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SONG PROMPT #81 - JJ/HOTCH
"Hold On Hope" - Guided By Voices
"Hope?" Hotch repeated, his eyes wide. He smiled when he noticed her cheeks flush red while she nodded. "Why Hope?"
"I just..." JJ's voice trailed off as she shifted the tiny infant in her arms. "Hope is what brought us together. After Haley and Will, the world could have been so dark; my world nearly was, but you were there to pull me up. You kept me going. You kept Henry going. You-"
Hotch cut her off with a gentle kiss. He leaned his forehead against hers. "You kept me going, too, after Haley. You made sure I went home to Jack every night. You helped me with costumes and school projects and Christmas. You made me believe there was light at the end of my grief. You gave me hope."
"Hope," she said firmly.
"Hope," he agreed. He gazed down at their sleeping baby, taking in her dark hair and pink lips. "Hope Jareau Hotchner. Welcome to the world."
SONG PROMPT #82 - JJ/HOTCH
"Straight From The Heart" - S Club
It's the sound of a truck rolling by that wakes her up. The first thing she notices is that it's bright, so bright that she doesn't want to open her eyes. The next thing she notices is that her back aches and that she is firmly pressed against something warm and solid. Smiling to herself, she breathes in Hotch as she thinks back to the night before when they must have fallen asleep watching the stars out by the pool of the hotel.
Hotch shifts under her, kissing the top of her blond head as he, too, begins to wake. JJ lifts her chin, finally opening her eyes to see Hotch staring back at her. He leans down and places a languid kiss on her lips as if he has all the time in the world to taste her, though she's certain they need to meet the team so if they aren't late already. Her heart flip-flops when he pulls away from her and all she can see is intense love in his eyes.
"Morning," he says, his voice husky.
JJ hugs him tighter. "Morning."
"Morning," adds a chorus of amused voices. Hotch and JJ turn to see the rest of the teams, sans Garcia, standing a few feet away. Amused looks cover their faces and every one of them has a cell phone pointed at the chair.
JJ feels her cheeks heat up and Hotch gives off a nervous chuckle. This is the first time anyone has caught the two of them together in a non-work situation. Hotch runs his hand up and down her arm, soothingly.
"So, the police chief called. They found a suspect they'd like us to interview,"
Rossi informs them, the tickle in his eye unlike any either of them has seen before.
"We'll go on ahead. You can come along when you're ready."
Hotch nods simply, never letting JJ go. The two of them watch as the team heads towards the parking lot. They both begin to laugh heartily when three bills are passed into the waiting hand of Dr. Spencer Reid.
SONG PROMPT #83 - JJ/HOTCH
"Don't Wake Me" - Skillet
Hotch pulled her closer into his arms as the alarm went off. Unable to ignore it for long, he reached across her to his nightstand to shut it off. He buried his face into her neck breathing her in as he drifted off to sleep.
"We have to get up," she mumbled, even as she shifted closer to him.
"You could just stay here," he replied, kissing her shoulder.
She chuckled. "That'll look real good in an hour when I'm sneaking out of here while Morgan's getting up for a run and Emily's heading to get first crack at the coffee."
He sighed, nipping her ear. "I know. Just fifteen minutes longer? My arms are always so empty without you."
"Fifteen minutes," she agreed.
They both fell into a semi-conscious state once again, neither speaking. Fingers gliding over exposed skin while moaning softly, relishing the quiet time together.
They both jumped when there was a pounding on Hotch's door.
"Hotch! JJ! Let's roll!" Rossi shouted. "Detective Carter called! They've got a lead!"
JJ groaned, bringing her hand to her forehead. "So much for keeping this quiet."