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Chapter 8: Thinking of You

Emily walked into the small coffee shop and right up to the counter digging around her purse for her wallet. Not looking where she was going she bumped into another customer spilling the contents of her purse onto the floor. "Sorry" she apologized reached down to clean up the mess.

"It's not a problem. Here let me help." A deep voice said making her breath catch. Her eyes went up immediately but the hope that built up in her, in the few seconds since hearing his voice, diminished.

He smiled at her with a crooked smile that made is blue eyes sparkle. Emily smiled back politely but her heart sank. The attractive man wasn't him. It had been almost six months since she left Paris holding hope that one day she would meet Aaron again but to this day she hadn't. She looked in every crowd for him at the beginning but now she was losing hope rather fast. "Thanks" she answered the man as he handed her her things and they both stood.

"I guess I wasn't looking where I was going. Can I buy you a coffee to make it up?" he hope in his eyes made she stomach clench in regret but her mind was tell her to just get over her love for Aaron and get on with her life.

"I think it was my fault but I will take you up on that coffee." she nodded. They ordered their drinks and took a seat. "I'm Emily." She introduced herself putting two packets of Splenda into the dark liquid and stirring it gently.

"James" he smiled. It was then Emily noticed he didn't have the dimples that she longed to see. The dimples that made her own smile reach her eyes.

Emily drank her coffee and made nice conversation with the man but in her heart she was just comparing everything he did to the man she wished to be with. But at the end she agreed to go on a date with him. Emily knew it wasn't a good idea but she wanted to see if she could get over the other man. She had to move on somehow and James was a very intelligent and attractive man.

By the time she reached her apartment she talked herself into giving the blonde man a real try. It would be nice to have someone she thought. Her job prevented her from meeting men but now this man walked in and she really wanted to see if they could have something. With a tight nod to herself she banished all thoughts of the man she met in Paris.

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Aaron sat in his chair and stared intently at the phone next to him. Shaking his head he picked it up and dialed the number. "Garcia I need to see you in my office for a moment please." He said and waited for her answer before hanging up.

The blonde computer tech raced into his office with a frightened look on her face. "Sir if…"

"Nothing is wrong Garcia I just need some help." He calmed her with a tight smile. That was all he possessed these days. The only time he smiles now is with his son and even then it isn't his dimpled smile he got use to giving while he was in Paris. That smile was reserved for one woman and one woman only.

"What can I help with sir?" the blonde asked pulling him out of his thoughts of Emily and back on the task at hand.

"I need you to find someone for me." He stated handing her a piece of paper. When he got back from Paris six months ago he told himself he wouldn't use his connections to find her but now he was getting desperate. He found himself looking for her on the street or in small cafes he went to. Logically he knew he wouldn't find her but his heart still looked. "I know it's not much to go on but if anyone can find her it's you."

"Sir I… I just don't know if a first name and work place will work. I mean the CIA has to have a ton of Emily's working there. Do you have anything else?" she looked at him in sorrow. When he came back from Paris he was different. The whole team thought so. He was more distant then before and until a few weeks ago the blonde hadn't a clue as to why.

"I don't." he sighed. "Oh wait, her mother is a US Ambassador." He though suddenly.

"That will work. I'll get right on it. But what information do you want?"

"All of it. Anything you can find." He smiled weakly at her.

She stood with a nod and went to the door before stopping and turning back. She wasn't going to pry but she could help herself. "Sir if I may ask, is she Paris?" waving the small paper at him.

Aaron was stumped for a moment. "Huh?"

She smiled sweetly at him. "You met someone there right? I mean Rossi and Morgan were talking about it a few weeks ago." She remembered their conversation. Rossi told Morgan to not set their boss on a blind date and that his heart was already taken.

Not one for lying he nodded. "Yeah, she's Paris." He tried to hide the goofy grin on his face.

The blonde gave an excited squeal and left the office.

Aaron sat back in his chair thinking about the brunette once again. He had no clue what he would say when he found her but he could figure that out later. He just wanted to see her.

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Emily locked the door behind her as she walked into her apartment. Six dates in and she was feeling great about her and James. He had a way of bringing out her adventurous side. They found themselves laughing constantly and she was really falling for him. It wasn't love well, not yet she told herself. But she liked him. And he made her happy.

With a smile on her face she dropped her purse over the back of the couch and hit the message button on her answering machine.

"You have one new message" the machine rattled off the call time and date while she bent down to take off her heels.

"Um… I'm not sure if you are the right woman but this is Aaron. We met in Paris seven months ago." Emily stared at the device in shock.

"Emily I just… damn it. I just wanted to talk to you so please call me back if you can." the voice on the machine left her breathless as he rattled off his phone number. Her heart pounded loudly in her chest so loud that she barely heard the last of his message.

"I miss you." his voice cracked like it did the last time she heard it. Then he hung up. The machine beeped at her waiting for her to delete or save. Her hand hovered over the save but then James entered her mind. Finally she was getting on with her life and he calls. That means he found her she thought. That means he looked for her. Biting her lip she stared at the machine. James was amazing. He made her happy. But Aaron… she lost thought as her phone rang.

Picking it up, she answered softly. "Hello"

"Hey Em, some of my college buddies just called me for a night out so I was wondering if you would like to come? I would love for you to meet my friends." James said on the other line. Her heart sank sadly. She had some hope left it was Aaron calling again but it wasn't.

"Um… yeah that sounds great." She said half heartedly. "When?"

"Tomorrow night. I know that's short notice but…"

"It's fine. Tomorrow is great. See you then." After he said goodnight she hung up and turned back to the answering machine.

In a quick move she hit delete. She was moving on.

A/N: Don't hate me quite yet! I got plans people! Anyways, thanks for all the wonderful reviews last chapter!