Miss Emmy

Disclaimer: CBS still owns Criminal Minds, but that's ok. I guess...

Summary: While hanging out with Hotch, Jack has a nightmare and wants Emily's comfort...

A/N: These were a series of individual oneshot but I decided to post them together since they revolve around Emily and Jack and needed re-tweaking.

In this story, it's already an established relationship of H/E, when she was forced into hiding...

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Edward Gibbon said, "Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition."

Hotch sat on the couch, taking in the brunette beauty next to him. The one who was currently picking her thumb nail into oblivion.

He could count on his hand how many times he'd seen her nervous. But this time, he never seen her this terrified, not even counting when she went into hiding.

But now that she was back he was trying to figure out if this feeling between them would continue, to work it out.

She quickly looked over at Hotch as he placed a warm and comforting hand on hers, if only to save her nails.

"So you and Beth?" she started, kicking herself for her feeling inadequate.

"Are over..." Hotch repeated "Now that you're back from Interpol, do you want us to come back?"

"If you want to" she whispered, furrowing her eyebrows, "I don't want to force you into something you don't want, I love the BAU."

"No, I'm not talking about the BAU" he quickly replied, his thumb tracing over her thumb, "Well not just the BAU. I'm talking about us."

Her heart raced at the way he said 'us', licking her lip she looked up and saw his soft brown eyes searching her own. Looking for an indication that she wanted this too.

"But you just broke up with your girlfriend, Hotch" she whispered, "You're not thinking clearly enough from ending that. You could feel differently later on."

"I know what I want, Emily" he said, placing a hand on her cheek, "Who I want. You."

Closing her eyes, she whispered, "But you have Jack to think about, Hotch."

His thumb running across her lower lip, "Jack cares about you, Emily. In fact if I didn't know any better I'd say he even has a crush on you."

Letting out a wry chuckle at that, "He doesn't even know me as anything other then your colleague."

"But he's got his father's gut" he whispered, leaning in, "And my gut is telling me that you want this as much as I do."

"I don't know" she whispered, "I don't know what to think."

Hotch opened his mouth to speak, when both dark haired agents heard the screaming cry of the small child.

"COME BACK!" Jack cried out "Don't leave me, come back."

Hotch and Emily raced into Jack's room, flicking on the light. Both were heartbroken by the image before them.

Jack was tangled up in his blankets, his beloved stuffed dinosaur thrown on the floor as his golden brown hair was drenched in sweat and his cheeks were covered in tears.

Hotch kneeled down to his son's bed, "Jack?"

Jack was still tossing and turning, so Hotch placed his hand on Jack's shoulder, "Jack?"

Jack's eyes opened immediately filled again with tears, "Where is she, Daddy? I want to see her."

"See who buddy?" Hotch asked running a comforting hand over the boy's head, smoothing down the tousled hair.

"Mommy" the boy sniffled back a sob, "Is she here? Did she came back?"

Hotch shook his head, running a warm hand over the boy's back, moving over as Jack looked up to see Emily standing in the door way.

"I'm sorry buddy" Hotch whispered, wiping the boy's tears, "That was just a dream, I'm sorry."

"Emmy?" Jack whispered, looking up at the brunette's comforting smile.

"Are you ok, sweetie?" Emily asked wandering over to the bed, kneeling beside him.

Jack shook his head, his tears fall down his face, "I had a dream about Mommy. And one that she couldn't come back."

Emily sat down on Jack's bed, leaning against the bed frame and opened her arms for the inconsolable boy to wrap himself in her welcoming arms.

"I'm sorry, Jack" she murmured, running her hand from his head down to his back "I'm sorry that you had to go through that."

"Emmy?" he whispered, his darkening locks tickling her cheek.

"Yeah baby?" she answered, looking down at him while Hotch looked at the two.

"You're not going to leave again, are you?" Jack asked looking up at her with tears in his brown eyes.

"I'm not going away ever again" Emily said placing a warm kiss on his head "I promise."

"Pinky promise?" Jack asked seriously.

"Pinky promise" Emily said linking her pinky with his "Do you want to go back to bed now?"

Jack shook his head, "Stay with me. Stay with us."

Emily looked over at Hotch, he had the same statement written on his face, "Stay with us."

"Always" Emily said scooting over as she placed the boy she adored on her lap.

Wrapping his comforter around him, she moved over while Hotch sat on the bed wrapping his arms around his little family.

"You won't leave, you'll stay here forever?" Jack asked nuzzling his head against Emily's chest.

"I'll never leave you both, again." Emily said looking at Hotch who smiled as he kissed her forehead.

As Jack's eyes closed, he said, "I love you, Emmy."

"I love you too, baby." Emily said resting her head on Hotch's shoulders "I love you too Aaron."

"I love you, Emily." Hotch said holding the two most important people in his life close to him.

Emily Kimbrough said, "Remember we all stumble, everyone of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand-in-hand."

To Be Continued...

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