Title: Little Moments
By: DaPimp
Pairing: Hotch/Prentiss
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG
Note: Ok, so the stuff at the start is from Kurt Vonnegut's Hocus Pocus, pg 193.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, except a massive debt for my education. Oh and a newly acquired bowling pin.
Summary: "Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit."

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"Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit."

Peter Ustinov

'I have to wonder, too, in light of my own experiences in public-relations hocus pocus and the recent history of my Government' Hotch was sitting on the sofa reading one of Emily's collection of Kurt Vonnegut when he heard the sound of a key turning in the lock, 'if there weren't a lot of people back in 1922 who could put 2 and 2 together as easily as I have now', following by the sound of the door being closed softly.

He heard Emily's gentle footsteps as he continued to read, "Hotch?"

"Hmm? Just give me two seconds, there are two paragraphs left in this chapter…" Hotch muttered. He finished the chapter and looked up to find Emily standing before him, her hands wringing nervously and gently biting her lip. She looked at her feet, Hotch could hear her quick, shallow breathes. "Em?" Emily's head shot up, she gave Hotch a worried glance before looking at her feet again. "Emily? Are you ok?" Hotch was getting worried now.

Emily finally looked into Hotch's eyes and he could see the tears threatening to spill over, "Em, you are seriously worrying me now…" Hotch said as he rose from the sofa to hold her gently, "Are you ok?"

Emily pulled from his embrace and regained eye contact, tears were flowing freely down her face, "Oh Hotch I'm so sorry," she choked out, "I-I reversed your car into a pole in the store carpark."

"Is that all?" Hotch asked with a small smile, he thought it had been something serious.

"I am so sorry," Emily repeated, "I-I-I was j-just so happy that I got the d-dress, and I guess I-I wasn't paying attention. I'm so sorry!" Emily sobbed harder as Hotch pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Em, it really doesn't matter, it's just a car. It just has character now." Hotch whispered in her ear, Emily continued to cry into his chest. "You got your dress right?" Hotch felt Emily nod, "Well then it's worth it. Tell me about the dress."

Emily pulled away from Hotch and stared at him with smudged makeup, tear tracks down her face and confusion in her eyes, "You don't care?"

Hotch smiled, "No I really don't, tell me about the dress."

Emily smiled and gave Hotch a short, tender kiss before pulling him to the sofa and curling up in his arms, "Aaron, it's perfect, it's everything I've dreamed of since I was a little girl, it's simple and white, with a trumpet silhouette."

The future Mr and Mrs Hotchner spent the remainder of the afternoon cuddled up on the sofa discussing their fairytale wedding.

Aaron closed the front door and placed his keys on the end table in the lounge room. He smiled, he married Emily 5 months ago and they were already adding to their family, Jack would have a little brother or sister in 6 months. Everything was perfect.

"Happy birthday honey!" Emily beamed as she rushed to meet him, "I have been planning all day, Jack's going to be here in half an hour and then we're going to play some birthday games, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, don't roll your eyes! You'll love it!" Emily laughed, "Then the team's arriving at 8, I was hoping Jack could stay up past his bedtime tonight… just for a little bit, it's your birthday!"

Aaron grinned, he really couldn't imagine his life without Emily and the way she lit up his day, "Ok, but just this once…" he replied with a cheeky grin, "So what have you got planned for when the team g- Do you smell smoke?"

Emily's jaw dropped and her eyes grew wide, "Oh no the cake!" she cried before rushing to the kitchen. Aaron followed her and grinned at the sight before him, black smoke billowing from the oven as Emily pulled out what he assumed used to be a birthday cake. "Shit!" Emily growled.

Aaron was making his way across the kitchen when the thick, black smoke set off the smoke detectors, "Happy birthday baby." Emily called over the shrill sound with an apologetic smile and a small shrug.

"Aaron, put your male ego away for a while, I know where we're going and I have a map ok?" Emily said, her frustration growing as Hotch asked for the 10th time if she knew where they were.

"Em, we can just use the GPS." Hotch said for what he felt was the millionth time.

"A human and a map is more accurate than a GPS, a human doesn't deal in absolutes like computers, I can take into account roadblocks and detours." Emily snapped.

"Daddy, Emmy, will we be there soon?" Jack asked from the backseat with his little brother.

Emily turned around in her seat to smile at her stepson, "Yeah honey, we'll be there in no time ok? Just keep reading your book and time will fly by." Emily turned her attention back to Aaron, "We just need to take a left onto Highway 130 and then another left, I know where we are."

Aaron couldn't help but laugh as he ran a hand through his hair, "Emily we passed the turnoff for Highway 130 20miles ago."

Emily gave Aaron a shy, apologetic smile, "Lucky I can account for detours?"

Aaron sat on the sofa with a content smile on his face as he held Emily close to his side, they had been watching a movie and she fell asleep. His arm had gone numb half an hour ago but he couldn't bring himself to move it, he didn't want to wake her up. Aaron shifted his arm slightly, searching for a more comfortable position, when Emily snored and curled up further into his side.

Aaron looked down at Emily, her mouth open with a line of drool trailing from the corner of her mouth to his shirt. Aaron grinned, yep, these were the moments he lived for.

"Yeah I live for little moments-
When she steals my heart again and doesn't even know it-
Yeah I live for little moments like that"

Brad Paisley

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