Joe's PoV
What a night. I can't believe that I am through to the semi finals. One step away from the final. I unlocked the door to my apartment, after an emotional night, I held the door open for Dianne who came back to mine after the show. This has pretty much become a regular routine ever since she kissed me for the first time in Blackpool. We can't physically stay apart from each other, I'm not complaining though, I adore her presence around me. As soon as I shut the door to my house, Dianne pulled me into a passionate but meaningful kiss. She wrapped her hands around my neck and I tightened my grip on her waist, pulling her impossibly closer to me. I couldn't deal with my emotions, the butterflies were exploding in my stomach. I wish I could emphasise how much I liked this girl.
"right" I whispered as I pulled away from her, wiping off the lipstick she left on my face "let's film this video, shall we?" she nodded in agreement. Aa always, our filming session consisted of constant laughter and just geniunley enjoying each other's company. "I've already said this but I'm so so so proud of you for tonight, Joe" Dianne said as I turned off the camera.
"it's all because of you, you're an amazing teacher" she smiled at my respond. After a while of chatter, laughing and drinking wine we have decided to sit down and watch a movie. Over the last couple of weeks, I have learned that Dianne has the attention span of a toddler if the film doesn't catch her attention in the first 5 minutes, she ends up falling asleep. In this case, she fell asleep resting her head on my chest whilst I ran my fingers through her hair. "Di, the movie is over" I whispered, stroking her cheek with my thumb. She let out inaudible mumbles and fell back asleep. Great. I thought. I decided to pick her up bridal style and carry her into my bedroom where she usually stayed as she has slept over a couple of times before. I am respectful of her and I didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable, ever, so I usually slept on my sofa downstairs. I placed Dianne on the bed, tucked her in and leaned down to press a kiss on her forehead. "Goodnight Di" I whispered. As I turned around to go downstairs, I felt her grab my hand and tug me towards herself.
"I want you to stay" she mumbled still with her eyes closed. I was unsure of what to do. "please stay" she now opened her eyes and stared at my face.
"Are you sure?" I asked for full approval, she nodded and shifted to the other side of the bed to create space for me. I tucked myself into bed next to her, she instantly snaked her arms around my neck and placed her face in the crook of my neck, pressing soft and gentle kisses to my neck. I felt shivers travel through my body. I softly placed my hands onto her hips and tightened my grip to pull her closer to my body.
"we don't have to put a label on anything, but I see and want you in my future" she expressed with her sleepy, soft tone of voice.
"me too, Dianne Buswell, me too" I answered. With that, our breathing matched with each other and slowly we both drifted into a deep and comfortable slumber. I have never felt more happier or complete in my 27 years of breathing.
