AN: Ok so Cassie and I were talking (you'll see this a lot lately)… And yes people it was dangerous…. We really need to stop that, but hell thinking about stories is better than real life! So, I was writing my 'Dancing with the Devil' story and I realized, if Emily and Hotch were together with Dave's little dramatic scene there, would Emily have cuffed him? Our answer: YES! So here it is! Enjoy!

PS- I'm really bad at remembering things and for the life of me I cannot find the transcripts like I can for Changing Destiny, so the wording is messed up. Have a problem with that? Then don't read! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I only own the fact that I'm writing this story to hopefully try to cheer one of my best friends ever up! You know who you are girly. Loves ya!

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Aaron stormed off the bus with Dave and Emily following him. He rounded the corner into the alley and waited for Dave and Em to catch up. They were like the three musketeers. He stood with his head slightly bent and his nose pinched between two fingers.

""He offered me the deal and I turned him down" Aaron said. "I hung up on him and then he goes and does this." He had tears in his eyes and he wondered if it would ever stop. Would he ever be able to catch Foyet? Would Emily and their unborn child ever be safe?

"So you think this is your fault?" Dave asked. When he heard Aaron sigh, his anger grew. He took out his gun and offered it to him. "Here. You convinced me. Go ahead and use mine" Dave said. Aaron shot him a small look and Emily flat out glared at him. What the hell was Dave thinking?

"I had ten years to do something" he said. Dave nodded.

"Ten years in which the BAU was working on active cases. Cases with live victims you saved. Ten years in which I was retired. Should I blame myself for every victim that died while I was on my book tour?" Dave asked. Emily had her body fully turned toward him, hands on her hips full out glaring. Dave ignored her for the moment. He was so dead.

"That's the thing Dave I did go back to it. For the first year or two almost every night" he responded. Aaron sighed.

"Look, if you want to end up like Shaunessy, like Gideon, blaming yourself for everything, go right ahead. But that voice in your head? It's not your conscience, it's your ego. We can catch this guy without you" Dave said. Aaron sighed and Emily looked annoyed. Was he actually trying to help or hinder?

"You can put that away" Aaron said, motioning towards Dave's gun. Dave looked at him and Emily sighed in relief.

"You sure?" Aaron just nodded and Dave holstered it. Emily let out the breath she had been holding. Jesus, Dave was a moron.

"It's a little dramatic don't you think?" Aaron asked. Dave chuckled.

"My wife did say I had a flare for the dramatics" he said. Aaron nodded.

"Which one?" he asked. Dave gave a dramatic pause.

"All of them" he said. Aaron chuckled and clapped him on the back before moving back towards the crime scene.

"Oh and Dave? Don't ever compare me to Gideon again" Aaron called over his shoulder. Dave chuckled. He knew that would come back to kick him in the ass. Emily blocked Dave's path as he tried to follow, her foot tapping silently on the wet street below her. She shot him a fierce look before she stepped forward and cuffed Dave on the back of the head.

"Moron" she muttered before she turned and followed Aaron. Dave stood there rubbing his head. That hurt.

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AN: Ok for that I made both Cassie and I laugh, hope you all enjoyed it! Thanks for reading, now let me know what you thought please!