This chapter turned out very differently to what I imagined and I ended up writing a very detailed giving birth scene which wasn't the plan. I wanted to write a sort of alternative universe sort of story. And my idea for it was what if the joe and dianne show wasn't actually planned? Would joe and dianne already be married of have kids? This chsprer is a what if. What if things went differently.
December 2020
"Mhm, you putting on a strip tease for me, my love?"
Joe smirked, eyes plastered to his girlfriend who had very swiftly pulled her top over her head and unclipped her bra, infront of him.
"Shut up"
She sassed, making him laugh knowing how much sarcasm was in her tone, before he then watched her lift their baby son to her chest, before he then effortlessly latched on to dianne, for the last of his day feeds.
"I'm feeding the baby and then were going to do some skin to skin"
She leant back againts the headboard of their bed, trying to relax as the feeling of a whole human being attached to her in such a way was still something she was adjusting to. It wasn't always she breastfed, bur she did it when she could and when she felt up to it.
"You like that don't you?"
Joe cooed softly, coming to sit down next to her, peaking over to see how the little boy she held in her arms fluttered his eyelashes, the feeling of his hunger being cured definitely being enjoyable for him.
"I do. I think it's cute. Aparently skin to skin is the best way to bond with your baby, especially as a first time mum. The midwife told me about its importance when I was still in hospital. It boosts my milk supply and releases oxytocin so we're both happy and then he will form an attachment to me"
She explained, remembering how his poorly hidden state of panic whilst she was in labour meant he didn't fully take everything in. He had tried to listen, but the thoughts in his head about suddenly becoming a dad was quite overwhelming. Now though, he wouldn't change it for the world and neither would she.
Their situation was a little complex, you could say. Especially to them but it was also perfect and working out way better than they had hoped. It was coming up to their 2 year anniversary and to have a baby already was definitely something neither of their families and even their fans never expected. Dianne was very buried into her career, being on a high after the strictly season with joe. She had suddenly gained alot more social media followers and was recognised alot more. It gave her the confidence to want to be even better than she already was. Joe was on a high too, being offered TV jobs left right and centre but they had other plans. Well not a plan. It was a discussion that eventually lead to them now being parents but wasn't exactly thought through properly.
They had talked about kids right from the very early stages of their relationship and they both knew it was something they both wanted. Having being told a million times by friends and family 'when you know you know' it was only natural to talk about the future because the knew. They were definitely eachothers soulmates, it was very easy to distinguish even after 4 or 5 months together. They never once talked about when to have children though. It was just something they definitely one day wanted in the future, but they had no idea when. However, after a recent trip to Australia for christmas, seeing joe with her family, especially her young neice and nephew, sparked something in dianne. Suddenly she felt the desire to have children now. An undesirable, overwhelming feeling of baby fever hitting her seeing him interact with kids, just imaging the day when they could have their own.
It was a conversation they had whilst still in Australia, about timings. When would they have children? Would they need to find a house to live in first? Maybe move out of London?
Dianne went to her sister in law for advice, being the only female in her life that was a simular age to her and had kids already. She wasn't really sure why she the felt the need to consult another woman about a desire to have kids, it was something she imagined herself keeping very private but they had a chat and she assured dianne that no matter when her and joe made that step in their relationship, the feeling wouldn't change. Having a family changed your life and no matter what stage of your relationship you were at when that happened, it wouldn't change the feeling of love you got from seeing your baby for the first time.
