Hey guys! Melissa here. Well, this will be the first Criminal Minds fanfic I've ever written. I hope that you guys will enjoy it!

Okay first things first:

Hotch and Emily are not a couple. YET.

Haley died already so Jack now takes turn to stay with Hotch and Jessica.

And that's about it! Now… it's time for some Hotchniss lovin'….

It was 6pm on a Friday night; the perfect night for a movie and a good home-cooked meal. Emily Prentiss would never admit it, but she was a sucker for romance movies. Her all time favourite movie was 'The Lake House', and that was the movie she planned on watching after a hectic day at Quantico. A girl can only stay badass for so long. She wore a red tank top and short pajamas bottoms, with her hair tied up in a messy ponytail.

Just as Emily was about to start cooking some Aglio Olio to satisfy her rumbling stomach, she heard a knock on the door. "Who could that be?", Emily muttered to herself. She didn't remember inviting anyone over for dinner. 'Could it be the girls coming over for a surprise sleepover? Damn. I don't have any popcorn.', wondered Emily.

The knocks persisted & startled Emily back to reality. "Just as second!", she yelled over her shoulder as she put down the pan she was holding. She jogged over to the door of her two-story apartment and swung it open without checking to see who it was. Who she saw shocked her.

"Hotch? What are you doing here?"

"Well, hello to you too Prentiss."

"Sorry. I mean… 'Hey Hotch! What are you doing here?' ", said Emily, sarcastically.

Hotch rolled his eyes and chuckled at Emily's reply. It took him about another second to realize what she was wearing. He had never seen Emily in anything other than her work clothes before. The sight of her blew him away! 'She looks amazing', he thought to himself.

"Um... Hotch? Hello? You there?", Emily joked at the dazed look on his face. 'Damn, he looks hot today. Ah who am I kidding? He looks hot everyday!'

"Yeah. Um... I just came to pass you your phone. You left it on your desk and I saw it on the way out. Just thought that you'd like it back." Hotch then purchased Emily's iPhone from his pants' pocket.

"Oh thanks Hotch! I didn't even realize that it was missing."

"No problem at all, Prentiss. What are friends for?" Hotch smiled.

Emily returned his smile with hers. 'Aw look at those dimples. He should smile more often!'

"Well… I should get going."

"No wait!" Emily blurted out before she could stop herself. Hotch just stared curiously at her. "Would you like to stay for dinner and a movie? It's the perfect thing to do after a long day like today…"

Hotch thought about her offer for a moment. 'If I stay, how do I control myself from acting up on these feelings I have for her? Ah who cares! Dinner and a movie with the woman I love? Why not?' "Sure. Jessica has Jack for the night and weekend anyways." Hotch didn't want to go back to an empty apartment.

Emily felt her heart skip a beat when he said yes to her offer. She had a crush on Hotch since he first worked as her mother's security detail all those many years ago. Recently, her feelings for him have just about intensified. 'It's just dinner and a movie, Em. Don't do anything stupid.' Emily just smiled as she opened the door to invite him in.

Hotch took in his surroundings. Her apartment had definitely changed since he last saw it when he was persuading her to stay with the team. It now looked cozier, and if possible, more Emily. "So… what's for dinner?", Hotch asked as he looked at Emily.

"Aglio Olio. Rossi taught me how. It's pretty darn good, I'd have to say." Emily laughed.

Hotch flashed his dimples again. "I'd like to help cook if you don't mind."

"Sure. You have to put on an apron though. Wouldn't want your suit to get dirty.", Emily said as she passed him one of her maroon coloured aprons.

"Alright. Let's start."

As Emily and Hotch cooked, they somehow managed to get into a food fight. A playful one. Hotch started it by "accidentally" spilling some uncooked noodles on her head. Emily retaliated by throwing some at him, smacking him straight in the face. Before she knew it, Hotch grabbed her by the waist and spun her around in the air. He didn't know why he did it but he felt so comfortable around her that he just did so. Emily laughed and threw her head back. She loved this side to Hotch. She ruffled his hair and laughed even harder when his neat hair stood in different directions. He looked completely un-Hotch-like. Slowly, Hotch placed Emily back down on the ground but still kept his arms looped around her waist. Suddenly, everything around them came to a stand still. Not a single sound was made by either of them. They just stared into each other's eyes and kept quiet. Their desire for each other was clear in both of their eyes.

Hotch was the first to speak. "Um… we should um… probably start cooking." He chuckled nervously.

"Yeah… yeah we should… um… yeah."

Hotch unwrapped his arms around Emily's waist and they both immediately felt the loss of body contact.

'Keep it together, man! She doesn't like you. You're her boss. Act like it!'. Hotch mentally scolded himself.

So did Emily. 'Em, you're losing it! He's your boss. He doesn't like you. You're just his subordinate. Nothing else.'

After a few awkward minutes, they managed to cook a decent plate of Aglio Olio. They could only cook one share as they wasted about half of the noodles on their little food fight earlier. Somehow, Emily dismissed the idea of separating the noodles into two separate plates for herself and Hotch. She proceeded to take two forks and carried the plate to the couch. Hotch followed after her.

Alright, folks. So that was chapter 1 for you! What will happen next, you ask? Well… stay tuned for chapter 2! Please review! Thanks guys