It was 6:00 on Friday night and you were packing up your stuff to go home and get ready for your date.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Derek asked and leaned back in his chair.

"Home. I'm going out."

"With who?" He furrowed his eyebrows.

"None of your business." You grabbed the jacket and walk to Hotch's office to give in your completed files.

"I'll pick you up at 7:30." He said but never looked up from his file.

"Can't wait." You smile and walked out.

"Why you all giddy?" Derek was still pushing.

"Can a girl not be happy to get out of this place before 7?" You stopped at his desk.

"No, cause it never happens." You smiled.

"Goodnight Derek." You walked away from him.

"Have a fun night." He yelled across the bullpen.

"I sure will." You yelled back and looked at Hotch through the blinds, he was smiling.

There was an hour and a half in the clock before Hotch would be here. He was always in time, sometimes early so let's say an hour and fifteen. You jump in the shower to wash your hair, everything was gonna be natural. Natural hair, natural make-up, and it were only fair to show off your natural body figure and you had just the dress for that. It was a dark shade of blue that hugged every curve your mama gave you. It stopped right above your knee. Once you got out of the shower your phone started ringing. It was Emily.

"Please don't tell me we have a case." You answered.

"Well hello to you too, no we don't have a case." She finished. You sighed in relief. "I just wanted to know who you're going out with?"

"I'll tell you if it ends well." You were just pulling her leg... You weren't gonna tell her anything. Well not until you and Hotch agreed on when. You knew the date was going to go well because you had already started talking to Hotch about personal things. He knew more about you than Emily did and she was the person you talked to most.

"But I wanna know now." She was like a kid.

"You'll have to wait." She groaned which caused you to smile.

"Where are you guys going?" She has too many questions.

"Are you gonna stalk me?" You asked back.

"No, I just want to know in case you get kidnapped." You could tell she was partially joking.

"I don't know where we're going, and I'm going to get kidnapped."

"How do you know that?"

"Cause I just do." You could say 'Oh I'm going out with our boss and I know he wouldn't try to abduct me.'

"But how do you-"

"Emily." You stop her before she could finish resting of then question.

"Ok dropping it." You could tell she had through her hands up in defense. "That's weird."

"What?" You asked.

"Hotch is leaving." You smiled cause you knew what he was leaving for.

"Really?" You played it off.

"Yeah it's 6:45 and he's leaving. Rossi and I are still here, I think JJ's still here too. Where the hell could he be going?"

"Maybe to spend the weekend with his child." You pointed out the most obvious explanation.

"Right, I forgot he has a family." She chuckled.

"You have a family too." You chimed in.

"Not the way he does."

"Sergio is very hurt by that statement." You joked.

"He'll be fine." She laughed back.

"Well I'm gonna finish getting ready for this date, I'll let you know how it goes."

"Ok." You both said goodbye and hung up.

45 minutes was all the time you had before Hotch would be at your doorstep. You played some music to try and ease your nerves. Everything was going to be ok. Everything was going to go well. Why wouldn't it?

~~~~~

You were digging in your closet looking for the shoes that matched the dress that you were wearing. You were half way through the plie when there was a knock at the door. You look at your phone and it was 7:15. You walk to the door barefoot. You open the door and saw Hotch holding a a single rose.

"I know you don't like the whole bouquet of flowers thing so I just brought you one." You felt the heat rise to your cheeks as he handed you the flower.

"Thank you." You step aside to let him in. he looked you up and down and laughed a little.

"Your not wearing shoes." He pointed out as if you didn't know.

"Yeah well you weren't supposed to be here for another 15 minutes." You closed the door stood with him in your living room.

"Well you go find your shoes. I'll...stand here." He looked around your house.

"Ok." You slightly rolled your eyes and rushed back to your room. You had too many shoes for your own good.

"Ha!" You yelled and pulled out one shoe.

"You find them?" Hotch asked from the other room.

"One." You said.

"Well that's something. Do you need help." You wouldn't ask for help but you want to start the date.

"Yeah can you look in the closet that's by the front door." You heard him walking away. You admitted defeat when you went through the whole closet. You took the shoe you found and went to the living room. He was crouch down looking through a basket that had a bunch of mixed shoes.

"Is this what your looking for?" You watched as he turned around holding your blue matte heel.

"Yes." Your face lit up as he hands you the shoe. You slip the shoes on and you are now closer to his height.

"You look beautiful." He wasn't just saying that cause that's what guys say on the first date. The his voice dropped so it was like he was whispering. And the way he looked up and down. You could tell he was being sincere.

"Thank you." You push some hair behind your ear and felt you checks get hot. "So where are we going?" You changed the subject.

"Dinner." He said.

"Yeah I know that. But like where." You didn't know how else to phrase the question.

"It's a surprise." He smiled and reached for your hand. You didn't like surprise that much so you weren't to thrilled at the idea. You walked hand n hand down to the parking lot. He opened the door for you to get in. He was a real gentleman when he wanted to be. When Hotch turned the car on the station was about to play All I Want For Christmas even though halloween hadn't happened yet.

"Halloween's in like 2 weeks what's with the Christmas music?" You laughed.

"I'm not the one playing it." Before the song started her heard the DJ said it was a requested song. Only a true lover of Christmas would play such a song this early in the year. You. You were a true lover of Christmas that would play a song this early in the year. You started song along very quietly. Well you thought it was quiet. You got more comfortable with singing so you got a little louder. Hotch stopped at the light and looked at you.

"You can really sing." He said and listened to you.

"It's not that good." You didn't take complements from anyone.

"Your being modest." He said and looked back at the road.

"Thank you." You took the compliment. "My mom always said I was good but I thought she was just saying that cause she had too."

"That's what parents do." He shrugged.

"Do you do that with Jack?" You asked.

"When he was 4 and gave me a picture with a bunch of scribbles on it." His face lit up when he talked about his son. "He put in the effort so."

"Well that's all that matter." You thought of the picture Jack had given you.

"I still have the one he gave me... I think it's in the drawer in my desk... but it has the big tree in the back of Rossi's house, when we had the barbecue." You tried describing the picture the best to your ability. "He sat there and explained to me everything that was going on." You had the biggest smile talking about the interaction with the little boy. The smile definitely didn't go unnoticed by Hotch.

"He likes you, you know." He didn't look to see your reaction.

"Well that's always good."

"No I mean like, he's told me on multiple occasions that your his favorite on the team."

"Has he met Spencer?" You deflected.

"Yes he has." He actually answered the question.

"Well I know he has, it was a rhetorical question."

"I'm aware." You hated how smug he could get.

"But Spencer does magic, and is a child at heart."

"But you play with him, and take the time have an actual conversation with him."

"Well it's not that hard cause he's 5." You don't know why you were trying to find a reason to not get alone with Jack. It was just like a reflex.

"Y/N, he likes you. It's a good thing." He put his hand on your thigh to calm you.

"Kids just don't tend to like me every much." You have a reason why you were shocked.

"You my dear are a kid." He smiled.

"Are you making fun of my age?" It was a joke but also an actual question.

"No no no no." He saw the concern on your face. "It's just when you see Jack- or Henry for that matter- you become a kid. You play with their toy cars and talk to them about dinosaurs, mostly because you know everything there is to know about cars and dinosaurs." It's true. You do know everything about cars and dinosaurs and you could go on all day.

"Very true." You held his hand that was still on your thigh.

"It's not a bad thing when a kid enjoys your presents."

"I know, I know." You intertwined your fingers with his. His hand was so much bigger then yours. They were warm. He didn't protest when you put your other hand into of his. He couldn't help but look at him. This was real.

~~~~~

You guys pull up to an old Italian restaurant.

"This place looks familiar." You stare at the front expecting a memory to pop in your head. You were to busy trying to remember being here you didn't notice Hotch come around to open the door. He extends his hand and you happily took it.

"Hotch you don't have to do that every time." You smiled.

"Y/N, we're on a date call me Aaron." You nodded realizing what you had said.

"Right, sorry force of habit."

"You don't need to apologize." You nodded and you guys walk in for en restaurant. Aaron says something to the man in the front. You were looking around trying to figure out when you had been here. As you walk to your seat it hit you. You face lit up at the past memory.

"You remember." Aaron asked and pulled out your chair. You slowly nodded as he sits across from you.

"We came here after my first successful case. We got 2 girl back home to their families so we celebrated." Your smile want going to go away. "Emily and I had so much whine that night."

"After the case, that's when I realized you were going to be a extraordinary agent."

"Thank you." You took the compliment with no argument.

"That night however." He started brining you back to the conversation. "That night I knew I wanted to be with you." The ends of his lips pulled up.

"Why did you wait so long to say something?" You asked.

"Why did you?" He asked you back.

"Really?" Was he joking. He nodded

"For one, your me boss." You stated the obvious. "If I said something and it turned out that you didn't like me- or thought about me in the way I thought about." You didn't give your mind a chance to wander. "Do you know how bad that would be?" He nodded and took your hand.

"Well let's be happy I did say something."

~~~~~

When you finished eating it was almost 10. You both knew it was later but didn't want the night to end. He pulled into the parking garage but says nothing.

"So where's Jack tonight?" You asked and looked at your hands.

"He's with Haley visiting some of her family in Florida." He looked at you. You nodded not knowing how to say the next part.

"Do you wanna come upstairs and watch a movie or something?"

"Y/N, I think that-" You knew where he was going with his speech.

"No no, that's not what I meant." You take deep breath and explain. "There's no hidden metaphor. Do you want to come up to my apartment, sit on my couch and watch a movie?"

"I would love too." You both smile.

"Good, cause I wasn't ready to say by to you yet."

"Neither was I." You guys walk up to your apartment hand n hand just the way you guys had left. You stop to unlock your door and you could feel Aaron breaths on the back of you neck. You close your eye to take in how close he was. You push the door open and turned on the light that revealed the whole room. You kick off your heels and your breath hitchs as your feet hit the cold floor.

"I think I may have some clothes that could fit you, if you want something more comfortable."

"Do I dare ask why you have clothes that may fit me."

"I find clothes are more comfortable when they're bigger." You folded your lips. You nodded and walked into your room to grab him the clothes. You show him the bathroom and you walk back to your room. You find the sweater and biker short you wore to sleep the night before. You walk into the living room and look for a movie to watch. Hotch comes out from the bathroom and looks kind of normal.

"You look good with out a suit on." You bit your thumbnail and looked at how the short sleeves of the shirt tighten around the muscles on his arm.

"And you look good in anything." He said.

"Very smooth. Sit." You lifted the blanket for him to sit next to you. He steps forward and sits next to you and shows no hesitation when putting his arm around you. You lean into him like you two have been together for a while.

"Now." You pick up the controller. "We must pick a movie."