*You (JJ) and the rest of the team including Hotch, were in the middle of a high robbery case, when the bank you and the team were searching exploded into flames. Luckily everyone got out safely, but Hotch blew his ear drums as a result of the explosion, and is currently crouched onto the street, with his hands over his ears in excruciating pain.

You and Hotch began dating a few weeks before the whole mess unfolded; so instinctively you ran over to where he was crocheted down*