1:30 am.

Emily knew that they should have went to sleep a couple of hours ago, but Aaron was too irresistible, especially when he touched her exactly the way she liked.

"Em," Aaron said softly, "I think you should do what's best for you, but I might need your help with something." His fingers were mindlessly rubbing her arm.

Emily could hear the worry in his voice. "Aaron, what is it?" Emily rolled onto her stomach to look into Aaron's eyes.

"I want to investigate Secretary Moss. I don't want to bring it to the president's attention yet."

"Obviously, why do you want to do this?" Emily could feel the concern written all over her face.

"Something doesn't feel right. His schedule isn't adding up. The only thing that matches with his travel are his trips to the White House. I started looking into it when we couldn't reach him the other day. I looked up his schedule which said he was meeting with a foreign ambassador in the State House, but his plane was gone."

"Okay, have you done anything else yet?" Emily asked slowly.

"No, just looked at his schedule. I'm sorry, Em. I don't mean to drag you into this, especially after what you said earlier, but you're the only one I trust, and I know this could complicate things for you." Emily laughed and moved on top of him.

"You sure have a lot to make up to me tonight," she said seductively, earning a smile and a kiss from Aaron.

5:45 am.

"Shit. Aaron, wake up!" Emily yelled as she rolled out of bed and to her closet, grabbing the first skirt she saw.

"Aaron, we were supposed to leave 15 minutes ago." She heard Aaron groan and get out of bed as she buttoned her blouse. She bent down to grab her shoes and felt Aaron behind her. "We should stay home today." His voice was husky, and Emily quickly put her shoes on and left her closet before she was persuaded to ditch work. "Let's go, Aaron."

6:50 am.

"I'll have Steve bring you some coffee," Aaron said quietly as Emily rushed to her office, stopping her dead in her tracks.

"Please, no. He makes awful coffee. I don't even know what he does to it." The pained look on Emily's face made Aaron laugh and caused Emily to spin on her heel and continue to her office. "It's not funny, Aaron," Emily scolded.

"I'll make it and have him bring it to you," Aaron said with a smirk. "That I can get behind," Emily said giving Aaron a quick kiss before moving to her desk.

7:00 am.

Emily walked into the Oval Office, coffee in hand. "Good Morning, Mr. President, here's your schedule for today," Emily said as she handed him one of the folders in her hands.

"Good morning, Emily. Can you make some time to meet with Secretary Moss?"

"Absolutely, I might be able to fit him in at 11," Emily responded coolly.

7:30 am.

Aaron walked into the Oval Office. Emily would have been able to tell it was him, even if this wasn't the president's morning routine. She still refused to look at him during these meetings, but Aaron knew it was in the face of professionalism, and he liked to tease her about it outside of work.

"Morning, Mr. President. Emily." Emily could hear the tiredness in his voice and inwardly smiled.

"There's movement in North Korea. Intelligence in South Korea is evaluating. We're thinking it's another missile test."

9:00 am.

Emily was still trying to read the bill from yesterday when her personal phone buzzed.

"I miss you." She smiled at Aaron's message. She might not be sure about her job, but she was confident and certain about her relationship with Aaron.

"I miss you, too." She responded quickly. She flipped a page of the bill. Maybe she should just get her assistant to read it. Her phone buzzed again.

"Do you have a minute?"

"Sure." She replied. Emily leaned back in her chair. She hadn't had much motivation the past two days. She had only been doing the bare minimum and leaving everything else. She stood up as Aaron came in, closing the door behind him.

"Hey," his voice was relaxed as he hugged her tightly.

"Everything ok?" Emily asked.

"Mhmm," he answered still holding onto her tight, "I just miss you, and I thought about what you said last night. Maybe, we should just run away." Emily pulled back so she could see his face. She could tell he was joking, but if he didn't have a sense of commitment to this president, he would leave if it's what she wanted. She kissed him softly. "Don't tempt me." Her voice was soft, and she could feel her resolve melting from the way he was looking at her. Nothing else mattered. It was just him and her.

"The president asked for a meeting with Moss. It's at 11," Emily whispered.

"I might stay late to look into it more," Aaron whispered back as he pulled away from her completely to pull his keys out of his pocket. "You drive home. I'll get a cab. I don't know how late I'll be." Emily frowned at that. "Ok," she answered as she pulled him close to her again.

12:00 pm.

Emily's head was still spinning from the meeting between the president and Moss. She went to Aaron's office directly, only to find it empty. She trudged back to her office turning over in her head everything that she heard. She checked her personal phone. No messages from Aaron. She sighed and leaned her head back. She picked it back up when she heard a soft knock.

"Hey, Kendra. What's up?" Emily smiled at her friend.

"I have some bad news. It's about the Virginia lawsuit. There's a subpoena for you and Aaron. I'm going to court tomorrow. I don't think it will hold." Kendra gave Emily a reassuring smile.

"That's fantastic news." Emily couldn't keep the sarcasm back. As if on cue, Aaron walked in with coffee and lunch.

"Oh, Aaron, you are the best," Emily sighed. "Also, Kendra just informed me that we're being subpoenaed in the Virginia lawsuit."

"But don't worry," Kendra explained, "I don't think it will stand."

"Well, it was a matter of national security," Aaron scuffed.

6:30 pm.

It was a long day, and Emily was exhausted. She left the office early and was hoping to get to bed early tonight, but she doubted that would happen. Her phone buzzed as she pulled into a parking spot at her building.

"Get some sleep." Emily smiled and sighed. Aaron was always unnecessarily worried about her. She would definitely be sleeping.

"Ok. I'll leave the leftover pizza in the fridge and the door open." She mentally berated herself for forgetting to give him the spare key to her place.

11:30 pm.

Emily groaned as she felt the bed move and rolled over. "What time is it?" she grumbled.

"11:30. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you," Aaron whispered as he wrapped an arm around her.

"Did you find anything?" she asked as she snuggled closer to him and kissed his bare chest.

"Nothing substantial." Aaron turned towards her and cupped her face, kissing her gently and tracing her bottom lip with his tongue.

"Aaron," Emily said breathlessly, "you need sleep." With that, Emily rolled over and went back to sleep, using his own moves against him.