His work is tough, both physically and emotionally, dealing with unsub after unsub, seeing victim after victim brutally murdered is tough, especially when he spends so much time on the job.

So much time away from his family.

Aaron makes sure to shove all the trauma aside the second he steps in through his front doors, every moment he spends with his babies he focuses only on them.

It’s hard though. Haley’s death nearly broke him, and his children had to spend so much time with Nannie’s and babysitters when he’s off on multiple day long cases.

He feels an immense amount of guilt, but when he is with his kids, he’s only focused on them.