The One That Got Away | Elle and Noah

I Told You So

Elle POV

It was the following night, and Noah decided it was finally time for me to meet his friends. His friends insisted we go to a night club, so that's what I was getting ready for. I was putting the final touches on my makeup when Noah walked out of the shower.

"Elle Evans!" Noah said in a slightly angry tone. "Where do you think you are going looking like that?" If he didn't smirk, I would have thought he was being serious.

"Nowhere, dad." I laughed, playfully rolling my eyes. I walked to his room to put on my heels, Noah following me.

"That's daddy to you."

"Noah!" I chocked. I took my shoe and threw at him. "That was so bad!"

He softly chuckled. "On a serious note, Elle, are you sure we should go tonight? I don't want you to be getting into any trouble, especially since you're underage."

I groaned. "I'll be fine, Noah. I promise. I won't even drink, I'll just use the fake to get in. Plus, it's about time I let you have fun for the night while I take care of you, instead of the other way around for once." It was true, Noah was always letting me have fun, and he sat back and supervised making sure I wasn't doing anything dumb.

"But that's not any fun for you-."

"Noah, we are going to go out with your friends tonight. And everything will be okay, alright?" I emphasized. I really wanted him to not worry- I was a grown up now.

"Ugh, fine. But if anything happens, I told you so."

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As usual, the bouncer didn't even give my fake ID a second look before letting me into the club. Noah grabbed my hand tightly before we walked into the humid building. Immediately, we were met with strobe lights, sweaty dancing bodies, and blaring music.

"Just so you know, my friends are 20/21 year olds stuck in a seventeen year olds mentality, okay? And they don't know when to shut their mouths," Noah yelled over the music, warning me. I nodded my head deciding not to fight against the loud music.

Towards the corner of the club, we were approaching a group of younger males, which I assumed were Noah's friends. Sure enough, Noah was leading me right to them. Before we got too close, Noah whispered in my ear, "don't hesitate to tell me when you want to leave, alright?"

"Yup, but don't worry about me. Have fun!" Noah shook his head giving me a quick kiss on the cheek before approaching his friends.

"Flynn!" All the boys cheered, dapping him up. You could tell most of them were tipsy, but not yet wasted.

"What's up, bro?" Noah exclaimed. I couldn't help but smirk. It's been a while since I've seen Noah just chill with his friends, and high school Noah was definitely coming out right now. And they call him Finn. The nostalgia.

They continued to ranter about who knows what, and I decided to let them be. Every now and then I would have to give Noah a reassuring look when he would look over to check on me.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to drinking, boys!" They started to walk towards the bar before Noah stopped them.

"Wait, guys! I want to introduce you to my girlfriend, Elle," he smiled, taking my hand in his. It was always going to get butterflies hearing my girlfriend. My thoughts were interrupted once I saw the looks Noah's friends were giving me.

"Since when did you have another girlfriend, Flynn?!" All the other guys shook their heads agreeing, and I couldn't help but feel a bit hurt.

So Noah hasn't mentioned me? I guess I don't really have a right to be mad, considering we didn't get back together till a couple weeks ago. Actually, we have yet to make it official this time around. Is it safe to call Noah my boyfriend, or was I just assuming? I mean he did introduce me as his girlfriend. But either way, I was disappointed knowing Noah hasn't told his friends anything about me in general. We grew up together, and before he was off to college we were high school sweethearts. You'd think he'd mention me at least once.