Hotchniss One-Shots

Failure

"Daddy?" Jacks voice grabbed his attention from his paper work

"When can we go home?" The almost 3 year old asked quietly

"Soon buddy. I'm almo-" his father started but toddlers attention was caught by the brunette that just walked through the glass doors

"Emmy!" He yelled and took off meeting her at the second step, up to his fathers office

"Jackster!" Emily smiled and caught the boy as he jumped of the steps into her waiting arms

"How's my favourite Hotchner?" Emily kissed his cheek and winked at her best friend who was watching them from his office doorway

"I missed you Emmy" he told her and hugged her tightly

"I missed you too buddy. Why aren't you at school" she asked walking over to her desk sitting him on it and seating herself in her chair

"I'm sick" the boy sniffled and dangled his feet off the desk

"Hey. Sorry about that he took off before I could stop him" Hotch apologised leaning against her desk

"Why aren't you at home with him?" Emily questioned seriously

"I have a lot of paperwork and had no one to watch him" He explained

"Oh. Do you want me to take him?. I was about to leave anyways" she offered looking at the half asleep child

"Em. I don't expect" he was once again cut off

"Aaron it's fine. I don't mind really. Come on honey" she said lifting Jack on her hip. He immediately wrapped his arms around her and continued sleeping

"I owe you one" Aaron smiled at his best friend

"Don't worry about it I got him." Emily replied and walked to her car with the sleeping child

Arriving at her apartment she started chicken noodle soup for the boy after she settled him on her bed. Once it was ready, she let it cool off before waking him.

"Hey buddy. How are you feeling?" She asked running her hand through his blond hair. Jack looked so much like his father except for his blond hair. His mother's hair. The mother who he never met. She left him on hotches door step and disappeared no where to be found. Emily had helped him ever since.

"Owwy" he complained pointing to his head

"Aww sweetheart. I'm sorry, but I made you some soup. It's all cooled down will you try some?"

He nodded and lifted his arms up for her to lift him up. She carried him down the stairs and helped him eat the soup. They settled on the couch at about 4:47 pm and watched toy story 2. Jack started dozing off 30 minutes late but was suddenly woken when he started coughing violently which made him cry and crawl into Emily's lap

"Honey. I think we need to go to the doctor" she told him rubbing his back as he settled his head in the crook of her neck

"Uh uhh" he whined

"Okay then. I've got in idea but it's gonna be a little bit cold okay?" She felt him nod so she picked him up and walked upstairs and into her bathroom. She turned the shower handle to the complete opposite it was on and started it before taking the boys clothes off. As soon as the water hit his tiny body he started crying and telling her he wanted to get out.

"Just a few more minutes honey I promise it will help" Emily assured him

Meanwhile Aaron used his key to let himself in after no one answered the door.

"Emmy can you come in with me" he sniffed

"Sure buddy" Emily stepped into the shower with her short and shirt still on and tensed as the cold water soaked her clothes. Jack immediately held onto her as they both shivered

"Come on let's get you dry" she said and walked out the double shower getting the big a towel

"Em?" Aaron called from outside her bedroom door

"In here" she replied while drying the boy

"Jesus Emily, your skin is blue" he freaked covering her with a towel

"Can you get him some clothes please I don't think he's going to let go of me" she laughed motioning to the boy clinging to her

"Sure" he shortly returned with clothes for his son. They had stayed over before so they both had clothes at her place and vice versa

"Hey buddy" he crouched down to their height
"How about we let Emily get some other clothes on" he told Jack but was only answered with a no saying he wanted Emily

"Aaron it's fine it got him" she said and walked into her room with the boy and continued dressing him

"I'll be down soon. Go finish your movie" Emily told Jack and he walked out the door

She walked into her closet and got changed into sweats and an old shirt when she walked out she saw a depressed looking Aaron Hotchner on the edge of her bed

"Hey. What going on with you?" She asked sitting down next to him and leaning her head on his shoulder

"I feel bad that I couldn't help Jack. I feel like I'm failing him." He admitted looking down at the floor

"No. You can't do that to yourself" she told him sternly sitting up and looking at him

"Aaron. Look at me" she waited until he did

"You have raised that little boy all by yourself. Every single day you go out there and you put away the very people that could hurt him. So don't you ever say that again do you hear me."
He stayed silent

"Do you hear me" she repeat again. He looked at her starring into her eyes he saw nothing but love and admiration. Placing his left hand on her thigh and the other on her cheek he leaned in and kissed her softly. At first she hesitated but she waited for this to happen for so long so she kissed him back passionately

"I've been waiting to do that for so long" she laughed separating when they ran out of breathe. Leaning his forehead against hers and smiled and pulled her in for a hug

"I'm glad we're on the same page" Aaron told her taking her hand they walked down stairs and into the living room. They sat on the couch, Aaron on the curve of the L and Emily next to him. Jack laid down on her chest as soon as she sat down and she held him to her while Aaron wrapped his arm around her and kissed the side of her head

Sighing contently, overjoyed that he finally kissed Emily Prentiss