Oneshots- Joe and Dianne 💜❤️

Picnic in the park: Her loss

Dianne's POV:

"Alright mum! Bye Billy and Mia! I love you all and I'll see you soon! Don't enjoy the Easter egg hunt too much without me! Love you! Bye!" hanging up the facetime call, I flop onto the sofa and sprawl out. It's the days like this, days where the Buswell's hve family traditions, that make me miss home the most. Don't get me wrong. I've had a nice morning with Joseph, I made us breakfast and did a mini hunt with a few of Joe's favourite chocolates but I miss the excitement in Billy and Mia's faces, chasing my brothers and wrestling over miniature chocolate eggs. I miss the baking with my mum and the bad jokes from dad as her barbeques. Rolling over on the sofa, I bury my face in the fluffy throw and pull Joseph's t-shirt ( That is now mines) up to my nose. " I'll see them soon, I'll see them soon." I repeat to myself, trying to shake this feeling so I can get on with the day. A soft hand is placed on my back and pulls me close. "You okay Di? It's not like you to nap on the sofa during the day?" turning over to face him, my tear filled eyes instantly give away the feelings that I had been trying my best to shake. "Oh Dianne, come here. Have you spoke to your mum today? Is that what has set this off? Tell me how I can help you my love. Other than taking you to Australia because we just don't have time for that today or I totally would." he light joking has already worked wonders in lifting my mood and clearing a little bit of my homesickness. Shifting my position, I climb onto his lap and place my face in the crook of his neck, allowing him to simply hold me for a while, the feeling of contentment washing over me. Sighing deeply, " It's just watching the kids do the Buswell Easter traditions with my mum and my whole family being there. I feel like i'm...missing out or something. It's hard enough only seeing Billy and Mia a few times a year, missing out on them growing up, missing birthdays and big events in their lives. Stupid things that hit me hard. I'm just being stupid to be fair, ignore me Joseph, I'm sorry."

Adjusting our position, he reaches a hand up and cups my face, pulling my chin up so our eyes meet. "Dianne Claire Buswell. I do not want to hear you call yourself stupid ever again, okay? You are not stupid, or daft or anything else. You are human. A human who moved across the world alone, leaving her family behind and that's hard for anyone. I get homesick and for god's sake, my mum only lives in Wiltshire. Next time you get like this or you just need a reminder of how amazing you are, come to me my love. Please promise me. This is exactly what I am here for." Kissing my softly and running his hand carelessly through my messy curls. "Thank you. I just...I needed this. You. Even if my family are the other side of the planet, I've got my family here too. You, Zoe, your mum...you are all my family too and i'm so grateful Joseph."i murmur against his chest, too cosy to move. Lying in silence, we enjoy each other's presence, my hands tracing the faint line of his abs and drawing patterns on his chest whilst he brushes through the knots in my hair and strokes my cheek. Sitting upright and placing me on the sofa before taking my hand and pulling me up so I'm standing in his grasp, my hands round his neck, his resting on my waist. Swaying lightly, he swoops down and plants a firm kiss on my lips before spinning me out and sending me towards the door." Right my little mermaid. Let's do something today, start our own little Sugwell tradition for Easter. How about a picnic in the park? I'll grab a little blanket and we can buy some scones and something and head to Battersea Park." Joe whisper's in my hair, pressing another kiss on my forehead.

"I'd love that!"

Joe's POV:

After an emotional morning, I decided that Di needed a distraction and I knew exactly the way to do it. A picnic in the park. After a bit of digging, I find the picnic blanket I bought for...nevermind. Anyway, I packed it in my rucksack and grab a few other essential bits and we set off on our borris bikes towards the park. Watching her ride infront of me, hair flowing in the wind and the biggest grin on her face. My favourite view In the world is seeing her happy. Leaving the bikes back, we begin discussing our need for hand sanitiser and the germs on the planet: we really are like an old married couple at times and honestly, in the months we have been together, there have been so many moments like this and now I can't imagine my life without her. Strolling hand and hand along our favourite paths, talking about everything and anything that comes to mind, the afternoon flies in and soon we are settling down on a little patch of grass under a tree. Whilst i'm vlogging a bit, Dot pulls out the blanket, lying it down on the ground. "There is a story behind the blanket but I'm not going to tell you that Di." I say to the camera as she lies out, stretching her legs behind her. " Oh go on Joe! You can't say something like that and not tell me!" she demands, laughing at me. "Alright..well I originally bought it for a date with another girl. A girl I really liked at the time and I came here, set it all up...and she never showed up. Funnily enough, we didn't last long." I feel the blush creep up my neck and into my cheeks, glancing at the ground, suddenly fascinated by my shoes.

"Joe...come here sweetheart, don't get all shy and embarrassed on me, you can tell me anything you know, i'm not going to walk away just because the blanket was bought for someone else you goose." Di grabs my hand and pulls me down on the blanket towards her open arms. Coming to rest my head on her chest, she absent mindedly plays with my Barnett whilst coaxing the story out of me. "Okay so we will call her...Jess for the purpose of this okay? So we had been seeing each other for a while if you could call it that; a few dates and nights out but we weren't...serious I guess. I had told her I was planning something cute for the two of us, told her to keep her Saturday free and I was planning on asking her to be my girlfriend during a picnic here. Saturday came around and you know me...I was a nervous wreck. I sat here for nearly four hours before I gave up and went home, threw the blanket in a cupboard and tried to forget about any type of a love life. Until I met you of course." Sighing with relief as I finish, Dianne rolls out from under my head and moves so she is sitting on top of me, cupping my face with her small hands, a slight smile gracing her lips. Leaning down, she captures my lips in a passionate and emotion filled kiss and for a second, I don't care who sees us. Breaking away, she grins down at me. " Oh well. I'm glad she didn't turn up in a way, I'm sad you had to go through that heartbreak but it means that, selfishly, I've got you now. By not turning up and even just explaining herself to someone as handsome and genuinely amazing as you, she missed out big time. But hey! It's her loss. I've got my prince charming and I've now got a picnic blanket for our future dates in the park too." Shrugging her shoulders as she speaks. After hearing her little declaration, my heart honestly skips a beat and those familiar butterflies flood my stomach: I am so in love with this woman it hurts. Still sitting on top of me, I sit up slightly and kiss her with everything I've got.

when we pull away, the gorgeous redhead simply smirks at me, "As I said, her loss. Now let me lieout and enjoy this sunshine. I've been far too pale recently."