Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds
A/N: An AU I felt needed to exist.
A Few Days
"David, wait," Aaron calls out as David turns to head to the SUV. The other man looks back, but doesn't turn fully around, waiting to hear what his friend has to say. Aaron walks forward a few steps, closing the just formed distance, and leans in close to whisper in David's ear. "Come with me," he says, calmly, as if it's the most natural thing in the world. David glances at the SUV, then back to Aaron, a confused glint in his eye, but the nod Aaron gives him is enough to convince him and he gives his own nod.
Because that nod says more than any of the bewildered team could know. Says that Aaron's ready to stop hiding, ready to pick himself up and keep going. And that means more to David than he ever thought it would.
And the two men climb into the other SUV, ready to make the long drive to Quantico last as long as they can. A few days at least.
