November 27th, 2013 - 8 weeks old
Beth awoke to Hotch kissing her neck, the front of his body pressed up against her back, and she could distinctly feel him pressed up against her butt.
"Aaron," she groaned. "What time is it?"
His work alarm hadn't gone off yet which meant it was much too early. She usually stayed in bed through him getting ready and Luna's morning feed, only getting out of bed to say goodbye to Hotch and help get Jack ready for school.
"It's early. Sorry, I've just missed you."
Beth groaned again but she turned around into his arms anyway. She had missed him too.
He kept kissing her neck while Beth focused on pulling down their pajama pants under the covers. She got hers off all the way but was only able to get Hotch's down to mid-thigh. She didn't care, it was good enough.
"Do we need a condom?" He asked her.
"Midwife says we're good after 7 days of being on the pill. But Luna's still in here."
"We'll be quiet," Hotch assured her.
Beth tried to put it out of her mind as she felt him rub up against her. They still lay on their sides facing each other so Beth hitched her leg up on top of his to give them better leverage.
They were just getting things going when Luna started to cry from her bassinet near the bed. Hotch immediately stilled inside of her, neither of them anywhere close to fnishing. Instead of calming down Luna ramped up her crying and they groaned in unison. Hotch pulled out of her and they both pulled their pajama pants back up. Beth rolled over and pulled the baby from her bassinet to feed her before her screaming go any louder.
"Sorry," Hotch mumbled. "I should have known it was a bad idea."
He got out of bed and wandered to the shower to get ready for his workday.
November 29th, 2013
Hotch made it home and he was exhausted. It was only 9 PM but he had been away the past two nights on a case and the entire team had barely slept. It was a tough and stressful case and Hotch could feel the tension he was carrying. He rifled though the fridge looking for something easy to eat before passing out in bed.
"Hey," Beth said softly coming down the stairs.
"Hey," he replied.
"You okay? Seemed like you've been really busy the last two days."
"It was a tough one, I'm glad to be home." He told her.
"Can I make you something to eat?" She offered, wrapping her arms around his waist from behind she could feel that he was a giant ball of stress. She kissed him in between his shoulder blades trying to help him relax.
"That's okay. I'm just going to make a sandwich and then hop in the shower before going to bed. I'm exhausted."
She pulled out sandwich stuff for him and he assembled a sandwich before nearly inhaling it.
"I'll go get the water running so that your shower is hot," she told him as she headed back up the stairs.
He cleaned up from his late dinner before following her upstairs and into the steamy bathroom. He started to remove his clothes.
"Can I join you? Help you relax a little bit?"
"I don't care if you join me but I'm too tired to do anything, sorry."
Beth started removing her clothes and they entered the shower together. Beth gathered the loofah and body wash and started to wash his body for him. It felt good but soon her hand was focused lower.
"Beth, really. I'm too tired. I'm sorry, I just want to go to bed."
"Shh you don't have to do anything. Just let me help you relax, Hotchner."
Beth sunk to her knees and started toying with him more intentionally. She stroked him and placed him in her mouth. She sucked on him for a few moments but none of her usual tricks seemed to be working.
Finally Hotch sighed and reached down to grab her arms and pull her back up to her feet.
"Seriously, it's not going to work. I'm too tired, I'm just going to go to bed."
And with that he exited the shower and grabbed his towel to dry off leaving her stunned under the stream of the water.
Beth gave him time to finish getting ready for bed before exiting the shower herself. She climbed into bed next to him and they both went to sleep without saying a word.
November 30th, 2013
Beth awoke for once not to the sound of an alarm or a baby crying but to the soft sounds of the turning pages of a book. She stretched under the covers not ready to open her eyes.
"Morning," she heard Hotch's voice. "About last night… I'm really sorry."
Beth finally opened her eyes and looked at him, he was sitting up in bed reading a book.
"Why are you sorry? You told me you weren't in the mood, I should have believed you. I just felt bad that Luna interrupted us and then you were gone on a case and wanted to make it up to you."
Hotch took her hand and brought it up to his lips. "It wasn't that I didn't want to - trust me, babe. I always want to. But thats only happened to me once before and it was when I was overwhelmed and tired; just like I was last night. I was worried that would be the outcome and I wanted to avoid feeling embarrassed and frustrated."
"You shouldn't be embarrased. I'm embarrassed. Next time I'll listen to you, I'm really sorry. And I'm sorry you had a tough case, did you get enough sleep?"
"Slept like a rock," he assured her. "I just woke up 10 minutes ago. I would be up for a rain check if you are?"
Beth glanced at the clock. It was nearly 7 AM. "There's a good chance we'll get interrupted again."
"We can be quick. Worth the risk don't you think?"
Beth was skeptical but smiled at him anyway. She wanted the sense of normalcy that intimacy with him would bring. So she leaned into his body and placed her lips on his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her on top of him enjoying the weight of her body on top of his. She ground her lower half into his and unlike last night she could feel his body responding to hers. Beth sat up to pull her top over her head when there was a rushed knock on the door.
"Dad! Can I come in? I can't find my Star Wars t-shirt!"
"Oh my god." Hotch groaned. "I take it back, it was not worth the risk."
"Can I come in?" Jack yelled, repeating himself.
Beth pulled her shirt back over her stomach and got out bed to open the bedroom door.
"I appreciate you remembering to knock before coming into our room but try not to yell, bud. Your sister is still sleeping."
Hotch piped in from the bed, hiding his problem under the covers. "What are you doing awake, Jack? It's not even 7 AM."
"I need to get ready to go over to Aiden's house. We're having a movie and pizza night, remember?" He informed his dad as if it was obvious.
"Yes, but dude. It's a movie and pizza night." Hotch reminded him emphasizing the night part of his statement. "I'm not dropping you off until 2PM. That's in 7 hours."
Jack looked defeated. "Well I just wanted to be ready."
Beth ruffled his hair. "I think your Star Wars shirt is in the dryer. Grab a laundry basket and get the clothes out. You can start folding them while I make french toast for breakfast."
"Okay!" Jack agreed before running downstairs to the laundry room.
Beth looked back at Hotch in despair. "We're never going to have sex again, are we?"
"It's not seeming likely, is it?" Hotch agreed.
"We don't have to pick him back up from Aiden's house until 8 and Lulu usually naps around 3. Maybe we can sneak something in?" She asked, hopeful.
Hotch just gave her a skeptical look and rolled out of bed. He walked around to the side of the bed with the bassinet and picked up Luna who was starting to stir.
"I'll get her changed and dressed while you get started on breakfast." Hotch kissed her cheek as he walked out of the bedroom and into the nursery.
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"Be safe okay, no horsing around or else you could hurt your arm. Just watch the movie, eat some pizza, and have a good time." Beth informed Jack.
"I'll be careful, mom." He assured her.
Hotch and Beth had tried to remind him to be cautious of his casted arm at home but they had little control of his activities at school or at friends houses. It worried Beth because she did not want to spend another afternoon in the ER with two young children ever again.
"Love you, see you later tonight."
Hotch helped him into the car and they backed out of the garage. Not even 10 minutes later Beth was surprised to see Hotch was calling her.
"Hey, is everything okay?" She asked when she answered the phone.
"I need to go into work." he informed her. "I just dropped Jack off. I'm gonna run back to the house to grab my stuff quick but then unfortunately I have to report as soon as possible."
"Okay," she responded trying to not let disappointment seep into her tone as their afternoon together vanished into thin air. "Is there anything I can grab for you so it's ready when you get here?"
"No that's okay. It'll just take a minute. I just wanted go let you know."
"Alright, well I'll see you soon."
She hung up the phone and looked at the alert baby in her arms. "Well Lu, it's just me and you today."
Hotch came home in a whirlwind and grabbed everything he thought he might need.
"It's local so I should be home tonight but it might be late. Will you pick up Jack from Aiden's at 8? I know that interferes with Luna's bedtime so I can ask Jessie."
"Of course I'll pick him up, Aaron. Just be safe. I love you."
He kissed her briefly on the lips.
"I love you too."
With that he went out the door and so did her chance of having sex during nap time.
