When We First Met Page #8

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I might have told Avery

that I'm in love with her.

What? Oh!

Did you catch your nose?

Did you break your nose?

Is your face okay?

Look, I...

I deserved that.

Okay? I'm...

I'm sorry. I...

I know I have... I have no right

to say these things. I just...

Ever since I met her, I've felt like...

you know,

it should have been Avery and me,

and if I didn't tell her,

she would never know.

I'm sorry.

What did she say when you told her?

She said she wished things were different.

Noah...

do you mind if I just have a quick...

just like a... just a quick nap?

Just a...

Yeah.

Go ahead, buddy.

I'm gonna regret this.

There you are.

Avery texted you like ten times.

She went to bed worried.

Well, I've been driving around all night,

thinking about how I've ruined

all of our lives.

At least you kept it light.

Oh, are you okay?

Why doesn't Avery love me?

You've known this whole time, haven't you?

Why didn't you say anything?

Um...

Noah, I know she cares about you.

Deeply.

But, no, it's...

it's not love.

And she'll probably do...

whatever she has to do to make it work.

I just think she doesn't want to f-fail.

Hey, it's not you. You're a good guy.

Sometimes relationships are about...

intangible things.

Oh, yeah.

Yep. You've said that before.

I have?

Kinda.

I like it when we talk.

I like it when we talk.

But you're right.

Avery deserves to be happy.

Yeah.

And she should be with the right guy,

even though that right guy isn't me.

So I have to fix it.

I have to go back in time and fix it.

What? What?

Where you going?

To play Cupid.

What?

Okay.

Weird life, Noah.

- Now...

- Where's the emergency?

- It just looks like a party.

- Yeah.

It's a... It's a party emergency.

- Look, I know we just met.

- Technically, we didn't meet.

You came banging on my door,

screaming you needed my help.

I do need your help, because tonight is

the first night of the rest of your life.

What?

Honestly, thank you for coming.

- This is gonna be great.

- What? Wait.

You stay right here,

and you're gonna save the day.

- Okay? Easy. I'll be back.

- What do you mean?

Okay?

- Whoo!

- Hey, watch it, buddy!

Whoo-hoo! Whoo!

- Hulk smash!

- Oh, my God.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Uh, wow, uh...

- Great costume.

- Yeah, it's from A League of Their Own.

I actually haven't seen the movie.

Yeah, I haven't seen it either.

I needed a last-minute costume,

and my friend Carrie had it laying around.

Did you say it wasn't your favorite movie?

- Who are you?

- This is Norm. He brought me here.

- Do you guys want a drink?

- No, it's Noah.

And I think you guys should talk.

Honestly.

'Cause there is a connection here.

I'm gonna mingle. I love this song.

I love this party. So...

Whoo!

I'll get my own drink. You should

really see A League of Their Own.

I'm disappointed that you haven't.

All right.

Thanks, Noah.

- How long have you known each other?

- Uh, like eight minutes.

What?

So let me guess. You are a Dunkin' Donut?

- Two bucks for you, sir.

- Mmm.

Not one person at this party

has gotten that. You're good.

- Thank you.

- You're Cupid.

- Oh, good one.

- Mm-hmm.

Cheesy.

Well, at least I'm not that guy.

All right, I can guarantee this is

gonna be gross, and you get it first.

Hey, I'm Noah.

Carrie. Nice to meet you.

- Do you wanna do shots?

- Uh... yeah.

Uh... okay. Let's go.

Come on.

Comin' in.

Here you go. One for you, one for me.

Aw! So cute.

- Thank you.

- Scored us the whole bottle.

- What made you come up to me?

- I don't know.

I thought that you had a familiar face.

I'm wearing goggles.

You can't even see me.

I love this song.

You wanna dance?

Uh... yeah.

You think you can handle all this?

- You think you can handle all of this?

- I can't.

It's a dance-off.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Looks like this party's dead.

You wanna go somewhere else?

Yeah. I think I know a place.

Let's go get Ethan and Avery. Should we?

- Let's do it.

- Let's do it!

It's so bright.

It is.

I mean,

of course they'd be naturals at that.

They look good together.

They do.

Cute.

That's their first kiss.

You play piano.

I got honorable mention

in a talent show once.

Oh, really?

And you play Oscar Peterson.

Well, you don't play OP. OP plays you.

That is true. That is true.

All right. Not bad for Cupid.

So did Avery get you into him or...?

Avery's music knowledge

is 100 percent stolen from me.

If it were up to Avery, she'd be listening

to Jonas Brothers or Linkin Park.

Peruse at your own will,

if you want to get schooled.

Okay.

- This is your playlist?

- Mm-hmm.

There are some deep cuts in here.

So you...

You're the one that likes jazz.

Yes.

And you like A League of Their Own.

I hand-made her costume.

So the foosball table in your living room

is yours, not Avery's.

How'd you know I had a foosball table

in my living room?

Avery.

She told me earlier.

Candid.

Right. Um, I'm probably cross-eyed.

- Hmm.

- No?

That's what I look like in my prom photo.

- Oh.

- I know.

Oh, my God! That is horrible!

You were actually worse than that.

You were this.

Wait. Cross-eyed and droopy. Huh?

Oh.

I... I think you look good.

I'm really glad I came out tonight.

Yeah, me too.

I almost didn't.

Why?

Ah, I'm going through this, like,

really weird breakup.

I knew he'd be at the party,

and I wasn't sure how I'd feel about him.

You know, you either want to strangle him,

make out with him, cry in the bathroom.

You... He was at the party?

Yeah.

Who was he? Was he the AC/DC guy?

No. No. But...

Was he Hulk smash?

No. I believe

you made fun of this guy though.

Jell-O Shot Doctor?

What?

I- I-I did not know that.

That's all right. How would you know?

You ever keep spinning around

in the same relationship

over and over and it's just going nowhere?

Yeah. Yeah, I've been

in that relationship before.

Hey! Guys, come take pictures with us!

- Nah.

- Mmm, yeah.

- Oh, yeah, yeah.

- Let's do it. No, come on.

- Yep.

- Be a team player.

You're wearing a jersey,

for Christ's sake. Come on.

- Get in here.

- Come on.

- Come on.

- Ready?

- We're all very happy.

- Whoo!

Okay, now we're a little scared.

Now Carrie just vomited.

Ugh.

Now Carrie fell out of the...

- Now we hurt Noah.

- Sorry, sorry. Oh, no!

Where the hell am I?

It's 6:
45 a. m. Rise and shine.

Aaah! Whoo! On a scale of one to titties,

how epic was last night?

W- We're friends, right?

What are you talking about?

We're best friends.

I mean, technically,

you did go home solo yet again,

but what's important is

we shared a kick-ass experience.

I brought home Haley, the dietitian.

Old soul.

Hey, where's Avery?

Avery's probably with Ethan.

- So they're dating?

- Yep. Engaged.

So, um...

where's Carrie?

Her friend?

Uh, I don't know.

I haven't seen her in a few years.

You said she got back with her ex

and fell off your radar.

What's with all the questions, bro?

Jell-O Shot Doctor?

No, she says that they...

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