I've Dated Worse
Disclaimer: So I guess we gotta go with this whole thing again, CBS owns Criminal Minds. Not me. :(
Summary: Hotch remembers Emily telling him in '52 Pick Up' that she's dated worse than Viper. Wanting to pursue a romantic relationship with Emily, so he decides to investigate her past dating record.
A/N: Makes mention of men on other tv shows outside of CM's world. May seem a little OOC, but that's what fanfics are for.
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Hotch was seriously debating making anymore calls but decided to go with it.
'What could be worse then a man whipped by his ex wife, a dirty dead cop, a ex childhood boyfriend, a recovering addict arrested for fraud?' Hotch thought 'How much worse could it get?'
Hotch decided to call Mike Delfino. He seemed like a normal plumber.
"Hello Delfino residents, this is MJ" a little boy answered.
"Hi, this is Agent Hotchner with the FBI" Hotch told the boy, "May I speak to Mike Delfino?"
"One moment please" MJ said.
"Hello?" a male voice said, "This is Mike Delfino."
"My name is Agent Hotchner of the FBI" Hotch said "I'm calling about Emily Prentiss."
"Is she all right?" Mike asked, concern evident in his tone.
"Yes, I just wanted to know about the nature of you're relationship with Emily" Hotch said "Like how long you dated, and why it ended."
Hotch looked at the photo of Mike Delfino and then into the bullpen at Emily.
"Wow" Mike said "I guess we dated for awhile back in the mid 90s. It was very brief." Mike said quickly.
"Oh?" Hotch asked "Why'd it end?"
"Yeah, well..." Mike started "I was arrested for murder. But I was totally innocent."
"Murder?" Hotch looked down at the file on Delfino the name Monique Pollier flashing over his eyes.
"I was framed" Mike said quickly "An honest mistake."
"Don't worry Mr. Delfino" Hotch said "I'm only interested in Emily Prentiss."
"Why are you so interested in Emily?" Mike asked suspiciously.
"She's an agent on my team, and I'm interested in her socially" Hotch said.
"Ok" Mike said somewhat relieved, "Good luck with that, she's one in a million."
Hotch hanged up with Mike Delfino, his eyes scanning the information deciding on who to call next.
"Go for Barney Stinson" a peppy voice said answering the phone.
"Mr. Stinson?" Hotch said "This Aaron Hotchner, FBI."
"Ha ha very funny Ted" Barney said.
"No, Mr. Stinson this is Aaron Hotchner, FBI" Hotch replied in his authoritative tone.
"Robin? You and Ted aren't pulling something are you?" Barney said.
"No. Not unless you check your car" Robin replied.
"How can I help you?" Barney asked, curiosity in tone.
"I want to know about your relationship with Emily Prentiss" Hotch asked.
"Emily Prentiss?" Barney repeated, "Lily, Marshall? Which one was Emily?"
Hotch seethed at that 'This guy too much of a playboy to remember Emily?'
"Hot brunette, FBI agent" Robin said "Big brown eyes, did this little thing where she bit her lip. Remember?"
"Oh yeah" Barney said "My relationship with Emily? It was a two day escapade."
"That's it?" Hotch asked.
"Yeah, it was about what like almost four months ago" Barney said "New Years party."
"Thank you for your time" Hotch said.
"Say..." Barney said "Do you have any other single agents on your team?"
Hotch hanged up on him mid sentence thinking 'Pig.'
Hotch looked down at the list once again and said "Who the hell is next?"
Hotch randomly picked a person and dialed.
"New York's 55th Precinct, this is Lieutenant Swersky speaking" Swersky said.
"May I please speak to Officer Boscorelli?" Hotch asked.
"Hang on" Swersky said.
"Hello?" Boscorelli answered, "This is Boscorelli."
"Officer Boscorelli?" Hotch said "This is Aaron Hotchner, FBI."
"Yeah?" Bosco said "What do you want?"
"I wanted to talk about Emily Prentiss" Hotch said. "About your romantic relationship with her?"
"What about it?" Bosco said "We dated for about six months in 2004, then she dumped me."
"Do you know why?" Hotch asked.
"Because she got mad that I flirted with a cop from Anti-Crime" Bosco said "She's a sweet girl, but look I'm a guy. It's what we do."
"Thank you for your time, Officer" Hotch said hanging up, running his hand over his face.
Hotch looked over the list and decided on who to call next and sighed 'I'm going to be here all day.'
Hotch picked up the phone and dialed the firefighter on the list Jimmy Doherty. Frowning at the thought he looked like an unsub they dealt with, but shook his head.
"Hello" a male voice replied in to his cell phone.
"Jimmy Doherty?" Hotch said "Aaron Hotchner, FBI."
"How can I help you?" Jimmy said.
"I have a few questions about your relationship with Emily Prentiss" Hotch said.
"What about her?" Jimmy asked.
"Just when you dated her and why it ended" Hotch said.
"We dated briefly in 2004 for a few months then I ended it to get back together with my ex wife" Jimmy said "Look I gotta go, she gets real testy on my past."
Jimmy hanged up on Hotch who just shook his head.
Hotch picked up the phone and dialed Sam Seaborn.
"This is Deputy Communications Director Seaborn" Sam answered.
"Hello Deputy Director" Hotch said feeling uneasy "This is Agent Aaron Hotchner of the FBI."
"How may I help you Agent?" Sam asked.
Hotch looked down at the photo of the attractive man and banged his head against his hand.
"I wanted a moment of your time to speak to you on the romantic relationship you had with Emily Prentiss" Hotch asked.
"May I ask why?" Sam asked suspiciously.
"Well sir" Hotch said "I'm interested in Emily and I just wanted to know how her past relationships failed to avoid going down that road."
"So you thought tracking down her previous failed relationships would work?" Sam asked.
"Well... yes sir." Hotch said.
Sam just chuckled, "Emily and I had a brief relationship which she ended due to her hatred of politics."
"That's all?" Hotch asked.
"Yes, I very much liked her. But she couldn't stand the job" Sam said "If that's all I have a very important meeting to attend."
Hotch hung up with Sam feeling slightly better that Emily hadn't only dated total scum that their were a few good guys in the bunch.
To Be Continued...