Them. | The Final Installment of the Him Series | Joe Jonas Fanfiction

Seventy Eight.

I hadn't really ever liked my body. But I had come to peace with the way that I looked, accepted that I am how I am... then I had kids. My body changed. But, honestly, it made me fall in love with my body. To know that my body, the body that I never truly loved, was capable of creating life the way that it did. Then again... I didn't expect to give birth so close to my sister's wedding and needing to fit into a fucking maid of honor dress.

"Ugh!"

My arms drop to my sides, my head tilting back in frustration.

"What's going on here?" Joe asks, chuckling as he turns the corner. "Why are we standing in front of the bathroom mirror in our underwear?"

I sigh, continuing to stare into the mirror.

I feel as the atmosphere shifts as Joe's smile fades, noticing what I'm doing. He walks closer, standing behind me.

"Hey," he whispers, wrapping his arms around me. "You are the absolutely most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life."

I give him a look in the mirror.

"I'm so serious," he tells me, letting his hands run over me, hugging me tighter from behind. "You are gorgeous, and I will not have you saying any different."

I sigh. "It's not that I necessarily think my body is ugly."

He furrows his brows. "Continue."

"I love what my body has done, I love what it has given us. But it's not a body I'd like to have at my sister's wedding."

Joe nods, gulping. "You appreciate your body."

I nod. "I do. I just... I don't feel like me."

"Okay," he nods. "So, what are we gonna do to fix that?"

"I'm going to force myself to start working out again, even if it means spending less time with the girls. At least until I get back to where I want to be."

He nods. "What do you need from me?"

"Help," I shrug. "With the girls. Patience with me. The unconditional love you already give me."

He nods. "I can do that."

I grin lightly. "Thank you."

He nods. "However, for right now..." he pauses.

"I know, you've gotta go to rehearsals for tour," I say, turning to face him.

His hands lie on my waist. "You good for now?"

I nod. "Yeah, Stella should be on her way over. It's the last day she's in Miami until she goes back to New York."

He nods. "Alright. Yeah, I think Nick and Kev wanna get back too. We may have to go back soon."

I grin, nodding. "I get it. Whenever we have to, we do."

He kisses me quickly. "I love you."

"I love you," I grin. "Be careful please."

He smiles, nodding as he heads out of the room. "I will, my love."

After putting on a pair of sweats and one of Joe's tees, I leave the bedroom, making my way toward the stairs when Willa and Delphine coming climbing up.

"Mama, we get dressed and go outside?" Willa asks.

"I'm coming, girls!" Jess calls.

"I got 'em!" I respond. "I'll get 'em dressed and bring 'em back to you!"

"Okay!" she calls back.

"Alright," I sigh, taking the girls to Willa's room first. "Which outfit do you want, baby?" I ask.