Oneshots- Joe and Dianne 💜❤️

Meet the Parents: Our Dotty..and Joseph

Dianne's POV:

"Oh my god Joe! They land today! Joe, Joe, JOE wake up! My parents land today! In Three hours, they will be here, they'll actually be here, in the UK, with us! You'll meet them, they will love you and we will have so much fun. IM SO EXCITED PLEASE WAKE UP." Bouncing on the bed like a child, I try to wake my sleeping boyfriend. I had tried the soft, wake up call about 30 minutes ago and that failed epically, he just pulled me closer and snuggled back into me, still fast asleep the little cutie. So now it is time for plan B, loud and very excitable Buswell. It'll give him practice for our kid, who will no doubt be both a live wire and an early bird. " Joseph? Jooooseph? JOE! Come on or we will actually be late. I'm going to the shower now and you better be up and active by the time I am back or else...you are getting nothing until the end of tour." I laugh, winking at him as he suddenly sits upright in the bed, running a hand through his hair and stretching like something possessed. Well that worked I suppose! Chuckling to myself, I head to the shower, just needing to freshen my hair so I look presentable for mum, who always reminds me that I tend to look a little bit like a scarecrow when I get over excited. Coming into the bathroom behind, Joe places one hand gently on my hip as he reaches over me to grab his toothbrush, holding it infront of me so I can place the toothpaste on it.

How on earth did we get here, to this level of domesticity, this is the new normal I guess. I can't help but study his face in the mirror as we brush out teeth in sync, still leaning into each other, a soft smile graces my lips and he notices as he begins to rub small circles on the exposed skin above my hip. "What are you smiling at beautiful? Just excited to leave and get your parents I guess." He mumbles, resting his chin on my head. Spinning on my heel to face him, I nuzzle into his chest, pulling him as close to me as possible. " Not even that. I just love you so much, you know that right? Just brushing my teeth beside you makes my day better. You didn't have to do any of this, I don't even live here and yet you've welcomed me and my parents into your home with even questioning it, I don't even deserve you and sometimes it just hits me you know? I love you. And now we leave to get the other two most important people in my world." I steal a kiss and dance off to grab my handbag. Joe grabs his keys and we head off to the fancy car that he has been lent for the week so that we can go on adventures without having to pray Chippy starts every time.

As we drive through the bustling London streets, Joseph reaches across and grabs my hand, resting our linked hands on my thigh and brushing his thumb across the top of my hand and suddenly the track shifts, allowing the introduction to rainbow connection flows through the car. The traffic stops and we look at each other with a familiar fondness in our eyes as the memories wash over both of us and I place a gentle kiss on the back of his hand before singing the remaining lyrics under my breath until we find a parking space at Heathrow...which is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Joe's POV:

Walking into the terminal hand in hand, we wait by arrivals; Dianne bouncing like a child while I fidget, shifting weight from one foot to the other and running a hand roughly through my hair. " Joseph! Will you stop stressing for one minute please? They already love you and I swear, once they meet you, it'll only get better. Soon they'll be calling to speak to you, not me!" She laughs, holding me in place and rubbing my cheek gently and I instantly relax under her touch...the power she holds over me is something else I swear. Placing a chaste kiss on my lips, the redhead in my arms suddenly disappears, leaving me empty handed in the airport, all I hear is a very excited "MUM! DAD!" somewhere behind me.

Here we go! Time to bite the bullet. Drawing a deep breath, I turn around to face the music and I am met with the most heart warming sight: My beautiful girlfriend wrapped in her parents grasp, a small tear trickling down her face and she buries her face into their grip.. I can hear snippets of the " I miss you" and the " Look at you's!" as I walk towards them slowly, trying not to interrupt their moment but equally feeling very awkward alone, watching the scene unfold. " Muma, Dad, this is my Joseph, please be nice, he has been shitting it for days bless him, even though he knows you already approve." She says dramatically, topped with her signature eye roll as I blush furiously. "It's nice to finally meet you Mr and Mrs Buswell. Welcome to the UK! Let me take those cases from you, you must be exhausted." I gush, almost forgetting to breathe at all before i'm engulfed in a hug by the Buswell family. " We are finally here! With our Dotty and Joseph! Enough of that Mr and Mrs formal crap, It's Rina and Mark to you okay? You are family now our Joseph." Rina exclaims, squeezing me and Dianne closer to her. With the greetings finished, I grab the cases as Di links with her mum, guiding them out of the terminal and towards my car. Dianne is the happiest person I have ever met but I can't explain this, this level of happiness is a whole other level.

We spent the afternoon just relaxing, all four of us flopped on the sofa as Mark and Rina have been travelling for thirty hours and both Dianne and myself are still recovering from New York. " Do you know why we call her Dotty, Joseph? She's the spit of this cartoon girl who had a pet kangaroo, it was those big brown eyes of hers and now it has stuck. She once told me that it made her feel so loved and special to have a separate name." Mark states as Dianne buries herself into my chest, clearly embarrassed by the story. "DAD! I was 6, I don't mind the nickname but god, do you have to tell the story with it?!" she cringes as I chuckle, lightly brushing a hand through her hair. As she continues to reminisce with her parents, I feel myself drawn into her every move, as if I am seeing her in a whole different light after all this time.

The conversation dies out slowly as tiredness takes over all of us. I feel Dianne grow heavier against my side, her head slipping off my arm and lurching forward violently, like a child in a car seat. Catching her head quickly, I pull her onto my chest and she curls into me, one hand under her face and the other gripping my shirt for dear life. Eyelashes fluttering, I lean into her and press a kiss on her forehead, muttering " I love you Dotty, sleep well my love." as I wrap my arms around her tightly and close my eyes as well. For a moment, I forget that there Is anyone else in the room.

That is until I hear Rina turn to mark and say the words that instantly make me feel a million times better. " Mark! He called her Dotty after your story earlier! He's the one for her, I'm telling you now, he is for life. I don't know about you, but I've met a few of Dot's ex boyfriends and Joe is the only one who has settled my nerves completely. Just look at them. Our Dotty and Joseph."

With a soft smile on my lips, I fall asleep.