Emily baby-sits Jack, while Hotch goes out on dates set up by Dave. She's there to talk to every night he comes back from every one of the awful dates. Why is Dave setting him up with women, he knows he won't like? Finally completed.

When a routine visit to a victims family turns deadly JJ and Prentiss find themselves fighting for their lives. Rated T for language and violence. Please R&R! NEW REVAMPED VERSION UP AND COMPLETE!

A ruthless Unsub is torturing and murdering blondes,but his views change when he sees a certain brunette. His next target is Emily Prentiss. Will the team be able to stop the unsub in time?

Doyle is dead and Emily Prentiss gets her life back.

Aaron Hotchner was a man who carried a lot of baggage, but he also wanted to help Emily with hers. H/P

In the clutches of Ian Doyle, Emily dwells on her past. Meanwhile, the team are forced to dig deep into their colleague's secrets in order to find her. Post Valhalla, gen.

Post- episode for Sense Memory, set in the same reality/universe as unlucky 13, rated M for content in later chapters.

Sequel to Reckoning. As Emily Prentiss gets reintegrated back into the team, another shadow from her past threatens to rip her away from her family and Hotch.

Universe F: Crossover w/Gilmore Girls - TV Show Episode Title Challenge - Prompt Set #2 - Title Challenge: Emily in Wonderland - Case Fic: Hotch and Emily are staying at the Dragonfly while investigating a series of mutilations out of town. NOTE: Rating is for "Adult Content" in later chapters.

Emily saves Hotch and Jack from serial killer Beth, but a careless comment made in the heat of the moment, shatters the relationship between them. Can it be repaired before it's too late?

Universe E: Story 1 of 2 - Spin off of "Falling in Love with a Girl." Late season 2, H/P fly to Texas for a parole hearing, something terrible happens on the trip; H/P friendship, no romance. Changed from T to M for language & imagery in later chapters

Jack goes missing while on a field trip to the zoo and the team races to find him.

The BAU team is the best at one thing, hunting monsters. But the team is about to discover what it feels like to have their roles reversed when three members of the team become the hunted. Whole team fic.

A Valentine's gift sent in error leads to an unexpected outcome. Written for HGRHfan35. Fourshot.

Hotch and Emily share an encounter at work which results in consequences neither expected. M rated for lemons so mature audiences please. Now complete.

One case. One song. One dance. Sometimes that's all it takes for Hotch and Emily to realize what they really want and need.

Hotch and Emily become stranded in the woods. Will their forced proximity make them realise what their true feelings are? Now complete.

Darcy arrives at Netherfield discouraged and downcast, until he happens upon an otherworldly creature in Hertfordshire's woods. Erotic short story about lust at first sight.

A case during the holiday season teaches Hotch and Emily that sometimes the naughtiest can be the nicest. For the Christmas Fic Exchange.

After Doyle's death, Emily and the team have to figure out how to move forward. Follows "Endgame" H/P - Recovery PT. 2

After overhearing a conversation between Prentiss and Todd, Hotch sees his own isolation in his team mate and proposes a solution to solve both their problems. What happens when things take a turn he didn't plan?

While on an undercover job, Hotch and Emily try to deceive an UNSUB, but at the end, will their feelings for each other be exposed?

The team posts personal ads on a matchmaking website for Emily and Hotch who start exchanging emails with each other, not knowing the identity of their 'perfect match'. Now complete.

Her scream is involuntary as her feet suddenly meet thin air and she claws for a hold on the way down, managing to grab one of the remaining stairs just in time. But it's awkward, and she doesn't know how long she can keep her grip.

Emily turns up on Hotch's doorstep after a particularly difficult night in search of comfort. Instead she ends up helping Jack with a fever and earning a little confession for her troubles. Emily/Hotch, with a touch of Jack because the kid is adorable.

She's vowed to herself that this time, she won't leave. And it's a promise she knows, come anything, she's going to keep. H/P - Recovery PT. 1

Post-Mayhem, pre-Angel Maker. My attempt at answering the question of "who was in the hospital." Emily centric with H/P undertones. Please read and review. DISCLAIMER: I don't own Criminal Minds.

With age comes wisdom and chasing down another serial killer. It's Prentiss' birthday and they're on the road, again. Usually, they always remember the date, but this year, they've forgotten. Who will save the day? Just a little romantic ditty.

You saved me, I save you...

H/P as always. Their lives in canon. Set during season 5. starts with Reckoner. H/P friendship eventual romance. Sticking with T-Rating just in case. DISCLAIMER: As ever I do not own Criminal Minds...yet.

Threeshot. For nearly ten maritally strong years, everything at the Hotchner house has been perfect. It looks as if nothing can come between the love Hotch and Emily have for each other...but sometimes, looks can be deceiving. Heavy T rating for language.

Emily wants Hotch to know that he has a shoulder to lean on. Will their burgeoning friendship lead to something more? Hurt, comfort and angst. Now complete.

Elizabeth's curiosity gets the better of her when she wakes up one morning before her husband. A study in anatomy. One shot

Spoilers for Lauren! When Ian Doyle realizes Emily Prentiss is still alive, he does the one thing he knows will smoke her out - he goes after her BAU family.

A smallish story for Emily's return home. HP

Six months on, Emily returns. After everything that's happened, Morgan's not entirely sure he can trust her. Spoilers for 6x18. Gen.

Jumping on the Emily return's bandwagon. There are few that deal with the team not accepting her back. This does just that, but it upsets Emily so much. Can the team find a way to accept her before the depression takes over?

Real life for the BAU team mimicking the video game Call of Duty:Black Ops. The team hunts and takes down three UnSubs in a ghost town. Rated M for very bad language.

He waits 8 months to go to her. HP

Regency P&P. Reclusive Mr. Bennet lives two lives, one at Longbourn and one in top of London society. Real people and real history mix with our favorite characters to give us this tale.

When Prentiss is asked to go undercover, it forces Hotch to face his feelings for her and gives Seaver a chance to prove herself with the team. My challenge parameters required me to make Seaver a main character, but definitely a H/P story here too.

Morgan knows something is up with Emily and he's determined to find out what it is. Will everything Prentiss has worked so hard to protect fall apart all around her? Pre 'Valhalla'. Alternate "Doyle arc" for 6x17-18. NOW COMPLETE! Reviews are much loved!

When Aaron Hotchner and Emily Prentiss pick up a hitchhiker on a rural road on the way back from a case in New Mexico, a generous act turns into a fight for their lives.

Emily returns but it would seem that time doesn't heal all wounds. M for sexual content. H/P. Oneshot.

The BAU is called for a case in Wisconsin, soon it turns out to be a much more gruesome case they initially expected. **Warning for violence**

It's supposed to be just another one of those routine questionings. Sent by Hotch to a witness' property located on the outskirt of Black Forest, Colorado, Emily and JJ unwittingly entered their worst nightmare.

Emily and Hotch unexpectedly find themselves on the same flight to Vegas. Will Sin City live up to its name and lure them into temptation?

JJ and Emily tackle a hostage situation unarmed and unprotected.

Emily messes with Hotch's phone

Ambassador Prentiss has a secret that is about to drastically change Emily's life. H/P eventually. FINALLY COMPLETE!

Hotch & Emily established relationship, first time together. This is the promised sequel to my story Unconventional Truths, but you don't have to read that first.

Hotch goes to Paris for a conference and bumps into Emily. Fic set after "Lauren". What happens next?

Bed time turns to play time as Aaron journeys to locate Emily's tattoos. Summary really sucks, story's better. HP

Sequel to Best Kept Secrets; After being in hiding for about a year, Emily is once more recruited by the CIA to finish what she started with Ian Doyle, but she will only accept under one condition: that SSA Hotchner is also allowed to join the task force.

What might have happened if Elizabeth really was as good at reading people as she first seemed to think she was, if Darcy had better manners, and if there was a special friend to help them along...

AU post 6x18 Lauren. Doyle is dead and Prentiss back at the BAU. When their latest case reveals a connection with Emily's past, the BAU team is alarmed – and rightfully so. Rating due to the grim atmosphere of the story.

Emily and Hotch go to Salt Lake City for a conference without the team, both unaware that they are hiding their feelings for each other until fate steps in. Oneshot.

Story starts up in the middle a one-night stand between Emily Prentiss and Mick Rawson. Will it stay that way? R&R please!

Follows right were Lauren ends, and will continue from there, excluding the episodes that have happened since.

All Ian Doyle could do was laugh and wonder how a ghost could pull the trigger. One-shot.

A tag to 'The Thirteenth Step', spoilers for the main Season 6 storyline. How does Agent Prentiss react to the news about the disappearance of an old nemesis? Begun to be written immediately after 6x13; necessarily AU as it deviates from the show.

Hotch has to tell Emily disturbing news and he does everything in his power to keep her safe.

Every time we see evil, something good dies in us and sometimes we die with it - Hotch knew that was true and yet the end never justifies the means. Emily and Hotch find themselves in a situation where the choices aren't always their's to make. EmilyHotch

Emily had it all planned: make the sheriff call the BAU to help on a series of murders, while she'd vanish before they even got there so as not to blow her cover. But nothing ever goes as planned.

Hotch, trying to find his two errant female agents stubbles onto a conversation that changes how he sees things and finally gives him to the push to go after what he wants.

Aaron Hotchner made an oath to bring Emily Prentiss home alive. Fulfilling that oath just got a little bit harder. Spoilers to Lauren. Gen/H/P friendship.

AU. Another day, another murder, another dead politician on the mortuary slab. "I told you. I hate politics."

The floatplane crashes on the way back from Alaska. **1st Place: Best Team Fic in the 2011 Criminal Minds Favorite Fic Awards at LiveJournal**

NOW COMPLETE! "30 months. 130 weeks. 912 days. It'd been that long since he'd seen her face." Prentiss returns. Companion piece to my OS "Say Goodbye". Spoilers for 6x18 Lauren. Hotch/Prentiss H/P Read and Review. Rated for later chapters.

While being held captive by her nemesis, Ian Doyle, Emily reflects on some of their better memories. Contains spoilers for 6x18, "Lauren."

Oneshot. Fifth installment in the Departure series. Takes place in the hospital during "Lauren." Hotch visits Emily before the team has to leave. COMPLETE.

"You don't choose who you fall in love with," she had said years back, comforting Jane who had fallen in love with a murderer. While her team believed she spoke out of empathy, she really spoke out of experience. Spoilers/speculation for 6x17 and 6x18.

He was a criminal and a psychopath, but he was also the one betrayed by the woman he loved. Prentiss/Doyle, sort of. Companion to Ruby Tuesday.

Emily knew it was never really over. Now she finds herself alone and facing one of her greatest fears. She doesn't have anyone she feels she can turn to, until help steps up from the most unlikely of sources. Prequel to "Secrets & Tragedies". Complete

There are few things more terrifying than finding out a man like Ian Doyle was actually in love with her. The origins of the necklace from 'Valhalla'. Pre-show. Prentiss/Doyle, kind of.

Because trapped in a tiny cabinet, hiding from your psychopathic date is as good as any time to reevaluate your life.

***SPOILER ALERT*** Written after 'The Thirteenth Step' for the 'Prentiss Mystery Challenge'. Will be continued if people think it's any good.

She believes he is pushing her away, he is in fact keeping her closest. An unresolved case comes back to haunt Emily, though she's not the only one affected by it. Hotch is also fighting his own share of demons and unwanted feelings. H/P angst/romance

Oneshot. Hotch and Emily are hunting down Ian Doyle but he finds them first. Character death. Tied for 2nd place for Best Death Scene at the 2011 CM Favorite Fic Awards. Written before much was known about Doyle, so facts are lacking and/or incorrect. COMPLETE.

For six months Hotch waited for the phone call that would tell him if Emily was alive or dead. When it finally came it was with the realization that the whole truth would come out and that things were going to change for the team again. "Secrets part 3"

After too much to drink at the bureau's annual Christmas party, Emily Prentiss wakes up in Hotch's bed, much to her surprise...but not his!

What happens when Emily is abducted? :o Centered on the whole team. Please read and review! :* Warning: violence/torture

After Prentiss finds out that a dangerous past is coming back to haunt her, tragedy strikes the BAU and some surprising secrets are revealed. Sequel to "Secrets & Revelations".

Written for the Prentiss Mystery Challenge. Emily realises how much her team means to her

Written for the Prentiss Mystery challenge. Rated T for some violence, triggering events, and vulgar language. I've never done one of these prompts before, so please let me know what you think! :

"Have you taken your painkillers?" They both knew it was a dumb question, of course she had not. It was Emily Prentiss for crying out loud, the one woman who, even when she was getting brutally beaten, would be thinking of other people and not of herself.

When Emily accepted what she thought was a harmless bet, she never imagined that it would lead to her being truly happy for the first time in years. Prentiss/Mick Rawson pairing. Please give it a chance! Lots of JJ and Garcia! Please R&R!

Emily and Hotch are in bed together. Hotch does something sweet and Emily recalls why he felt the need to. The thing that changed their relationship forever.

The BAU is relieved when they catch their latest unsub, only to be given an ultimatum . Let the unsub free, or chance losing one of their own.

NPH 2 - Emily and Jack discover even owies can be fun after an accident leaves Emily stuck behind while Hotch and the team go away on a case.

Christmas for the Hotchner boys was going to be difficult this year. Fortunately a special little elf made sure that Jack and his father got a Christmas they deserve. Written for the Christmas Gift Fic Exchange for EsmeCarlisle1921. Merry Christmas!

A car accident. A good samaritan. A mysterious disappearance. Morgan/Prentiss friendship.

There's something about her smile, something about this girl. Aaron/Emily. The First Meeting. COMPLETED.

JJ and Emily find themselves in the hands of a local lunatic whose idea of a good time is to make friends cause each other bodily harm in order to survive. This one's going to leave a mark. Violence and language.

On her fortieth birthday, Prentiss relives the case that changed her life.

When a member of the BAU is accused of kidnapping, the team rallies to help their friend and search for the missing child.

On a routine interview, things turn sour. Saving the day isn't as easy as it might seem. Written for LJ's Girl Saves Boy Ficathon. Some disturbing themes. Prentiss, Morgan - gen.

When you go through a traumatic experience and your whole world is shattered, can you live on and just go back to normal? Two agents have to deal with their trauma and rebuild their relationship. Character study. Do not own CM. Mentions of sexual violence

The teams heads to a case in Mississippi where brunettes have been dissapearing over the last few weeks. When they finally get a lead, the case takes a turn for the worse. Will be a team fic.

Hotch/Emily story - their friendship is growing stronger, but will anything more develop? Lots of Jack, some fluff, a little angst, but all in all a good story!

Based on the song "Foundations" by Kate Nash. Emily is in a bad relationship, and the team, Hotch in particular, try and help her in whatever way they can.

Two women have been found dead and two are missing in a small town in Minnesota. Will the team be able to find them and the killer before it is too late? And will Hotch and Emily give in to their feelings for each other? Casefic with emerging H/P romance!

The team sets off to find an elusive Unsub, but what happens when he decides to make Emily Prentiss his next victim. Rated M for later chapters. H/P

Emily and Hotch have a disagreement over the definition of unprofessional behavior.

Two profilers left to interview a witness...only one would live to walk away. Morgan/Prentiss Friendship. Character Death.

This story came to me when I thought of the Nietzsche quote that is used in many CM episodes like "100". Rated T for language and somewhat mature themes. It's not focused on any relationships, but there's just a shadow of H/P. Tell me what you think!

Just some craziness that popped into my head that deals with...a Halloween Party of course!

It's career day at Jack's school, and Hotch has to explain his job to a group of five year olds. What can go wrong? Please read a review!

How will the team react when a member does something unforgiveable to another? How do the involved parties cope? UPDATED: 10 June 2010. Warning: Story contains both rape & drug use. Do not read if under 18 or easily offended.- FINISHED AT LAST!

TV Show Episode Title Challenge - Prompt Set #14: Title Challenge: Serious Life Control Issues - I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing - Billy Bob Thornton - - Emily has a secret that is revealed after an almost accident.

Universe A: Story 1 of 3 - My version of Hotch & Prentiss' lives in canon, starting with their 1st meeting when he worked for her mother, taking them through mid Season 4 where things go AU. Colleagues to friendship to romance. 2010 PROFILER'S CHOICE CM AWARDS: Best Characterization of Aaron Hotchner; Best Characterization of Emily Prentiss; Best Het Romance; Best Overall Fic (tie)

Hotch and Prentiss find an unusual way to deal with their demons.

Goes right along with my Aaron and Emily series. Based on a brilliant idea from Katie. These are my in between stories but they are going to turn into something much more. HP JRo MG ReA

Emily's sister is in trouble and the team comes together to help her. As they investigate, the Unsub's sinister motives are revealed. Can the team protect Emily's sister, or will she be the Unsub's next victim? And how exactly does Emily fit in?

Set during 100. What if Emily got to Foyet before Hotch did? What will it be like for them afterwards? Please read and review- first fanfiction story!

TV Show Episode Title Challenge - Prompt Set #13: Title Challenge: The Sound of Snow - Two weeks until Christmas and Emily and Hotch take a walk together. Slightly AU.

Emily comes into work with a hangover worse than the one in Vegas and she can't remember ANYTHING! queue the team to help her remember... well tease her THEN help her remember!

Previously called "Love 101". Post '100'. Hotch reflects on his loss, his son and the uncertain future before him. A visit from Emily one night complicates things and changes their world forever. Prentiss/Hotch.

Not being able to breath the air at Longbourn after Mr. Collins' longwinded and insincere proposal, Elizabeth heads for the woods where she runs into an injured Mr. Darcy.

Hotch froze when he heard her voice over the line. My first shot at a multi chapter fic in Criminal Minds. Prentiss is kidnapped, how can they survive without her? Will they find her before she dies? Or is there something worse than dying?

Emily snaps at Hotch, much to Hotch's surprise. When Rossi explains her motives behind her words, Hotch struggles with how to tell her how he feels... But what happens when Emily's life in put on the line? Hotch/Pretiss pairing! Spoilers for 100

Just a little something that popped into my head

After having a bad week H/P are stuck in an elevator together

Prentiss and Hotch go undercover.

Just a random story between the ever lovely Emily Prentiss and Aaron Hotchner

Emily wakes up in the hospital and much to her chagrin she's stuck there for a few days. It's up to Hotch and the rest of the team to make her stay as pleasant as possible while dealing with their fears of almost losing her. H/P and others.

Emily Prentiss was not a hopeless romantic by any stretch of the imagination. After Hotch pushes her away, can she pull herself back together or will she remain a shell of the woman she once was? Can Hotch conquer his fear before he loses Emily?

They can't stand to lose another one, not so soon. While driving home from a case, things go terribly wrong.

After giving Jack a good Christmas, Emily and Hotch turn to focus on what's between them. HP. Sequel to His Christmas Wish.

All he wanted, after everything that's happened, was to give Jack a good Christmas. But he'd been broken and he wasn't sure he had it in him. HP SPOILERS FOR 100! WINNER CMFFA 2009 Best Het Romance.

Emily drops by the Hotch's place with some files and finds a distraught Jack. Emily comforts him and helps him understand his daddy's mental state a little better while she learns something as well.

Strauss is observing yet another BAU case. Set after my story Apocalypse Now. Case Fic and H/P romance...enjoy!

TV Show Episode Title Challenge - Bonus Challenge #7: One Giant Leap -- One Shot post ep emphasis on POST for Minimal Loss. Hotch shows up at Emily's door in the middle of the night. Unrelated to anything else

After the events in 100, Hotch finds the team entertaining Jack. After a small lecture from Dave, Hotch realizes that the team is his family and that they'll always be there for him and his son.

An anonymous blood donor during Hotch's shooting mixes pasts and emotions Emily hadn't been anticipating.

Romantic Suspense with H/P. When Hotch is ran off the road and attacked two blocks from a certain teammate's condo, they're forced to go on the run....but they can't run from the feelings they instill in each other. SUSPENSE. ADVENTURE. DRAMA. ROMANCE.

An unsub manages to get the jump on Hotch and Emily pays the price. As Hotch battles with his inner demons, the team rushes to rescue Emily before they're too late. Mainly H/P. with some M/G and hints of R/JJ

Tensions are running high when a vampire joins the BAU, but all differences must be put aside as the team investigate a series of suspicious werewolf murders. AU.

Universe A: Offshoot Story 1 of 4 - H/P friendship piece - TV Forum Prompt Set #3 - Title Challenge: How to Stop An Exploding Man - Early Season 4, Hotch & Em miss their train, Hotch loses his temper and lives to regret it.

TV Show Episode Title Challenge - Prompt Set #2 Title Challenge: Next Stop, Valhalla -- Setting: Mid Season 4 -- Emily and Hotch are pinned down with no back up and no way out

Sequel to Fair and Foul. When Emily is suddenly lost, the search to find her will wreak havoc and destruction through the BAU, so deeply affecting the man she loves that he must question everything- even himself.

When an agent goes missing, the team finds that the disappearance is linked to something much larger, and much more sinister. But will this help their agent?

Emily has two kids that the team doesn’t know about. So how will they react when a series of events cause her to tell them the truth and make her face her worst fears. Takes place beginning of season three. H/P

TV Prompt Challenge - The BAU team knows when it might be the best idea to keep a secret. H/P

my attempt at resolving the season finale . Emily finds Hotch. Foyet is watching...and wondering just what the relationship between Hotchner and the brunette is...HP romance/suspense

The BAU have seen the worst of humankind, but what happens when the darkness comes inside the walls and they themselves are victimised? No longer able to pretend, the unit changes as perspectives shift...Hotch/Prentiss.

The Ladies of the BAU are kidnapped. Can they be rescued before someone gets seriously hurt?

Hotch makes an interesting deal with Emily. H/P

TV Prompt Challenge - Emily was the last person he expected to hit on in the darkness of a club.

There is a point in one's life when all things considered normal fracture. Can Hotch and Emily, abducted and missing, sort through the strangeness of their situation and overcome the fractured world of the UnSub...or will they succumb to his madness?

Emily has far more skeletons in her closet than she will ever let on. Twenty years on, she has to stop the man she couldn't save. Some Demonology spoilers. Majorly Emily-centric. Some adult themes.

Emily needs help.

Emily tries to distinguish her personal life from her professional life. After the devastating actions of a killer, the team tries to prevent losing her to the unsub, and to herself. mild fslash. Emily/OFC. Complete.

Hotch and Emily, of course. Hotch is tired of being on the outside, is Emily his key to re-finding his place on the team? What if someone watching doesn't like the new closeness between them? H/P romance and big CASEFIC

Emily can't forget her desire to be a mother. She can't shake the feeling that something is missing. With JJ's life moving into its next stages of marriage and family, Emily finds herself making life-altering decisions.

On a trip to the French Alps, Emily, Morgan, Reid and Rossi find more excitement than they expected. They are forced to draw on their survival skills as they face a threat that they would never have imagined.

The team must catch an UnSub who only appears during Winter. Eight women are believed victims, who will be next? Finally finished!

Emily and her friends met a monster eight years ago--now he's back with a grudge. What is Emily supposed to do now? If any pairing, it will be extremely subtle Hotch/Prentiss--almost non-existent. Enjoy!

Chicago seemed a thing of the past, a cold case that would only haunt her nightmares. Then Leah shows up in Washington and Emily is thrown into the case all over again. Will be Emily-Hotch

AU. What could have happened when Hotch was assigned to do security clearance for Ambassador Prentiss' staff. Emily/Hotch. Please R&R!

Hotch had treated Emily Prentiss with cool professionalism throughout her time at the BAU--so what is he supposed to think when HIS feelings toward his suborinate change? Follows my story Horror Movies, Stats, etc, and before Emily's Mr. Right. COMPLETE H

Hotch gave her Fourteen Days to come to a decision about their relationship. He never said he wouldn't try to influence her decision! Follows my story Apocalypse Now and comes before my story Hope H/P of course!

It's Morgan's birthday and they're having a picnic in the park. What happens when Jack meets the lady who smells like strawberries? H/P of course...comes a few days after Hotch's Dark-Eyed Obsession

This is a case fic, and a H/P romance. When the people believing themselves to be the 4 Horseman from the Apocalypse begin killing in a sleepy town, how is the BAU to stop them?

The team is stranded and stuck in a barn for the night...leading to a very revealing conversation for Hotch. Hotch/Prentiss and a team fic...very short. Complete. Humor/Romance

She knew he didn't mean to, but he'd crossed a line and they were going to have to be careful when dealing with the fallout. Emily/Hotch

A Serial Killer sets his sights on Prentiss. May be rated higher for later chapters. HP Pairing.

“Time of death 2342.” You guys didn't really think I'd let it end like that did you?

[Complete] Carter puts in some overtime...so what’s new? Alien ‘tests’, a rescue mission, assaults on 3 Go’a’uld mother ships… and that’s just a part of the list. Angst, a little SJ UST (near the end). Warning: serious violence and whumpin