It hadn't been easy to gather up the courage to leave her family, biological or not, same blood may not be running through their veins, but this is her family. Nothing is gonna change that.

They decided to go to a bar; of course, Hotch declined and went home early instead, maybe to get home early to be with Beth? She really didn't want to know why especially if the reason was the obvious one. She stole one last glance at him as she prepared her bag to head out. At the bar, she was nervous but she knew better than to back out now, there was no turning back.

"Guys, I need to tell you something important" as she said those Penelope Garcia looked scared as did Jj, Spencer Reid looked confused, David Rossi looked worried and Derek prepared himself for their reactions.

"I accepted Clyde's offer, I got transferred to Interpol London and I'm ready to leave"

Emily said, each word made her broken heart crumble a little bit more

"What?! NO!NO!NO! Gumdrop, please tell us you are joking! Please!" Penelope said her eyes started to fill with tears

"I'm sorry, but it's the truth. I hope that you all understand that this isn't about either one of you"

"Then what?! What is about?!" Spencer snapped at her.

He loved Emily like his own mother, the one person that understands him and loves him despite of himself. And the thought of loosing her again made him angry and scared at the same time.

"I needed a change, I am far too broken and damaged to just go on and pretend like nothing happened. I need a fresh start to find my perspective"

"You don't have to go, Emily. We can help you. We will be here to support you. We're your family" Jj insisted.

Emily was like her older sister and someone she looked up to.

"You are. That's why I'm telling you this rather than have you find out tomorrow morning, rather than leaving without saying goodbye. But I need to this on my own. I have to take this leap. I won't stop calling, you can still tell me about your problems and ask for advice. You can still tell me that Kevin has been bugging you about something, that Derek met some other girl at a club, that Spencer found a new book and won't stop blabbering about it, that Henry broke another one of your home appliances, or that Dave met wife number four, possibly Strauss. I actually need to know these things, because being away from you guys, is a torture. That's what gonna keep me sane, know that I will always love you. I will still call whenever I need someone to cheer me up and make me feel safe, which would be everyday.

But for now, despite of this being so hard, I need to do this, and I need you to know that if there was another choice, I would take it in a heartbeat." Emily practically begged for their approvals and understanding.

"Does Hotch know? Surely he would have been here if he had known" Dave asked,

"No, he doesn't. Yet. But he will find the letter of my transfer on his desk first thing in the morning"

"When is your flight?"

"Around 2 am"

"So soon!"

"I would have told you, but I don't wanna distract you from the case"

"Emily-"

"Please. Can we not cry? People are gonna start asking what the hell did you do to me, and I'm gonna say you're filling a custody battle and is threatening to take Sergio away from me. I need to stay strong, and it won't happen if you guys keep on crying. Spence, you said Lila called you out of the blue and wanted to meet, mind telling us that?"

They all agreed, as much as they hated what was happening they couldn't let Emily leave thinking they hate her, not her decision itself.

They spent the next few hours revisiting their memories with her. Laughers flowed in the air, teasing resulted in guffawed noise and tears streamed down, falling on the floor they were once occupying.

She gave them her number, told them she would call as soon as she landed and asked them to call her back, and not to hesitate to ask for help, if they needed one .When they got to the airport, no one can no longer hide their emotions, finally letting it go, they all cried.

They hugged her and said their goodbyes one last time.

Nobody wants to go to work after what happened but knowing that an UNSUB doesn't really give a damn about what they're feeling, they're left with no alternative other than to come in.

Before they arrived at the office, each of them received a message from Emily saying she reached London and told them to take care of themselves. Leave it to Emily Prentiss to be their mother hen, the one to worry and take care of them. Distance and time be damned, it cannot break the love they would always have for each other.

Author's note:

I have know idea how long it takes to reach London, so forgive me for the mistake. This story had been written last year for my English class assignment. When our teacher told us to write a story, this is what first came into my mind. I started writing it almost immediately even though it wasn't due until a week or two.

My original plan was to start the story from the first episode Emily was introduced back in season two, but our teacher said, it can't be hand written and It was like 5 papers back to back, being only in the part where Emily told him she hated politics, so I changed my mind and started with the finale.

So point is, this story is done, just needed some editing, so if you guys wanna see some things, please review. It would bring me joy and early birthday Present, really early considering the fact that my birthday is on October thirty first. Hehehehehehe! Thank you for those who reviewed, followed and added this story to their favorites! Oh and we don't have regular internet access, so that's a factor that affects the time I can update this story.

Can anyone please tell me if you know anymore sites where I can read more hotly fics, and if you guys know hotly fics that aren't put under the category of Hotch and Emily, please let me know. and also fanfics in which there is a love triangle between Emily, hotch and another team member. Please, thank you!