Everything seemed to go in slow motion, she watched in horror as he raised the gun and pointed directly at her chest. She saw all the team around her reach for their weapons but it was too late the shot had already been fired. She felt a piercing pain in her stomach and pressed her hand against it. She pulled her hand away to see it covered in blood. She felt her knee's give way as the pain spread out from her stomach. She heard her own gasping breaths as her body hit the cold, wet asphalt. Feeling a sudden pressure on the wound she looked up only to be met with a pair of beautiful brown eyes. She knew immediately who they belonged to.
"Aaron" she managed to choke out through the suffocating pain.
"I'm right here Emily" he said to her in hushed tones before shouting for the ambulance.
"Tired…so tired." she murmured her eyes slipping closed.
"Emily, stay with me. Come on, Emily. Please, stay awake" he voice raised in volume as he tried to keep her from falling into unconsciousness.
"Something..tell you" she spoke so lowly he had to lean in to hear her.
"What? What is it?" he asked quickly as he could hear the medics approaching from behind.
"I…love you.." he watched in shock as a soft smile crossed her face before her eyes fluttered closed.
He moved back so the medics could work on her he could hear them talking but he was so caught up in his thoughts. She loved him? He was pulled out of his ramblings by a medic.
"Are you riding in the ambulance, sir?" the medic questioned as he pulled Hotch up. Hotch nodded his head rushing towards the ambulance with the medic. He took a seat near Emily and took one of her small hands in his. He watched as the medics worked frantically on her. He felt his heart stop when he heard that noise. He raised his head to look at the heart monitor which had a flat line running across it. He never knew a simple line could tear a person into so many pieces.