Emily fluttered her eyes open, letting out a soft yawn as she looked to see Aaron, realising he had left the bed. She furrowed her brows, confused as to where he was and put on one of his shirts as she went to go find him. As she walked downstairs, she smelt the smell of food being cooked and followed the smell to the kitchen. "Good morning." She said,going over to Aaron and kissing him softly. "You look just as good in my shirts as I remember." He chuckled, placing a hand on her face.
"What have you been doing in here?" She asked, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Well, I've made coffee." He said, nodding to the coffee. "And in hopes their still your favourite...I made pancakes." Her eyes lit up and she smiled, kissing him once more, "Of course they still are, I've missed your pancakes." "Well I hope their as good as you remember." He said, moving to plate the pancakes up, as he handed her a plate.
She smiled, sitting down at the breakfast bar, "I'm excited..diner pancakes haven't been satisfying enough" she said, as she cut up a piece and placed it in her mouth.
She closed her eyes, a soft moan escaping from her mouth, "Just as good as I remember...if not better"
He chuckled, "I make them for Jack, they've always reminded me of you though."
"Aaron...I've really missed us." She said, taking her hand.
He nodded, kissing her head, "I've missed you too. We've been apart too long." He said with a small sigh. She nodded in agreement, "Don't worry...I plan on making up for lost time." She said with a smirk, putting a hand on his leg.
Emily had spent the day at Aaron's before she knew she had to leave. She had things she had to take care of, Kieran. As she got out the car, she exhaled as she walked inside the house. "Hey, honey..your home" Kieran said, coming up to her and kissing her softly. She reluctantly kissed back, and swallowed, "Yeah...I spent the night at a friends." She said, she felt bad for what she was going to have to do. "Okay, well do you want to order in some dinner?" He asked.
She shook her head, "We need to talk." She said, in a serious tone and looked up at him.
He furrowed his brows, confused, "Okay.." he said, as they walked into the living room and sat down. She let out a sigh, "I don't know how to say this..so I'm just going to say it" she said, putting her hands on her lap. "I'm in love with someone else." She said softly.
He gasped, widening his eyes, "Your..in love with someone else?" He asked, stuttering a little.
She nodded, "I've not been cheating on you, I assure...but, ever since I rejoined the BAU. I realised that my feelings for Aaron had never gone." "Aaron? As in Aaron Hotchner your boss?"
She nodded, "We were in love a long time ago..and when I saw him again..I tried to hide my feelings, because I was with you and your a nice guy. You treated me well..but, I can't hide it in anymore." She exhaled, "I'm so sorry, Kieran." He nodded sadly, "There's nothing I can do that can change your mind?" She shook her head, "I'm sorry..You deserve someone amazing, Kieran. Because your a good man." She said, kissing his cheek.
It had been a few weeks into Aaron and Emily's new relationship, they were taking it slow and a secret from the team. Although they hadn't understood how the team hadn't noticed yet with the intense glances stared on the plane, the way he had become more protective of her on cases and Emily frequently 'asking Hotch how her report was' up in his office. Rossi had figured it out, but he knew it was none of his business and wasn't going to pry, if they warned to tell the team they would have.
There was something Emily hadn't told Aaron, or anyone for that matter. Her mysterious calls, the flower left in her room and the fact she was meeting her old Interpol friends because she had received news of Ian Doyle escaping prison. She had distanced herself from Aaron, for his own protection and for Jack's. She knew the whole team were at risk because Doyle was most likely coming to find her and she knew if Doyle even had an inkling that Emily was in a relationship he'd kill Aaron.
Aaron had started to notice her distance, he's brushed it away at first but now it was getting worse and he was ready to ask her about it. Had she had second thoughts? It was late after a case, everyone was leaving and Emily was packing her things. Before she had found out about Doyle, Emily would usually stay behind and wait for Aaron and they'd go back to his place. Ever since she found out he was around, she'd left early to avoid him. "Prentiss, a word please." Aaron announced in front of everyone, giving her no excuse to leave. She nodded, "Okay, sir." She said, going up to his office. "I wonder what she's done?" Garcia whispered to Morgan.
Emily shut the door and sat down opposite from him, "What is it?" She asked.
"Your avoiding me, pushing me away..why?" He asked. She sighed, she couldn't tell him, it was too much of a risk for him and for Jack. "I'm not avoiding you, Aaron." She replied defensively. He nodded, "Yes, you are. Outside of cases, you rarely talk to me. You haven't come to mine in ages..or even acted as if we're together."
She shook her head, "I just-" "What's going on with you, Emily?" He asked, "Are you having doubts?"
She sighed, she knew what she had to do to protect Aaron and Jack, she had to break up with him. It broke her heart to do so, she'd only just got him back. It was the last thing she wanted to do. She nodded reluctantly, "Yeah- I'm having doubts" she said, tears welling up in her eyes. "I can't do this." She added, her voice breaking. "What? I don't believe you,Emily."
She nodded, "No, this is what I want. I can't be with you,Aaron. Too much has happened." She got up to leave, quickly brushing the tears off her face.
He stood up, grabbing her wrist, "Emily."
"No, Aaron! Just stop!" She exclaimed, her voice shaky, she walked off as she grabbed her wrist back. Tears fell as she ran off so he couldn't follow, this broke her heart more than anything. He watched as she left, confused as to what had happened and not fully believing this was what she wanted. He sighed angrily, kicking his chair.
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A few days had passed, and Ian Doyle was now the unsub the team were looking for, unknown to them that Emily knew him. Emily knew what she she to do to protect her team, she had to kill him herself. But she knew there was risks to that. Before the team had time to figure out what she was doing, she was left and was trailing Doyle, ready to kill him.
Once Aaron had found out who Doyle was, it angered him, she had gotten close to this man. He wanted to kill Doyle himself, and get his Emily back. He was annoyed she hadn't told him sooner, annoyed she thought he couldn't be trusted with that.
Emily was in her car, she had had a missed call from Aaron. Her voice was shaky, tears welling in her eyes. She called back, but it went to voicemail. "Aaron...I just- I need to tell you this before I- before I kill Doyle. But I need you to know, in case I can never tell you myself.." she said, a cry escaping her mouth as she tried to keep it together. "That I love you, and I never stopped. I didn't want to break up with you..but I knew Doyle was back, and I couldn't put you at risk, or Jack. You both mean too much to me. So, in case this is the last time I get to talk to you..just know, your the only person that has ever mattered to me and I love you" she said before hanging up. She exhaled, loading her gun as she went to fire at Doyle and his gang.
"Sir- there's no sign of Emily" Garcia said, her voice shaky. "But there's.. a video." She swallowed, "Emily must have tried to end Doyle herself..but- it backfired" she said as a tear fell.
"Garcia? What happened to her?" He said, his voice thick with emotion. He had never been more scared in his life, what if Doyle had murdered her?
"She's been taken..by Doyle and his crew." Garcia cried. Aaron gasped, "We need to find out where he is. Now." He slammed down on the desk. As he looked as his phone, he noticed a missed voicemail from Emily. His stomach shrunk as he picked it up, going into a different room with nobody there. As he heard the words come out of her mouth, tears fell from his eyes, he refused to believe this was the last time he'd hear her voice. He was going to find her, and kill Doyle. He'd wished she would have told him, he would of protected her.
Dave entered the room, a little shocked to see Aaron's teary eyes, "Aaron?" He asked, moving over a little. Aaron sighed, putting a hand on his face, "It's Emily, we've been..together"
Dave nodded, "I kind of gathered..I figured you'd tell me when it's time." He shook his head, "Its not just that. We were in love, a long time ago and we never stopped..loving each other. I can't lose her- Dave." He said, his voice breaking but he kept himself together. Dave put a hand on Aaron's arm, "We'll find her, I promise."