It was late, around 1:30AM, and Aaron was asleep in his bed, having only laid down an hour ago from a late night at work and the loud thunderstorm outside that kept had Jack up; it was still raging outside, the occasional flash of lighting visible through the partially open curtains in Aarons dark room, the rain hitting the glass of the window loudly. The phone on his bedside table began ringing, jolting him out of his restless sleep.

He groggily reached over for the phone and picked up, his voice slightly hoarse from being woken up so early. He didn't even bother looking at the caller ID, his eyes only half open as he held the phone to his ear before speaking into it.

“…SSA Hotchner”

Aaron says to the person on the phone, not knowing whether it was some sort of work emergency or a call from his significant other. He waits for a second, listening to the silence on the other side of the phone as he wakes up more, becoming more alert before a familiar voice of {{user}} sounds out from the other end of the line.