Throughout the years

Where we ended up

30th August 2028

There are silhouettes of two children in the distance, playing within the fields of a countryside house. With her head tucked into his neck, Joe and Dianne are watching on, a smile appearing on both of their faces, whilst reminiscing about old times.

"How did we get so lucky" Joe said, still focusing on his children interacting with each other.

"I really don't know" Dianne replied whilst looking up at her husband. "But what I do know is that I am so thankful that fate brought us together. The day I first met you I thought 'wow he's got a really attractive neck'". She is met with a little prod into her side, and Joe chuckling at her comment. "But in all seriousness, when we got partnered together, I had no idea what was ahead of us, but I knew that we would have so much fun, which we did, and be so happy, which we were, and still are".

"Apart from when you were shouting at me" Joe murmured under his breath, thinking his wife hadn't heard.

"Excuse me" was the reply escaping Dianne's mouth, with a hint of sarcasm. "I wasn't that bad I'll have you know, but you have to admit, I was allowed to be annoyed at you during samba week, those bloody Voltas Joe! How long did it take you to get it right?".

"I don't think I ever did really" he responded. With a glint in his eye, Joe slowly stood up, brushing off the grass from the back of his trousers. Holding his hands out, he spoke softly "why don't you teach me again, see if I can nail it this time?".

"Joseph, I would love to", Dianne replied while her smile grew, exposing her dimple. "Do you remember anything I taught you before?" she said whilst rising to her feet.

"Of course I do, how could I forget this vital life skill?" were the words that slipped out of Joe's mouth, with a slight smirk on his face.

"I hope you aren't lying to me Joseph" she quipped while assembling her position for their spontaneous samba practice. Hands clasped together, they started to move, one with a tad more flare than the other. "Joe, you need to loosen your hips! When did you get so stiff? You're not even near 40 yet!".

"It's probably the piggybacks I'm obliged to give to those monkeys all the time!" he said whilst gesturing to their children. After a while, Joe had accepted defeat and given up with perfecting his Voltas, and the mood had changed slightly; they were stood so there was no space between them, lost in each other's eyes, treasuring the overwhelming feeling of love they felt.

Their moment was quickly interrupted, hearing a little girl's voice. "Mummy, Daddy! Come look what we made!" The silhouettes became more distinguishable as they ran closer and closer to their parents, with the hazy sunset behind them. "It's a Daisy chain!" their daughter beamed whilst wearing her creation with pride around her head.

"Sweetheart, it's beautiful. Did Noah help as well?" Joe said to his eldest child, with a tear in his eye at the thought of how quickly she was growing up.

"Yes he did. He couldn't make one by himself, so we made a big one together instead, didn't we Noah?" she replied, smiling at her little brother, who was reaching out for Dianne to pick him up.

"Ava, why don't you sit next to Daddy and we can all watch the sunset together? And then it's bedtime." Dianne suggested whilst looking in the direction of her daughter, who was nodding her head in agreement.

And there they were, the family of four cuddled up to one another, watching the sun go down. Joe turned his head to view his wife and two children, thinking back to a similar question "how did I get so lucky".

AN: hi everyone, this is my 'attempt' at writing but I hoped you enjoyed. I don't even know if I'll continue with it, but your feedback would be much appreciated x