After they'd both used the bathroom and said their goodbyes, Aaron and Jack drove back to their apartment. After parking the SUV in the parking lot, they both got out, Aaron collecting his guns and credentials and his suit clothes, along with his briefcase, and Jack taking his backpack and lunchbox, and they headed upstairs. As Aaron stood unlocking the apartment door to their apartment number 45, they both looked towards the door to apartment 46.
"It'll be okay buddy. She doesn't know we live here. We've only just found out. And we never see her around. But we're not moving….sorry buddy! Come on let's get inside. It's time for your bath and then you gotta go to bed soon…."
"But I won't be able to sleep, not knowing Miss Anderson lives next door…."
"Yeah you will buddy. Don't worry. Come on…."
The next day, as they got ready to leave for school and the BAU, they left the apartment and Aaron was locking the door when there was movement from door 46….and Miss Anderson walked out looking a little rushed….
"Dad….you said we'd never see Miss Anderson….let's go NOW! Please she can't know we live here…."
Miss Anderson was shocked as she turned to leave to see Jack and his dad just finishing locking the door to the apartment next door to her….
"Er…hi….Jack…."
"Dad let's go….NOW! Hi Miss Anderson!"
"You guys live here?"
"If I have my way we won't be for much longer. Dad, she knows. We can't live here anymore….."
"I never knew you lived next door Jack?"
"I didn't know until last night YOU lived next door Miss Anderson. I've been pleading with dad to move since I found out but he says no. I'm so moving into Aunt Jess's for good!"
"Hi Miss Anderson. Er…sorry we didn't know until yesterday night….I'm surprised we've never seen you before…."
"Dad you jinxed it by saying we'd never see her…..can we go now. I only wanna see Miss Anderson in school. Sorry Miss Anderson but I can't be seen with you outside school. I'm not having any mates over now that's for sure. They're all going to Aunt Jess's. Dad we need to go….you'll be late and I'll be late…..well not as late as Miss Anderson…..and she can only see me in the classroom….never here….please dad….."
"Oh right sorry to rush off guys but I'm running late too. Normally I've left by before 8 o clock. I'll see you at school Jack…."
"Yeah see you at school Miss Anderson. Dad we're gonna be late, again…."
"I'm coming buddy…."
"I'm sticking close to you though. I can't be seen near her. She's my TEACHER!"
"Don't worry buddy. Come on let's get going….bye Miss Anderson…."
They ended up walking behind her to the parking lot, luckily for Jack, his dad had parked a distance away.
"Can we at least leave before her dad? We can't follow her…."
"We're going buddy….."
That day at the office, Aaron couldn't help but smile to himself as he thought about Jack's complete horror at knowing he lived right next door to his 4th grade teacher…..Just then Dave popped his head round the door.
"Hey Aaron, what's so funny?"
"Jack's horror at knowing where Miss Anderson lives….and you wouldn't believe it…."
"Didn't Garcia say she lived in the apartment building next to yours?"
"She lives A LOT closer."
"How much closer exactly.?"
"Way too close for Jack….and you wouldn't believe it…."
"So I take it she lives in your apartment building?"
"You could say that…."
"So? How close does she live?"
"Put it this way, she lives in apartment 46….."
"But you live in 45…..NEXT DOOR?"
"Yeah, and I must of jinxed it when I told Jack last night we'd never see her. We never have seen her in the building, well, apart from this morning when we all left the same time…. Jack was mortified. He actually WANTED to get to school….."
"And you guys have never seen her until this morning? How little time do you guys actually spend there?"
"Must be little enough cos we've never seen until this morning. Weird. That's for sure. I didn't even realise when Garcia had sent me the text. It was only when Jess looked at it that she told us why the address had looked so familiar…."
"Wow! Jack lives next door to his teacher! HEY GUYS HOTCH HERE LIVES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO JACK'S TEACHER!"
"NO WAY!"
"YEAH WAY SPENCER!"
"Hey Morgan, you'll never believe this…" Morgan had just that second walked into the bullpen.
"What's that then?"
"You know Miss Anderson Jack's teacher?"
"Yeah, why? I know Hotch thinks she's attractive…"
"You know your baby girl found her address?"
"Yeah, she lives in the building next to Hotch's. Why?"
"She lives closer. MUCH closer. WAY too close for Jack, that's for sure."
"How much closer Rossi man?"
"Put it this way, not only do they live in the SAME apartment building, but you know how Hotch lives at 45?"
"Yeah, why?"
"She only lives at 46!"
"Next door? No way man! Hotch, you live next door to Jack's teacher?"
"Yeah Morgan…." Hotch was standing outside his office next to Dave, looking down on the bullpen. Just then Matt walked in.
"Hey Matt we got a case?"
"No just dropping some files off with you."
"You just missed some great news."
"What's the news?"
"Well you remember how Garcia found the address for Miss Anderson, Jack's teacher. Well she got the building wrong…."
"Don't tell me she lives IN your apartment building Hotch?"
"That's not the best part. She lives WAY too close for Jack."
"How close?"
"Next door. We live at 45, she lives at 46. How we've never seen her is beyond me. Well except this morning when we left our apartments at the same time….."
"No way? Really? You guys really live next door to Jack's 4th grade teacher?"
"Yeah, we only found out last night. Even when Garcia had text me, I didn't know…."
"You didn't know she lived next door when you saw the address?"
"No but the address had seemed very familiar. It was only when I showed it to Jessica that she realised WHY the address seemed so familiar and told us that she lived next door. But the buildings look the same so I can't blame Garcia for mistaking the building. Oh Dave, we're picking up Jess on the way to soccer on Sunday."
"Sure that's fine. Next door hey? Didn't you say you fancied her?"
"Er….yeah….but only just realised she's good looking. Er….I have to get back to work…."