Abbey Road [Aaron Hotchner x OC]

11. Lucky spot

Amelia

"Alight guys. We're going to New Mexico." JJ says as everyone has settled by the table, pressing a button on the remote she's holding so a bunch of pictures popped up on the screen.

We all look at the screen, but I could see in my peripheral view Hotch glanced over at me multiple times while JJ described the case.

"Alright wheels up in 30." Hotch said still looking in my direction.

I stood up collecting my file from the table. To my surprise neither Em or Penny had said anything about me and Hotch since dinner. And that was two days ago.

We all walked out of the conference room in a group, our steps slowing down slightly at the person standing outside of Hotch's office.

"Agent Hotchner, Woods. May I have a word." Strauss, my aunt asked in a professional matter.

A small wave of panic washed over me, did she know? I musters up some courage and steps into Hotch's office with my best poker face on. If she didn't know there was no way I was about to reveal anything right now.

Once we were behind closed doors we sat at the small lounge set in the corner of his office. Which tells me this might not be as serious as I originally thought.

Strauss places her hands together in her lap. "It has come to my attention that there seems to be some tension between the two of you." She said unreadable expression.

I glance slightly to Hotch still keeping my poker face on.

"If there is some kind of conflict going on here. It needs to be resolved." She continued lifting a weight of my shoulder. She doesn't know.

"Strauss, I can assure you there is no conflict between me and Agent Woods." Hotch said also seeming slightly relieved.

"Amelia?" She questioned looking over at me.

"Oh yeah. No everything's fine." I noddedly agreed.

"Alright. Just to be sure of that. You both will once a week be teaching a class together, every Wednesday for the rest of the term."

"Erin that won't be necessary. Like Amelia said everything's fine, and the team needs us." Hotch protested not even glancing in my direction.

"This is not up for debate. I've already signed you up, David will watch over the team if you are unavailable during a case. They can call to consult you over the phone but you'll be at the academy campus every Wednesday."

I glance between both of them not knowing what to do or say. When my aunt had set her mind to something there was no discussion to be made about it. I learned that a very young age, but since I've been here at the bau. I learned that Hotch works in the exact same way.

We talk for another minute about how everything was going to work out, before we all step out of the room. Strauss goes back to her office, while Hotch and I make our way to the plane where the rest of our team was surely waiting.

~

"So, what did Strauss want with you and Hotch?" Spencer glanced over at me from the passenger seat. As soon as we landed Hotch sent us out into the field, Reid and I are headed to the corners office right now.

I look over at Spencer who seemed a little cautious. I had expected the girls to have questions, but of course everyone was curious. Besides Spencer had become a pretty good friend to me over the past couple months.

"Oh, she had heard a rumor about me and Hotch not being able to work with each other properly due to some conflict. We were going to tell the whole team on the way back, but since you're asking." I pause to glance over at him before looking back to the road. "She assigned us to this class at the academy. We'll be teaching there every Wednesday for the rest of this term. Just to make sure we are able to work with each other."