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One of Those Days.
It seemed like today's briefing would never end. Everyday Emily's feelings for Hotch were growing more and more and it was getting harder for her to concentrate. Every time his eyes met hers or he spoke to her or accidently brushed against her, her whole body set alight.
Today was no better, the air conditioning had broken yesterday afternoon and all of them had no choice but to strip down for work, yet trying to keep it "appropriate". Of course, Hotch refused to part with his beloved shirt and tie but even he couldn't ignore the temperature blazing within the BAU. He rolled up his sleeves in an attempt to cool down. Emily couldn't help but admire the bulging muscles he had been selfishly hiding for so long. The sweat made his shirt stick to his back exposing his bare flesh. The thought of his naked body made Emily squirm in her chair as her panties became wet. "Grow up Emily. You're acting like a hormonal school girl with a crush!" she sneered. Deep down, she knew it was more than that.
Humiliated that she had allowed herself to be less than her usual professional self around her composed boss, her face turned red. "What if he was to find out? You'd be sorry then, and jobless!"
As JJ finished and dismissed the others, Emily grabbed her paperwork and hastily headed for the door, pushing past anyone in her way.
"Wow girl, slow down!" Morgan laughed
Flustered, Emily made it out the door of the briefing room and no more when her files fled her arms and scattered onto the floor. It was just one of those days, Emily thought. She looked around for help, all her team mates had already made their way to the bullpen. All except Rossi and Hotch who were still deep in chat in the offending room. She wasn't going back in there. She sighed and carried on picking up her files.
Suddenly the noise coming from Hotch and Rossi hushed. Their speaking had changed to nothing but a muffled whisper and the tension was unmistakable. Curiosity got the better of Emily, and she listened intently. Eventually she began to understand.
"I'll cut to the chase Rossi; I'm starting to have feelings for her"
Rossi spat his coffee at his words and a great smile ascended upon his face. "Are you telling me the almighty Agent Hotchner has broken the rules and fallen for his subordinate? No…" he chuckled ironically.
"This isn't funny Dave. I've ran out of ideas on what to do. I can't seem to let it go, I mean it's Emily we're talking about!"
"Oh I know exactly who you're talking about Aaron and to be honest, I'm surprised you're only just noticing. It's so incredibly obvious."
Hotch shot him a deadly glare. "That's not exactly helping"
"All I can say is in my experience, and I mean ALL my experience" he grinned "You either burry it or do something about it"
"Burying it doesn't work, believe me I've tried…" his voice trailed off
"Well you know what you have to now then, don't you?"
Emily sat frozen in shock, her jaw was wide open. To any unknowing stranger, she would of looked like she was having a stoke. Perhaps she was, she thought. Her outer shell did not dare to move. However, on the inside butterflies danced around her delicate stomach in delight. She had had no idea, but she was elated. A grin slowly edged onto her pale face. She was going to have fun with this...