One more song prompt for today! What can I say? I LOVE Daughtry so I just had to write stories!

What I Meant To Say: Daughtry

Emily Prentiss walks into Aaron Hotchners office without waiting for a reply. He looks up and starts to smile until she walks forward and places a piece of paper on his desk. He looks it over then raises his head and looks her in the eyes.

"What is this?" He practically barks.

"It's my resignation papers."

"Why are you giving this to me Prentiss?"

"I have to leave."

"Why? You worked hard to get this position. Why are you giving it up? What do I need to do to get you to take this back and stay?" He asks in a pleading voice. Emily looks down and plays with her hands.

"I need to leave to get away from you," she whispers.

"Excuse me?" Hotch asks with shock and hurt evident in his voice. "You need to get away from me? Emily, I don't know what I did to upset you, but I'm sorry and I take it back, just please don't go. Stay. Please."

Emily shakes her head. "What I meant to say Hotch is that I think I love you." She looks everywhere but at his face. "I can't stop thinking about you. In fact you are all I think about. I can't concentrate on the cases we work on because I'm thinking about you. So I need to get away from you to clear my head, because I can't keep doing this. So if you'd please sign my paper I'll get out of here."

Hotch stands up from behind his desk. "I'm not signing this paper Emily, because I don't accept your resignation. You are not going anywhere. Do you understand me?"

"Hotch please. Just sign the damn paper!"

Hotch moves around his desk and stands in front of Emily and puts his hands on her shoulders. He feels her tense, but then relaxes. "You are not leaving. I won't let you. I care about you too much. I'm affected by you as much as you are by me. You are everything I ever wanted. And I'm not losing you because you think I may not feel the same. You are an amazing agent Emily, you are an amazing woman and don't you dare think for one second I'm letting you go. I love you Emily." He grabs her face in between his hands and kisses her with all he has.

He leans back and she playfully slaps his arm. "What the hell took you so long sir?" She asks then jumps into his arms and kisses him deeply.