CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU
Their eyes locked. They couldn't deny their attractions to one another anymore. Something had to be done. They both knew it. "Let's go to my place," she suggested
He only nodded, knowing what they were about to do, what he was about to do: he was about to cheat on his loving wife whom he had a son with. What they were going to so was wrong, he knew that, but it wasn't his fault. He couldn't help it.
They arrived at JJ's apartment fifteen minutes later. Hotch's shirt and tie were off before they even got in the door. They knew that the night would be forever embedded in their memories.
They didn't sleep afterwards.
"This shouldn't have happened…" JJ said as ran his fingers up and down her stomach.
"Shouldn't it?" he asked.
JJ looked up at him.
"Hotch, you're married, we work together, you're my boss…"
"JJ, stop… Do you have any idea how much you affect me? You're in my head when I go to sleep; you're the first thing I think of when I wake up in the mornings. There've been a few times when I've thought of you when I've been with Hailey. You can't imagine the number of times I've thought of leaving her for you."
"Stop…" JJ looked up at him from her place on his chest. "Would you?" She couldn't believe what she was asking him. She hated herself for it but she needed to know.
"Just say the word…Tell me the truth JJ…"
She looked at him, understanding. "Aaron, I've loved you for so long. I thought it would kill me to love you so much and not have you, but-"
"No 'buts', JJ… We'll make this work, I promise." He began kissing her again and, before long, they had made love again.
The sun rose and Hotch was up and dressed. JJ walked him to the door. Despite the promise he had made the night before, he and JJ both agreed that what happened that night could never happen again, even thought they both knew that no one could help who they fell in love with…