NERD

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING BELONGING TO CRIMINAL MINDS.

A/N: I' AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON CHAPTERS NINE AND TEN OF "IT'S ALL RELATIVE" AND BECAUSE IT'S SO INTENSE I NEEDED A QUICK BREAK AND SOME FLUFF NEEDED TO BE WRITTEN. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I LOVE HOTCH AND PRENTISS AND I LOVED IT ON THE SHOW WHEN EMILY ADMITTED SHE WAS A NERD BECAUSE I'M A HUGE NERD TOO. WE'RE EVERYWHERE!!!! PLEASE R&R BECAUSE IT MAKES ME HAPPY.

The credits began to roll down the TV screen and Emily Prentiss picked up the remote and shut it off. She leaned back and stretched her long arms over her head. Turning her head to the side she smiled to herself when she saw Aaron Hotchner staring at the blank screen unblinking.

"Was it to intense for you?" She teased him.

Hotch took a deep breath and shook his head trying to clear his mind. "The last time I saw that movie was probably 12 years ago. I guess I just forgot how violent it really was."

"Why does everyone always focus on the violence only?" Emily asked fed up.

Hotch shot her a "are you serious" look and she laughed. "Okay I'm not blind I know it's an incredibly violent movie and book but why can't people look past the violence and see the true message?"

"Which would be?" Hotch asked.

"The message of the movie is that when you take away mans' ability to choose he no longer is a man."

Hotch studied Emily for a long moment and couldn't help the little laugh that escaped from his throat. She was one of the few people who he knew that would say something like that about the film A Clockwork Orange. For the past few months they had fallen into the routine that every Friday they would go to either one's apartment and watch a movie. They usually switched off on who got to pick the movie and tonight it had been her turn. Neither one of them remembered how the little ritual got started and neither one really cared. Ever since Hotch's divorce with Haley had gone through he realized that he needed to let more people into his life or he would lose everyone and he and Emily had naturally drifted towards each other.

"Oh no." Emily said worried after a long moment of silence had fallen between them.

"What?" Hotch asked confused.

"You were just thinking about what a HUGE nerd I' am, weren't you?" Hotch couldn't help but laugh. If Emily Prentiss was a nerd she was the most beautiful one he had ever seen in his entire life. He did seem to notice that she always seemed to pick science fiction movies or obscure ones that probably few people knew about. Two weeks ago they had watched Delicatessen, a French film, and two weeks before that they had watched 2001: A Space Odyssey. "I try and hide it but something always slips out and I have to face the truth." She looked at him seriously. "I Emily Prentiss am I complete and total nerd."

"You are NOT a nerd." He laughed.

"Oh God yes I' am." She said burying her face in her hands.

"No you're not. You just like really good movies and some just happen to be a little off-beat."

"I'm wearing an old Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back T-Shirt Hotch. I'm a nerd but it's okay." She took a deep breath. "I've come to except it."

Hotch pulled her hands away from her face and held onto her wrist making her look at him. "If you are a nerd than I must be one too because I love the movies you pick." He told her sincerely.

A small smile came to the side of Emily's face and after another long minute between them she noticed that he was still holding onto her wrist. She looked from his hand to his face and his eyes had become dark and were focused on nothing else in the room but her. She didn't move an inch as he used his free hand to brush her shoulder length dark brown hair behind her ear. The air in the room had greatly changed. Only a few moments ago it was carefree and now the tension was so thick a saw would have to be used to cut through it.

Hotch leaned in close to Emily. "I've never actually admitted this to anyone but I actually have a big thing for nerds."

Emily was going to laugh but she was cut off when his lips landed on hers. Instead of pushing him away she found herself grabbing onto his shirt collar and pulling him in closer. When they finally broke apart for air she smiled against his lips. "So next week I say we have a Star Wars marathon." She kissed him again. "The original trilogy." Hotch didn't have a chance to answer as she wrapped her arms around his neck and brought him back for another heated kiss.

THE END