*sigh* if only it had actually ended this way! I loved reading it - thank you for sharing!

I loved this. It was really cute.

This is sweet. Really really sweet. :) I liked the way you broke things off with Beth and how he tried to talk Emily out of going to London. Sort of. ;) And yeah...it's a date, this time for real, huh? ;)
Really well done, great writing style and you described them bot so well. :)

All the best. :)
Kahlanmausi.

I can't believe I haven't read this before.
I love all these post finale fics with Emily/Hotch, but this one just takes the cake. Can you please, please, PLEASE continue this?
Hannah

This was good! You should continue it!

great story

Holy shit. The format on this site dramatically changed since the last time I've been on...it freaked me out for a second
Alrighty. Let's get started:
Out of all the fanfics I have read over the years, which is a fuck-load, you are the most in touch with the characters than any other author. It's seriously like they are writing the words themselves because you understand exactly how they think and react. I was reading this in Hotch's voice the entire time. There was nothing out of character about it and it feels FUCKING REAL, and in an alternate universe where showrunners were cool and understood how to deal with real chemistry, the words you wrote would be the lines on the script. That's definitely hard to pull off as a writer, and you seem to do it flawlessly. And that's always what I admired about your work. I, or anybody else in the CM fandom for that matter, could never do what you do with these two characters. Bravo. You should totally pull a 50 Shades of Gray and replace all the names in your fanfics with original ones, and sell it. Just putting' it out there
Ha! Half way through I remembered that I already read this. I have no idea why I didn't review before, but hey, I'm doing it now. Better late than never, right? *cough* ATT *cough*
Hmm what else is there to say about this? Well, the fluff put a huge smile on my face (like that's nothing new). This is well written (that's nothing new either). And you're awesome (now I know you know that i know you know you're awesome. Now let's just STOP PLAYING GAMES, OKAY?!)
My work here is done. Your ego is now boosted. You're welcome, my friend.

I love the story, of course :) It was just the way it should have been. Thank you for giving us this to dwell on! Beautiful!

You should totally make another chapter!

Is it sad that I read your fanfics over and over? Probably.

You are an amazing writer, your work flows well and your grammar is great! Your stories always have depth and I can tell you spend more time on one chapter than a lot of people do in multi-chapters! Kudos 3

Really liked this story and was dissapointed when it came to an end. Hopefully you'll write another chapter to it. PLEASE.

! so sweet! they are so meant for each other! i have always been a hotly fan, hope you keep writing hotly fics:) please

This is what should happen on the show if they would get their heads out of their asses!

Great alternate ending! I don't think the "let's remain friends" thing ever really works, but as long as Hotch & Emily end up together, it's all good.

I added this to "Episode Tags Make Great Stories" in the CM Weekly Prompts forum.

I have to say, it feels weird reading one of your stories that is not tied to ATT. I don't mean that in a bad way. Its like my foray into your other work. A great segway.

I really wished this was the season finale :( I loved the ending. Makes you wonder if the "date" went well. And then we'd have to wait until next season to see it! Yes...im already imagining "what happens next". But, thats what makes you such a great writer. You handled the Beth breakup so well. Made her less of a cow for me. And, she is good with Jack. So, that element is still there. This story just made my morning perfect. Thank you :)