meet me at our spot- noah jupe x oc

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I rolled over in my bed and stared at my phone. Come on Dovie, he literally made it so easy to answer. Still, I couldn't think of the perfect words to say. I know I kept calm in the group chat, but Noah Jupe was much more than just "cute." I had so much fun meeting him last night and I couldn't mess this up. I read over the message one more time, as if I'd suddenly notice a detail in his words that I'd missed the first 16 times.

noah jupe
Hey it's Noah Jupe from the premiere. Did you get back home before your feet fell off last night

Ok, no new details. I finally took a deep breath and sent a message back.

dovie
barely. might have to soak them in ice water later

Almost on cue, I heard a knock at my door. "Come in," I called. It clicked open and I saw my mom standing in the hall.
     "Hey," she greeted before her eyes traveled South. "Oh god, Dovie," she groaned, gesturing to the pile of laundry on my floor and my sage green blanket hanging off my bed.
     "I'll bring it down in a minute," I reassured her. "Hey, at least I hung my dress up."
     "The bar is on the floor," my mom chuckled. "Are your feet feeling better?"
     "Yeah, a little," I nodded. I left out the ice water comment this time. If I said it, she'd probably take me to a doctor to check for tendonitis. "Did you see the picture of you on Hollywood Reporter?"
     "Yeah," she cringed. "Not my best."
     "What do you mean? You looked great," I said. "My friends were all saying you looked really pretty." Not exactly the truth, but I wasn't about to tell her they think she's a MILF.
     "Well tell them thanks," she said smiling. As she finished her sentence, I heard my phone ding. I picked it up instinctively, forgetting who I was currently awaiting a response from. I saw the text notification from Noah and my stomach did a little flip. "Who's that?" my mom asked, noticing a change in my expression.
     "Oh- Lauren," I lied.
     "Ok," she nodded, not sure whether or not to believe me. "Well, are you doing anything today?"
"Maybe going to lunch with Jules and Jayden," I told her.
"Ok. Brad's coming over in like an hour, so be careful leaving the garage if you take your car."
     "Ok, thanks," I nodded. Brad is my Mom's long time boyfriend. Don't ask me why they don't live together yet. Oh, yeah, he's also Bradley Cooper. Forgot the mention that part.
     Growing up around big Hollywood names has kind of ruined the movie magic for me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, but it's always interesting seeing Lady Gaga fully clothed in your bathtub next to an empty Pink Whitney bottle. Of course, the weirder stuff always happens at my dad's house. My mom runs a tight ship at our house in Beverly Hills. She always says, "I'm never moving to Hollywood. That's where all the wackos are. That's why your dad lives there."
I don't fully agree with that statement, but I love living where we do. It's pretty close to most of my friends (at least all of them who live in California) and there are tons of cool shops and things to do nearby. Plus, my mom's modeling checks gave us a pretty nice house. Sure, I was probably making more than her with Stranger Things and all my guest appearances, but she would never let me touch that money before I turned 21. It's not that she doesn't trust me, but she wants to make sure I don't go down the same path as most of the kids who grow up in the spotlight. She tries her best to make my life as normal as possible. Of course the maids, paparazzi, and fan pages kind of ruin the illusion.
     "I'm headed to the gym," my mom said. "Text me if you leave while I'm gone."
     "Will do," I smiled. She smiled back and closed the door. I immediately picked up my phone again to read Noah's text.

noah jupe
Sounds like a fun Sunday
Well you live in LA right?

dovie
yeah

I couldn't think of anything else to say after the "yeah." Did it sound too blunt? I didn't want to sound uninterested. Oh god, Dovie, calm down. He only took a few seconds to answer, so I didn't have to overthink my text for too long.

noah jupe
I'm here until next Saturday. Perhaps we could grab some lunch one day?

I smiled to myself. I could practically hear his British accent saying that.

dovie
yeah i'd love to
we can also come back to my house and swim after if u want

noah jupe
Absolutely
Let me know when you're available

I cant with all of these proper British texts. My friends usually text in sentences that would make English teachers cringe. Our group chat is near impossible to decipher sometimes

dovie
i'm good monday or tuesday if that works w u

I was actually free almost every day that week, to be honest. I never make plans until like the day before, but I didn't want him to think I had no life.

noah jupe
Monday is perfect :)

dovie
great
we can meet at my house at 11?

noah jupe
Sounds great

I couldn't believe this was happening. I sent Noah my address and told him I was excited for Monday before switching over to the big group chat

F is for Friends🧽🎣

dovie
getting lunch and swimming w noah jupe on monday

jayden
WHAT THE FUCK
DAVINA

lauren
R U KIDDING

jayden
CAN I COME

finn
HAHAHAH

johnny
omg
r u excited

dovie
very

jayden
u have to be shitting me

dovie
i'm not shitting u

wyatt
tell him he was good as jack will

lauren
send us pics

jules
omg dovie

jayden
ur going on a date w noah jupe bruh i cant process this

I paused to think to myself. Was it a date? I didn't even think of it like that when I was planning it. I've never really been on a "date." I mean, teens don't really go on "dates" these days, they just hang out. Did Noah think it was a date? Great, here I am overthinking again. And unfortunately, the date(?) wasn't until Monday so I'd have to deal with this for 3ish days. I picked my phone back up and typed one more quick message.

dovie
i cant process it either