intertwine (aaron hotchner x reader)

I

As you sit at your desk finishing up your last bit of paperwork, you hear a few of your coworkers approaching you. 

"Hey, Y/N. Are you sure you don't want to go out with us tonight?" Morgan asked teasingly.

"I'm sure." you say. You were already envisioning your nightly run through the park near the FBI headquarters. The cool air on your face, your favorite music blasting through your headphones. It was your only escape after all the stuff you had seen on the job. 

"Oh yeah, Morgan, don't you know, Y/N is on her way to be the next gold medalist in the Olympics. She's gotta train every night." joked Prentiss. 

"Very funny, Emily." you rolled your eyes. 

"You know we love you, we just want to spend time with you!" said Penelope. 

"I love you all, too. Maybe next time." 

The rest of the team said good night to you, Emily and Penelope hugging you on their way out. 

You slipped into the bathroom to change into some workout clothes. You had packed black leggings, your favorite black sports bra, and a purple windbreaker jacket since it was cooling down in Quantico. You put on some tennis shoes and made your way out of the bathroom.

As you were walking back into the bullpen, you looked down to zip up your jacket and ended up bumping into someone. The person grabbed your arms to stabilize you and keep you from falling upon impact.

 You finally looked up and realized it was your boss, Aaron Hotchner. 

"Oh my god, I am so so sorry, sir." you said, meeting his eyes. 

He stared intently, then looked you up and down, his hands still on your arms. You realized you had not finished zipping up your jacket and your whole midriff was exposed. You also knew your chest looked good, that's why the sports bra you picked today was your favorite and he was definitly staring. 

You reached up and touched one of the hands still holding your arm. Hotch quickly broke contact and a part of you felt sad, you didn't know why. You always thought Hotch was attractive, there was something so dark and mysterious about him, about the way he looked at you. He made you feel safe and secure, but you knew he deeply cared about his team. You assumed everyone felt that way when it came to Hotch. 

He cleared his throat, "Y/L/N, what are you still doing here?" he asked, trying to quickly divert from the fact that he was just staring at your body. 

"Oh, I had some paperwork to finish up. I was just heading out, sorry again for bumping into you, sir." 

"It is fine. Have a good night." he said bluntly, walking to the stairs to head back to his office. 

You grabbed your purse and headed towards the elevator. You heard his foot steps stop at the top of the stairs and didn't hear his door shut, which could only mean one thing. He was watching you. 

You dropped your things off at your car, and grabbed your headphones from the center console. You quickly put them in and turned on some music. You walked quickly to the park, the awkward encounter with your boss replaying over and over in your head. 

You were so ready to let yourself go and escape as you began running. The way he looked at you confused you. Yes, there had been stolen glances with Hotch before, but they were always so hard to read, you never thought anything of it. You couldn't think about him in that way anyway, he was your boss. It was against everything you stood for and you knew he would never be interested in one of his subordinates. 

But he definitely had to be checking you out. The thought of him holding your arms gave you butterflies. And why did he stop to watch you leave? 

As you passed under what seemed like the millionth street lights, you realize you ran your whole usual course in half the time, and you did everything but escape, you were so caught up thinking about Hotch.  

You decided to text Emily and see if they were still out. Since your usual outlet didn't work, you needed to let your stress out somehow, you figured you might as well meet up with them. 

Y/N (7:39 p.m.): Are guys still out? Might come out after all.

She replied immediately after you hit send. 

Em <3 (7:39 p.m.): YAASSS, were at our usual spot. pleaaase come out and boss man decided to come too so the whole family will be together 

Your heart dropped into your stomach knowing he was there, but you couldn't back out now. 

Y/N (7:40 p.m.): Be there shortly.