True Love!
'Dad' Nicholas called as his dad walked passed his room.
Hotch stopped to see what his son wanted.
'Are you busy?' He asked.
Hotch shook his head 'no why? What's up?'
'Can you come in? I need to talk' Nick said in a serious voice, just like his dad.
Hotch nodded and walked in to his sons room and sat down on his bed next to him.
'What do you want to talk about?' Hotch asked.
'Do you believe in love?' Nick asked.
'Of course Nick why?' hotch frowned after sighing, that was a complicated question.
'I was just wondering' he shrugged.
'Do you believe in love?' Hotch asked his 11 year old son.
'I don't know' he shrugged again.
Hotch sighed. 'Love is a complicated thing and very beautiful and when you find it, you'll know'
'Why do people love?' Nick asked.
'I don't know... You just do and you don't choose who you fall in love with' Hotch answered in the best way he could.
'Why do you love mommy?' Nick asked.
'Because I do, she is amazing an so much more and I love her very much' Hotch answered.
'Mummy loves you too' Nick answered his dad.
'I know... I also think your mom is damn near perfect' Hotch said with a smile.
'Why is mummy damn near perfect? I think she's completely perfect' Nick answered.
'I know you do' Hotch smiled at his son 'but no one is completely perfect, your mom isn't, I'm not, your sisters aren't, no one is...but she's damn near perfect to me' Hotch told his son honestly.
'You believe that love exists?' Nicholas asked his dad.
'Mummy is the living proof' Hotch said to Nicholas with a smile.
Emily had been outside of the room listening to their conversation and she got tears in her eyes at Hotch's words. She covered her emotions and knocked on the door. Hearing Nicholas ask who it was, she said 'me can I come in'
'Yea come in' Hotch answered and she walked in the room and went to sit down on Hotch's lap, he put his arm around her waist and kissed her on the head. 'Are you okay?' Hotch asked.
'Yea I'm fine, what are you both talking about?' Emily asked, knowing the answer.
Hotch looked at his son and he nodded so Hotch said 'we were talking about love' looking at Emily knowingly and she made a face.
'You're in love?' Em asked.
'No' Nick answered in a serious voice and Emily smiled 'I was just wondering if love was real and if you believe in it' he answered.
Emily moved the hair out of his face and answered 'I believe in love' she started 'I think it's real. I love you and your sisters and your dad very much' Emily finished.
Hotch held onto Emily's hands and smiled when he heard his son say 'I love you too mum'
Emily squeezed his cheeks before saying 'you're perfect'
Nick frowned, just like his father and said 'dad doesn't think you're perfect but I do'
Emily looked at Hotch and he shook his head. 'I meant to say that no one is perfect but I think you're damn near perfect' Hotch explained to Emily 'that's what I said' he said.
Emily smiled and Hotch gave her a kiss on the lips before she said 'I think you're damn near perfect too'
'I love you 100% though' Hotch said.
'I love you more' Emily smiled, before looking back at Nick who was reading his book.'Basically Nick, I believe in true love, even though it is... DIFFICULT... at times' Emily glared at Hotch and he laughed, shaking his head. 'But that is what love is all about' Emily finished.
Finished
