My entry for the silver screen challenge.
This will be a small collection of short one shots based off of different quotes from the movie. Hotch/Prentiss relationship.
It ain't easy saving the world, even one case at a time.
~ Lucien Wilbanks, a time to kill
"I see him, in the south west quad headed south, Green sweater, Black track pants and red backpack I'm closing in on him." I speak into my earpiece. We were in San Diego tracking an unsub murdering female college students. We had managed to narrow the list down to one person; James McIntyre a 23 year old chemistry major.
Placing my hand on my hip close to my gun I take off in a jog hoping to catch up to him with out being seen however, before I could take cover he spots me and begins running. I increase my pace to catch up to him. But I'm not quite fast enough. He stops at the cross walk by the busiest intersection on campus, grabs a hold of a student waiting to cross and throws her into oncoming traffic her terrified scream fills the air before she gets hit buy a car and flies motionless onto the windshield. The unsub takes advantage of the opportunity and darts across the street. I follow him Hotch and Morgan right behind he having been nearby and caught up to me. Just as I step into the the street another car runs the red light and hits me knocking me onto the ground. Derek runs ahead of us and Hotch stays behind to check on me.
"I'm fine." I reassure him as I pick my self up off of the ground. Truthful it hurt like hell and I could feel the blood dripping down my forehead.
"Damn it." I exhale out of frustration as I pace the small space of the Hospital exam room. "if I had only been there 30 seconds earlier I could have saved her."
"Emily, stop pacing and sit down until the doctor checks out that wound." Hotch calmly requests from where he stands perched up against the wall.
"it's just a scratch, I've had a lot worse I'm fine, we shouldn't even be here we need to be out looking for the unsub."
"it's not just a scratch, Emily there's quite a lot of blood there and you lost consciousness for a couple minutes. You need to let the doctor look at you. Rossi, Morgan and Reid are out there looking right now. You need to calm down. You know this job isn't easy we don't always get there in time and we can't save everyone every time."
"god Aaron, I know that." I sigh and stop pacing. "he was right in front of me, if It wasn't for that car.." I don't bother finishing the sentence we both know what I mean.
"come here." Hotch holds his arms out gesturing for me to come. I do as he says stand in front of him He takes both my hands in his and gives them a reassuring squeeze.
"you did everything right today, you couldn't have known exactly what would happen you couldn't have. You are one of the most competent and talented agents I've ever known. Don't forget that. It's one of the many reasons I love you."
"your too good for me." I smile and lean into kiss him. Right at that second the doctor walks in interrupting our moment.
~ the end ~