Chapter Eleven
"Oh come on Aaron, I never had a thing for Rawson, he might have tried to get in my pants but that doesn't mean I let him. JJ tried to get me to go out with him but I decided to get a cat instead of the hassle of having a relationship with that man. Besides I didn't find him all that attractive any way." She paused before continuing.
"You on the other hand I find extremely attractive. One might even say that I find you… quite temptingly hot." She breathed huskily.
"Goodnight Aaron. I'll see you in the morning."
"Goodnight Emily. Sweet dreams." He replied before hanging up.
Emily exited the elevator and headed for her desk, stopping in the little kitchenette to fix herself a cup of coffee on the way. When she reached her desk she noticed the the single lavender colored rose in a small, dark purple vase. Emily knew that a lavender rose was a symbol of "falling in love". When you give it to a person you are saying "I have fallen in love with you and am enchanted by you." She smiled to herself as she took her seat.
Emily snuck a peek up at Hotch's office window to find him looking back at her. She gave him a smile, which was returned by him. She loved his smile, his dimples were so cute and they made him look ten years younger at least. She turned her gaze to a noise behind her to see Morgan ad Garcia coming through the glass doubles doors, entering the bullpen.
"Morning guys." Emily said with a smile.
"Well don't you look all happy today Gumdrop. Want to share with the class what has you smiling from ear to ear?" Garcia asked in her usual chipper voice.
"I just had a good night's sleep that's all." Emily answered her.
"Are you sure it has nothing do to with the flower on your desk there Princess?" Morgan quipped.
"No, it has nothing to do with the flower, which I put on my desk by the way; I really just had a good night's sleep. I haven't had one in months." She said, lying about the rose. What they didn't know couldn't hurt her, or Hotch for that matter.
"Well it is good to see you smiling again Peaches." Garcia said before she turned around and patted Morgan on his ass and went off to her office.
"So, it really isn't about the flower?" Morgan asked.
"Really Morgan, I brought the rose in this morning. I thought it would brighten up my day." She lied again, looking up to see Hotch standing on the catwalk listening to them.
"Okay, Well Pen is right; it is good to see you smile. It's been too long since I've seen that pretty smile of yours girl. Whatever it is that put it there hold on to it Princess." Morgan said as he bent down and kissed her on top of her head.
"Thanks Morgan, it feels good to smile. But to be honest, I didn't know I had stopped." She said quietly.
Morgan returned to his desk and Emily glanced back up at Hotch. She mouthed 'Thank you' to him and smiled. He gave her a wink and turned, going back into his office.
"What was that about?" Dave asked from the doorway.
"I am just taking your advice Dave. I am fixing things."
"So I take it she has forgiven you for being a dumbass." Dave said as he moved further into the office.
"We're working it out. We have a play date with Jack tomorrow." Hotch smiled.
"A play date with Jack is it? I highly doubt that is what you had in mind when you asked her over for a play date." Dave said laughing.
"Yes Dave that is all I was thinking. We're taking things slow. She wants to be wooed." Hotch said smiling again.
"Ah…and you can woo her? Aaron you have never wooed anyone in your entire life. What do you know about wooing anyone?" Dave asked.
"Well no I haven't but I did win over Haley once upon a time."
"Aaron that was twenty-five years ago, times have changed my friend. Didn't you woo Beth?"
"No I didn't woo Beth. We went out to dinner; we trained for the triathlon, met for coffee and maybe a movie here and there. Nothing very romantic if that is what you mean."
"Aaron, you have the dullest life of anyone I ever met. You have to do something very special for Em. She deserves romance and candle lit dinners. You have to make her feel like there is no one else in the world you would rather be with."
"Well Dave, that part should be easy because it's the truth. I can be romantic you know. I just didn't feel it with Beth; I guess that is why I didn't put as much effort in our relationship as I should have."
"Well if you need any ideas don't hesitate to ask."
"Thanks Dave but I really don't think Emily would enjoy being arrested on our first date." Hotch laughed.
"Hey, that was one time and I was a lot younger then. I didn't think we would actually get caught. I'll see you later Aaron and don't fuck this up because if you do I will still kick your ass." Dave said and then left going back to his office.