Well here it is I have worked long and hard on this chapter and I am really worried about how it all came out so please let me know if you like it.......
Aaron held on to Kate's arm as they once again made their way up the elevator to her apartment. "I bet you think I'm an invalid now don't you?"
Aaron laughed as she leaned heavily against him; he was getting light headed from the nearness of her. The two of them finally made their way inside and he got Kate situated back on the couch.
"You just stay put, I'm going to get some plates and we will eat in here." Aaron ordered.
"Yes sir Agent Hotchner." She grinned up at him.
Aaron returned with their food, and sat down next to her.
"Hey" Aaron turned to face her.
"You got a haircut." Kate said reaching up to run her fingers through his closely cropped hair. "It's nice, I like it short like this."
Her eyes dropped from his hair to meet his eyes and she froze seeing the intensity in them. Her breath caught in her throat from the closeness of him.
Aaron's hand came up to rest on her cheek, almost in slow motion his mouth lowered towards hers; he was a mere centimeters away from touching and paused.
Kate looked at him curiously, her hand moved to the back of his head and gently urged his mouth the rest of the way to her own.
Aaron felt as if the everything around them had disappeared, he was hyper aware of the softness of her mouth against his and her fingers running through the hair at the base of his neck, sending heat coursing through his body.
Her lips parted and as if with a mind of its own his tongue move to taste the inside of her mouth, he heard a low moan and was shocked to realize that it was coming from his own throat.
Suddenly the contact with her mouth was not enough he needed to feel her! His hands went to her waist still aware of her stitches, and pulled her closer to him. She came willingly moving until she was practically in his lap pressed into his chest. Aaron broke his mouth away from hers, desperately needing air, he began trailing kisses down her chin and neck to the tender spot behind her left ear.
"Kate"
"Hmmm"
"We have to stop" his teeth were nipping at her ear lobe now.
"You're right," she said knowing that things were going to go too far if they didn't.
She pulled back putting her hands on both sides of his face, anticipating what was coming next.
"I'm sorry Kate that was, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."
"Aaron Hotchner sometimes doing things impulsively is a good thing, beside if I remember correctly, I kissed you first." She leaned in and pressed her lips to his again, a caress more than a kiss this time. When she pulled back, he was smiling.
Caitlin Todd you are not going to be any good for me." He kissed the tip of her nose and she moved back to sit on the couch again.
"Well we will just have to see about that." She countered with a grin. "For now I'm starving!"
Aaron just grinned and passed her the food, "do you want to watch the end of the movie while we eat?"
"Sure but we don't have to watch The Notebook we can watch something a little more guy-ish if you want."
"No it's fine I was enjoying it actually."
When they had finished eating Aaron hit the pause button and took their dishes to the kitchen, kate passed him in the hallway on the way back to the living room.
"I just have to use the bathroom, I will be right back."
Aaron settled himself back on the couch, what was he thinking? However, it felt so good holding her in his arms, kissing her. It felt as if this was his decisive moment; right now, he could leave never look back. On the other hand, he could relax and just enjoy being with her. Whatever he chose there would be no turning back from this moment; he was either in, or out.
"You didn't have to wait on me." Kate moved slowly back into the room.
"I wasn't going to start back without you." Aaron moved to stretch himself out on the couch and propped his head on his elbow. "You want to lie down here with me?"
She nodded and sat down in front him, "I might fall asleep if I lie down." Kate warned.
"That's ok" he guided her down in front of him and wrapped his arms around her, the smell of her was intoxicating.
It wasn't long before they were both sleeping Aaron's strong arms pulling her tightly against his chest, for Kate it was the first night since the explosion that she had slept without those all too familiar nightmares causing her to sit strait up in bed.
Aaron groaned and attempted to roll over remembering where he was when his back hit the back of the couch. It all came back in a rush, the trip to the hospital, the kiss the movie, and falling asleep on the couch with Kate.
Kate!
She was facing him now, her nose pressed against his chest and fist clutching his shirt as if her life depended on it. Aaron brushed a strand of hair off Kate's face causing her to stir and snuggle closer into his chest. For a long time he just lay there watching her sleep peacefully, for the first time in as long as he could remember, he was content.
"Mmmm" Kate groaned as she began waking up.
"Good morning"
"Hey" Her voice was still thick with sleep. "I told you I would fall asleep"
"Yes you did, but obviously you weren't alone."
"I'm sorry you're probably going to regret sleeping in such a confined space later."
"Not likely" Aaron kissed her lightly. "The better question is how we are going to get ourselves up from here without pulling your stitches out."
For some reason this caused Kate to start giggling uncontrollably, Aaron's laugh was deep in his chest shaking both of them as they lay there together just enjoying the nearness of one another.
