Hotch looked up from the mirror as Emily walked out of the bathroom. She looked beautiful in a black, knee-length dress, her hair in curls falling just past her shoulders. He grabbed her around the waist and pulled her into a passionate kiss. She ran her fingers through his hair, grabbing tufts of it as he worked his way down her jaw. "I'm going to have to brush my hair again sweetheart," he mumbled as he kissed down her neck. Emily sighed, "Well at least you can fix that easily. You're in the process of giving me a hickey or razor burn, and concealer can only do so much," she chuckled. Hotch pulled back quickly and turned to fix his tie. "Fine. No hickeys," he sighed. Emily chuckled and pat his butt as she walked past. Hotch huffed and looked at her in the reflection of the mirror as he fixed his hair and she pulled on her shoes.

They kissed the twins goodnight, gave Jack a kiss and a hug, and walked to the kitchen door. "We'll be back at about 11, maybe a little later. Call if you need anything," Emily explained to her step-mother. Natalie just smiled and nodded. "Take your time. And have fun you two," she said as she walked them to the door. Hotch smiled and thanked her for giving them the chance to go out. Natalie kissed his cheek. "You just take care of her ok? I've got everything covered here," she said. Hotch smiled and nodded. "By Nat," Emily called from the passenger seat. Natalie stood at the door until the garage door had closed.


Emily put her arm around Hotch's waist as they made their way down the street. She playfully pinched his butt and he playfully glared at her. "Hey! We're in public," he said. Emily shrugged her shoulders. "I know. I just love your butt. It's perfect and round and so pinchable," she teased. Hotch dropped his chin to his chest and shook his head. "I don't know what I'm going to do with you Emily Prentiss," he sighed. Emily smiled and walked through the restaurant door he'd just held open for her. "You're going to marry me Aaron Hotchner," she replied, patting his chest.

They followed the waiter to the table where the others were waiting. "Emily!" JJ squealed when she saw her friend. The two women hugged and JJ stepped back to look at Emily. "You look gorgeous! How is it that you've got 8-week old twins back home?" she gushed. Emily blushed and looked up at Hotch. He shrugged his shoulders and looked at JJ. "I've been telling her this since before they were born. She still doesn't believe me," he joked. Emily shook her head. "That's because I was sitting on the couch nine weeks ago, dressed in pajamas, eating Ben and Jerry's out of a carton and he said I was beautiful. Who's gonna believe that?" she retorted. Hotch huffed and turned to say hi to the others.

They sat down at the table and Emily looked around. Even with the spontaneous visits from everyone over the past thirteen weeks, she still missed her friends incredibly. She smiled at the group collected at the table. They were her family.

The group celebrated well into the night, moving on from the restaurant to a small bar two blocks away. Emily immediately dragged Hotch to the dancefloor, not wanting to miss the opportunity. As he locked his arms around her waist, and she locked hers around his neck, Hotch smiled at her. "Tonight's been fun," he said quietly. Emily smiled and nodded, leaning up on her tiptoes to whisper in his ear. "There's more fun to be had. I've got a new little nightie if you're interested." Hotch huffed and shrugged his shoulders. "I could be," he replied, "How little?" he asked, wagging his eyebrows. Emily smiled and kissed him gently. "Virtually non-existent," she replied.

"Get a room you two," Morgan joked as he walked past them, following a woman onto the dancefloor. Hotch laughed and looked at Emily. "Hey, have you thought about the wedding?" he asked. Since the night he'd proposed, so much had happened. It had occurred to him the day before yesterday that they could start planning it, and that they should if they wanted to get married before their kids graduated from college. Emily's face lit up. "No. I hadn't thought about it. But… we could start looking at dates and figuring things out, if that's what you want" she said excitedly. Hotch smiled and nodded. "The sooner I marry you, the better," he replied. Emily leant up again to kiss him.

Hotch felt a tap on his shoulder and he and Emily turned to face JJ and Will. "We're going to take off. Henry's staying with my cousin tonight so…" her voice trailed off and Emily smiled and nodded. "I'll see you Monday afternoon," she said, hugging her friend. The guys shook hands, before JJ and Hotch hugged goodnight. "I'll see you Monday JJ," Hotch said, watching them walk off before he turned back to Emily. "You wanna take off too?" she asked, winking. Hotch chuckled and nodded. "Absolutely," he cried out, grabbing her hand. He quickly waved to the others, before dragging her out and back towards their car. Emily laughed. This was a great night.


A/N: Just a short little chapter to wrap up the week. And Hotch couldn't leave the team without a little celebration. And given they go out after most cases (at least that's what happens in fanfiction) I thought I'd end up with the typical bar scene.

Please read and review. Next up = Introduction of Bobby. Sparks are sure to fly. And just a note for the future, I'm calling the new agent "Rob" in everyone else's POV so as not to mix him up with McGee from NCIS. And from Emily's POV, at least at first, he'll be "Bobby."