Chapter 40

fair warning: smut included in this chapter

A month later, Emily and Hotch were packing for their Thanksgiving vacation trip. It was the day before Thanksgiving and they were at his house grabbing things he needed for it. Emily already had her bag ready in his car and they were about to leave.

"Here.", she said, handing him a flannel when he turned around to grab it.

"Thanks.", he said, giving her a quick kiss and packing the flannel in his bag neatly.

"Honey, honey. Slow down. We aren't in a rush, okay?", she said, grabbing him and pulling him into her.

"I know, I just want to get there before it's dark.", he told her.

"And we will. It's only a couple hours away.", she reassured him, moving a piece of hair out of his face that had flopped over.

"Okay, okay. You're right.", he said, slowing down and planting a kiss on her cheek.

"Do you need my help with anything?", she asked.

"No, I just need to grab my toothbrush and razor and I think we'll be all good.", he said, walking into the bathroom.

"You don't need the razor. I like the beard. You look sexy with it.", she smirked, walking over to him.

"Oh yeah?", he chuckled.

"Mmhmm.", she said, running her hands up his chest.

"No razor then.", he said.

He set it down and packed his toothbrush and toothpaste in his bag, zipping it up.

"Well, I guess we're ready then.", he said, picking it up.

"Great! Let's go!", she said.

They both walked downstairs and he set the alarm for the house and walked out to his car.

"Just so you know, the cabin isn't winterized but there are some heaters we can turn on. And there's also a fireplace so, plenty of ways to stay warm.", he said.

"I can think of a couple other ways to stay warm.", she smirked, hopping in the car as he slid into the driver's seat.

"I think I like the sound of that.", he said.

He started the car and pulled out of the driveway and reached for her hand.

After a couple hours, they finally arrived at his family's cabin that they had to themselves for three days. They walked in and set their bags down.

"Wow, it's beautiful here. The smell of the pine trees is... mmm, I love it.", she inhaled through her nose deep and closed her eyes.

"Yeah, this was my favorite place to go to as a kid. We came up here every summer and sometimes during the fall for special occasions. Some of the only good memories I really had with my father were up here. We went fishing, made campfires, grilled different things for dinner every night. I had some other wild adventures up here too. I even brought Carson here a couple times later on. It's a really nice escape. The lake is great too. Come on, I'll show you.", he said, grabbing her hand and leading her outside.

They walked down to the dock and she started shivering so he pulled her into his arms.

"It is a bit chilly but-", he started.

"It's beautiful.", she said, wrapping her arms around him under his jacket.

"At night... you can see the milky way. Well, that is if it's not cloudy or there's no full moon.", he said.

"Really?", she asked.

"I used to come out here every night it was visible and just wait to see some shooting stars pass. I'd watch it for hours. I was also a very patient kid.", he laughed.

"It looks like a clear sky to me. Maybe tonight we could come out and take a look.", she said.

"Yes. Whatever you want.", he smiled, leaning down and bringing his lips to hers. "I told you to dress warmer. Let's go grab you a jacket before you freeze your cute little but off.", he said.

"Mmmkay.", she smiled, kissing him again.

They walked back inside and went upstairs to the main bedroom to unpack. While she finished putting her clothes in a drawer, he turned on a heater up against the wall. He looked over at her and went up to grab her around her waist and threw her on the bed. She squealed and giggled, wrapping her legs around his waist when he got on top of her.

"Here's to the next 72 hours of uninterrupted alone time.", he grinned, leaning down for a kiss.

"I think I'm enjoying it already.", she giggled again, now wrapping her arms around his neck, pulling him down more and opening her mouth once their lips met.

"Mmm. Me too.", he smiled. "I think it's warmed up in here now. Maybe we should get rid of this.", he said, unbuttoning her flannel.

"I think maybe you're right.", she said.

She slipped out of her flannel as he took his shirt off and she went straight for his belt. She pulled it off and tossed it to the side as she laid back down and felt his abs against her flat stomach. He kissed her deep and wasted no time going for the button and zipper of her jeans and tossed them once they were off.

After a minute of making out, she sat up and helped him out of his jeans, leaving him in his boxers. He reached over and undid the clasp of her bra and shot down to her underwear once her back was flat on the mattress again. He slowly slid them off and brought his head up to in between her legs, spreading them wide.

He ran his fingers along her before running his tongue up her clit making her whimper. He grabbed the outsides of her legs and pulled her closer to his mouth. Once his lips were working their magic on her, she grabbed a fistful of his hair tight, holding him in place as he shot his tongue inside her slightly and sucked her until she arched her back.

"Mmmm... Aaron...", she moaned.

He kept pleasing her until she called out his name and he sucked out most of the aftermath of her orgasm, licking her one last time.

"So sweet, hun.", he said.

Once she released his hair and slowed down her breathing, he brought his head back up to hers and she bit her lip with a devilish smile. Before he could bring his lips to hers, she stopped him and put her hand on his chest.

"Why are you still wearing those?", she asked, looking down at his boxers.

He laughed, "I have no idea." He sat up and took them off fast. He laid back down on top her, skin pressed on skin.

He gripped the side of her ass with one hand and his length with the other, already hard enough.

He smiled, looking in her eyes before he finally brought his lips back to hers and she held his face. She opened her mouth, moving her tongue around with his. He lined himself up with her entrance before pushing in, causing her to gasp and moan just like she did every time. He moved his hips, sliding in all the way, letting out a huge breath he didn't even know he'd been holding in.

"Em, I love you so much. I don't know why I needed to say that right now but I just did... God, I'm so in love with you.", he said, kissing her neck soft.

She wrapped her legs around his waist and grabbed the back of his head and ran her fingers through his hair.

"I know babe, I love you too.", she breathed into his ear, kissing the side of his face until he started moving his hips.

Once he set a pace, she slid her face back to look at his and he claimed her mouth with his. It was passionate and slow at first until he hit a spot just right for her and she moaned in a high pitch, letting him know. It drove him crazy and he picked up the speed. She grabbed his hair tighter and started meeting his every thrust.

He eventually pulled out and brought her up on to her knees, bending her over on all fours. With her backside facing him, he grabbed her waist with one hand and his hard member in the other and thrusted in right away. She shrieked and he laughed, leaning forward to kiss along her back and ran his hands up her front and grabbed her breasts in each hand. He squeezed them tight and began moving in and out of her again. Beginning to massage her, keeping his hands in the same place, she let another moan escape her mouth and dropped her head.

"Aaron... harder. Please. Fuck me harder. You can do that, can't you, Aaron?", she whispered.

"I'll do whatever you want, hun. Whatever you want.", he said, out of breath as he started pounding into her harder just like she'd asked.

"Aaron, harder!", she whined.

He went even harder and grunted, "Fuck, Em.", he brought his hands down to her hips and helped pull her closer to him with each thrust. His fingers gripped her so hard, she was sure she'd have bruises later but she didn't care, it all felt too good in the moment.

"Yes, right there.", she panted. "Oh, I'm so close. Fuck."

He started to go faster and could feel his insides tighten and brought his hand in front of her, beginning to rub her clit.

Her mouth dropped open and she almost had trouble breathing for a moment. She reached her hand back to grab onto his thigh to hold on, knowing she might not be able to stay up on her own.

"Oh my god, Aaron... I'm gonna come... fuck.", she said, gripping his thigh tighter.

He couldn't even speak, he was so out of breath and out of control. Next thing he knew, he felt her walls gripping him and she let out a scream. Right as she slammed back onto him, riding out her high, he lost it. He released everything into her, filling her completely and grunted under his breath as he thrusted into her three more times.

After catching their breaths, he pulled out and they both collapsed on the bed. He pulled the covers over them and her into his arms, facing him, against his chest.

"That was-", he started, still out of breath.

"Incredible.", she let out a breathy laugh.

"I'd say so.", he chuckled.

"Wow... That honestly might've been some of the best sex I've ever had.", she said, looking over at him.

When he made eye contact with her, their faces were both completely blank before they both started giggling and pressed their foreheads to each other's.

"Me too. Jesus, Emily, you really wear me out.", he chuckled, wrapping his arm around her as she slid her hand up his bicep to his face. She stroked his cheek and kissed him soft, only adding a little bit of tongue.

"I love you so much.", she said, rubbing the back of his head and biting her lip.

He ran his finger along her spine, sending her nerves into even more shock than they were already in. He kept staring in her eyes with a corner of his lip turned up.

"Emily, I love you so much, it literally hurts sometimes.", he laughed. "When I see you in pain, it hurts me. Because I love you. Sometimes I just look at you, like right now and... you're so beautiful, it hurts. I can't explain it but it's true. I love you so much, it hurts. I give all my love to you and it's okay because you deserve it. You deserve nothing but love.", he said, kissing her shoulder up to her neck.

His soft touch tickled her and she squirmed, trying not to giggle but failed, causing him to laugh too.

"Aaron, I don't want you to be in pain, that's just ridiculous.", she said.

"You know what's ridiculous?", he asked.

"Hmm?", she asked, kissing him.

"How beautiful you are.", he told her.

"You already told me that.", she laughed.

"I don't care. You'll hear it again...", he kissed her. "... and again...", he continued, kissing her again. "... and again...", he chuckled against her lips. "... and again.", he finished with one last kiss.

She looked up to the ceiling and sighed, shaking her head. "Alright, fine. I'll take it."

He brought his lips to her neck and grabbed her, holding her tight, kissing her all over.

"Mmm, this is so nice. I can't believe we actually got time to come here and get away from everyone and everything. Thank you.", she said.

He kissed her all the way up to her lips and let go. "I'm glad you wanted to come.", he smiled, combing her hair out of her face and tucking it behind her ear.

"Of course I wanted to... And as much I love this... right here...", she said.

"What?", he asked.

"I'm so hungry now.", she laughed.

"I think I can help with that.", he said, giving her a kiss and sitting up, grabbing his clothes. "It's getting dark but I still have time to throw some burgers on the grill if you want. I was going to take you out on the boat afterwards. Go out in the middle of the lake. Bring some blankets. Cuddle up. Look at the Milky Way...", he said.

"Cuddle up? How big is the boat?", she asked.

"It's pretty big. It's a ski boat. A speed boat. It's got six seats and at the front, a long curved couch-like seat. I just have to hook it up to the thing that pulls it into the lake.", he said. She stared at him for a moment. "Carson and I got it a few years ago. We go water skiing and have some of the cabin neighbors on it when we go out sometimes on the lake for fun.", he said.

"You water ski?", she asked, shocked.

"Yeah and I'm pretty good at it actually. I use a slalom ski. I'm advanced. Maybe next summer I'll show you.", he said with a bit of sass, walking back over to you, finished getting dressed. "Now get dressed so we can eat. And put on something warm this time."

She reached over and grabbed her clothes from the ground, pulling them on. She followed him downstairs and he went to the closet in the living room. He pulled out a big sweatshirt for her and she put it on.

"Thanks. But I do have some of my own clothes upstairs.", she said.

"Yeah, well... you didn't put an extra layer on like I told you to so... Besides, you look really cute in my sweaters. I especially like seeing you in nothing but my baggy t-shirts and button ups in the morning.", he smiled, planting a kiss on her lips.

"I like that too.", she smiled.

"Good. Let's go grill some burgers. I also worked up an appetite.", he said.