For Old Times' Sake

Chapter 13

You giggled as you saw Kojiro's cheeky good morning text.

Woke up today to the revelation that bedsheets which do not smell like you are not nice to wake up to. Good morning, precious girl. See you at work. ❤︎

Biting your lip, you wondered how long it had been since you had felt so special. Kojiro definitely knew what to say and how to say it. And although you were still taking it very slow considering you had been flirting and going out on dates for a couple of weeks now, you were increasingly tempted to spend the night at his place.

You couldn't remember the last time you had slept with someone. Being in love with Aaron since school, was not an easy thing to put aside to get intimate with someone.
Frankly, you didn't know what to do.

You wanted so badly to feel someone wrap their arms around you and kiss you until you were breathless. You wanted someone to hold you close and chant your name like it was a prayer that would save them. You wanted someone to say all kinds of dirty and sweet and sexy things to you.
And then you wanted them to do all those things, again and again till you were completely spent.

But... every day you had to go to work and see the man you were in love with. And every night, you failed to bring yourself to do the one thing that seemed like betrayal even though it wasn't and even though he had done it to you multiple times.

When you were done with freshening up and getting ready, you went to talk to Emily at the breakfast table.
"Morning Em," you said, giving her a smile.
"Morning hon. Oh my, is K-boy showering in my guest bathroom?"
"What?" you said, laughing at the ridiculous moniker.

"No, seriously. Is he in there?"
"Emily, Kojiro is not here. Now will you please hand over the cereal?"
"Why tho? People who eat together, sleep together."
"Is that so? Then may I suggest some positions for you and me?"

She burst into laughter. "You should say that in front of Derek. Also, you know what I mean, Y/N."
Sighing, you just ate your cereal
"You need to move on, Y/N."
"I know, Em. I'm trying to, I just- I can't bring myself to kiss Kojiro because then he'll kiss me, and it'll just keep escalating until-"
"Until you wind up under him? That is the goal, you know."
Putting your head in your hands, you took a deep breath. "I don't know how he hasn't gotten weird yet. I mean we've been on like 4 dates and I still haven't kissed him."
"Ugh, what a gem," Emily said.
"Yeah, he's pretty amazing."

*At work*

"Hey," Kojiro said, giving you one of his gorgeous smiles.
"Hi," you said, pausing for a moment before standing on your toes to give him a quick peck on his cheek.
He blushed ever so slightly.
"God, why are you so adorable," you thought.

He looked like he was about to say something, but the sound of someone clearing their throat made him turn.

Hotch. Of course.
"Y/N?" he said, eyebrows sporting his famous frown.
"Yeah?"
"A word in my office, please?"
"Um. Yes. After you."

Closing the door grandly, Aaron gave you a look only a small percentage short of a death stare.
"Just what do you think you're doing, making eyes at the new Agent? And that too during work hours?"
"Hotch, it was just a peck on the cheek." you said, suddenly feeling attacked.
"I do not care. We have interns here. You are a very reputed agent, and I do not want them to look at you and learn all this. This is a waste of the Bureau's time."
Your mouth fell open in shock. "'All this'? What is that supposed to mean? Don't you think you're overreacting a bit, Aaron?"
"No. I think you need to take it down a notch with that guy. Let me be very clear- I couldn't care less about what you do outside, I won't tolerate this nonsense inside the office."

Swallowing the lump in your throat, you folded your arms across your chest.
"You don't care what I do?"
He rolled his eyes. "Get back to work, Y/N."

Walking out in a wilful manner, you went right up to Kojiro.
If he didn't care, then why should you?
"Are you doing something after work?"