asian; noah centineo

ju-qyu | i missed you

noah

i just finished a meeting with the directors of the new movie i'm booked for, when i finally check my phone.

sterling: emma fainted, chloe and i are with her. she's running a fever but she's fine.

my heart drops. i leave her for one weekend and she gets sick.

noah: what the fuck? i'm done with my meetings, i have 2 more interviews. i should be back by tonight.

i couldn't concentrate on my interviews, but i manage to get through them without making the interviewers think i was slightly off. i rush towards the airport, ben telling me the whole way that he 'told me so' that i would like emma when he first set me up with her.

"i'm so thankful you actually do like her now and treat her well, she told me she was afraid of you after the first few meetings." he tells me, and i shudder at how rude i was.

"yeah, i was a total ass."

"she's quite a gem you know and you better don't screw her over, her family background doesn't seem to be the happiest." amanda adds, not even looking up from her phone. this piqued my interest, because i know she had something going on with her family. she hardly talks about them, and stiffens every time they get mentioned.

"why? do you know something?" i sit up in my seat.

"i dont know much, only some because i had to ask about her background for the interview, but i think you should hear it from her." that's true, it would be rude and disrespectful.

we finally get back to NY, and luckily, there weren't many fans at the airport because of how late it was so i was able to go straight to her dorm. i was worried because she'd looked really worn out when we facetimed, and she had mentioned she hasn't been sleeping well. it couldn't be the halloween hayride right? ben said he'd drop my bags off at my apartment so i just grabbed some overnight stuff.

"how is she?" i whisper to chloe when i enter the dorm, seeing her asleep and wrapped up in the covers that she looked like a dumpling.

"she still has a fever, but she's okay. the doctor said she's just dehydrated and stressed, which led to the whole fainting thing, and the flu is just a product of her not sleeping well and not being able to adjust properly to the weather. don't wake her up yet, she'd be happy you're here though." chloe tells me with a low voice. "she just took drowsy medicine so she'll be out for a while. i cleared the couch so you can take a nap there or something, sterling told me you just came from LA." i nod and she leaves me to my own devices.

i'm reading my script while lying on the couch. both girls were asleep and i wasn't tired since i took a nap on the flight. emma stirs and i'm immediately by her side.

"chloe?" she croaks, and i shush her gently, sitting next to her on the bed.

"it's me, noah." i brush her hair to the side, putting the back of my hand on her forehead. shit, she was still burning. what was i supposed to do?

"you're back." she says softly, pushing herself up slightly and curling herself in a position to lay her head on my lap and her arms around my waist in a daze. "i missed you." she takes a deep breath and sigh, making me chuckle.

"i missed you too. how are you feeling?" i comb through her hair. she doesn't reply me, just nodding.

"you should get proper rest. you need it, come on." i nudge her, repositioning her pillow.