I understand perfectly the arguments against ships in CM, especially with Hotchner involved. And if the writers decide to keep things ship-free, I'm okay with that.

As someone who leans toward Hotch/Prentiss, though, I think the writers could pull off a sort of unspoken ship, if they so chose. They could write the episodes in a way to show that the two of them may be attracted to each other, but obviously can't "get together," because Hotch still grieves for Haley.

Just my two cents. :)