Hello! I haven't started a new story in a long, long time, but this one came to me and I couldn't shake it so I decided to try out a chapter!

I always loved fatherly Hotch, but since there's so many with him and Jack, I thought I could try a new one around the relationship with his teenage Goddaughter.

If enough people like it, I'll build the story to have more CM characters.

Hope you enjoy and please don't forget to review!

SSA Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner played many roles in his busy life. He was the unit chief on the most successful BAU team in the country, and had accomplished an admirable amount as such.

He was a friend, son, coach, uncle, and good listener. Most importantly to him, he was a father to the best son he could ever ask for.

He also, however, was a godfather- a role not many people knew about, but one very close to his heart.

In college, Haley was best friends with a girl named Rachel, and she grew to be very good friends with Aaron as well. She was even a bridesmaid in the Hotchner's wedding party. Rachel later got married, then divorced, but she and Haley had always remained close.

While Rachel was married, however, she and her husband had a beautiful daughter named Maddie, and Aaron and Haley were named her Godparents.

Hotch always jokingly blamed them for making Haley want a baby so badly, even though Aaron had always wanted children as well. When Haley passed, Rachel stepped in, even watching Jack a couple times when he got called away on cases and a Jessica wasn't available.

Maddie, Haley and Aaron's goddaughter, always had a strong relationship with her godparents, especially Aaron. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she lived with her mom, so Aaron often was a father figure to her.

As she got older, Aaron was especially proud of the very intelligent, kind, and outgoing person high school sophomore she was.

Even though they couldn't always see each other too often because of his busy work and her busy high school schedule, they usually found time to text or FaceTime.

She really was like another daughter to him.

A few cases back, Maddie had called him to tell him her mom had gotten engaged to the man she'd been dating for a while.

Aaron was happy for Rachel, and knew Haley would be too. She had gotten divorced many many years ago and he could always tell she missed having a husband.

He didn't know too much about the man she was engaged to, but was very happy for her nonetheless, and even happier than he'd gotten back from his case in time to go to her engagement party at her house.

Rachel was a very successful oncologist, so she was not lacking in money. She had a big, beautiful house perfect for entertaining and right near the elite private college prep school that Maddie was enrolled in.

Hotch smiled as he pulled up, remembering when he and Haley had first visited and Haley spent hours over the next few days helping Rachel get the house decorated.

He walked in and saw Rachel right away, by the door.

"Aaron! I'm so glad you could make it." She greeted, accepting his hug.

"It's great to see you. And congratulations" he said, showing a rare, warm smile.

"I'm sure Maddie will be so happy to see you too" she said.

He nodded. "I've missed her. Is she downstairs?" He asked, scanning the sea of people but not finding her.

"No, actually, she's been up in her room doing homework. She's in one of those fun teenage moods" she said, chuckling.

Aaron smiled, "Can't wait for those to hit Jack." He replied sarcastically.

After a bit of socializing and visiting, Aaron went up to find and say Maddie, knowing he would have to leave soon.

He went upstairs and knocked gently on her door. It was mostly closed, but open enough for him to see that Maddie was working at her desk.

Hotch knocked, and Maddie gave a little flinch at the sudden sound, before turning towards him at the door.

"Can I come in?" He asked.

Maddie didn't reply, but gave a small head nod before turning back to her desk.

"She's not acting like herself at all" Hotch thought, concerned.

Normally Maddie was ecstatic to see her godfather, and always radiated her bubbly and bright personality. She was one of the most compassionate, determined, enthusiastic people Hotch knew.

And now closer to her, he could see the redness around her eyes indicating she'd been crying.

"How's my favorite goddaughter?" He said, his lips curving into a smile.

"Good" she said, scribbling down an answer onto whatever assignment she was working on, but her demeanor didn't match her answer at all.

It didn't take a profiler or her godfather to see something was really bothering her.

"Why aren't you downstairs at the party?" He questioned

She shrugged, copying down the next math problem from her textbook.

"Homework" she replied.

"That much?" He replied in a sympathetic tone. "Anything I can help with?"

She thought for a second, then pulled out a piece of paper from a folder in her backpack and handed it to him.

"Advanced law theory." She explained absentmindedly. "Did I put the correct objections for those scenarios?"

Aaron looked quickly down at the piece of paper and checked through her answers while she continued working on her math.

"This one" he said, pointing in the middle of the page, "would probably be more hearsay than argumentative. The rest look good to me, good job." He praised, but still didn't see she face change.

She nodded and took the paper back from him, changed the answer, and put it in her folder again.

"Hey" Aaron said gently before she could turn back to her work, getting her attention.

Her normally bright and guessing eyes were empty and there were dark bags under them.

"Rough day?" He asked

Maddie opened her mouth, then closed it, and shrugged. "I'm fine." She replied

"You know you can talk to me about anything, right?" He reminded

She nodded curtly.

"Ok. Good." He didn't want to push her, but wished she would open up to him. He couldn't think about the last time he'd seen her so upset.

"I'm sorry I haven't been able to text as much the past few weeks. We were on a 2 week case in Anchorage."

"It's fine" she said, shrugging. "Did you catch the unsub?"

He nodded, "We did. He gave us quite a run for our money though"

She nodded, turning back towards her desk.

"Good" she said, reaching into her backpack to get a binder.

As she pulled he arm out, however, the long sleeve on her shirt caught a little on the backpack's edge, pulling it up a little and revealing a dark purple and blue bruise covering her wrist.

"Maddie what happened?" Aaron asked quickly, his brows furrowed in worry.

"God, nothing!" She said, pulling it back down. "I'm fine. Could you stop profiling every move I make and leave me alone?!" She snapped at him.

Aaron was definitely taken aback, and hurt, too.

He had never seen Maddie talk to anyone like that, especially not him. But, he knew she needed space and just hoped she'd come to him when she was ready.

"I hope you get your work done, come find me or text me if I can help" he said, moving his chair back and leaving.

As soon as he went back downstairs, Maddie collapsed into sobs yet again that day.

"Great, you idiot" she thought. "You pissed off the one person who might be able to help you out of this mess."

A tear landed right on the problem she was working on, causing the ink to spread out and smear.

Frustrated, she tore the page out, crumpled it out, and threw it across the room.

What are your thoughts? Please review so I know whether or not to continue! Even a short one, I appreciate any and all feedback! :) hope you have a great day!