The next morning Aaron awoke to the smell of breakfast cooking. He got out of bed, put on his underwear, and followed his nose. Dave was in the kitchen cooking. He looked up when he heard Aaron shuffling down the hall. "Hey, you're finally up".

"Its 10am, I never sleep this late. Not even on weekends".

"You must have been tired", Dave commented with a smirk.

Aaron came up behind Dave and wrapped his arms around his waist. "Last night was wonderful, thank you".

"The pleasure was all mine. I made breakfast. There are eggs, bacon, toast, hash browns, coffee, and oj".

"Jesus Dave"

"We got to keep your strength up" Dave replied, turning to give his partner a good morning kiss.

Aaron and Dave sat on Dave's deck, enjoying a hearty breakfast, when Aaron's cell rang.

"Hotchner". Dave watched Aaron listening to the caller; he hoped they weren't being called back to work early. In an effort to give Aaron privacy, he started bringing in the dishes. He was loading the dishwasher when Aaron came in the kitchen.

"Please don't tell me we are being called back".

"No, that was Hayle. She was just confirming our plans for next weekend. She has a wedding to attend, so she would like me to take Jack on Friday night rather than Saturday morning".

"That's good. You'll get extra time with Jack".

"Not quite, since she is losing him on Friday, she was wondering if she could cancel my visit on Wednesday. His cousins are in town, they are taking the kids to the aquarium on Wednesday. He'll be exhausted by the time I'm supposed to see him".

"Does she do that often; make plans on your days?"

"Not really, but with Hayle, you never get something for nothing. I look back now and wonder why I ever thought we were happy".

"You loved her".

"Yes I did. But she was never content with anything. Plus, she hated me working at the BAU".

"Well you yourself said the BAU life ruins marriages".

"I know, but I couldn't give it up. I couldn't go back to practicing law".

"No, profiling, the BAU, it's in your blood. Just like it's in mine". After a few moments of silence, Dave said "if you're not picking up Jack until Friday, how about spending the week here with me?"

"I love to. Are you sure? I know you wanted to get some writing done".

"I'd rather hang out with you. We could hike, fish, watch movies..."

"Among other things" Aaron interrupted with a laugh as he grabbed for Dave's hand. "Dave I enjoyed last night"

"Me too Aaron"

"Okay. I'd love to spend the week with you".

"Do you have enough clothes and whatever else you may need?"

"Besides my sweats, I have the clothes I wore he last night, plus two changes in my go bag. I can just do a wash when I need to. I'm good on toiletries. So I guess I'm yours for the week".

"Mine for the week, I like the sound of that", Dave said giving him a quick kiss on the lips. "How about we get dressed and run into town? We can pick up some steaks for dinner and maybe rent a movie".

"Sounds good".