Hey guys! I'm back! It's been a while, hasn't it? Well here's my first ever Emily/Hotch fanfic! I stopped reading FanFiction for a long time, but one day I was having a Criminal Minds marathon and I couldn't help myself! Anyways, this story is kind of AU in the fact the Haley and Jack don't exist. Other than that, it's pretty standard. Doyle isn't in the picture either.

*Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds or any of its characters. If I did….well this show would get pretty frisky

Chapter 1

Supervisory Special Agents Aaron Hotchner and Emily Prentiss were on a nine hour car ride back to Quantico, Virginia when the storm hit. They had been called in to consult on a case in Ohio while the rest of the team worked on a local stalker case. Both cases had been solved with minimal effort on the team's side. They were really trying hard to let the police take control of the investigations. They would tell them all they could to help them, but they tried to give them the tools to solve the cases on their own. That's why they were comfortable splitting up on these cases. These police departments happened to be two of the hundreds that had attended conferences that the BAU spoke at.

They had only gotten to the edge of Ohio when the biggest storm the Midwest had seen in a long time hit.

"Hotch, we really should pull over somewhere for a while until the storm passes," Prentiss finally said after 20 minutes of uncomfortable silence as they drove through the torrential rain.

"I'm fine, Prentiss. I've driven through rain before." Hotch kept his eyes on the road.

"I don't like being in the car when the weather is like this. I'm always convinced I'll hydroplane and die," Prentiss said with an uncomfortable laugh.

"A little dramatic, don't you think?" he shot her a rare smile.

"I don't think so."

Three rounds of lightning and 30 seconds of loud thunder later, Hotch decided it would be best to pull over for the night. They found a small cluster of camping cabins available for rent a little off the highway.

"Would you want your own cabin? Or should we just get one with two beds?" Hotch asked.

"We can just get one with two beds. No use in spending more money than necessary. Plus, these cabins are creepy and far apart. But don't you try to take advantage of me, Agent Hotchner." Prentiss stared him down with a firm look on her face.

Hotch didn't know how to respond to that. Did she really think he would do that? He didn't give off the creepy boss vibe, did he?

Prentiss broke out into a fit of laughter at Hotch's confused look on his face.

"I'm just joking, Hotch. Jeez. Loosen up," she said as she got out of the car to run to the check-in cabin.

Hotch stared after her, wondering when she became comfortable enough with him to joke about that stuff.

"We'd like a cabin with two beds, please," Emily told the clerk.

"We don't have any cabins with two beds. We have three with King sized beds and five with Queen sized beds. Two of those have bunk beds, but they can only handle 100 pounds…and I've heard they aren't very comfortable to be completely honest," the young man said with a crooked smile.

Emily turned to look at Hotch. He shrugged, indicating that she could get whatever she wanted.

"We'll get two cabins please. I'm assuming the Queen bed ones are cheaper, so we'll have those," she said.

The clerk checked his computer.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. We only have one room available right now. Some of our cabins are in a danger zone for flooding, so we have one Queen sized bed room left. You guys aren't the first couple to pull over because of the rain," the clerk explained, winking at Hotch.

"We aren't a couple. We are co-workers who got stuck in a rain storm on the way home from a work trip. Are you sure there aren't any other cabins available?" Hotch said quickly.

"I'm sorry, sir. We really don't have any other ones. Four of our cabins are downhill, and I'm positive they will flood tonight. I can give you a cot if you want? One can sleep in the bed and one on the cot. I'm not going to lie though, those cots are awful."

Emily nodded at Hotch, telling him that it was ok to take the offer.

The clerk, Thomas, gave them their keys and followed them with the cot and a bag of alcohol. Hotch and Prentiss said they didn't want any, but Thomas insisted that they would appreciate it later, when they were trapped in a cabin all day. The roads were already flooded, and he said they probably wouldn't be able to leave the next day until later. He offered it for free because of the inconvenience of some of the cabins being closed.

Thomas left them in their cabin and Hotch and Emily finally got a chance to take in their situation. The cabin was nice. There was a couch in the corner facing an old TV. There was a mini fridge and a microwave on the counter and a basket full of popcorn bags next to it.

"Wish they he would have mentioned the couch before he offered this 'awful cot' to sleep on," Hotch said, sarcastically.

"Well we can ditch the cot now. I'll sleep on the couch if you want," Emily said as she walked over to the emerald green sofa.

"Don't be ridiculous. You take the bed. That couch looks like it was made for me." A smile played across his thin lips.

Emily thanked him and began getting ready for bed.

They both went to bed, fully aware of how awkward this situation was, and even more aware of the possibility of being stuck there for days.

*Okay guys! There's the first chapter! Let me know if you like it and want me to keep going in a REVIEW!

~Do you recognize this setting? First person to review with the season, episode number, and episode name with this similar cabin-like setting gets a one-shot from me! Prompt of your choice :) And of course I would love an actual review of the story in that review. I appreciate it!

*Next up…Hotch and Emily stuck in a cabin all day (or will it be all week?)! Let me know how fast you want it up!