It had been a few weeks into Emily and Aaron's relationship, and Emily hadn't ever been as happy. They had gone on dates almost every weekend and spent the weekends together. Although they didn't like keeping the secret from the team, they knew for the time being they still should.
It was a Sunday morning, and they were both at Emily's , "Emily..I want to talk to you about something" he said, as he moved an arm around her, they had been lounging around in bed all day.
"What is it?" She asked looking up at him "Well...your near enough around at mine every weekend, and Jack knows this now. Although he hasn't asked me about all of our 'sleepovers', I think we should tell Jack about us..if you wanted" he said, with a small smile.
Emily raised a brow and nodded, "I'd love that..I love Jack, of course I want him too know." She chuckled and kissed him softly. "I think we should today when we pick him up from Jessica's." She added.
"Yeah? Do you want too?" He said, tucking hair behind her ear.
She nodded, "Yeah. I'm excited too..I hope he's okay with it though."
Hotch chuckled, "I don't think we have a problem with that, he adores you. Sometimes I think he prefers you too me" he smirked.
"Who could blame him..I am amazing" she said sarcastically.
He moved in to kiss her again, "Oh, I agree with that" he said and pushed her down lightly so he could move to go on top of her as he kissed her.
She smirked, kissing him back as she wrapped her legs around his waist.
That afternoon, Emily and Hotch had picked Jack up from Jessica's and the three of them had walked to the park. "Hey buddy, we need to talk to you about something" Hotch said as he sat down on a picnic table. Jack nodded, "sure, as long as we can still get ice cream" he smiled.
Emily chuckled, "You can have double scoops" she said, playing with his hair. Jack smiled, "So what is it then, Daddy?" He asked.
Hotch looked at Emily and then at Jack, "Well...as you know we've been spending a lot of time together lately...and we have had sleepovers." Hotch nodded at him.
Jack nodded, "Yeah,so?" He said, raising a brow.
"Well..how would you feel if I told you that me and Emily were more than just friends now? That she's my girlfriend." He said, hoping Jack would take it well.
Jack smiled, "So you two kiss?" He chuckled but also squirmed at the thought of people kissing. Emily chuckled, "Yeah..we kiss. Is that okay with you Jack?"
Jack nodded, "Yeah...I like Emily. And I like her being in the house." He said looking up at Emily. Emily smiled and hugged him, "I like being in your house too, Jack" she said.
Hotch smiled, "I'm glad your okay with it" he said, "How about that ice cream now...and I suppose you can have two scoops" he said ruffling Jack's hair as he got up.
Jack's eyes brightened, "Yay!" He said as he started running off in front of them.
Emily chuckled and took Hotch's hand, "That went well...and at least now I can sleep in your bed and not have to sneak out in the morning to the spare room when Jack wakes" she laughed softly.
He squeezed her hand, "And you can stay more..if you wanted." Emily smiled, "Of course I want too..more time for me and Jack to team up to annoy you" she said, nudging him softly.
"I'm going to regret saying that" he rolled his eyes sarcastically.
Emily nodded, "Oh, you definitely are."
The following Monday, the team were all talking about Rossi's wedding coming up that weekend, his 5th wedding but who was counting. "Oh, Em we need to get you a date!" Garcia gasped. Emily shook her head, "I'm okay thanks, I think I'll go solo for this." She chuckled, glancing up at Hotch.
Hotch smirked, she was obviously going with him.
The only other person who knew that was JJ, who looked at the pair and chuckled to herself. "Yeah, Em. You have to have a date." She smirked.
Emily rolled her eyes, "Look, I'm fine going by myself. I'm happily single" she said.
"I'm going to find you a date, don't you worry petal" Garcia smiled to them all before walking off.
"She's not going to quit, is she?" Emily said. "No..which is why you should just accept the date she finds. What's the worst that can happen, you actually like the date?" Morgan said raising a brow.
"No, it's not that...it's just- I'm happy without." Emily said, "Now, if you excuse me I'm going to go buy myself some coffee from across the street." Hotch looked at her, "I'll come with you, Prentiss. I want a espresso" he said standing up.
"Okay" she nodded and walked away with him.
Once they reached outside, Emily let out a sigh, "This date thing is going to drive me insane" "Well..JJ and I found it quite amusing" he said with a small smirk. "Well your not going to find it funny when there's some guy Garcia found for me to go with who's flirting with me all night and trying to dance with me"
Hotch raised a brow, "Well..when you put it like that...I agree with you" "It's just- I hate lying to the team..all I want to do is tell them that the reason I don't have a date is because I'm in love with their boss"
Hotch smiled, "Well..when you put it like that"
She tucked her hair back, "I'm sick of lying to them Aaron. It's been long enough..we should tell them" she said stopping walking and looking straight at him.
He nodded, "Okay, yeah. I agree. And then at the wedding, we can be ourselves without worrying about anyone finding out. The only problem is...Strauss is going to be there."
Emily rolled her eyes, "I don't care, if Strauss wants to do something about it then I'm ready to face it. It's not like we're the first couple to break the rule..."
He nodded, "Me too, I love you and we've been together long enough now and it hasn't affected our work. If that's not enough for her..then that's her problem."
She smiled, "You know..you sound extra hot when you say you love me...so I think you should again."
"I love you." He chuckled and kissed her softly, "Let's get the coffee and then tell them, yeah?"
Emily nodded, she was nervous to tell the team. She hated keeping things from them and she learnt a long time ago that keeping stuff from them were not the best idea.
When they arrived back in, Hotch called them all into the conference room. "Listen..me and Emily have something to tell you all. And before we tell you, I want you all to know this doesn't affect our work professionally."
Morgan raised a brow, "They finally admitting they fucked?" He whispered to Reid with a chuckle.
"Me and Aaron..are together. Like, properly together...and we have been for a few weeks but we didn't want to tell anyone until we knew we wasn't going to ruin the work relationships." She said and then turned to Garcia, "Which is also why I can't have a date on Saturday..because I already have one." She chuckled.
Morgan widened his eyes, "I thought you was going to say you had sex..but together." He said with a chuckle, "I'm happy for you guys, although I'm disappointed none of us worked it out."
Rossi raised a brow, "Speak for yourself, I knew but it wasn't my business"
Emily laughed a little, "Well..It's out now, and on Saturday when Strauss sees..I just hope it doesn't change anything."
Garcia squealed, "I'm so happy for you both, although Emily you could of told me before I set you up a tinder"
Emily widened her eyes, "You really think I was going to go on a date through tinder..no"
It was the night of Rossi's wedding, the church ceremony had taken place and they had all had their meal. It was just after 9PM and everyone was dancing and drinking.
Emily was sat at the table sipping her cocktail, as she heard her favourite slow song come on, she turned to Aaron. "Come on..we're dancing" she said, getting up and grabbing his arm to the dance floor. Aaron rolled his eyes playfully and followed her to the dance floor.
He put an arm around her waist and placed her hand into his, they were slowly dancing, looking into each other's eyes.
Emily smiled at him, she was half tipsy by this point, "You know..last time we danced like this was JJ's wedding"
He nodded, "Oh yeah, I remember. I remember thinking how beautiful you looked..and how much I was going to miss you when you were going to leave. And how much I wanted to tell you I loved you."
She nodded, "I loved you too..but I couldn't tell you. I thought I didn't deserve you..or to stay with the team after everything."
He shook his head lightly, "You deserve the world, Em. I wish you could see that"
She kissed his cheek, "I love you, Aaron Hotchner...and this wedding is clearly making me turn into a romantic" she chuckled.
"Weddings do that." He laughed a little, "Emily...I've been doing some thinking and...I wanted to ask you if you want to move in with me and Jack? I asked Jack..and he loves the idea."
Emily gasped, "I don't know what to say- yes! Of course, I do." She said, pulling him in for a kiss. "I'd want that more than anything" she said and laid her head on his chest as they danced.
"I mean your practically moved in anyway..but officially, I want you too"
She smiled, "As long as we can put my hot tub somewhere, I'll be there."
"Of course...that's the whole reason I want you to move in. Not because of you." He smirked.
She hit him lightly, "Yeah, right" she said.
After the song finished, Aaron went to get them both a drink whilst Emily went and joined the team on their table.
Morgan was sat there, he saw her come back over and smiled at her, "Had a nice dance?" He asked.
"Yeah..and Aaron just asked me to move in with him" she said, unable to remove the smile on her face.
He raised a brow, "Really? I'm happy for you both...your a good couple. And you both seem genuinely happier" he smiled sipping his drink.
"Thank you, Derek." She said, "I am happy..actually it's the happiest I've ever been."
Over the next few days, Emily and Aaron started moving in all of her stuff. Once everything was moved, she felt safe and at home in her new house.