It's in the little things: One-shots x2

Temporary love: It's forever, I promise

Joe's POV:

Strictly season is back upon us again and this year, everything is different. This year, I won't be dancing with my Dianne, i'm left as a 2018 finalist and she goes back in the hope of actually winning with a new partner this time round. I'm so incredibly proud of her and i'm going to remind her every single day whilst she trains and competes. Rolling over in our bed, I reach out for my sleeping girlfriend, determined to enjoy every last second we get together before the strictly chaos takes over. Placing a hand softly on her cheek, rubbing my thumb lovingly over her skin, I cannot believe that we are actually here! How did my dance partner become my best friend, my girlfriend, my everything? How did it become normal to wake up in our bed, beside her everyday. We have been together a long time, it has been nearly a year since she walked into my house for the very first time, the night of my birthday and now I consider it our home. As she begins to stir, I can't help but chuckle at the all-too-familiar stains which adorn my bedsheets now- the pinkish/red hair stains, up and down her pillows, coupled with the fresh tan stains which accompany the "Start of strictly spray tans"...I love it all and i'm head over heels for the redheaded cause of these stains, who is beginning to stir, burying her face into me, reluctant to wake up for the day.

"Morning me love, time to shake your tail feather and get into the strictly mood! I've got waitress rehearsal today too and I might try and get another video filmed too. Give me a kiss love, let's get moving." I whisper, holding her close and peppering little kisses on any part of her that I can reach, hoping to wake her up as nicely as possible. "i'm awake Joseph but my alarm hasn't gone off, meaning I've got more cuddle time" she giggles, running her hands up my chest and nuzzling deeper into my grasp. It's the moments like this that I love the most, the domestic, everyday moments where she wants to spend just a little more time with me. Pulling her onto my chest, I roll over, grab my phone and settle back down again, aimlessly scrolling through twitter and the news of the day when a flash of red catches my eye in the headlines. Glancing down at Dianne, who has dozed off again, I open the first article, soaking in every word.

"Strictly Curse: Dianne Buswell seen cozying up with new partner. Is it the end of the line for finalist Joe Sugg?"

Article two: "Dianne and Dev! Joe Sugg who?"

Article three: " Jealous Joe. But does he need to worry?"

I honestly hadn't even considered the fact that the press are going to try and run the strictly curse, never mind this early in the competition; we haven't even made the first live show yet. I completely trust Dianne, I know she won't even react to this, simply laughing off these ridiculous claims but I can't help but worry a little. I know she loves me...but I've seen Dev and I could never compare to that, if she wanted to, she could have him in a heartbeat. God knows I fell for her in that position, pretty damn quickly might I add. What would I do if she decided that he, or someone else for that matter, was better for her?

"Joseph, come back to earth?! What's going on? What's caused this panic." Her hushed tones do little to sooth me, despite the way she is now cradling my against her chest, running her hand through my hair and rocking me gently. Still unable to speak, she doesn't push me, instead she takes my phone from my hand and begins reading it for herself.

"Oh Joseph..."

Dianne's POV:

"Oh Joseph..." Reading the articles he has been scrolling through, I want to laugh and shake him silly but I know that's not what he needs right now. "You know this is all bullshit, right? Yes, I spend 10hours with Dev a day, but I can guarantee that 9.5 of those hours are spent thinking of you, the other 30mins are spent thinking about food." I chuckle lightly, tugging my fingers through his blond mop, which is desperately needing dyed again but that's a conversation for another time. "Look up here sweetheart, you are my one and only and this is not just a temporary love, it's forever." I whisper, lifting his chin up so I can press my lips to his, in an attempt to shift this mood, wishing I could take away his pain.

"I'm being stupid I know but god, it's times like this that just remind me how much I am punching with you. You could have literally any man falling at your feet, so incredibly easily and yet here you are, soothing my shitty anxiety. I don't deserve you. If you did want to leave me, for Dev or someone else, I wouldn't be able to cope but i'd let you go if it made you happier. I-" stuttering, he is clearly getting emotional and I just want to scoop him up and wrap him in all the love and happiness that he gives me, to let him know exactly how I feel because i'm pretty sure I don't have the words to explain it. "Joseph. I am going to stop you RIGHT THERE. I am in love with YOU and no one else, I haven't even looked at anyone else since this time last year and you know what that means...No one else stands a chance when it comes to you because you are so goddamn attractive, you never fail to make me laugh and most importantly, you accept me  for exactly who I am, issues and all. And that's what is most important to me." I finish, a silent tear slipping down my face whilst I stroke his face and hold him as close as possible.

"I don't deserve you Dianne, you are far too good for me. How did I get this lucky...I-" He mutters into my skin. It reminds me of a song I heard on the radio recently, I think it was by Ben Platt I think?

This is not, a temporary love.

This is not, a temporary love.

Now your heart is in my hands, I won't give it up.

This is not, a temporary love.

"I'm not here for a short time Joseph Graham Sugg. In my view, this is forever. No questions. No queries. You are my everything, not some temporary love. In the last year, I've fallen harder than I have ever fallen before and you KNOW this. You've opened up, given me your heart and let me love you, I am not going to hurt you or ruin this now. Besides, you have too many embarrassing pictures of me, we are stuck together for life now my love." I laugh, kissing him again, this time more passionately, just to prove the point, deepening it until he kisses me back equally. The shrieking of my alarm rudely interrupts us, Joe smiling into the kiss as we reluctantly pull apart.

"Maybe this isn't a temporary love. Because with a kiss like that, I'M never ever, getting rid of you." He smirks and with that, all was right in the Suggwell house.