Dave went home, packed his bag, and headed to Little Creek. He was worried about his relationship with Hotch. He had tried to keep a distance, but was next to impossible given that the team worked so closely. Plus, during the last month, he had kept a distance, but it had done nothing to extinguish his feelings for Aaron.
Hotch took Dave's advice and went home to his empty apartment. As he was undressing he took note of a picture of him with Dave and Gideon that was on his desk. He dropped down on his bed and starred at Dave's face. "What the hell am I going to do?" he thought. A month had past since their kiss. Although they resolved to stay at arms length from one and other, he could not control his constant thoughts of Dave. As much as it pained him to admit it, he was in love with his best friend. He wondered if he had fallen in love with JJ or Emily, if it would be this hard. He knew that starting a relationship with a colleague, a subordinate none the less, was wrong. Yet he was beginning not to care. He had always done the right thing, played by the rules, and where did that get him...alone in an empty half furnished apartment. He knew what he had to do.
Sorry for the wicked short chapter. To make up for it, I'm also putting chapter 7 up tonight. Chapter 7 is long and HOT!