Save Me
Chapter 9: Doubt
Things had been better between Emily and Aaron, for the last couple of months, but deep inside Emily couldn't stop herself from doubting their relationship. She loved him, of that she was sure, but as much as she hated doing so, deep inside she was always waiting for that call…Haley calling back and asking for forgiveness and saying she wanted him back, then Aaron breaking up with her and telling her everything had been a mistake between them. She knew deep inside her that since Aaron had a child with Haley he had all the reason in the world to go back and try to fix things with his ex-wife. It really stung her because she had fallen madly in love with him like she had not done with anyone before.
It was her own fault anyway, because she had given herself fully to him, like she had not done so with any man before…she had given him her body, her soul, her heart, and even her mind. She didn't even think it was possible to love so much until she met him, but she also knew it was too good to be true, there had to be a catch to it. Aaron kept telling her he loved her, and it was her whom he wanted to spend the rest of his days with, but she wasn't stupid, most men are said to just take a woman to bed, and although she didn't really think Aaron was that kind of man, she also knew he wasn't ready for another marriage after he had just gotten divorced. She also knew that Jack was the most important thing in the world for him, and she was convinced that if Haley asked him to come back and try things again for Jack he probably would.
The thing was that Haley had become a very sensitive issue in their relationship; she had already caused several fights between them. While Emily was absolutely convinced that she was intentionally causing those fights, Aaron was trying to maintain a civil relationship with his ex-wife, and he kept saying that the only reason he wanted peace with Haley was because Jack's custody was still not settled in the courts. Emily didn't really want to press the issue any more, she didn't want to be that kind of woman anymore; they had only been dating for maybe six months now, and she didn't think she had any rights to tell him anything else about his life with his ex-wife, or about Jack's situation with the blonde woman, and the few times she had tried to say something, they had ended up in a fight. She had decided it was best to keep her opinions to her self and let him deal with his own issues as they came up, although deep inside her, she was afraid he would leave and go back to Haley.
It was a gorgeous afternoon outside, and the team had gotten out for lunch together. They had tried to finish most of their cases before they left, but had not done so, but Dave had decided it would be nice anyway for the entire team to go out and have lunch together. They ended up going to lunch at a fancy sushi restaurant, and the food had been quite amazing. It had been a while since the team had laughed so much. After they finished lunch, that Dave, of course, had paid for, the team headed back to the BAU in two SUV's ready to finish their files and go home for the weekend. After both vehicles parked in the FBI garage, the team made their way back to the BAU, taking the elevator, all the while joking around.
"Thankfully, I only have six more files to finish and then I can go home and forget that this place exists." Emily joked.
"Six! How do you have six files, I have like eighteen!" Spencer complained.
"What can I say, I'm a better profiler and a better case writer." Emily smiled, shrugging her arms.
"I think she might had slipped you some of her files, genius boy." Derek teased. Spencer looked at Emily horrified.
"What? How could you, Emily?"
"Oh my God, Spencer, I did not, are you really going to believe him? It's Morgan!" Emily defended, as the elevator doors opened, and they steeped into the bullpen laughing at Spencer's face. Everyone stopped in their tracks when they saw the former Mrs. Hotchner waiting by the bullpen, looking very upset.
"Haley, how are you doing?" Dave smiled nicely.
"Hello, Dave, how are you? She responded coldly.
"Aaron is actually in a meeting with Strauss, I'm not sure how long it will take him, is this an emergency?" Dave said politely.
"It's okay, Dave, I think I can wait." Haley said, glaring at Emily with hatred. Dave noticed immediately and turned to look at Emily. He had no idea what was going on.
"Is something going on?" Dave asked worriedly.
"Umm, I don't know, why don't you ask Agent Prentiss." Haley spat, fuming. Emily had no idea what was going on, but she did not want to have that conversation in front of the team since they didn't know about their relationship yet.
"What is going on, Emily?" Derek asked concerned.
"I don't know, but I really don't think this is the time or the place, Haley." Emily said politely.
"Oh, please give me a break, don't act like you have some decency when we both know you don't." The blonde woman spit.
"Haley, please…" Emily warned.
"What is going on here?" JJ stepped in between Haley and Emily.
"What is going on, Agent Jareau, is that this whore has been sleeping with my husband for the past six months, in fact, she is the reason that we divorced in the first place!" Haley spoke before anyone could stop her.
"Now, that is bullshit and you know it, and just what the hell is your problem?" Emily finally exploded.
"Hey whoa…whoa…stop!" Morgan stopped Emily from going any further.
"Haley, I really think you should have this conversation somewhere else with Aaron, somewhere more appropriate." Dave suggested, as the entire team watched aghast at the two women.
"Well, I think this is just the perfect place, after all, here is where he picked up this tramp."
"Haley, enough!" Dave warned before Emily could defend herself.
"I'm pregnant." She dropped.
"What?" Everyone spoke at once, in shock.
"I'm pregnant, and Aaron is the father, that's why I'm here, because we need to talk about that." Haley told Dave. Emily just looked at her in shock.
"What! Are you surprised, Agent Prentiss? You didn't think he cared about you, did you? After all, you were just an adventure for him, didn't he tell you we talked about getting back together last month? When we met to talk about Jack, we've been working things out, and as you see, it worked…I'm pregnant again." Haley continued her speech in front of the team.
"I'm done with this, Haley, excuse me, please." Emily said, walking away from everyone and stepping out of the bullpen.
"I don't think that was necessary, Haley." Dave reprimanded.
"Well, it was about time you all found out what kind of whore she was. I think I'll wait for Aaron in his office, thanks." She said, going into the Unit Chief Office.
"What the hell was that all about!?" Morgan asked.
"I don't know, but you better get back to work and mind your own business, everyone back to work." Dave said angrily, going after Emily.
He found her in the garage inside her car crying. He tapped on the window, and Emily just shook her head, but he tapped again, and she rolled down the window.
"I'm not in the mood for any of your shit, Rossi." She bit out angrily.
"I just thought you might need these." He said, handing her coat and messenger bag to her that she had left in the BAU. Emily nodded opening the car lock, which Rossi took as an indication to get in, he walked around the car and hopped in the passenger seat.
"Do you need anything?" He asked gently, placing her belongings on the back seat of the car.
"Yeah, I need to disappear from this freaking country." She said, as a few tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Em, if it helps, I don't think she is telling the truth." Dave said, gently squeezing her hand.
"Does it really matter after how she humiliated me in front of everyone?" She cried.
"Emily, Haley is a very evil person, you more than anyone should know that, especially with everything that she did to Aaron. I really think you should talk to Aaron." Dave said gently.
"The last thing I want to do right now is see Aaron." Emily said, as more tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Em, he is going to want to talk to you."
"Right now, I need time, I don't think I can do this anymore." She confessed.
"Okay, I will make some arrangements for you to take a few weeks off." Emily nodded, wiping her eyes.
"Thank you, Dave."
"Call me if you need anything, please." He kissed her cheek and got out of the car watching her drive away.
