Don't mind me. I'm just cutting up this story. It is a slight hack job but I need to do something right now.

Chapter Thirty-One:

As usual Reid and Jenna went to New Mexico for the Thanksgiving. It was something they did when Jane was alive and it was something Reid wanted to continue to stay connected to her half of the family.

Jenna ran around with her cousins while Reid helped prep dinner. Felicia and Aria were going to spend time with her family in Baltimore. He wondered if Aria was telling them all about him and Jenna.

"It sounds like you're planning to remarry," a deep voice from behind him said.

Reid jumped. Jane's father Raymond Ascher still loomed large in his old age.

"Jenna's just over-excited that's all," he said. "It's her best friend's mother is who I'm dating."

"With the intent to marry?" he said authoritatively.

"I don't know," Reid said feeling cornered.

"So are you playing the field then?" he said.

"No," he said anxiously. "I'm just, I swear whatever I do, I do with Jenna's well-being in mind first."

"Good," he said. "Because Jane would want you to be happy but I want to make sure you do right by Jenna too. Make sure too that is a place for us Aschers in whatever new family you do create."

"I promise I will," Reid said.

Raymond Ascher moved on. Ally walked over to him. "I pity Felicia or whoever claims your heart next. She'll have to deal with your family of FBI agents and us."

Reid let out a nervous laugh. "I know."

…

Reid was putting together their fake tree when Jenna came from school. He wasn't a fan of the real ones as he over-watered the first one he and Jane had.

"Hey sweety," he called out as he aligned the last portion on.

"Hey dad did you ever have an arch-nemesis?" she asked as she entered the room.

Reid could think of a couple but none that he was willing to share. "No, why?"

"I ran into Stephanie Rayburn again,"

Reid nearly knocked over the tree.

"Where? Did you get in a fight with her?"

"At the Kennedy Center event and no dad, we didn't," she said with a dramatic sigh and sat on the couch. "But people kept expecting us to. Kids were actually cheering us on."

Reid finished aligning the tree and walked over to her. "So what did you do?"

"She actually apologized to me," she said "and so I felt I had to apologize to her for starting physical part of the fight."

Reid sat down with her. "That was a very good thing to do Jen. I'm proud of you."

"I'm over it anyway. Dad can I go over and study at Aria's for the night?"

"It's Friday Jen," Reid

"Then can I sleep over at Aria's and you can have a slumber party with Ms. Long?"

"Are you going to badger me all night about it?"

Jenna smiled. "It's been two weeks Dad, aren't you feeling lonely?"

Reid ignored the question. "I'm guessing you've already approved this with Ms. Long?"

"Just waiting on your approval."

"Fine, but next time you ask me first before Ms. Long if it is okay."

"Okay. When can I start calling her Felicia? Or better mom?"

"None of the above until Ms. Long and I discuss it. Now go get your things ready."

"Yes sir," she said cheerfully and ran off.

Reid went to grab his things in the bedroom. He briefly looked at Jane's photo.

"She is growing up fast Jane," he said and went to get his things.

…

"So I say Felicia is fine when in private, at things like school events it should remain Ms. Long," she said cuddling up beside him in bed.

"You always come up with the best compromises," Reid said.

"I'm the great compromiser," she said.

"Henry Clay is known as the great compromiser for his work on the Missouri compromise among other important legislation."

"Who needs Wikipedia when I have you," she said kissing him deeply.