Joe and Dianne: Oneshots

Bad news

Joe's POV

I had a long day full of meeting and I couldn't wait to get home to Dianne. I parked in the garage underneath our flat and made my way over to the elevator. As soon as I got to the door I grabbed my keys out of my pocket and opened the door. I called out to Dianne but I got no answer. I looked round the living room and then the kitchen but I couldn't find her. I made my way upstairs to see if she was in the bedroom. I opened the door to see Dianne fast asleep on the bed hugging my pillow. I thought it was weird that she was asleep as it was only 6 in the evening. I walked over to her and touched her forehead to see if she was hot but she wasn't. This is when I noticed that her eyes where red and puffy and it looked like she had been crying. I sat down on the bed next to her and gently stroked her cheek. I wondered what upset her so much. As I was thinking about it I felt a movement next to me. I looked down to see Dianne's eyes start to open. When she noticed me sitting next to her she burst into tears. I quickly laid down next to her and gathered her in my arms. 'What's wrong sweetheart' I asked. She opened her mouth but no words came out just another sob. I hugged her tightly gently rocking her as I did in hopes of calming her down. I have no idea what had happened to make her like this but I hated seeing her this upset.

Dianne's POV

I felt like I hadn't stopped crying since I got off the phone with my mum an hour ago. I laid on the sofa gently sobbing to myself as I thought about the news my mum had told me. I got off the sofa and made my way upstairs to mine and Joe's room with tears still running down my face. I shut all the blinds so the room was dark and grabbed Joe's pillow before laying in the middle of the bed. I inhaled the pillow as I cried into it the smell giving me some sort of comfort. I really wish Joe was here at the moment to wrap his arms around me but I really didn't want to disturb him as I knew he had a important meeting. I cried so much that I managed to cry myself to sleep. The next thing I know is the feeling of someone's hand gently stroking my forehead. I open my eyes and though the little slither of the light in the room I could see Joe sitting next to me. All of a sudden what my mum had told me came rushing back to me and I burst into tears again. I felt Joe's arms wrap around me as he asked me what was wrong. I tried to answer him but no words would leave my mouth instead only sobs. He didn't ask me again and just hugged me even harder gently rocking me from side to side. The rocking motion calmed me down until I stopped crying. I removed myself from Joe's arms and walked to the bathroom where I splashed some water over my face. I looked in the mirror and I looked awful. My face was all red and blotchy from where I had been crying so much. I felt Joe's presence behind me and then his arms around my waist 'please tell me what's wrong beautiful' he said.

Joe's POV

I followed Dianne into the bathroom and watched as she got a handful of water and splashed it on her face. I moved so I was behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist. 'Please tell me what's wrong beautiful' I said. 'My mum called earlier' she said as she started to choke up again 'my grandad had a massive stroke this morning and died' she said as she burst into tears again. I spun her around so she was facing me and gathered her in my arms again as she sobbed into my shoulder. I gently stroked her hair as I whispered words to try and comfort her into her ear. 'I'm so sorry baby, I'm here for you, I love you so much, just tell me what you need' I repeated over and over again. In the end I just repeated 'I love you so much' over and over again to her until her sobs started to subside. I had never met her grandad but I knew how much he meant to her. She would often tell me stories of when she was little and she use to stay over at her nan and grandad's. She always had such a massive smile on her face when she talked about him. I kept my arms around her as I moved us back into the bedroom. Once I got to the bed I took my arms from around her and half sat, half laid down on the bed and opened my arms to her. She climbed on to the bed and buried her self on me as I wrapped my arms tightly around her. I reached one hand up and played with her hair as I knew she loved when I did it. We has been laying here for a few minutes when I felt her body start to shake again. I looked down to see she was silently sobbing and I wished with all my heart that I could take her pain away.

After a while I felt Dianne's breathing start to even out and I looked down to see that she was fast asleep. My heart broke seeing her like this. I never wanted to see her in this much pain. I reached across to turn the bedside light on next to me and picked up my laptop that was on the table. I quickly opened it and started to look for flights to Australia. I knew there was nothing I could do to bring her grandad back but I knew that being around her family would help her. I found a flight that left tomorrow morning and booked it. I then very gently slid Dianne to the side so I could get out of bed and then made my way downstairs. I grabbed my phone and decided first to call the Strictly producers as Dianne was currently in the middle of a series. I explained to them what had happened and said that Dianne would need a few weeks off to go to Australia. They here very kind and told me to take as long as she needed. I thanked them before hanging up. I decided next to call Caspar as he could take care of all the meeting I had planned. 'Hey Caspar' I said. "What's wrong' he asked immediately. 'How did you know something was wrong' I asked. 'You sound sad mate' he said. 'Dianne's grandad died this morning' I said. 'Oh god mate, how is she.' 'Not good' I said 'I came home from my meeting and I couldn't find her, I went upstairs and she was fast asleep on the bed hugging my pillow. The minute she woke up she started sobbing, literally heart wrenching sobs and it broke my heart to hear her like that. She stopped crying enough to tell me what happened but Caspar she hasn't stopped crying and I don't know what to do to help her.' 'Where is she now' he asked. 'Asleep on our bed. I've booked flights to Australia for the morning, I've got her work covered and calling you to sort mine out then I'm going to go pack. 'Sounds like your doing everything you can mate. Just make sure you give her plenty of cuddles and remind her how much you love her. There isn't much else you can do.' 'Thanks mate and thanks for getting work covered' I said. 'It's fine Joe just look after her and tell her we are thinking of her' Caspar said and with that I hung up. Next on my agenda was packing. I made my way back up to out room and gathered our suitcases and started to pack.

Dianne's POV

I don't know how long I had been asleep before I woke up. I felt around but I couldn't feel  Joe anywhere. I'm sure he was here when I fell to sleep. I felt so lonely as I started to cry again. I could feel my body moving up and down as the sobs escaped from my throat. Suddenly I felt a pair of arms wrap around my body and then Joe was laying next to me whispering into my ear 'it's okay sweetheart I'm here, just let it all out.' I twisted my body so I could lay my head on his chest as I continued to cry. After a while I felt like I had rid my body of all the tears I had. 'Where were you when I woke up' I asked. 'I was booking tickets to Australia we leave tomorrow morning.' I looked up at him and said 'Joe I wish I could but I still have Strictly and you still have work we can't just leave.' 'Don't worry sweetheart I've sorted everything out but you need your family at the moment so that is where we are going.' 'Thankyou so much' I said. 'You don't have to thank me' he said 'I love you so much I would do anything for you.'

(I wrote this story yesterday. It is a complete coincidence that the story links with the sad news that Dianne's grandad has actually passed away.)