Me After Sleeping Ljke Shit For The 10,497th Day In A Row: This Is Good Actually Because Now I'll Be
me after sleeping ljke shit for the 10,497th day in a row: this is good actually because now i'll be really tired when i go to bed tonight
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Hi Hotch readers, holding you hostage for a vote again.
I added an original character to add a jealous Hotch scene in a Hotch x reader series and now the backstory is so long đ« (but I promise it makes the whole story better, itâs just that one chapter is very reader + OC centric)
(Iâm so sorry for the tags, I know this isnât what youâre looking for when you search them đđ. I just donât know how else to reach the people who read them)
update: fuckkkkk skwiwhsv just spent hours writing a whole plot just to realise at the very end that I have a better idea? And the plot is totally unnecessary? I hate it here đ
A Dream Like You
Female reader x Aaron Hotchner
A/N: I did something⊠hormonal đ may delete later
summary: you and Aaron share a bed on a case. oh, also youâre both in love with each other and totally oblivious. And sexually frustrated đ«
cw: Idk how ratings work but Iâm pretty sure this is explicit. (sm*t?) No mention of Y/N! Also quite a bit of swearing, which is unusual for me.
A/N (main): this is my first time writing anything remotely sexual. Itâs short! I was writing something completely different but it ended up as⊠idk what this is. Also Iâm sorry for any typos. Enjoy đ
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You wake up to the most perfect warmth enveloping you. And the delightful smell of soap and a citrus scented laundry detergent. You sleepily bury your nose into the smell. Except the source of the smell is Aaron, who immediately startles awake at your movement, only to go completely still when he realises youâre the reason for the wonderful warmth pressed against him. He tries to move away but you pull him closer, pushing your breasts against his chest and your leg between his thighs, dangerously close to his now extremely hard cock.
You move against him in your sleep, rocking against his sensitive underside, causing him to moan. This was bad. So bad. He really needed you to wake up.Â
âHeyâ, he whispers.
âMmmâ, you mumble into your bedmates neck. âItâs so nice here. Donât want to get upâ.Â
God you were killing him. He tries to move away, not wanting to disturb your much needed sleep, but you just hold onto him tighter. Were arms supposed to feel this good?
âPlease wake upâ, he pleads. You needed sleep, but if you kept rubbing against him, he was going come, and then things would be very very uncomfortable. He tries to shake you awake but you rock your hips against him again.Â
âFuckâ, he hisses, pleasure rushing through him. Your sleepy mind finds immense satisfaction at his voice and starts moving against him harder.Â
âOh Godâ, he chokes.Â
âYou feel so good babyâ, you whisper in his ear. You throb with desire. âI need youâ, you whine, the friction from your movement sending you into a state of bliss. God youâve never had a sex dream this good.
Aaron feels his heart race with your movement but itâs your words that cause him to get harder. How was he supposed to forget how you called him baby? He tries to shake you off.Â
âYou need to wake up. I-â, his words are cut off by an uncontrollable gasp of pleasure that escapes him.Â
You feel desperate for the feeling of him inside you. âFuck me. Please fuck meâ, you beg. It takes all of Aaronâs willpower to push you off of him and he jams a pillow between you. He immediately gets on his feet, needing to get away from you. You let out a disappointed whimper and thatâs all he can take before he rushes into the bathroom. He turns the water on in the shower before stepping under it, trying to get the cold water to cool him off. But nothing is helping. He wraps his fingers around his hard shaft, slowly moving it up and down. He grits his teeth together, the memory of your words making it almost impossible to not vocalise his pleasure, but you were still asleep and if you woke up, heâd have to explain why he was so flushed. So he tries his best to be quiet. Your voice plays in his head - âyou feel so good babyâ. He strokes himself faster. âI need youâ. His knees buckle in pleasure. âFuck me. Pleaseâ. His mind goes blank as he experiences an euphoric climax and his legs shake as his gratification covers the bathroom tile. Fuck. Heâs never got himself off that fast. Shit. He just fucked himself thinking about you. He immediately feels a surge of guilt. He is your boss. He is not supposed to feel this way about you. And you had thought you were sleeping. He has no excuse for his behaviour. He towels himself off and checks his watch for the time. 4am. Itâs too early to get up but he cannot get back into bed with you there so he gets dressed. He leaves a note explaining that heâs gone to the precinct to work on the case and that you should join later with everyone else, then quietly slips out of the room.
The sound of the door closing stirs you from your sleep. You reach for your nightstand to check your watch, but find nothing. The panic of being in a strange room makes you sit up and you remember that youâre in a hotel room on a case. You reach to the right for your watch again only to realise youâre not on the side of the bed you slept on. And that youâre alone but you hadnât been when going to bed. You notice the note on his nightstand. Of course he was already up at 4am. Unless you had kicked him out of bed by rolling onto his side? Oh God, you hope not. And why did you feel so⊠sensitive? You notice the pillow between your thighs. You recall your dream, and his sounds of pleasure, groaning in frustration and burying your face in the pillow. Only youâre overwhelmed by the smell of Hotch. Itâs enough to have you throbbing again. Youâd just had a sex dream of your boss. While in bed within him. Why couldnât you be attracted to anyone else? It was so embarrassing. And completely inappropriate. You had to pull yourself together. But you felt a desperate ache between your thighs. And the smell of him was overwhelmingly good. Before you can really think about whatâs happening you bring one hand to your breast, palming yourself through your shirt and slip your other hand into your sleep shorts, rubbing your sensitive nub. Were dreams supposed to be that vivid? The memory of his body against yours has you imagining your fingers are his. You slip one finger inside, then two. His would be so much thicker, so filling. You throb against your digits at the thought. You can almost hear his moans. You fuck yourself harder. God it feels so good.Â
âYes Aaronâ, you pant, and youâre not sure if youâre thankful that heâs not here. You pinch your nipples as you swipe at your sensitive bundle of nerves and suddenly remember the sound of him whimpering. Itâs enough to make you see white. Your orgasm rips through you and youâre soaked in sweat by the time you come down from your high. You stare at the ceiling, contemplating when youâve ever had an orgasm that good. Never.
You were so fucked.
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A/N P.S. : I hope you liked it! should I post the writing that inspired this? Itâs pretty much the opposite of this - far away from smut land and very much the capital of pining city. Itâs much more my usual style. Anyway let me know what you think :)
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I love you more
Ahhh itâs finally done! This is my first ever fic so itâs a little clunky, but I hope you like itđ
Summary: BAU reader and Aaron are married. What happens when she wakes up in a different past than the one she knows?
A/N: for the sake of the story Aaron and Haley get divorced some time in early S2. Reader joins in S3 and her and Aaron start dating during beginning S4. If anyoneâs curious itâs a friends to lovers where heâs already in love with her before they start dating. I might write that too if anyoneâs interested. sorry if thereâs any typos đââïž (girl dad Aaron inspired by all the Ellie Hotchner writing by @ssahotchnerr)
Tags: fluff, domestic fluff, ANGST lol, no happy ending (TBD I may write a part 2), no use of Y/N. My love languages are physical touch and words of affirmation and itâs very evident here. Donât come for me. SFW.
(Feel free to stop reading at the point where they fall asleep if you donât want to read angst).
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Sunlight streams into the room, waking you up. You turn to the side to see Aaron already up, smiling.Â
âGood morning, Mrs. Hotchner.â
You giggle.Â
âGood morning, husband.â
His smile widens and he gives you a small kiss. It had been a little joke between you both on the day after your wedding, but it had stuck, becoming a part of your routine every morning. You both love it because it reminds each of you how happy you were on your wedding day, and how much you appreciate being in each others life. Itâs been a year and a half since your wedding, and almost 4 years since you started dating. You move around each other seamlessly, every step of your morning routine in sync. You both brush your teeth and then he makes coffee while you make breakfast. Jack comes down the stairs and you all eat together. After breakfast, he will wash the dishes as you make sure Jack has everything for school. Today though, as you meet Aaronâs eyes over your coffee, you know heâs thinking of your last case, a family annihilator who targeted families as they ate together. You both had trouble sleeping after coming home last night, but as he squeezes your hand, you are profoundly grateful for the simple gift of being able to drink coffee in the morning with the love of your life.Â
âI love youâ, you whisper, not wanting to alert Jack to why you both look a little sad.
âI love you tooâ, he whispers back.
âI love you the most!â, Jack shouts and you both smile. The two of them argue about how each of you loves the other more as you finish breakfast. Aaron picks up Jack and you all end up in a big giggly hug.Â
âHow about we all agree that all of us love each other the most?â, he asks. Jack ponders for a moment.
âOkayâ, he nods. âIf you love me can I have ice cream?â
You burst into laughter as Aaron frowns, trying to hide his smile.
âNice try buddy, but no ice cream before school.â
Jack pouts as you tell him to get his bag for school, but the ice cream is forgotten as you ask him some questions about his friends that he enthusiastically answers. He continues chattering on until heâs dropped off at school.
âBye!â, he yells before running out of the car to meet his friends.
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You give each other a quick kiss while still in the Quantico parking lot. Youâve both agreed to keep things professional at work, including a rule about no PDA in the office. But yesterdayâs case must have rattled Aaron more than you thought because he grabs your hand in the elevator and squeezes three times. I love you. You squeeze three times back, which is how the elevator opens to you holding hands smiling as you look into each others eyes. You hear a squeal and both startle, dropping your hands, but not before Penelope takes a photo.Â
âI am making this your new computer background! I have a criminally small number of photos with you two. Youâre so professional all the time, you wouldnât even know that youâre togetherâ, she pouts.
âPenelope you took like a hundred photos at our weddingâ, you laugh.
âAnd there are rules about workplace conductâ, Aaron reminds, which causes her to blush. Derek walks past you three to whisk Penelope away.
âLeave mom and dad aloneâ, he whispers loudly while grinning, clearly meaning to let you both hear the office nickname for you two. You roll your eyes at him and smile at Aaron before heading to your desk, greeting the others good morning. You barely have a chance to sit down before JJ calls you all into the conference room for a briefing on a new case. You grab your go bag and head to the jet. The local police department has called you late and the unsubâs already starting to devolve, making mistakes everywhere and leading you all to finding him within a couple of hours after landing. He gets shot while getting apprehended which means thereâs no interrogation either. You all pile back onto the jet, the pilot letting you know that youâll be back at Quantico in an hour. It feels wrong to go home on time. For all that death to be part of a regular 9 to 5 work day. Catching the unsub is supposed to mean a success, but itâs tense on the jet. Youâre still reeling at the attitude of the local police department. They were insistent to do what they could to keep the BAU off the case and made it clear you had only invited because they were forced to by the mayor. You wonder if they had called sooner, that maybe some of the victims would still be alive. If he wouldnât have killed his last victim when the police had ignored your profile and approached him with force instead of sympathy as you had recommended. Youâre pretty sure everyone on the plane is thinking it too. You lift your arm into the air and gently nudge Aaronâs up too. Spencer catches your eye and his arm is also already halfway up, knowing exactly whatâs coming.
âLast one with their hand in the air buys the first round tonightâ, you say and immediately everyoneâs hands shoot up except Rossi, who looks mildly annoyed.
âI would have bought a round for everyone anywayâ, he shrugs.
Emily scoffs. âGrandpaâs a sore loserâ, she says under her breath which causes you all to crack up. The air immediately feels lighter and everyone starts joking again, debating the fairness of your hands up game. You grab Garcia before leaving Quantico and all head to the bar down the street. Her bubbly chatter makes everyone laugh and you canât help but feel pleased. The job was tough mentally, and you always tried to make sure the team was doing well. Satisfied that everyone was cheerful again, you decide to leave after the first round, but Aaron pulls you to the dance floor before you can even order, which gets you grins from other members of the team. You laugh as he spins you around.
âDamn Hotch got movesâ, Derek shouts.
âIf my wife looked like that Iâd beg her to dance with me tooâ, Emily smirks.
You ignore their teasing, swaying in Aaronâs arms and enjoying the scent of him mixed with his cologne and laundry detergent. It smells like home. He kisses your forehead, finding comfort in the smell of your shampoo, and the soothing feeling of your body against his.Â
âEveryoneâs in a better mood because of you. Thank you for doing thisâ, he says into your hair.
You shrug. âEveryone needed this, including me. Itâs not a big deal, I like it when everyoneâs happy. It makes me happy.â
He gazes at you in rapture before leaning down to take your lips with his, kissing you breathless. Youâre a little dazed when you both pull apart.
âWhat was that for Mr. Hotchner?â, you grin.Â
You think you could get drunk on the way he looks at you.
âI donât know what Iâd do without you. I love you so muchâ, he says softly.
You feel a little prickle of tears. âI love you too. I donât know what Iâd do without you either, so youâre stuck with me foreverâ, you joke, causing him to smile.
âYou promise?â
âI promise.â
He leaves a kiss on your neck and you breathe out a sigh.
âWant to get out of here?â
âTrying to take advantage of me Mrs. Hotchner?â, he teases.
âYesâ, you giggle.
âThank Godâ, he grins, pulling you towards the door.
âWeâre going home!â, you wave at everyone who waves back, giving you both knowing smirks.
âUse protection!â, Emily yells, which earns her an eye roll from you.Â
You walk over to your car and Aaron puts an arm around your waist.
âA little late for thatâ, he smiles.
You nudge his shoulder. âDid you only dance with me so I wouldnât have to explain why I couldnât drink?â
He gives you a little smile. âI danced with you because youâre beautiful. The fact that you asked me to help you keep it a secret was a fun bonusâ.
The second you had seen the pregnancy stick change colour, Aaron had covered you in kisses. You were both elated. But telling people you were pregnant meant you would have to sit out from field work for a while and you loved your job. Aaron had been against it at first, worried about your safety, but you had come to an agreement that you would stop when you were ready, as long as you promised to take it easy. So you were keeping it a secret. But you both wanted to tell people.
âI think we should tell them soonâ, you say. âAt the rate sheâs growing, people are going to figure it out anywayâ
Aaron looks at you excitedly. âYeah?â
âYeahâ.
He interlaces his fingers with yours and you drive home with you hands in each others.
When you get home you thank Jessica for watching Jack. Heâs excited that youâre both home early enough to tuck him into bed, but heâs tired and his eyes are fighting to stay open.
âGood night Jack, I love youâ, you whisper, kissing his forehead.
âI love you mommyâ, he mumbles.
Then he hugs your stomach.
âI love you, babyâ, he says.
You and Aaron melt, trying not to tear up. You were worried when you had first found out about your pregnancy, not wanting Jack to feel left out, but he had been so excited at the thought of having a sibling. After finding out that the baby could hear him, he had been chatting to her all the time. He was going to be a great big brother.
âI love you too daddyâ, he says.
Aaron chuckles. âLove you buddy. Time to sleep.â
Jack nods off and you both quietly tiptoe out of his room.Â
You get into bed and Aaron immediately puts him arms around you, pulling you to him.Â
âHow come he says I love you to you and the baby before me?â, he teases, rubbing his hand on your back.
âI guess he loves us moreâ, you joke. Aaron moves around so his face is near your stomach.Â
âHey sweetheart, your mom and Jack are teaming up against me. Iâll give you anything you want so promise me youâll say Dad first instead of Mom or Jack when you come out okay?â
You smack his arm lightly.
âStop bribing our daughter. And sheâs going to say Mom first, right honey?â
Aaron smiles into your pyjamas. âItâs okay. I understand. I love your mom the most tooâ.
You pull him back up and rest your head on his shoulder.
âI canât wait to meet herâ, you whisper.
âIf sheâs anything like you, sheâs going to be perfectâ, he says.
âI hope sheâs like youâ, you tell him sincerely. Youâd be lucky if your daughter was anything like her father. âI love youâ.
You lie in each others arms, the last words you hear before falling asleep are a murmur of âI love you moreâ.
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You wake up to the smell of pancakes. You smile, remembering you had told Aaron in the car last night that you wanted to eat some. You try to blink the fatigue out of your eyes and move towards the door. You recall a dream about him from last night that comes to you in flashes. Itâs fuzzy, and youâre sleepy, which is why you donât notice anything wrong until you step out and see the kitchen. Not your kitchen. And not Aaron in it. A smiling face startles you awake.
âEmily?â
âYou woke up! I made pancakes, come have someâ.
You stare at her. âWhen did I get here?â
She laughs. âYouâve been living here for like 2 weeks.â
What? âSeriously, how did I get here?â.
Her smile fades at the confusion on your face.
âYou donât remember?â
You shake your head and her brows immediately furrow in concern.
âYou told me you were cleared for a concussionâ, she mutters, sounding a little angry.
âConcussion?â
She forces you to sit down, frantically turning off the stove and grabbing you both coats. âOk, weâre going to the hospital. I canât believe you lied to me.âÂ
Lied? What the hell was going on?
âWhat? How would I have a concussion? Why am I in your apartment? Whereâs Aaron?â, you ask, slightly panicked at this point.
Your words make her go still. She stares at you for a moment, but before you can say anything else, she grabs her car keys and starts pushing you out the door. She promises to explain later and, despite your protests, manages to get you in the car. She sets up the GPS and starts driving.
âOkay how much do you remember?â, she asks worriedly.
âI remember we went for drinks last night after the case, then we went home and went to bed. Why am I in your apartment? Why would I have a concussion?â.
She grips the steering wheel a little tighter and speeds up. You grip your seatbelt.
âOh my God, Emily slow downâ, you yelp.
She ignores you and pulls into the hospital parking lot, dragging you towards the ER. She flashes her badge at a nurse.
âEmily Prentiss, FBI.â She gestures at you. âSheâs an agent. She hit her head yesterday and now sheâs having memory problems. I think she has a concussion.âÂ
The nurse nods and asks you both to wait a moment. She gives you a form to fill out and Emily takes it. You look at her, exasperated.
âWhatâs going on?â
She looks tired. âWe didnât go out for drinks yesterday. You hit your head taking down an unsub. You told me you were cleared by the EMT, and youâve been staying at my apartment sinceâŠâ, she looks pained. â⊠for about 2 weeks because youâve been a little⊠reckless lately.â
âReckless?â If anything youâve been more careful because youâre scared you might hurt the baby. âIâm not reckless.â
Emily stares at you in disbelief.
âYou walked into a dangerous situation without backup. Look, I know things have been hard with Hotch-â
âWhat?â Why would things be hard with Aaron? âAaron knows I wouldnât do anything unnecessarilyâ, you tell her.Â
Her eyes cloud in sympathy and you stare back, confused. Ok, well Aaron would be upset if you had stormed in without backup. But he knew you were capable and even mad, would still respect your decision. Right? Youâre about to start interrogating her for answers when a voice interrupts you.
âEmily?â
You look up and all the blood drains from your face. Youâre thankful youâre sitting down because youâre certain you would have fallen over. Emily squeezes your hand before standing up and greeting the owner of the voice.
âHi, Haley, what are you doing here?â
You try not to look like you were seeing a ghost. Standing in front of you was a woman that was supposed to be dead, except she was very much alive. And also staring at you. She gives you a wave. Your brain somehow sends a signal to your arm to do the same.
âI just finished a checkup. Iâm about to leaveâ, she says.
The two chat a little before Haley is called away by a nurse. You stare at the back of her head until she disappears.Â
âYou okay?â, Emily asks quietly.
You donât even know how to answer. You glance down at the form Emily had left on her seat and blanch at the numbers on the top.
âEmily, what day is it?â
She looks at you worried.
âWednesday.â
âThe date. The full dateâ, you croak.
âWednesday, 16th December 2009.â
You grip the chair. No. It was 2012. 16th December 2012.
âWhat day do you think it is?â, she asks softly.Â
 You close your eyes and take a deep breath. Itâs a prank. Some kind of prank. But you open your eyes and Emily is still staring at you. And suddenly your dream from last night comes back to you. You in Aaronâs driveway picking up some pictures from his old house to use for a surprise. Seeing Foyet walk in with Haley and Jack. Sneaking into the house and waiting for Jack to leave and shooting Foyet. Haley screaming as his blood splattered all over her. You silent as you watch the life leave his eyes. Aaron running in, hugging Jack and consoling Haley as she cried. Them leaving together. Him being on leave to spend time with them and you giving him space. Him bumping into you at a coffee shop after not speaking to you for 3 weeks. You running into the building with a deranged unsub without backup a few hours later. You feel it all like you were there. Not a dream, but memories. Each one filling you with agony and dread. You feel sick. You need to see Aaron.
âI have to goâ, you tell Emily. She protests, telling you you need to get checked out, but she can tell from the haunted look in your eyes that you remember everything now. She nods, helping you to catch a taxi. Youâre on autopilot as you give the driver the address to Aaronâs old apartment. The ride is a blur and you barely remember being in the elevator or knocking his door. Youâre in a haze until he opens the door. The immediate guilt in his eyes and the sinking feeling in your stomach is sickeningly real.
âI need to talk to youâ, you say, your voice shaking. He stares at you before opening the door wider, letting you in. You move towards the sofa but neither of you sit. Silence stretches out between the two of you. You need to say something. You need him to tell you this isnât real. But you donât know how to behave, how to be around this version of him that isnât your husband. What do you say to the man who doesnât know he was the father of a child that doesnât even exist? He runs a hand through his hair and looks down at his feet. You continue to stare at the empty space beside his head. Before you had moved into your house, there used to be a picture hanging there of you, him and Jack. Now itâs just a blank wall. He breaks the silence first.
âTheyâve offered me retirement.â
Your Aaron hadnât told you like this. He had told you he was coming back. You suppose thereâs only one reason he would tell you.
âYouâre going to take it.â
Itâs supposed to be a question, but you know him too well.
âI have to. For them.â
Every moment of what was supposed to be the rest of your life dies before your eyes. Youâll never have your sleepy good mornings. Never hear him call you his wife, never get married. Never hear Jack calling you mom, never sit down and eat with your family. They werenât your family anymore, you remember. They were Haleyâs. You want to scream. At the universe? At him?
He just thinks heâs breaking up with his girlfriend, you tell yourself. That the Aaron in front of you has barely even been in love with you for a year. He doesnât know that he has any memories of your life together to miss. But he must see the devastation in your face because you see the shame etched in his. You watch his heart breaking at the thought of hurting you. As he sheds a tear, you instinctively bring your hand to his cheek, wiping it away with your thumb. He rests his forehead on your shoulder and you move your hand to the back of his head.
âI donât know what to doâ, he says, his voice breaking.
You feel your own tears fall down your face, warm. He doesnât see them.
âYou doâ, you whisper back.
You know. That he loves Haley, but he doesnât want to hurt you. That he loves you, but he wants to be a good father more. That their marriage had really only ended because of his job. You also know that you refuse to be with him if heâs in love with someone else. That you wonât be the reason Jack canât have both his parents happily married under one roof. That Aaron deserves happiness with the love of his life, even if itâs not you. So you take a step towards him and allow yourself the comfort of being held by him one last time. You bury your face into his neck, and breathe him in. The feeling of his arms wrapped around you, and his smell, the two things that were once your greatest solace would now be the two things you would always wish you could forget. You want to stay here forever, to pretend that this was still the Aaron who loved you. But you put your hands on his chest, pushing your face away from the crook of his neck to look at him. You wonder if he remembers your life together - the future you would have had. If he knows there is a girl neither of you will ever meet. But he doesnât look at you the way he used to. You feel, with a mournful certainty, that those memories are yours to die with. He presses his lips together, trying to blink his tears away. They fall anyway. You smile at the man who isnât yours anymore.
âYou love herâ.
His whole body hurts at the certainty in your tone. Its agonising finality.
âIâm sorryâ, he murmurs. You wonder what it means that you hope he doesnât blame himself for your heart breaking. To you it just feels like pain.
âI knowâ.Â
Your lips touch his in a farewell, the ghosts of a thousand kisses never to be dying between them. The words exchanged between two lovers from a lifetime ago feel heavy on your tongue. He would never hear you say them and you would never hear it back.
I love you.
âGoodbye, Aaronâ.
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fin.
thank you for reading :)
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Calling all Hotch readers
I had an idea for 2 Hotch mini fics but theyâve ended up kind of similar plot-wise so I was wondering which one you would be interested in:
A. Emily flirts with reader who is dating Hotch, jokes and chaos
or B. The team makes fun of Aaron for being old-fashioned/old and reader wife is all âwasnât old in bed last nightâ - jokes and chaos.