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

Home: "What does consummate mean?"

Joe's POV:

Today's a day, like any other but now, I'm preparing to make one of the biggest changes in my life; Today's the day when I ask Dianne to officially move in with me. Its not like she hasn't been practically living here since we finished the live tour but this is different...new...official. I've been planning this for a long time, having looked at little "welcome home" gifts, just a little something to mark the occasion like we always do. So I've settled on a little lego artwork piece, with two mini figurines of us at Blackpool...the night that changed so much for us as dance partners...as a couple.

*Flashback*

"THREE TENS JOSEPH! THREE FUCKING TENS! God I am SO proud!" she gushes, cradling me in her arms once the camera pans away from us, reaching up tentatively brushing my tears from my eyes as we settle down in a corridor, out of sight of the others.

After an eventful...afterparty, Dianne and I stumble back into the hotel, holding each other up whilst we giggle, playfully shushing each other as we fall through the door to her room. "Dianne SHUSH! We don't want to wake the others, Giovanni and Ranj are right next door! Uh...DI! Oh my god woman, you kill me!" Straddling me, pushing me back on the bed and kissing her way down my neck...who needs a glitterball?

Waking up in her arms, held tight against her small body and inhaling her now-so-familiar scent, I never want it to change. I'm falling more and more in love with her everyday and it scares me. I've never got to this stage before, it always crashes and burns, leaving me alone again and I do NOT want that to happen.

But like always, she settles my worries without even realising, with one tiny phrase as I attempt to wake her up. "Morning Lady Dianne. Wake up sweetheart, we need to go home." Stirring gently, nuzzling closer to me and pressing a kiss to my bare chest.

"I am home. Where you are, I'm home." she mutters, leaving me an emotional wreck as I pull her tiny body that little bit closer to me, covering her with kisses.

So now, having vlogged the majority of today, I sit down for a second to just gather my thoughts. Never in a million years did I think i'd be sharing this with my viewers, sharing such important relationship milestones with the internet. Interrupting my thoughts, the door slams, announcing the return of my beautiful redhead. "Hi little one! Where are you? I want a cuddle, i'm tired today." she yells, dropping her bag and pausing to take her shoes off at the door, like I always do, before heading to the kitchen and helping herself to the chocolate cupboard before starting to prep dinner. She is so comfortable here and I am so excited to watch this forever.

"I'm over here me love! I'll come give you a cuddle as you cook then, making me dinner, I must be loved!" I tease, knowing full well what I have planned.

Dianne's POV:

Having cooked him dinner, I cannot wait until I can curl up with my floppy haired boyfriend after an incredibly long day of dance. I'm tired and ready to sleep but I haven't seen him a lot recently and I miss him, as silly as it sounds, especially considering I basically live here now. Moving over to settle down on our seat, I look around for Joe but I can't see him anywhere. Noticing him walking in with his vlogging camera, I can already tell he is planning something but it cant be a prank, he let me spot him far too easily for that. "Dianne, I've got you a little something...OH WAIT I NEED A PEN DONT READ IT YET!" He's so obviously shitting himself so naturally...I begin to worry to. "Joseph...why do I need a pen? What is this?" Skimming over the letter, reading aloud and stumbling over his fancy words, I realise... "you're asking me to move in??"I mutter, blinking back tears as I unwrap the gift; a picture frame containing mini "us" from Blackpool. The rest is a blur.
I'm glad he's vlogged it because I can't remember anything else, I'm too overwhelmed with excitement, happiness and pride!

"Right we will leave it there while we go and consummate our house! Bye guys!" He chuckles,
"Wait what does consummate mean?" I don't think I've ever even heard that word before and once again I'm left feeling stupid.
"Never mind Di, alright see you all soon! Goodbye!"
With that, my mood slips. I'm so fed up with being the "dumb" one, of not knowing what words like incognito, abode and consummate mean and I'm tired of him brushing it off like it's not worth discussing. A thumb brushes over my cheek as his hand slips along my jawline, turning my head to face him. "Are you sure you want to move in? Now the cameras off...you seem, a little more reluctant or something? What's up buttercup, tell your Joseph please!" He pleads, panic written in those ocean eyes of his. Knowing I can't hide it for much longer, I give in and try to explain myself.
"No no of course I want to move in with you silly! I love you, I love this place and I practically live here anyway so not much will change! I'm just annoyed. At myself more than anything...I hate that I don't know what those words mean, abode and consummate. I'm angry because I'm stupid and you're so smart and use big words and I just don't get it. It's not your fault and I'm not blaming you but...I dunno. I don't know why you'd love someone as stupid as me." I finish my rant, puffed but feeling slightly better to have it all off my chest now. I can literally see the cogs whirring in Joe's head as he attempts to sort through all the emotions that I have just thrown at him...he feels the same way about emotions as I do with words; it's a struggle.

The silence is deafening.

Neither of us say a single word but Joe reaches across and once again, pulls my face to his, locking our lips in a passionate kiss. "Dotty. I'm not good with emotions, you're not good with words but we both work these things out. Together. You aren't stupid! You are far from stupid! But if you really want to know what consummate means...I'll teach you" he smirks, kissing his way across my jawline before moving down my neck, knowing that he drives me crazy this way. As he finds THAT spot, right beside my pulse point, I can't help but melt against his body, burying my face in his shoulder and tilting my head to allow him to continue. "Dianne, consummate means I *kiss* want to have you *kiss* in every room *kiss* of our house *kiss*" As his attack continues, his hands slip under my shirt and trace gentle patterns along my skin and suddenly...my t-shirt is on the floor. Beside his. When his hands reach the waistband of my leggings, I know exactly where this is heading what consummate ACTUALLY means. "Let's take this upstairs Joseph...I want to consummate moving in...properly. Starting in our bed." I whisper seductively, running my fingertips across his bare chest before pulling us both to our feet and leading the way to the bedroom...

Cuddled into my Joseph, duvet pulled up over our bodies and my head rested against his bare chest, a series of thoughts roll through my mind as he naps beside me.
1. This is a new reality, this is OUR life.
2. I really need to buy some sheets that aren't white for our bed.
3. My Joseph is so cute, all messy haired and sleepy now
4. Did I use the word consummate right earlier?