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With the Wives' Permissions

"You can't be serious."

"But I am serious. Completely serious."

Hotch sighed. He rubbed his forehead, trying to prevent the migraine that he could feel coming. He loved his wife; he really did. And he understood that she was going stir-crazy being on bed rest for the last month and still faced another six to eight weeks of it, but this, this was just going too far.

"Which one of you came up with the idea?" he asked.

"I'm not sure exactly," JJ confessed.

Hotch sat down on the bed. "What do you mean by that?"

JJ shrugged. "Erin was complaining about Dave's complaining that he couldn't have sex with her since she's been on bed rest and I mentioned that you hadn't really been complaining, but that you had been spending more time in the bathroom lately."

"Oh, God," he moaned.

"Exactly," she teased. "Anyway, one of us joked about having the two of you sleep together to satisfy your needs and it just sort of steamrolled from there."

Hotch closed his eyes and pitched his nose. There was no stopping the headache. "I want you to stop and think about this."

JJ frowned. "I have thought about this. I think it's a great idea. You get to have your physical needs met while I met all of your other needs. After all, a hole is a hole, right? And you certainly haven't said no to any of mine."

"JJ, sweetheart, you're only on bed rest for another eight weeks at most. I think I can hold off until then," Hotch explained, patiently.

"And then another six to eight weeks after that," she added. "Aren't your wrists getting tired?"

Fighting an eye roll, he tried another route. "JJ, you know I'm straight."

JJ did not stop her eye roll. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm aware of that fact."

"I'm not attracted to Dave!" Hotch shouted, his frustration finally exploding.

"Everyone's a little bit attracted to Dave!" JJ countered. She took a deep, cleansing breath. "He's a very charismatic man. And you can't deny that there's chemistry there. There have been rumors about the two of you for years."

Hotch bobbed his head, conceding that point. "JJ, I love you. I'm married to you, not Dave. Whether you give me permission or not, I am still not prepared to sleep with anyone, let alone another man, and especially not Dave."

JJ's head dropped in disappointment. "Fine. But, just, keep it in the back of your mind that if you have the opportunity, it's okay with me."

"Sure, sweetheart." Hotch leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "I have to go get the boys. Would you like me to grab some pizza on the way home?"

"Sounds good," she agreed. "Could you grab some peanut butter, too? Ooh, and bacon! Love you!"

"My wife is nuts," Hotch mumbled as he walked away.

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