On The Road
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Summary: Another slow day at the BAU inspire Emily and JJ to bet Hotch and Dave that Emily is the better driver than Hotch in go kart racing with high stakes.
A/N: This is the final chapter in the series, there will be no more sequels. Enjoy.
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"Faith is not contrary to the usual ideas, something that turns out to be right or wrong, like a gambler's bet." Joanna Russ
"Come on stop getting hysterical" Emily said "It's just go-kart racing, come on."
"And here comes that competitive streak rearing it's ugly head again." Hotch muttered standing next to the glaring women.
"You know what happened the last time you got sassy with me, right?" Emily said folding her arms across her chest and smirking at Hotch.
"I vaguely remember" Hotch said thinking about the kiss that Emily planted on him before leaving with JJ.
Dave raised an eyebrow at Hotch, shook his head and turned his attention to the main attraction in the middle of the arena.
"I'm not so sure about this" Dave said observing the go-karts racing around the track "Now call me old, but what is the whole point of this?"
"Old" Emily and JJ said giggling, earning an eye roll from Hotch and a glare from Dave.
"Come on, Dave" JJ pleaded batting her blue eyes at him "Please, for me?"
"Nope, sorry kiddo" Dave said turning his eyes away from the blonde, "Can't do it."
"You're no fun at all" Emily muttered looking over at Hotch, "How about you? You ready to ride Steve McQueen?"
Hotch glared at her, but held in the smirk as an idea came to his mind.
"On one condition" Hotch said "We bet."
"Bet what?" Emily asked looking over at JJ.
"A rematch, between you and me" Hotch said "If you win you get whatever you want but if I win..."
"You win what?" Emily asked narrowing her eyes.
"If I win, what I win will be revealed after" Hotch said watching Emily bite her lip.
"Hold on" Emily said listening to JJ whisper in her ear and nodding "Deal."
"So if you win what's your stake?" Dave asked the two.
"You two do our case files for a month" Emily said smirking at the men.
Hotch and Dave stop and stare at each other "You better win this, or I'll be kicking your ass." Dave told Hotch.
"Oh I plan on winning" Hotch said going to the motored go-karts.
"Two please" Emily said smiling to the clerk.
Emily walked over to the line of precession go-karts and smirked at Hotch as she got in.
"Eat dust" Hotch said, both hearing the cheers of JJ and Dave.
"Kick his ass" JJ said looking over at Dave "What I'm really competitive."
"So I noticed." Dave said.
Emily sat and watch as the clerks went around checking everyone's safety equipment, making sure they're strapped in.
Putting on her helmet, Emily watched as Hotch put his on, "See you at the finish line." Emily said smirking at the man.
"Drivers start your engines." the voice over p.a. announced.
"Drivers ready. Three, two, one." the announcer said and the buzzard blared.
"Your going down, Hotchner" Emily said "Just like last time. Prentiss' rules."
Emily sped down the track turning when she noticed Hotch coming up the trail and bumping her go kart.
She noticed something different in his eyes this time and as she went around the first lap.
Emily released on the brake as Hotch caught up with her, and going neck to neck they both passed the lap again heading into the final round.
Emily knew she should brake early to slow down to turn the corner so she could escalate through the turn but she didn't she let Hotch pass her and he gained momentum in his speed and finished first.
As Emily's go-kart caught up to the finish line, she didn't miss the smug look on Hotch's face.
Emily faked a sigh of annoyance as Hotch and Dave gloated over the win.
"Finally Hotchner wins" Hotch said smirking at Emily.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Emily grumbled "So what's your bet? It better not be something stupid..."
"You agreed to the bet, no stipulation added." Hotch said looking Emily right in the eye.
"Thank you for the word of the day, Mr. Former Prosecutor" she teased.
"Enough with the quips, Prentiss" he said, turning around to face her, "Time to collect my bet."
"All right, fine" she sighed, rolling her eyes, "What do you want?"
Hotch raised an eyebrow, looking over at Dave who wore a knowing look on his face but smiled at his friend.
"My bet is for you to go out with me" he told her, watching her jaw drop in surprise.
"What?" she asked, "You want me to... what?"
"Go out with me, on a date" he repeated, walking up to the stunned brunette. You really can't be surprised by this, can you? After all it was only three days ago that you kissed me."
"Well" she said, "That's different."
"Really?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at her, "How so?"
"Well because it was me doing it. Being bold and spontaneous" she told him, biting her lip, "And you aren't bold or spontaneous Hotch."
Hotch sighed, "Well I guess I'll have to go for shocking..."
"What?" she asked.
Hotch swooped in, stunning the brunette with a deep, passionate kiss and pulling her flush towards him. When the need for air hit the two a look of male pride hit Hotch by her pants.
"How's that for shocking" he asked her.
The brunette kept her eyes trained on the ground, biting her lip.
"Emily?" he asked, his heart racing as he wondered if she felt the same.
"Not as shocking as this" she said, a smile gracing her face as she pulled him in for another kiss.
This time the only thing that pulled the brunette pair apart this time was two distinct throat clearings. Emily buried her face in his shirt, but Hotch shot the onlookers a look for their smug grins.
The blonde looked over at Emily raising an eyebrow nodding in Dave's direction to which the brunette returned the nod.
"Dave?" JJ called out, making the older man turn to look at her stunning him with a kiss.
He emitted a moan when he felt her bite his lip.
"Wow" he whispered, looking in her blue eyes.
"You're welcome" she told him, "Now come on, you're buying me lunch."
Walking towards the exit, the two pair were briefly separated when JJ pulled Emily back towards her.
"You lost on purpose" she whispered, "Why?"
Emily stole a glance at the two men before leaning in, "As corny as it sounds, did we really lose? We got what we wanted.
Them."
"Well it was a hell of a ride" the blonde agreed, "But I've got to know, are we still going to bug the hell out of them?"
"Oh hell yeah" she smirked, "Because who are we, if we're not two annoying girls?"
The two women chuckled as they made their way over to the two waiting men.
"What's so funny?" Hotch asked.
"Nothing" the women said in unison, while the men rolled their eyes.
Brian Koslow said, "Forget the lottery, bet on yourself."
The End
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