Super Nova.

Chapter 52

~ Jenna's POV ~

Thanksgiving was coming up and I had to figure out how Marshall and his family use to celebrate the holidays. I needed to be prepared, for my own sanity. I'd been here a couple of weeks now and I've met his girls and they were all happy with my decision of moving over here, although I got Marshall to tell them that it was on trial for now, to see what happens.

"Why the hell would I tell them that? Are you here just for a while?" he said when I asked him to do that.

"Of course not, but it feels better for me, okay. I can't explain it but ..." I tried to plead to him as he stared at me.

I bowed my head and felt my cheeks burn, why did I ask him for this? I just wanted them to be in on it and not just have the fact thrown in their faces.

I told him that and he understood that we have to let them know bit by bit, especially Whit so she didn't go teen-tsunami on me again.

Hailie knew of course but she wouldn't tell, she loved her dad and would never do anything to hurt him.

"So Marshall" I said to him one evening at the dinner table "Thanksgiving? You have to tell me what's going to happen so I can ... you know ... I don't like surprises". I tried to sound as normal as I could although my nerves were a knot in my stomach.

"Baby, we'll do as we use to in this house. My mom will be over, my bro Nate with his family and my girls. And Kim use to come but I don't know ..." he stroked his head as he does when he's a bit uncomfortable.

"Oh" I answered and the knot in my belly now included my ability to speak.

I stared down in the table and tried not to show him the trouble I had to breathe normally. I've never met his mom and his brother, I'll be happy to see the girls again but Kim? How was that even going to work?

"Jenna, baby talk to me" I could hear the worry in Marshall's voice and I looked up at him with tears filling up in my eyes.

"I don't know if I can do that" I whispered and he came around the table and hunched down beside me.

"She doesn't have to come I'll just tell her that she's not welcome" he stroked my back to comfort me. "Okay baby girl?"

"I don't want you to change your traditions just because of me. If the girls are used to have both of their parent's there than ... I can go somewhere else again, as I did when you had the girls over remember?" I pleaded to him.

"No fucking way baby, you're living here now. This is your house too and no one is going to chase you out of here again, ya hear me" he emphasized every word and I nodded slowly.

"I hear you, but I don't want to drag in some drama again. The holiday's going to be ruined" I tried again.

"You're not the one who brings drama to this home, believe me" he smirked at me. "There's no more to say, you choose either I tell her not to come or I say shit and she have to fucking adapt to the situation that I love you and you live here".

"Even if I'm terrified of that woman I don't want her to be shut out of her girls and your traditions" my voice trembled when I maybe made the worst decision in my life here.

"Come here baby" he said and pulled me up from the chair and took me in his arms. "You are the bravest woman I've ever met" he kissed the top of my head and added that Kim wasn't anything to be afraid of. "She's all shouts and ramble, not violent anymore so you'll be safe" he chuckled and looked down in my face. "If she tries anything I'll fucking throw her ass out faster than ..." he looked for a resemblance in his head.