A/N: So Emily said that she loves Hotch. How will Hotch respond? Does Emily even know she has said it?
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Feelings and Hospital Stays
(HPOV)
I took in a deep breath when I heard what Emily said. I wonder if she is even aware of what she has said. I can not believe that this woman loves me. I know that I love her but I am afraid to tell her. I kiss her hand again and whisper "I love you Emily Prentiss. It seems like I always have." I heard someone gasp and I lift my head quickly thinking that she has woken up and heard me. When I saw that she was still sleeping I looked over towards the door and I see Spencer Reid standing there. I motion for him to come in and he does and he then shuts the door.
He walks over to the side of the bed I am on and says "Are you okay Hotch? Dave sent me in to check on you guys. The Doctor did come back out and say that she should be moved to a regular room soon." I looked at him and said "Pull that other chair over here Spencer." He did as I said and sat down beside me. He looked from Emily to me and then he said "I heard what you said but I will keep it to myself. I am glad that you admitted that you love her Hotch. I am pretty sure that she loves you too." I just kept looking at him and then said "Does everyone know how I feel about her?" Spencer shook his head no and then he said "I was at the table with you tonight when that guy was trying to hit on her. I was watching you watch her. I can't say for sure that they don't know how you feel but I was only sure of it when I saw how you reacted and heard what you said to her when you were kneeling beside her on the dance floor. You said it low enough to where Dave and the women didn't hear it but I did. I'm happy for you. You two would be perfect together." I just looked at him in shock and took a deep breath and said "She said she loves me. I am not even sure if she realalises what it is that she said. But she sighed and whispered I love you Aaron after she drifted off to sleep. I do not know what I would do without her. She is my life besides Jack. I do really love her even if I am afraid of telling her. I just need time to be able to tell her." Spencer looked at Emily and then me again and said "I can understand that. I know exactly what you mean. You can't help who you love but the one thing you can do is make sure that you tell her before its too late. I learned that the hard way." I nodded and looked back at the woman lying in the hospital bed.
We both looked up when the door to the room opened up again. The Doctor, a Nurse, and two orderlies came in. The Doctor said "We are going to move her to a room now. You two can follow us and then I will go and get the rest of your group. When she wakes back up someone needs to make sure she does not move too much. I do not want her stitches pulled at all." We both nodded and followed them out of the recovery room and to the regular hospital room. I heard Emily gasp as she was being wheeled down the hospital corridor and I rushed up behind her and said "Em, it is alright. They are just moving you to a regular hospital room. Spencer and I are right behind you." I heard her sigh and then she said "Okay Hotch. I just wasn't sure where I was at and what was happening." I grabbed her hand and walked beside the hospital bed as they pushed her to her new room. I wanted to make sure that she knew that someone was with her. I wanted her to know that I was with her.
Once we made it to her hospital room the Doctor ordered the nurse to check her vitals. The whole time the Nurse was checking her vitals I kept a hold of her hand. Once the Nurse was done checking the Doctor checked over her wounds and then nodded and left the room saying "I will go and get the rest of your group now. Miss Prentiss if you need anything be sure to press the call button." I heard Spencer say "It's Agent Prentiss not Miss" and I chuckled at that. Usually I am the one who corrects anyone who calls one of my agents Miss or Mr. and this time it was Reid correcting them. I saw Emily looking around and then she said "Spencer come over here where I can see you." I heard him move forward and he grabbed a chair on the opposite side of the bed I was on and sat down. He looked at Emily and said "I am glad that you are okay. You had all of us worried." She grabbed his hand and said "Spencer I know how you think. You are not to blame yourself in any way, shape, or form for what happened to me. I am okay and I will be okay." Spencer nodded at her and gripped the hand she had put in is. I should have thought about him blaming himself.
(EPOV)
I had two of my favorite men in the room with me. My heart fluttered as I felt Hotch rubbing his thumb around in circles on my wrist. I looked over to him and said "I really am okay Hotch. You can go home and get some rest and pick up Jack. He needs you Hotch. I will be fine on my own." He just looked at me and then he said "I am not leaving you alone. Jessica already has Jack until tomorrow. So I will stay here with you tonight. Do not argue Prentiss. Damn it woman do you not get it that you could have died today? Do you not get it that I could have lost you before I even told you how I felt? No! I am staying here and that is the end of it. Also the Doctor said you have to stay in here for a couple of days and then when he releases you, you are not allowed to go home alone. So that means you are coming home with me and I will not take no for an answer." I laid there stunned as I listened to him. It almost sounded like he was in love with me. But he couldn't love me. I love him but I don't think that he feels that way for me. I knew logically what he was saying was the truth so I just nodded and gave into him. I know that it would not do me any good in arguing with him. When his mind is set his mind is set.
I looked over at Spencer who was smiling and I said "Why are you smiling?" He laughed and said "That is for me to know and you to find out. Come on Emily you are a highly trained profiler you should be able to figure it out." I just looked at him and then laughed. I am glad that he was teasing me. I looked up as I heard a knock on the hospital room door and then it opened and in walked JJ, Garcia, Morgan, and Rossi. I smiled at them all and the women rushed over to hug me. Before they could Hotch spoke up and said "Be careful. She has stitches in both wounds and the doctor does not want them getting pulled." JJ and Garcia nodded and then both leaned down to hug me gently. Morgan came up and also hugged me. What surprised me the most was that Dave came over and sat on my bed and then leaned down to kiss me on the forehead. I looked at him and he smiled at me and said "I love you and your family. I wanted to be different." I laughed and then grimaced as I felt the stitches pull some. Dave looked at Hotch and said "Do I need to go and get your go bag out of the car? If you are not staying with her than I am." Hotch looked at me and I smiled at him so he nodded and said "I am staying and when she is released she is coming to stay at my place. Yes, if one of you could get my go bag I would appreciate it." Dave laughed and Morgan put his head out the door and bend down and then came back in with Hotch's go bag. I had to laugh at that also.
The team stayed for a while and then the all started to leave. Hotch said "Dave take my car for now but if you would come back in the morning I would appreciate it." Dave nodded and then leaned down and kissed me on the forehead again and whispered "Be good and please finally tell the guy how you feel about him. I love you Emily but you can seriously be stubborn and it about killed him tonight seeing you get hurt." I looked up into his eyes wide eyed and he smiled at me. Morgan then hugged me as did JJ and Garcia. After they all went out of the room Spencer stepped up beside me and kissed me on the cheek and then said "I will come by tomorrow and visit you. Do I need to stop by your house and get you some things?" I smiled gratefully at him and nodded. He knew what it is that I would want. After I nodded he smiled and then left the room. I was left with just Hotch and me. I looked over at him and saw that he was staring at me and smiling.
I grabbed his hand and laid back and sighed. He said "Are you tired?" I blinked my eyes and then said "Yes I guess I am." He laughed and said "Get some sleep. I will be here when you wake up. I am not going anywhere tonight." I smiled at him and closed my eyes and started to go to sleep. I felt safe with my hand in his. As I started to drift off to sleep I could not help but think about the first time we kissed and how much I would love to kiss him again. I heard more than I felt him stand up and then I felt his lips against mine softly and then he whispered "Goodnight sweetheart." I did not say anything for fear of it being that I was dreaming.
(HPOV)
I watched Emily sleep and I felt my heart start to beat faster as she murmered my name in her sleep. I leaned back in the chair I was in and closed my eyes while still holding onto her hand. I let myself fall asleep. As I slept I dreamt of a life with Emily by my side. I woke up in the morning when I heard someone laugh. I looked over and saw Emily laughing and I just raised an eye brow at her. She laughed a little more and then said "What were you over there thinking of? You had the biggest grin on your face while you slept." I could feel myself blushing and I just shook my head. No way could I tell her that I was dreaming of her and holding her in my arms as we slept.
I heard someone knock on her hospital door and we both looked up as Rossi stuck his head in. He came in and walked over to Emily and leaned down to kiss her on her head as he said "Did you sleep okay honey?" I saw Emily nod at him and then he looked at me and said "Are you ready to head to work?" I sighed because I really did not want to leave Emily alone at the hospital but before I could say anything Emily said "Do not even think about it Hotch. You are going to work and that is final. You can come back and check on me after work but then you are to go home to your son." I sighed again because I knew she was right but I did not want to leave her at the hospital by herself all day and then leave her to be by herself all night. As I was getting ready to speak up Dave said "She is right Hotch. I will stay with her tonight and we can all take our lunch breaks at separate times to come and check on her. We can also call her today." I finally gave in and nodded. I stood up to leave but before I did I bent down and kissed her lightly on her lips and I about laughed at the shock on her face. I headed out of her hospital room but stopped and said "Listen to the Doctor and do not give him a hard time. I will see if I can get you released tomorrow if you listen all day today." I could hear her sighing and then she said "Yes, Sir." Before I could say anything Rossi pushed me out of her hospital room and we left.
