A/N: I'm so very sorry for the delay. Things are a little crazy at work and I didn't have time to write this. But here is the second part of their date. I left the dinner at Haley's for the next chapter. Hope you'll enjoy it.

Oh, and for those who don't know yet, I have another fic, Hotchniss of course. It's called Oblivion. Please, go take a look and let a review. Let a review here too please. They motivate me to write this faster, so if you want to know what happens soon, you know what to do!

Chapter 15

Hotch took her to her favorite Thai place, much for her delight. They sat at a small table on the corner of the room and ordered a bottle of Merlot. While waiting for their meals, they talked about everything and anything, sharing little things about themselves and getting to know each other. In the middle of the talk, Emily asked about his day with Jack and a full-dimple smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, it was… wonderful. I've missed him so very much all this time, his laugh, his silly questions, just his voice calling me 'daddy'. It's something that I don't know how to describe. I love him more than life itself".

She smiled at his enthusiasm and took his hand in hers. "I know you do. And I'm so happy that you brought him back home, back to you". She saw his smile fade for a slip of second. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing Em…" He said, smiling at her, even though it didn't catch his eyes. And of course she noticed.

"It's not nothing. What happened? You know you can tell me anything".

He sighed. "Jack asked me if I was going back home with them". Before he finished his sentence he could already feel Emily trying to pull her hand out of his, but he squeezed it and held it tightly. "This is why I didn't want to tell you. I knew you would do this, try to pull away from me".

"But Aaron…"

"No Emily. Jack is very young. He doesn't quite understand why things are the way they are. He just wants to spend more time with me. And I want that too. But that doesn't mean that I want to go back there. I miss my son like crazy, every single day. But that's it". He interrupted her.

"But I can't help but feel like I'm on the middle here Aaron. What if you and Haley could try again? After everything you all have been through, it's kind of a situation that makes you think about your mistakes and faults and maybe if you two talked you could try to rebuild your relationship. It would be the best for Jack and maybe for you two too. It's cleared what he wants. Maybe I'm just on the way".

"Do you realize how many times you said 'maybe' on this little speech?" He asked her. "Emily, my relationship with Haley was pretty much over long before she left me. She couldn't understand how important it was this job to me and for her the idea of a happy life was be in a desk, boring job where I'd be home by five to do whatever she wanted me to do, not caring if I was satisfied with that. Every time I left to work it was after half hour of fights and accusations of being a bad husband and a bad father while I just wanted to make the world a better place for them. I'm not saying that she didn't make me happy because she did. Very much so. She gave me Jack and for that I'll always love her. But when I was at home I couldn't just be myself. She was only interest on Aaron. She didn't want anything with Hotch. I never could talk to her about my problems at the Bureau, I never could talk about how much boring a meeting with Strauss was, I couldn't tell her about my nightmares… I had to turn off this part of me and it was just so exhausting".

"Oh Aaron…" Emily said looking at him with sad eyes.

"I don't want that again Emily. I don't need that again. I just don't love her anymore. I miss being near to my son but I don't miss being married to her. Not at all. You are not on the way Emily. You… you saved me. You brought me back to life. You showed me that I can love again and I can let someone love me too. I don't want to go back to her. I want to be with you. And I'm not saying that you're perfect because I know that you're not. You're strong-headed and stubborn as hell and sometimes you drive me nuts but God, how much I want to spend the rest of my life putting up with you". He looked at her and saw tears pricking her eyes. He brought her hand to his mouth and placed light kisses on her knuckles. "I love you Emily. You're the reason I'm still alive, sane. You saw me at my weakest and you're still by my side, making me feel like the best man on earth. I don't want to go back to that life. I want to build a new one, with you by my side. You and Jack are the most important things in my life now. I don't want anything else…"

She felt a single tear scape on her cheek and she wiped quickly. She couldn't believe that this man was actually saying those things to her. She couldn't believe that she had finally found the man who would make her happy for the rest of her life. She always thought that this type of things only happened on fairy tales or soap operas and movies. All her life she was always surrounded by fake and diplomatic smiles, selfish people who just were seeking their on interest and political agendas. Her parents' marriage was full of rancor and hate, maintained only by appearances and she was stuck on the middle of that, seeing they insult each other and betray each other over and over.

Her conception of love was based just on what she saw on her friends' families and read on books. The first time she ever experienced the existence of love was at age of fifteen, when Matthew helped her through all the abortion and the consequences of it, always by her side and never asking anything in return.

When she got into the team she found for the first time a family that accepted her as herself and loved her despite of everything. She found two sisters, two brothers, a father and Hotch. She never could classify him as a relative, a father, a brother, an uncle, nephew or cousin. She just never saw him as anything but a partner. And now here he was, saying with all letters that he wanted to be with her too.

She gave him a watery smile and squeezed his hand. "I love you too. And I don't need anything either. You're all that I need".

He smiled at her and tilted his head to the side. "Although… I wouldn't mind to have a little Emily". Her eyes grew wide. "You know, a little brunette girl, with your eyes and your laugh" He chuckled. "Yeah… I wouldn't mind that at all". He said with a dreamily smile. She just stood there, looking at him with wide eyes and an open mouth. He chuckled again. "I never thought that I would leave Emily Prentiss speechless". He teased. Leaning in, he took her open mouth with his in a mind-blowing kiss, sweeping his tongue on her mouth and stroking her own, eliciting a moan from her. He slowed down the kiss before it became too heated for their surroundings. Giving her a last peck he pulled away, smiling at her swollen lips curved on a smile. "I love you". It was the only thing he could say.

"I love you too. So much". She whispered.

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After dinner they decided to take a walk on the small park nearby. Hotch wrapped his arm around Emily's shoulder and her head was leaning on his. They walked for several minutes in silence just enjoying each other's company. Suddenly Hotch reminded of his talk with Haley earlier and stopped, making Emily turn to him. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just… earlier, Jack didn't want me to go so I promised him that I would come for dinner tomorrow".

"Okay…" She said, not knowing where he was going.

"Well, Haley told me to invite you too". She widened her eyes and opened her eyes to say something but he interrupted her. "I know, I know it's weird and I said to her that you probably wouldn't feel comfortable with it but… it's just, you two will have to see each other once in a while because of Jack and also I want you to meet him soon. I know it's not the ideal occasion but could you think about it? If you don't want it it's okay and I completely understand but just think about it. It would mean a lot to me".

She looked at him, still a little apprehensive about the idea but seeing his expectant look she nodded. "Okay, I'll think about it". He smiled and leaned in to kiss her. They stood on the embrace for several minutes until they pulled apart breathlessly. "Now, let's go home".

"What's the rush Agent Prentiss?" He couldn't help but tease her.

She grinned mischievously and leaned in to whisper on his ear. "Because, Agent Hotchner, I want to take you home, lead you to our bedroom, take you to our bed and have my way with you all night long" She finished taking his earlobe between her teeth, making him hiss.

As he was thinking in reply her one thing she said caught his attention. "Our bed?"

She sobered up quickly, looking at him straight to his eyes. "Yes Aaron. We're living together and even if not permanent, right now it's our home, our bedroom, our bed".

He smiled a full-dimpled smile at her and took her mouth with his in a fierce kiss. "I love you sweetheart".

"I love you too. And I love when you call me that". She whispered.

He gave her one last kiss before grabbing her by the waist and going towards the car. "Then let's go home, sweetheart".

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