Brothers

Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds. They are property of CBS and Jeff Davis. SSA Adrienne Eliso I do own. Please don't steal her.

Synopsis: The Hotchner Brothers. Does she choose Sean, the man who broke her heart in more ways than one, or Aaron, the man who saved her in more ways than one?

"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up."
— James Baldwin

JJ walked into the bullpen with her cup and headed to the coffee machine in the back.

"Oh hey! There you are. There is a delivery guy outside with something for you. I would have brought it in, but if I was you'd I'd like to pick up myself."

Adrienne sipped her coffee. "Me? Nobody sends me anything here. You should have just picked it up and put it on my desk. It's probably not even important."

"I don't know about that. Just go get it."

Adrienne walked through the bullpen, set her coffee on her desk, and proceeded to the pane glass door outside the BAU.

"Are you Ms. Adrienne Eliso?" the delivery guy asked.

"Yes."

"These are yours. I guess some guy's pretty lucky." He handed her a dozen sanguine red roses in vase.

"Oh, thank you."

"You have a good day ma'am."

She smiled, turned around and walked back through the doors carrying the flowers back through the bullpen. As she approached her desk, Emily looked up across from hers.

"Whoa, what did you do last night?" she asked. Morgan and Reid looked over from across the aisle.

"Nothing."

"So, who are the flowers from?" asked Emily

"Hmmm," Reid said. "Red roses. Red symbolizes love, want, desire. I'm guessing a lover or a secret admirer."

"Guys, I don't know who they're from. There's no card," Adrienne said as she set the flowers down on the desk. "And just because they're red doesn't mean they're from a 'lover' or a 'secret admirer.' But it has to be from someone I've known for awhile. These are a very distinct hue. They're sanguine. These aren't easy to find."

"So then you like them?" came a voice from behind her. She turned around to see the Hotchner grin.

"Sean," she gasped. "You sent… What are you doing here?"

"Yeah, it's good to see you, too. You're welcome."

"Thank you, Sean. They're beautiful." She kissed his cheek and hugged him. Does Aaron know you're here?"

"He does now," said Morgan nodding his head towards the balcony. Everyone looked up. Standing there was Aaron Hotchner with the Hotchner glare trained on his brother who had his arms wrapped around Adrienne.

"Aaron." Sean acknowledged his brother.

"Sean."

Aaron Hotchner stood on the balcony that overlooked the BAU bullpen. The last thing he was expecting to see was her kissing his brother. He thought when she got transferred everything was over with them. What the hell was he even doing here? He didn't even have the decency to come to Haley's funeral, but he'll show up to womanize my agent. Just the sight of those two together made him sick. When he first found out they got together, he thought it was some sort of sick joke. He remembered the conversation quite well.

"Aaron, I met this girl. She's amazing. I never met anyone like her."

"That's great, Sean."

"Wait let me tell you how I met her. You will flip. She's an FBI agent, bro. She came walking into the restaurant with her partner to question a couple of us about some guy. The whole time she was questioning me I couldn't take my eyes off her. Bro, she's gorgeous, and smart and funny."

"Sean, she sounds perfect for you. What's her name?"

"Adrienne. Adrienne Eliso. You know her?"

Hotch paused. When he heard his brothers voice say her name through the receiver.

"Yeah…She's a good agent… A real catch, too. You two are perfect for each other."

And now there, in the middle of his bullpen, the two of the stood with their arms wrapped around each other. He didn't know who disgusted him more. Sean, Adrienne, or himself.