Hotch let out a breath as he shoved his office phone back into it's receiver. Another angry congressman was calling about their last case that was solved not even two days ago. Just because they didn't get the exact permission to arrest the suspect didn't mean it was illegal.
"Hotch?"
He looked up from his desk to see the blond liaison in his doorway. "Hey JJ. Has Prentiss come in yet?"
JJ shook her head, her blond hair flying over her shoulders. "I was just coming to ask you about that. She hasn't been in all morning."
Hotch nodded slowly before dismissing JJ from his office, his hand immediately reaching for his office phone.
Hi. You've reached Emily Prentiss. I'm sorry that I'm not available right now, but if you call back later I might feel like answering.
The brunette huffed before dialing again. "Come on Emily, not today…"
…
Her dark eyes hardened as Nathaniel's tongue trailed over the shell of her ear. "Nathaniel, the kids are in here."
The dark haired man shook his head as he pulled her back against his chest. "They don't know what's going on, darling. Everything is fine."
Emily sucked in a breath as his hands made their way up her arms, his lips going to her cheek. "H-Honey, I don't want the kids watching this." Her eyes closed when she felt him freeze behind her. "Why don't we just wait until later, ok?"
Nathaniel opened his mouth to speak, but let his voice stay quiet when he heard a phone ring from upstairs.
Emily's head turned towards the staircase, the ringing familiar to her perked ears. "Nathaniel, that's my phone."
The older man turned her around and tugged her dark hair behind her ears. "Who is it?"
Emily's eyes scrunched. "What do you mean?"
"WHO IS CALLING YOU?"
The brunette's breath caught in her throat as the man before her tightened his grasp on her shoulders. "I'm s-sorry, but I don't know."
Nathaniel's eyes hardened. "What do you mean 'you don't know'?"
"Nathaniel, I'm not upstairs to check the phone and see who's calling."
The older brunette grabbed Emily by her arms and tugged her against his chest, letting her chained feet drag across the floor as he marched over to the staircase. He smirked at hearing Emily hiss when he chin collided with his collarbone. "Well then we'll just have to go and check, wont we?"