A Little Bit of Everything and Everyone

On Set (Dylan O'Brien)

I can't believe this is happening! Emily and I actually have the chance to go to the set of Teen Wolf. We get to meet the cast and be extras on an episode. I can't wait to meet Tyler Posey. He's my favorite. And Holland Roden! Lydia's my favorite female character on the show. Honestly I'm surprised I'm the one that got picked for the contest. I can't even begin to imagine how many other girls probably entered.

Emily, myself, and our moms are flying out to L.A. today. We get to go to the set tomorrow and then fly back to New Jersey on Friday. A whole week of sun and heat. And meeting the cute guys I watch every Tuesday.

I get to Emily's house with my mom the morning of the trip and find her running around her room like a crazy person. She's throwing some last minute things in her suitcase. I sit on her bed and look through Twitter. I send a quick tweet about not being able to contain my excitement. Soon, our moms call us out and we can finally leave.

Finally we get to the airport and board our plane. Emily and I sit together and our moms sit in front of us. I plug in my headphones and fall asleep as soon as we take off. Jake Miller sings in my ears about being on the first flight home.

I awake to Emily shaking my shoulder. I wipe away the drool at the corner of my mouth and take out my headphones.

"Wake up Harper! We're here!!" Emily says.

We walk out into the warm California sun and catch a cab to our hotel. It's super fancy. The Teen Wolf people really went all out. I share a room with my mom and the Hill's are down the hall. We don't do much that night. I pick out my outfit for the next day: jean shorts, an Aztec print tank top, and low top white Converse. Even though I slept on the plane, I'm still exhausted and jetlagged. We order room service for dinner but as soon as I'm finished and my head hits the pillow I'm asleep.

The next morning I wake up extra early. Mom's still asleep and usually she's the first one up. I head into the bathroom to shower and jam to my throwback playlist on Spotify. I brush on a bit of makeup, foundation, concealer, natural colored eyeshadows and some eyeliner.

I text Emily and soon she's coming in my room so we can get ready together. Emily still has her glasses on and is in her pjs. I wave good morning after letting her in and head back to the bathroom with her close behind to finish the last touches on my face and hair, which I just bobby-pinned away from my eyes.

By the time we're done, the limo the Teen Wolf people have sent us is ready and waiting. Our moms are not accompanying us on this, they'll be doing their own thing. The limo driver hands us an AUX cord and Em and I jam to the throwback songs that play. Soon the limo stops and we are let into the building where our favorite show is shot.

The set is amazing. Emily and I follow a hyperactive woman around. Finally the moment we've been waiting for, Tyler Hoechlin, Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Dylan O'Brien, and all the rest of the cast make an appearance. I'm so awestruck I can't say anything for a minute. Then Hoechlin comes up to shake my hand.

"Hey I'm Tyler Hoechlin. What's your name?" he asks. His perfect smile makes me remember that I do indeed have a voice.

"Hey I'm Harper. This is my friend Emily," I say, regaining my confidence. The other members come up and follow Tyler. When Dylan gets to me, his cheeks flush pink. He shakes my hand. Next to me, Tyler Posey and Emily are taking a selfie on her phone, Tyler is kissing her cheek and for a seconds I'm jealous, but then Dylan is there talking to me and making me laugh. I'm having a great time.

"Uh, can we selfie for Snapchat?" I ask him.

"Of course, as long as you don't make me use the puppy dog filter," he says. I laugh.

"That filter is so basic, obviously we're going to use the flower crown," I joke. Dylan groans but leans down since I'm quite a bit shorter than him. We take a cute selfie before he pulls his phone out too.

"Let's take one on mine," he says. My eyes widen.

"You have Snapchat?! How did I not know this?" I ask him. He laughs that melodious laugh that always makes me smile.

"It's a private thing. The only social media I have that the rest of the world doesn't know about. Just a few close friends."

"Well are you going to add me?" I ask, giving Dylan the puppy dog eyes. He grins.

"I guess so, since you're cute," he says. We quickly exchange snap info before rejoining the rest of the group.

"So Harper, how long are you guys in Los Angeles?" Dylan asks me as I'm in the middle of talking fashion with Holland.

"A week."

"What are you doing tomorrow?" he asks. Tyler jumps in.

"Yeah what are you guys doing tomorrow?" It's supposed to be a question for both Emily and I, but Tyler looks directly at Emily when he asks.

"Nothing that I know of."

"We should catch a movie or something!" Dylan says excitedly. I love his enthusiasm.

"Yeah let's do it! Our moms won't mind!"

"Sweet! We'll pick you guys up around two then!" Tyler says. A smile lighting up his face. Then the director calls them over and they have to get to work. Before walking off, Dylan leans over and whispers in my ear.

"Let's get together tonight, I'll pick you up at five." Then he walks off. My eyes go wide. Hanging out with Dylan O'Brien?! In Los Angeles?! What?!

Later that afternoon, when Emily and I are back in our hotel room, my phone dings with a SnapChat. I glance down to see Dylan's name light up my screen.

Whatcha up to? he sends with a cute smiling selfie. I respond with a pic of me laying in bed.

The jetlag is still hitting hard I send.

Don't forget about our date tonight he says with a cross-eyed selfie. I grin.

Don't worry. I won't. What should I wear? I ask.

What you had on earlier is fine. But the sand is gonna get all up in your shoes so maybe switch them out for some flip flops he replies a few moments later.

"Who are you talking to?" Emily asks.

"No one. Why?" I say. I'm not sure why I'm hesitant to tell her about Dylan.

"Cuz you've been smiling at your phone like an idiot for ten minutes. Spill. Is it Dylan O'Brien or something?" Emily jokes. I nod once.

"OH MY GOD YOU'RE TALKING TO DYLAN STILL!!!!" she yells. I grin.

"Yes. And I'm hanging out with him tonight." Emily's eyes widen.

"Speaking of, I need to go get ready because he will be here in like two hours," I say, jumping out of bed to head into the bathroom to touch up my hair and makeup.

"Where are our moms?" I call to Emily. The door opens just then and mine walks in with Mrs. Hill behind her.

"Hey how was it?!" they ask. Emily and I start gushing over everything that had happened earlier.

"Harper has a date!!" Emily shouts.

"With one of the Teen Wolves?" mom asks. I nod.

"The cute alpha or the sarcastic friend?" my mom questions. The fact that she knows that makes me smile.

"The sarcastic friend. I think we're going to the beach."

"Well have fun. Make sure you have your phone on you," mom says. I nod and follow her into the room. We chat about our days for a while before Dylan SnapChats me saying he's here.

"Peace out homies, I'll be back later!!" I say, grabbing my phone and walking out. My flip flops flop as I walk down the hall. Dylan is standing in the lobby and smiles widely when he sees me.

"Hey," I say. He throws his arm around my shoulder and steers me out of the hotel.

"So where we heading?" I ask as we start walking.

"What do you think about the boardwalk?"