AN: So this prompt was an interesting one, gender-bent. I'd never written anything like that before but it's actually not that hard.

"Are you alright Ethan?" Anna Hotchner asked her agent who jumped slightly before turning and smiling at her.

"Yeah I'm fine." Ethan Prentiss replied and gestured to the mountain of paperwork before him. "I just wish this would vanish on me."

"Look at my workload and be grateful with what you have." Anna retorted before looking at her boyfriend with concern. "Are you sure everything's ok?"

"Everything's fine Anna," Ethan repeated, reaching up to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear and smirked at the sharp look Anna gave him. "Nobody's here remember."

"I know, just don't want anymore 'surprises'." Anna commented, thinking about what had happened a few weeks beforehand when they had been caught kissing in Anna's office and Ethan laughed.

"It wasn't that bad. Anyway you should head home and see Jack,that work's still going to be here tomorrow." Ethan said and Anna rolled her eyes.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Anna said and Ethan smiled again at her. She really was beautiful, but it wasn't just Anna's beauty that attracted him to her. She was intelligent, brave, a strong leader and devoted to her young son Jack, whom she raised as a single parent after her ex-husband Harry was killed the previous year. Ever since Ethan had joined the BAU, he and Anna had been good friends and only got together a few months ago. So far they had kept their relationship a mostly-hidden secret and the only person who knew was Dave who had been the one who caught them but he had agreed to keep it secret after Ethan vowed to shoot him and Anna gave him one of her infamous death glares.

"Go on, I'm going to leave now anyway. You should go." Ethan said and Anna smiled at her. She had to admit, Ethan was a good influence on her, she felt better when she was with him; not so stressed or stoic all the time. He made her happy in a way she hadn't been in a long time.

"Alright you twisted my arm. Happy now?" Anna tested as Ethan smiled at her.

"Very, now go." Ethan said, kissing her cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Sure you don't want to come back, Jack would like to see you." Anna suggested and Ethan considered it before shaking his head.

"Not tonight, it's a bit late after all." Ethan said, looking at his watch. It was almost half eight and he knew it would be nearing Jack's bedtime. Also there was something important he had to do first.

"Alright," Anna replied. If she was disappointed, she hid it well and turned to head back to her office to grab her bag as Ethan pulled on his jacket and got ready to leave. A few minutes later, they got into the elevator and walked hand in hand towards their cars. Ethan kissed Anna again before they got into their own cars; Anna heading back to her apartment and Ethan into the city centre.

As a distant clock struck half past ten, Ethan did his best not to jump as a hand rested on his back. Quickly masking his shock, Ethan stared straight ahead. "I knew you were watching me."

"What's that expression? Keep your friends close and your enemies under surveillance?" The Irishwoman replied as she walked past Ethan and sat at the other end of the table, keeping her cold blue eyes fixed on Ethan.

"I've been here for two hours, you should know better than to keep a gentleman waiting." Ethan replied, showing no emotion as he looked at the woman he hadn't seen in so long. A woman he had hoped to never see again. A woman who was bloodthirsty, dangerous and wanted him dead.

The woman almost smiled as she sat down. "Seems hypocritical, seeing as I've had to wait seven years."

Ethan stared the woman in the face, not breaking eye contact and showing no fear at the woman who could destroy his entire world in an instant. "Hello Aoife."

Aoife Doyle looked at Ethan coldly in retaliation. "Hello Laurence."

AN: Before my essay overtook my entire existence, I was re-watching series 6 and had gotten up to just before the Doyle saga begins, hence why you get a genderbent Doyle in there too. Also for those who don't know, Aoife is an Irish name pronounced Ee-Fah