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Chapter 11: Home

Emily gave her luggage to the cabbie and got in the back of the car. As the driver got in and pulled away from the Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. Emily looked out the window in excitement for the new city she was soon to inhabit.

Three months after the night Aaron Hotchner told her he loved her and she returned the favor she was finally moving to be with him. They fought over who would move where and when but she won. Aaron had a son in D.C. He couldn't just up and move. It would break his heart to be away from his son so Emily bit the bullet and quit her post within the CIA and happily joined the FBI.

Of course the bureau wouldn't let her be on the same BAU team as Aaron where she wanted, not just because Aaron worked there, but because it was the unit she wanted. She belonged there but Chief Strauss wouldn't allow it so Emily became the unit chief for the second team under Aaron's unit. She was okay with that, it was still doing the work she wanted.

Pulling up to the building an hour later in Quantico the cabbie got out and set her bag on the sidewalk. Emily looked up at her new work place with a smile. She was here to see the section chief but seeing Aaron was an added bonus. Paying her fare and grabbing her bag she made her way into the building and to the BAU floor.

She hadn't a clue as to where to go so she stopped a blonde in a pink and purple floral top and a black shirt that had ruffles. Emily cringed at the dress code the woman had. "Excuse me?"

The blonde turned with a smile. "Can I help you?" she eyed the brunette closely making Emily nervous.

"Can you tell me where Aaron Hotchner is?" Emily asked.

A huge smile covered the blonde's face. "You're Paris!" the woman exclaimed happily taking Emily into a hug.

"Uh… I'm Emily Prentiss." She told the exuberant woman pulling away from the bone crushing hug.

"I'm so sorry about that. I just… I thought I recognized you and then you asked for Hotch so… I can't believe you're here. He has been in the best mood all day." the blonde explained happily.

Emily smiled taking pleasure knowing that Aaron was as happy to see her as she was to see him. A few trips within three months didn't help the need to be with him. "You must be Garcia." Aaron had told her about his team. The stoic man had a soft spot for the blonde tech, she learned.

"I am, Penelope Garcia at your service. Let's get you to boss man." Garcia took Emily's hand and dragged her through the bull pen and stopped at Morgan's desk. "Paris" she told the man as his eyes perked up at the brunette.

"Really?" he asked standing up. "Derek Morgan. Nice to meet you."

Emily smiled tightly and shook his hand. "Emily Prentiss"

"I'm gunna go get Hotch." Garcia skipped off, Emily smiled watching the woman.

"I can't believe you're here. Hotch doesn't talk about you much but if your mentioned he grins like an idiot." Morgan said waving to Reid to join them. "This is Dr. Reid."

"Oh yeah, Aaron has mentioned you. He thinks I could go up against you in 'geek world' as he calls it." She shook the young man's hand.

"Really?" the man asked with a wide grin growing on his face. "What is your…"

"Emily" Aaron's voice bellowed through the room as he bound down the stairs interrupting the small group.

Emily turned and locked eyes with him. His dark orbs burned into hers like they always did. "Hey" she smiled remembering where they were so she kept her hands to herself.

"I'm so sorry I couldn't pick you up. I just got out of a meeting a few minutes ago and I have another in ten." He explained holding back as well. All he wanted to do was pull her into his arms and not let go up his subordinates were everywhere around them.

"Can we go up to your office for a quick word then I need to find Chief Strauss?" she followed him up to his office and as soon as the door was closed she was on him. Their lips crashed in a dizzying kiss the left them both panting for air.

"God, I missed you." Aaron said holding her to his chest. "Was your flight okay?" he was disappointed he missed picking her up but when the director asks for a meeting you give one.

"It was. So glad to be here though." She pulled back just enough to kiss him again.

"Me too. Jack couldn't stop asking when you would be here last night. He got in bed late because he was too excited." Her heart warmed at his words. She had met the four year old on her first visit to D.C. after Paris. They immediately got along and Jack seemed in awe of her. She felt the same. The Hotchner smile was passed along to the boy along with all the charm his father possessed. Aaron was amazed at how fast Jack opened up to Emily but he figured it was just her.

"I can't wait to see him but first I have to meet Strauss." She said straightening her shirt that seemed to get messed up with the kiss they shared.

"Good luck with that." He mumbled.

Emily quirked a smile, she knew how her boyfriend felt about the section chief. "It'll be fine plus I need to go get paperwork sent in and introduced to my new team." She picked up her bag from the floor where she dropped it and grabbed a file out of it.

"Your team's good. I know most of them." He went around his desk and handed her a file folder with employee files in it.

"Good" she looked over them. "Can you tell me where Strauss' office is?"

"I can do you one better, I'll walk you there." He took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Hey," he wanted for her to turn to him "I'm so happy your home. I love you."

Emily smiled softly. "I love you too. I'm glad to be home too." she kissed him once more then they dropped hands and walked out into the bullpen.

The End

A/N: So that is it. I hope you enjoyed it! Thank you all for the amazing reviews and comments you have left. I love reading them!