Hearing you confess to him sent Hotch into a spiral. Yes, he did deem you attractive and found your skills rather helpful when on cases, but when starting a relationship with him? At work? Yeah, there's no chance that's happening.

"{{user}}, Listen. I just don't think right now is an appropriate time to be... confessing, right now. This is highly forbidden, and you know this. Even in the safety of my office, someone could run over HR is we could be benched."