I have no experience with people with dementia. I hope this sounds right.
Chapter Five:
Reid took a seat across from his mother who only recognized him as the pleasant young man who came to visit from time to time.
"Hello," Reid paused, "Dianne."
"Hello there," she said brightly. "How are you today?"
"Good, thank you," he said. "I dropped by to say I'm getting married."
"That's wonderful!" she said and clapped her hands once. "Who's the lucky girl?"
"Her name is Jane, Jane Ascher," he said. "She is an accountant at where I work."
"How lovely," she said. "Where are the nuptials being held?"
"On an estate one of her brothers owns," he said. "She has two older brothers and one younger sister."
"How sweet," Dianne said. "You're marrying into a big family then."
"I don't know Ma-Dianne, it all feels like too much. I'm used to having a couple relatives and now all these people want to get to know me."
"Where there is family, there is love and you can never have too much love."
Reid wondered if that was embroidered on a pillow somewhere in the sanitarium.
"So who's your best man?" she asked.
"Derek Morgan, a coworker of mine who has always looked out for me."
"Another coworker, don't you have any friends outside of work?"
He knew she didn't mean to sound rude but it hurt.
"No one particularly close," he said.
"I see, so do you have a song picked out for the first dance?"
"All of Me by John Legend, her choice."
"How nice, now what song are dancing to with your mother? Her choice too I bet."
Reid gulped. "My mother doesn't like to dance."
"That's sad, I always thought dancing was fun," she said.
He couldn't take it anymore. Reid made a show of checking his watch.
"I can't stay much longer," he said and opened his messenger bag. "These are some letters that detail the rest of the wedding. I thought you'd like them."
"That is so sweet of you," Dianne said and took the letters. "Your mother is so lucky to have such a nice son like you."
Reid turned away and got up. "Thanks, see you another time… Dianne."
"Good-bye!" she said cheerfully.
…
Jane was waiting for him at the airport in Albuquerque.
"That bad?" she said.
Reid nodded.
Jane hugged him. "Deep down she still knows you're her son."
"I know," he said and pulled her away. "But now is not a time to be sad. We're getting married in two days!"
"I hear Morgan has a wild bachelor party planned."
"He better not, or I am leaving and he is stuck paying for the party."
"Well Ally and I plan on showing J.J. and Garcia how we like to party in Albuquerque and it has nothing to do with cooking meth."
…
Whatever nerves he felt were gone when he saw Jane in her wedding dress. Reid noticed that Garcia was crying. As her father walked her up the aisle he noticed J.J. was starting to cry too. He noticed even Morgan was starting to tear up.
He leaned towards Morgan. "What is with you guys?" he whispered.
Morgan shook his head.
"I guess we're all just so happy to see you this happy. After all you've been through, you deserve it."
"Thanks Morgan," he said and then took Jane's hand.