6:15 pm.

"So you got coffee asking you to dinner, and I got coffee asking me to dinner." Aaron paused looking at Emily quizzically. "We were set up." Aaron started laughing.

"I guess so," Emily could feel herself blushing. That meant that whatever feelings she had for Aaron, whatever they were, she was not hiding them well. Someone in the White House knew.

"But who could it be?" Emily asked as they're food was delivered. It had to be someone close to Emily. Someone who knew her well. She was too professional to show her feelings towards Aaron at work.

"Steve?" Emily offered. At the suggestion, Aaron started laughing.

"Em, you think Steve set us up? He's in love with you. He would be setting you up with himself." Emily cringed at the idea. She could feel her nose wrinkling. Steve was a sweet guy, and Emily wanted him to find someone to share his life with, but it definitely would not be her. She would never be able to overlook his work ethic.

"I think it's probably Seth. He's always pulling pranks on me. Wanna confront him tomorrow?" Aaron asked.

"You know, Aaron, you're probably right. It's gotta be Seth. I'm going to be at Capitol Hill tomorrow, but let me know how that goes."

8:30 pm.

Emily and Aaron were still sitting in the booth at the pizzeria. It was nice for Emily to get away from work and just relax. Aaron had a way of easing her mind and slowing it down from the typical 100 mile per hour pace it kept.

"Aaron, this has been really nice. I haven't really forgot about work and just relaxed since Kirkman became president." She offered him a small smile.

Aaron reached for her hand across the table. "I know, and it worries me. You're going to burn yourself out."

"But it was ok for you to keep these hours when you were Chief of Staff?" She gave his hand a small squeeze. She enjoyed teasing him. He always had quick comebacks and thought really well when he was pressured.

"Well I didn't have someone who cared about my wellbeing." He squeezed her hand gently in return, and Emily could feel herself blush. "Wanna get some dessert? There's really good place right down the street," Aaron asked taking the pressure off Emily to respond. She was grateful, but it also scared her how well Aaron new her already. He knew when he could push her buttons, and he knew when to stop. She didn't even think her own family knew her that well.

"Let's go," she responded smiling.

9:00 pm.

Aaron held the door open for her after they got dessert as she got into his car.

"Where to, My Lady?" Emily burst out laughing at Aaron's bad acting.

"Never call me that again! But I think we should call it a night. I should get in early tomorrow to finish some things." Aaron frowned at her suggestion, but nodded.

"You're right. I'll take you home." He smiled, and Emily felt heat pool in her belly. She knew she didn't want this night to end, but hopefully there would be many more like it.

She felt so comfortable with Aaron. He got her. He knew her little quirks, and he had picked up on them just by working with her. He also excited her. She usually played it safe in relationships, and they usually ended up being pretty boring.

They pulled up to her apartment complex, and Aaron parked. "I'll walk you up." Aaron was also a gentleman.

As they walked to her door, Emily cleared her throat. "Thank you for everything tonight...dinner, dessert, driving me home." She smiled up at him. Those eyes. That smirk. She could stare at him all day.

He simply nodded. "We should do it again sometime."

"Yeah, absolutely." The thought of another date made her giddy.

Aaron looked at her lips. She knew this moment was coming. After their last kiss, it was inevitable. She had been waiting for this all night.

Aaron leaned in, and she met him more than halfway. Aaron cupped her face, and she pulled his waist closer to her.

Emily pulled away. "Would you like to come in?" Aaron smirked. "I would love to."

Emily worked hard to steady her hands as she put the key in the lock. She grabbed Aaron's hand and led him to her bedroom. Her dream was literally coming true…

10:30 pm.

Emily came out of the bathroom in her robe and leaned on the doorframe. Aaron laying in her bed was something she could definitely get used to seeing.

"You ditched me already," Aaron mumbled half-asleep. Emily laughed.

"Never again." Emily whispered as she crawled on top of him.

5:00 am.

Emily's alarm went off again. She kept hitting snooze. She was just too warm and cozy with Aaron to even think about getting out of bed.

"We should get up," Aaron mumbled into her hair.

"If you say so," Emily replied. She turned to give Aaron a quick kiss and then was out of bed before Aaron could respond. She heard him groan as she went to start the coffee.

"Dinner again tonight?" Aaron asked coming into the kitchen.

"You betcha," Emily smiled. "I should be back in the office by 4. I'll stop by your office." It was going to be a long day. The only thing that Emily wanted to do was crawl back into bed with Aaron and forget about work.

Aaron gave her one last kiss before leaving for his own apartment to get ready for work.

6:30 am.

Emily walked into her office to get ready for all her meetings on Capitol Hill. She had to find all of the paperwork she needed because her deputy pulled all the wrong files.

She was frustrated which only led to her desire to go home even more.

She looked up when Aaron came in.

"I got you...whoa, are you ok? You look…"

"Don't finish that sentence. Just give me the coffee, Aaron," Emily interrupted. "I'm tired and have to redo everything Steve did and have to do what he didn't."

Aaron nodded, "ok, I'll see you in a few."

He left, and Emily immediately felt guilty, but it was his fault she was so tired.

7:30 am.

Emily was sitting in the Oval Office, waiting for Aaron's arrival. It was rare that her morning briefing with the president didn't go over the allotted time. It was also rare for Aaron to be late. Emily was hoping that didn't mean a crisis.

She already went over the president's scheduled and briefed him on her plan of attack for her meetings today. Kirkman seemed off, happy. He was smiling at her, and she thought she saw his eyes twinkle. That couldn't be right. She was probably just hallucinating because she was tired.

"Did you do anything fun last night with your time off?" the president inquired.

"Um no," Emily lied. She hated lying, but she figured she didn't have fun last night. She had a lot of fun, so technically she wasn't lying. Aaron walked in then, and she gave him the cold shoulder for the entire meeting. She was tired, but she couldn't let her guard down. It would be bad for the White House and Kirkman's presidency if word got out about her and Aaron. She didn't trust herself to even look at him, so she didn't.