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Chapter 10: Breathe Again

Emily pushed through the door to 'their' bar and immediately saw him. Dressed in dark jeans and a black tee he looked too good. Instead of going up to him she sat down at a table near the back but with a clear view of the man that made her heart race, which it was doing at the very moment. Like the night before she wanted to watch him. Her first night in Paris she found him sitting at the bar with his scotch in his hand looking around for her, she guessed. But she did just what she did now. She took a seat and watched.

She was stunned by him. He was like a magnet pulling her in and even miles apart and a year between them she still felt what she did the first time they met. Bring any of her ex's to her and she would feel nothing but this man. This one man made her melt and her breath catch and he made her love. For Emily Prentiss that in and of itself was a… it was something that had never happened.

Emily ordered a drink from the waitress and sat watching him look around and frown. The dimpled smile that made her eyes brighten and breath catch was long gone. She wanted to go to him. Make him smile once again but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She wanted to understand why he had a hold on her that no one else in the entire world had. Why was he different? She couldn't answer that. And it stumped her to no end. He was intelligent and handsome no doubt but there had to be more. There had to be something that was drawing her to him.

She peaked up as Aaron eyed a brunette near the bar. Emily's stomach knotted and her brows furrowed. As he turned and ordered another drink she got up and walked through the crowd to stand right next to him. "Did you make sure she doesn't have a ring?" she mentally laughed at the words so similar to his own the first night they met. He froze making her bite her lower lip.

Aaron's heart raced as he turned his head just slightly and looked into the dark chocolate eyes he had been dreaming about for the past year. "Emily" he breathed thinking maybe she was a dream.

"Hey" she smiled taking the barstool next to him and waving at the bartender.

"I honestly didn't think you would come." He said taking her in as his brain finally caught up with him.

"I didn't know if I was." She told him honestly. "I didn't know if I wanted to put myself through this again." she looked down at the new drink in her hands. She fought with herself so many times over putting not only her but him too through the heart break of seeing each other again.

Nodding in understanding Aaron touched the back of her hand with his finger. "I'm glad you did." He said simply. "I tried to call but…"

"I deleted your message." Her eyes gazed into his. "I had to try. I had to move on." she hoped that he would understand but even if he didn't she wouldn't apologize for trying to carry on with her life.

"Did you?" his heart was breaking at the thought of her with anyone else and he was hurt that she would so easily delete him.

Emily downed the rest of her drink and looked around at the thinning crowd. It was getting late. "I'm here aren't I?"

His eyebrows drew together and a frown formed on his lips. "That's not an answer." His heart raced as she locked eyes with him once again.

Shaking her head slightly she whispered "No"

With a sigh of relief he smiled at her. "Good"

Emily's insides melted at the adoring dimpled smile. It was everything her remembered. "Dance with me." She took his hand and pulled him up.

Aaron followed her to the dance floor and pulled her in tight. Her body fit so perfectly against his, like she was made to be with him. He ran his hands down her sides and even though the song was a fast paced rhythm they swayed gently clinging to the other. Neither made a move to do more. They were fine to just hold each other knowing that they were together in the same place.

After a few songs Emily looked up at him. The love she felt inside her was shining through his eyes at her. She smiled placing her hands on his chest stopping their movement. A second later their lips were crashing. His tongue traced over her bottom lip requesting access with her happily gave. As their tongues met for the first time in a year a shiver ran through her.

Pulling back he smiled. "I have missed you so much." He brushed her hair away from her face and kissed her forehead.

Emily closed her eyes feeling the comfort of his arms and body wrap around her and the safe feeling once again made it to her heart. "Me too" it was whispered but he heard it.

"Let's go" he said in her ear and gently pulled her out of the bar.

As they walked the streets no words were exchanged. He just held her close to his side and led them to his hotel room. The elevator ride seemed to carry on and on as they gazed at the other with bright brown eyes. She moved her fingers over his hands tracing them then locked hers to his tightly. He swallowed thickly as she eyed him and subconsciously licked her lips.

Shutting the door to his room and locking it he frowned as she walked to the bed and sat at the end with sad eyes. It made his heart ache to know she was worried or upset. "What is it?" he walked over but stayed a few feet from her knowing she liked her space when she was upset.

"I-I don't know if I can do this." She looked up at him with unshed tears in her eyes. "I don't know if I can let you go again and if I let myself be happy with you it will hurt too much." She told him honestly.

Aaron knelt down and grasped her hands in his. "I don't want this to be like before. I have no intention of letting you go." He pulled her in close and claimed her lips with his.

It started slow but ended up fast and frantic leaving them both dizzy. His tongue took over her mouth in an instant as her hands locked around his neck pulling him closer. He pulled back just enough to push her back onto the bed and climb over her body, blanketing her with his heat.

-CM-CM-

As his senses came back and his breathing evened Aaron slipped from bed to clean up then climbed back in wrapping her exhausted body around his. He immediately noticed her teeth working her lip in thought. "I promise Emily, we will work this out." He stroked her back as she leaned into him.

"I just don't know how." She looked into his eyes. "But I can't let you go now."

Aaron opened his mouth to tell her he would leave his job and home just to be with her but all that came out was "I love you".

A/N: All together now…SIGH… haha. Anyways, thanks for the amazing reviews and comments. You make my inbox very happy!