Not Your Typical Reid [Aaron Hotchner x Reader]

Chapter 3

Over the next week, [Y/N] spent her time clearing out her little college apartment, knowing that she wouldn't be there to live in it - or pay for it - when she went to the academy. Twenty weeks. She sighed softly, tossing her hair over her shoulder as she taped one of the boxes up that she had been packing her knick knacks into. She checked the time, realizing that her brother and his friends would be over soon to help her move most of her boxes over to Spencer's apartment where they would stay until she graduated from the academy. She couldn't help but to feel a pit of anxiety forming in her stomach, she was never one to really get nervous, but.. This was her future. Sure, she knew that if Spencer had gotten through, she would, too. But, this was different. Her IQ wasn't as high as his - only a few points lower - but what if they decided she wasn't fit enough to fit into the FBI? The young girl groaned, pushing her hands through her hair as she began pacing slightly around her little apartment, completely lost in her own thoughts before she heard a knock at the door. Immediately, she stopped pacing and walked to her door, opening it up with a rather convincing smile at her brother and the crew behind him.

"Come in!" She said with a slight rise in octave to her voice, smiling as she stepped to the side, raising her eyebrow slightly as a tiny pair of feet came into her view.

"[Y/N].." She heard the familiar timbre of Aaron Hotchner, causing her to look up, seeing the aforementioned man before her, holding the hand of a tiny boy that was under half his height. "This is Jack. I figured it was a good time to bring him to meet you before you babysit tomorrow." He explained, watching as Jack let go of his hand to introduce himself to the young girl whos apartment they were standing inside of. Nodding with a small smile at Aaron, [Y/N] crouched down and held her hand out to the young boy.

"Hi, I'm [Y/N], and you must be Jack?" She smiled, shaking his little hand as the young boy introduced himself back to her. "Well, I have some games on my Ipad that you can play while we all finish up packing, and some fruit snacks I need to get rid of, if that's okay with your dad?" She offered to the small boy before looking up at Aaron from her crouched position down by his son. With a nod of affirmation from Aaron, [Y/N] was taking Jack's hand and leading him into the kitchen area of her apartment, grabbing her Ipad from the charging dock as she set him up with a bottle of water, snacks, and a pillow and blanket to get comfortable with while the adults worked on clearing the various rooms of the apartment out.

What she failed to notice was Aaron watching her as she left with his son with a gaze that.. Only could be explained as adoration. This, of course, was not missed by David Rossi.

"She's kind of a natural with him, huh?" Rossi spoke to Aaron where they both stood by the doorway, causing a slightly raised eyebrow to make an appearance on Aaron's face.

"I would hope so. She is going to be babysitting him tomorrow while we meet at your place." Aaron explained, trying to brush off what Rossi had said, but he couldn't brush off the slight jump in his pulse as he watched her set up a little area for Jack to lay down and enjoy playing on her Ipad.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night. But, do well to remember, Spencer might have some thoughts about his little sister and his boss," the older man chuckled before walking towards some of the boxes that needed to be carried out to the Uhaul outfront.

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[Y/N] was absolutely exhausted after her and the team moved all of her boxes to Spencer's apartment, which she was grateful that he had an extra room that she could keep her stuff in until she got out of the academy. The only thing that was giving her energy right now was the fact that in an hour, she would be arriving at the Hotchner household so that she could relieve Aaron of his fatherly duties and take over for him for the night. She sat down at Spencer's table, opening the curtains to let some light in as she began fixing up her makeup - nothing too extravagant, just some brow product and mascara. She threw her hair up into a high ponytail before swiping on some chapstick, as well. Spencer walked out of his room, his keys in his hand as he grabbed his coat from the coat rack that stayed by his front door.