Emily's POV

"Ma'am, you said we needed to talk?"

"You told Agent Hotchner why you were leaving, but I didn't get the real reason. Why did you want to leave Emily?"

"If you want the complete truth, I can't betray my team ma'am. That is why I left. You can't assume that everyone is going to tell you what you want and I felt leaving was the only way to keep myself from hurting the people I love. Is there anything else you need ma'am, because I want to get home to my children?"

"Just need to give you these back, as it seems your resignation mysteriously disappeared." She says as she hands me my badge and gun. I take them and start to walk to the door.

"Ma'am?"

"Yes Agent Prentiss?"

"My children aren't accidents, they never were and they never will be. I wasn't planning on having them but that just made them unknown miracles not accidents." I say to her before walking out the door. I drive home and after letting Sarah go for the night, I go to sit in my living room. I lay my head down on the pillow and close my eyes trying to get some sleep. About 20 minutes after I manage to fall asleep though, there is a knock on the door. I walk groggily to the door and open it, not even looking to see who it was. "Hotch? What are you doing here?"

"I had to come tell you before either of us have to talk to Strauss in the morning." I looked at him confused. "I had to tell you the real reason that I didn't want you on my team the first day you walked into my office. It wasn't because I hadn't approved you or that I thought your parents had pulled strings. It was because I felt an immediate attraction to you. The kind of attraction that you see in Disney movies, the love at first sight that I never thought anyone truly ever had. I knew that if you joined our team, I wouldn't be able to ever let you know how I felt as it would seem inappropriate for a boss to be telling his newest team member that he was in love with her. But Emily, I had to- no, I have to tell you. I can't stand you not knowing anymore that I love everything about you; the way that I feel like I can look into your eyes and feel like all the terrible things we deal with are nothing compared to the hope you always have in your eyes, or the way that you can make children feel safe even after they have had to deal with a serial killer, or the fact that I feel like I can conquer the world with you by my side. Emily I had to let you know. I had to let you know that I am sure I am in love with you." I stood there in shock for a moment. "Emily? Say something please," he begged.

"You know the real reason I quit?" He shook his head while looking at me with the same look I had seen when I told him I was quitting. I took a deep breath to try to calm myself. "The night after Strauss asked me to help get rid of you, I came to your house to pick up Nathan and Natalia and I didn't even feel like I could stand there talking with you because I had your career in my hands. And then you asked if I was alright and I felt like crap for even being asked to throw away your career. So I left as soon as I could so you wouldn't end up finding out from me what she had really asked me, because you always make me feel like I can tell you anything, and I came home and ended up sitting in Natalia and Nathan's nursery thinking about whether or not I could really betray you like that and while I was sitting there I realized that I was in love with you and I couldn't hurt the man I loved, so as soon as you came back, I decided I had to leave." I look into his eyes for a second, before continuing. "But even if we both are in love with each other, it can't go anywhere, because my resignation 'disappeared'," I put air quotes around it. "So Strauss had to give me my job back. Which means that this can't go anywhere because-" I was cut off by the feeling of Hotch's lips against mine, moving in the most natural way, feeling like they were made just for this. I feel his arms wrap around my waist and I wrap my arms around his neck and we hold each other even after we break the kiss.

"I could care less about what Strauss thinks. I don't even care what anyone thinks. We both love each other, so why shouldn't we get our shot at happiness?" I decide to let my actions speak louder than any words could ever try to do, by leaning in and kissing him again.

We broke apart to the sound of Nathan crying. "Let me get him back down." And I walk towards the twin's room. "What's wrong Nathan? Did you want Mommy's attention?"

"Mama…" He reached out to me while he let the tears roll down his face. I gently take him out of his crib not wanting to shake him up as that usually upset him more. I hold him in my arms, rocking him slowly. I think through what had just happened. Hotch loves me too, I hadn't thought that would ever happen. This changed everything. I held him in my arms until he cried himself back to sleep. I kiss him and Natalia before walking out of the room. Hotch smiles at me when I walk back into the room.

"Nathan back asleep?" I nod.

"You should probably get home to Jack." I say after seeing how much my own children wanted me and not wanting to keep another child from seeing their parent.

"I probably should, but I wish I could stay here as well."

"Well we both need sleep after that last case," I say, rubbing my aching head. He immediately started worrying.

"Are you sure you're ok? Because I can ask Laura if she can stay with Jack one more night so I can make sure you are ok."

"I'm fine; I just need some sleep I think. I'll see you tomorrow at the BAU."

"If you say so. Good night Emily." He starts to walk towards the door.

"Bye Hotch."

"Aaron." He says, stopping in his tracks.

"What?" I ask confused.

"If I can call you Emily, you can call me Aaron."

"Ok Aaron," I say, feeling a little weird since I had just recently gotten used to saying Hotch instead of sir or Agent Hotchner. I stand up to follow him to the door.

"Thank you Emily." He kisses my check.

"For what?"

"For listening to my feelings," He says with his rarely seen smile that I felt like I had seen more tonight then I had ever seen at the office. "And thank you for letting me know how you feel."

"Thanks for feeling the same way I do." I say and he kisses me good night.