Disclaimed!
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Rossi and Hotch sat on the couch in the unit chief's apartment drinking scotch, while JJ got Jack tucked up in bed. Henry had fallen asleep hours ago, but the six year old had insisted he was old enough to have dinner with the grown-ups.
The blonde returned to the living room slowly, as laughter penetrated from the couch. "What's so funny?"
Rossi and Hotch smirked as JJ took a seat next to the supervising agent on the couch. "Hotch, removing Will from the front of the church last Friday."
"I'm sorry I missed it." JJ giggled while Hotch lifted his arm, so the liaison could snuggle in. Passing the blonde his glass of scotch, JJ took the heavy crystal and sipped the warming liquid before giving it back to the profiler.
Rossi chuckled at their intimate interaction and leaned forward on the couch. "Thanks for the dinner guys."
"Where do you think you're going?" JJ stated sternly as the pair watched their older friend finish his drink.
Rolling his eyes briefly, Rossi met Hotch's eyes in amusement. "Back home, where I belong."
"Dave you can't just leave." Shaking her head, JJ looked to Hotch for support who simply shrugged with a smirk.
Hotch patted his girlfriend's knee as he weighed in on the conversation. "JJ's worried you're going to become a lonely, bitter old man. I told her you already are."
"Gee, thanks Aaron." Rossi replied sarcastically.
The blonde bit her lip mischievously, to stifle a chuckle. "I didn't say bitter. I said obsessive."
"Dave, we want you to be happy and to know that we'll always be your family. What's going on with Prentiss is difficult for you, we know that, but you have to be prepared in case the baby isn't yours." Hotch stated sincerely, causing the older man to squirm.
Diverting his eyes to the cluttered coffee table, Rossi groaned suddenly becoming uncomfortable with conversation topic. "You know, five days of you two being a couple and it's already sickening."
"Rossi, Will is a possessive, attention seeking bastard and Prentiss is blissfully in denial. She's wanted a family for so long, and now she has it but the way they just jumped into everything, their marriage isn't going to last long and she'll turn to you. I know you care for Prentiss but you can't trust her." JJ explained delicately, not wanting to upset her colleague.
Scoffing slightly, the experienced profiler ran a hand over his beard. "So, this is an intervention?"
"Will came to see JJ, today. He's already looking for an escape route." Hotch answered quickly with a hint of distain in his voice, the memory of JJ having to calm him down after Will's visit fresh in his mind.
Rossi's eyes widened in disbelief at the cheating man's attest stunt. "You've gotta be kidding me."
"He went back to her, like he's always going too. They bring drama and you deserve better. If the baby is yours then you have every right to be in its life but Dave, we don't want you to get hurt." JJ smiled softly seeing the stubborn man accept her words.
"I'm not naive, JJ. It's just, I thought we could've made things work." Rossi scoffed harshly instantly seeing JJ and Hotch exchange knowing looks.
Hotch sighed and placed his glass onto the coffee table. "Listen, Dave we know you love her..."
"Thank you for a lovely evening." Rossi smiled thinly and stood, stopping his friend's line of thought.
"Stop being a stubborn, arrogant jerk, Dave. You act this way and we can all see through it. If you truly love her and she returns the sentiment, then we'll of course be happy for you. But there's a big chance she's just going to crush you again. Just don't do anything too rash okay?" Hotch stood and came to friend's side as JJ watched from the couch.
Nodding, Rossi held out his hand to shake the other profiler's. "I appreciate everything you're saying but I can't just give up on her."
"Even if she's given up on you?" JJ asked with a raised eye.
Sighing, Rossi shrugged and waved goodnight. "I'll see you both tomorrow."
Hotch closed the door behind his long time friend and returned to the couch beside the Pennsylvanian. JJ instantly rested her head on the taller man's shoulder and sighed. "Do you think we were mean?"
Hotch shook his head, leaning back on the couch once more so JJ could lean into him. "I think Dave has been holding onto a dream, that isn't going to happen."
"We happened." JJ stated quietly with a small smile on her lips.
Hotch chuckled and kissed the top of her blonde hair. "Was the idea of us a dream?"
"I'd like to think so." JJ shrugged sheepishly.
Hotch hugged the petite woman tighter to his chest and hummed. "Do you want anything to drink?"
"No I just want to sit here for a bit." JJ closed her eyes momentarily. As Hotch's lips kissed her head once more, JJ smiled at the comfortable ease that they were immersed in. "Aaron, do you think we're moving too fast?"
"I think we agreed we couldn't do this by half and that was the right choice. You were right, we have the boys and the team and by dwelling on how to evolve a relationship with each other we could stall things and make it awkward for everyone involved." The profiler stated confidently.
JJ leaned forward to look over her shoulder into his eyes. "So five days into a relationship and we're both settled?"
"What's bringing this on?" Hotch asked in concern as he rubbed JJ's lower back gently.
JJ bit her lips and smiled. "Just something Rossi said."
Frowning, the unit chief leaned forward to kiss her soft lips. "The whole, being sickening thing?"
"We are a little bit sickening. Eight years as friends and colleagues then overnight we're sleeping together and committed." JJ rolled her eyes.
Hotch chuckled briefly before replying. "Why should we wait if we know what we want?"
"We shouldn't." JJ answered surely.
They began kissing as JJ's legs rested over Hotch's laps as his hand ran up and down them. Playing with the fabric on his shirt, JJ giggled as their tongues entwined. Pulling away slightly, JJ kissed his sculptured jaw lightly. "Maybe we should go out on a date without the kids. Get to know each other better."
"I thought we got to know each other pretty well the other day in the shower?" Hotch as with a raised eye and a smirk.
JJ swatted his chest and chucked. "Take me out for dinner."
"Just dinner?" Hotch asked sweetly.
"You can make it at special as you want it to be." JJ's smile widened as he nodded and leaned in for a kiss.
As they lay on the couch, kissing, JJ mumbled incoherently as his hands roamed under her shirt. Breaking apart slightly, JJ pushed him off and got up from the couch. Hotch groaned as JJ jogged to the dining room table. "Where are you going?"
"My phone is ringing." JJ sighed, poking her tongue out as the profiler looked at her pleading silently for the liaison to ignore it. "Jareau."
Hotch pushed himself off the couch reluctantly and began to tidy up his apartment as JJ yes'd, no'd and thanked whoever was on the phone before hanging up. Coming up behind the taller man as he placed the used glasses into the sink, JJ wrapped her arms around his waist. "Sorry babe."
"A case?" Hotch asked, watching her nod in the reflection in the window. "Where?"
"A town called Vaughn in New Mexico has had a number of bodies dumped on its outskirts. The victims aren't locals but they're all young and missing body parts. After the fifth dump in two weeks the LEO's finally decided to call me. That was the lead officer giving the go ahead." JJ kissed his shoulder before pulling away to get herself ready.
Leaning against the sink, Hotch watched JJ move around his apartment in familiarity. "We'll have our date when we get back?"
"Of course." JJ smiled warmly, her mind already going into overdrive as she attempted to work out the best way to get Henry to the sitters while organising her team. As she rifled through her bag for her pager, the blonde was taken off guard when Hotch wrapped her hands around her waist and pulled her into a deep kiss.
Kissing the tip of her nose, Hotch smiled down at her wide grin. "I love you."
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