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Forgotten Anniversary (A.H)

*Your POV*

My boyfriend and I will have our third anniversary in one week! I have so many things planned! A walk through the park, a nice dinner, a couples massage and more! I'm so exci- *ring ring* Aaron's phone rang while he made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, "Babe! It's Garcia!" "Put her on speaker, please!" He told me, "Hey, Pen! You're on speaker!" "Okie dokie my fine furry friend! Hotch, sorry to interrupt your night— there's a case... some big stuff... we need you here asap!" I cursed under my breath, "Sorry, Y/N.." "It's all good... bye Pen"

I hung up the phone and walked up to my boyfriend. "Mkay, I will finish up here while you get ready to go. I'll get you a Tupperware or two to eat on the plane. You better be back in time." "I will babe, don't worry"

Half the week had gone by and they had yet to get any leads or good intel on who was committing heinous crimes and why.

Now it was the day before our anniversary and I was on the phone before Aaron had to go to the office, "Still no leads?" "Not yet" "So you won't be back in time..?" "Probably not.. sorry babe... I gotta go now.. I love you" "I love you too.. be safe out there" I hung up the phone and buried my face in the pillow; increasingly disappointed by the way things were playing out.

That night, Aaron got back to the hotel close to midnight and I'd fallen asleep before he was out of the shower. I woke up the next morning to a message saying they were getting an earlier start today and he reminded me to eat breakfast— I doubt he had any though. But, none of the messages he sent told me happy anniversary. Maybe he was in a rush. Maybe it just slipped his mind.

Aaron 🕴🏻❤️

Good morning Aar
Happy three years! 🎉
I miss you so much
I love you
Have a great day

Nearly four hours later, my phone had said that Aaron opened my message. He opened my message but didn't respond.

Another 90 minutes went by and I was getting worried. He very rarely doesn't respond to my messages. I texted Emily to make sure everyone was okay and she responded after 20 minutes. They'd finally completed their profile and found some people who matched it. The team had deduced that Yolanda Fitzpatrick was the Unsub and had gone in for the arrest. It was minutes to 11 p.m when I'd finally gotten a message from my boyfriend of three years.

Aaron 🕴🏻❤️

I bac at the htel
I ired
Cll tomorr
Luv u

Well— there goes the whole anniversary.

The next morning I woke up to a message from Aaron saying they were flying back. He said he was going to get started on paper work and then he'd head home. He still hasn't realized it??

"Honey, I'm home" he called out while I folded my laundry from this past week, "How was your day?" "Uneventful" "How about you?" "I'm exhausted.. might just have a snack, shower, and go to bed" "Oh alright" I responded, "You okay?" "Yeah, why?" "You seem a bit down tonight" he explained, "I'm not.. just getting bored of folding" "You sure?" "Yep, I'm almost done. I'll be up soon" I reached up to give him a kiss.

That night, he still hasn't acknowledged his wrongdoing. Two nights later it was the same. My mood hasn't gotten any better. "Baby, are you sure you're okay?" "Yes, Aaron.. my period is just coming.." which was technically true. I used the excuse of my period throughout the rest of the week. He still hasn't said anything about our anniversary.

"Y/N, this has gone on long enough. Your period is over and you're still acting like this. What's going on with you? Talk to me, please" "What's today?" "7/11– we got slushees." It was a very tasty and refreshing slushee. "What else happens in July?" "Independence day" "Aaron." "Uhm.." he took a moment to think, "Oh— baby... I am so so sorry... it just completely left my mind... I don't even know how I went that long... I'm so sorry. I'm the worst boyfriend ever." He ran his hand through his hair and covered his mouth with the other hand. "I don't know about worst ever... but that was pretty bad" "I forgot for our anniversary for 9 days so now I'll treat you for the next nine days. No work. A nice trip doing whatever you want. I won't even complain if you wanna paint my nails hot pink and sparkly.. I'm sorry babe, I love you" "Mmh.. I guess, I love you too" "You guess?!" *mmwahh*

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