n: hey
g: hey :)
n: yesterday was really fun
g: yeah totally! glad i could help
n: so, uh, wanna play twenty questions?
g: why not? let's do it
n: okay. how old are you?
g: 17
n: me too!
g: haha. okay, what kind of movies do you like?
n: rom coms mostly. how about you?
g: rom coms are pretty good
noelle hadn't realized she was just texting grayson without talking to ethan, and the boy was just sitting in the same spot, watching her giggle and smile down at her phone. finally, she looks up, and a light red color arises on her cheeks.
"sorry..."
"oh no, that's quite alright. i'm just glad that you're okay with this and...happy. if that's what you'd like to call it." ethan crosses his arms over his chest, and noelle sucks a breath in before looking at the text that just came in from his younger brother.
g: 50 first dates is playing at the drive-in on friday. you wanna go?
noelle gasps and looks up at ethan, and the tips of her ears feel like they're on fire.
"what?"
"i think your brother just asked me on a date."
"perfect!" he clapped his hands together in satisfaction, and the girl's gaze traveled back to her phone screen. she waited as three bubbles popped up, signaling that grayson was typing. then it stopped.
n: that would be great, grayson
g: i'll pick you up on friday night then
n: awesome!
"oh." noelle says out loud.
"what?"
"i think i just sounded way too eager."
"ah, it's fine. he probably thinks it's cute." the way ethan talked about his brother made her even more excited for friday.
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