, hold still." I could feel his fingertip gently swipe across my eye.
"There," he said in a whisper. He stood close to me for a while, looking into my eyes. Then he pulled away. Damn it! I thought to myself I should've leaned in a little. I stayed sitting there, looking at him. Then all of a sudden he leaned back in and placed his lips on top of mine. As soon as it happened I started to kiss him back but he pulled away.
"I'm sorry, I-"
"Don't be," I interrupted.
It got really quiet and it was kind of awkward.
"Uhmm, I'll be back in a few minutes," I said breaking the silence.
He looked really confused but I left without an explanation. I walked down the stairs and ran the rest of the way to JJ's office. It looked a lot cleaner than when I was in there before.
"Why does your eye look all red?" she asked staring at me, "and why are you out of breath?"
"Ok one, cuz Hotch stuck his finger in my eye, and two cuz I ran here."
She looked surprised at what I had just said. "Wait, what?! Hotch stuck his finger in your eye?!"
"I was helping him put some files away and I got something in my eye, then he offered to take it out. So I was like uhmm ok. Then he took it out and we were really close and he backed up then just came back and kissed me!" I said rapidly, taking a breath afterwards.
JJ was speechless. But then she spoke, "Awww! Well go back!" she said with a huge smile on her face.
"What do I say?!" I asked, hoping she'd lead me through this.
"I don't know; just go back before he thinks you didn't want it!"
I thought about what she said and ran back to his office. I waited a bit before going inside to catch my breath. As soon as I walked in he felt the need to apologize.
"Man, why do I keep doing that!? I'm sorry," he said looking down. I closed the door and the shades but I don't think he noticed because he had his head down the whole time. I went over and kneeled next to him. I picked his head up but he stilled looked down.
I then whispered, "Aaron look at me."
He looked up surprised to hear his first name, but when he did look up I placed a soft kiss on his lips. He grabbed my hand and pulled it to his lips; he kissed my palm then stood up, dragging me up with him. He looked at me for a second then wrapped his arms around my waist and I wrapped mine around his neck. He whispered something in my ear but I couldn't make out what he was saying. When he finally let go, he just looked at me, no smile, just a blank expression.
"Wait, what did you say?" I asked.
He didn't answer me right away. I just looked at him, and he said quietly, "I said I love you,"
I smiled the biggest smile I think I've ever made at work and said, "I love you too, Aaron."
"Finally!" said someone behind us.