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A borrowed bed and a now familiar body beside him. Last night was incredible (though fraught with moments of difficulty; he'd never had a Valentine's day with anyone but Haley before) and Hotch stirs slowly, rolling towards the heat pouring off Pepper's skin. He reaches out with one hand and finds the bare curve of her waist above the sheet,

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This has to be the absolute best way to wake up. Aaron's warm and attentive, and Pepper's smiling before she even opens her eyes, arches her arms over her head in a languid stretch, stifling a yawn behind a hand.

"Morning," she drawls when she finally does look at him, voice heavy with sleep. "Did you sleep well?"

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He lifts his head to look down at her and there's this moment when he can't think past the sudden beating of his heart.

"Absolutely," he says, and then he bends his head to kiss her because, honestly, how is he supposed to resist it for a moment longer when she's just so fucking beautiful and with him. What's the point in restraining himself when he's so lucky?

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The kiss is unexpected, and Pepper stills a moment, instinctively worried about the fact that she's not brushed her teeth or even had anything to drink. Aaron's insistent, though, and she relents, one hand against the side of his neck when she finally pulls back, slightly bewildered.

"Well hello," she says on a quiet chuckle, and then looks to the front door. "I'm assuming you haven't taken the dogs out yet." Even if she has to go to the bathroom, Piper won't leave the porch alone.

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"The dogs will wait," he assures her, dropping another kiss at the corner of her mouth and down onto her bare shoulder. "It's barely even light out yet."

Suddenly, his head is filled with something that he's sure must be part of ROmeo and Juliet. He was never much of an actor. It's never mattered less.