Change My Mind ~ Criminal Minds (Aaron Hotchner x OC)

90.0: Moving In & Confrontations

A/N: This story is based on 7x20 The Company I think I said that 7x19 would be next, but it wasn't the best chapter so I scrapped it completely

WARNINGS: THERE'S SWEARING

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE TALKS ABOUT KIDNAPPING, S**CIDE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND MANIPULATION! I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS CHAPTER AND THE NEXT CHAPTER ALL OF A TRIGGER WARNING SO PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION IF THESE THINGS MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE

"People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them."
― Stephen R. Covey

Crystal hugged Mr. Vinny one last time, "Thank you for being kind to me all these years, please don't hesitate to call if you ever need something." Mr. Vinny chuckled, "How about an invitation to the wedding when it happens?"

Crystal gave him a look and smiled at him, "Very funny." Mr. Vinny smiled, "I'll miss you, but I'm happy to see you're happy." Crystal smiled at him one last time before going back to help her brothers and Hotch move her things, Nick looked over and pouted at her. "Tell Jason that he needs to give me the comic books you no longer want." 

Jason rolled his eyes, "Finders keepers dude."

"You took them from my hand."

Crystal sighed at their banter and took it from Jason, "You both can't have them, they're for Jack." Tyler chuckled at this and took them from her to put into her bag, "Nice choice, what're you going to do with the rest of the pile of 'you-don't-need-this'?"

The pile was mostly some random books, games, and items she would no longer need now that she was moving in with Hotch. Her lease ends in a couple days and she decided to go ahead and move to his place, Crystal smiled as Hotch gently hugged her from behind. She rolled her eyes at Jason and Nick pretending to vomit, "I will hurt both of you and I guess I'll ask the team if they want anything, if not I'll just donate it."

Hotch hummed and smiled at her, "I think Reid would take all the books you no longer want." Crystal shrugged, "It's not that I don't want them, I just don't have anymore room." Hotch chuckled and kissed her head, "Then just keep them."

"But there's a lot."

"Then don't keep them."

"Gee Big Boss, why didn't I think of that?" Crystal asked sarcastically and Jason threw a paper ball at them, "Stop flirting over there and help us out." 

Crystal kicked him and he pouted, Tyler chuckled and shook his head. "Can I throw away this paper butterfly Chris?"

Crystal reached for it, "No, you can't." Hotch raised an eyebrow at her, "You still kept that?" Crystal smiled and put it carefully into her bag, "It's the first gift you ever got for me, I quite like the memory of it." Crystal ignored Hotch's soft stare so she wouldn't blush as she grabbed the boxes of books, "I'll leave these in my car to take the BAU for Doc, let's grab the last couple things and head out."

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Crystal smiled at Jack's laughter coming from his room, Jason was currently reading him the comic books and doing funny voices for the characters. "I got those as a gift from one of my old students, it's nice to see them not go to waste."

Hotch chuckled as he put down a box, it was the last of her things and he went to hug her. "It looks like your brother is very good with kids as well, seems to run in the family." Crystal laughed at his comment and Tyler and Nick walked in, "Alright, that's the last of it. Do we get ice cream now?"

Crystal playfully rolled her eyes at Nick, "I still can't believe I have to use food to bribe you, go get Jack and Jason." Crystal walked to the kitchen to grab bowls and the ice cream, Hotch had opted to continue to hug her from behind which made her smile. "You're going to do this the whole time?"