Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMaA’s POV

"Girl, where have you been? I feel like I haven't seen you in weeks!"Tiff exclaimed dramatically.

Normally I would call her out for being a drama queen, but she wasn’t completely wrong this time.

Yes, I had been MIA, missing in action, for the past couple of days and I tell my friends where I went.

Not unless I wanted to be interrogated by the FBI.

‘Because yes, I was spending a lot of time with Mr.Hayes —I mean, lan.

"Sorry, I’m just a little busy with...my art portfolio,"I said as I closed my lockers shut.

The last period bell hand rang, but my friends had stopped me before I could leave school premises.

"That thing’s not due until the end of the school year.We still have, like eight months,"Carrie argued.

"I know, but I’ve been feeling very inspired lately.I wanna make sure I got a kickass portfolio, I might even use it for my college application,"

This part wasn't a lie.Spending a lot of time with my art teacher had its benefits.

Any free time I had in school, I'd spend it in the art studio working on my...craft.

After school hours, when I wasn’t in swim practice or cheerleading, I'd head over to lan’s apartment and we'd make more...art.

“Okay,"Tiff eyed me cautiously, 

"You do seem surprisingly happy.You're not hiding anything from us, are you? ‘Cause the last time we saw you was during the dance ar(d you didn't seem so well—"

"That was in the past," I cut her off quickly.

"After the dance, I did some soul searching and now I’ve completely turned over a new leaf,"  Tiff and Carrie exchanged a look before studying my face even further, trying to detect if I was lying."Guys, I'm serious.I'm so over Zach already and I just wanna work on myself for now.Believe me,"

I said reassuringly.

"Well, okay, in that case, I know you don’t have swim or cheerleading today.What do you say we head to the mall?"Carrie asked.

"Oh...actually, I can’t.I promised my mom I'd help her run some errands,"

I paused and noted the disappointed faces of my friends, "But we can hang out on the weekend?"

"Alright, it's a date.Don’t bail on us," Tiff and Carrie agreed finally.

"Absolutely.Now I gotta go.My, uh, mom’s waiting.See you guys"

I waved my hands quickly and disappeared out of the door in a flash.

School was over for the day and I couldn't be more excited. lan had invited me over to his place and he was going to make dinner.It still felt surreal to call him by that name.

I found myself blushing every time I said it out loud.I needed to work on that.

I arrived at his door at exactly 7 PM.

I was wearing my yellow summer dress, even though it was definitely fall, but I just wanted to look cute.

He opened the door and greeted me with his gorgeous mega-watt smile, that smile alone could send me into puddles.

He kissed my cheek, ushered me in, and took my coat.

good in here,"It was the first thing I noticed as soon as I got into

as he hanged my coat on the rack and proceeded

him instinctively.  "I like evérything

replied, "I'm

went to set

smooth jazz and a

also a bottle of wine, and a bottle of grape juice

How romantic,"I rolled my eyes at him and

nearby instead, gesturing for me

complied and took

across from and started pouring the

me, I can

lifted my empty glass, waiting for him to pour the wine, but he shook his head

barely handle you sober,"he grinned and I

his glass and

I raised my grape juice

start on dinner and I must admit, lan could make a mean

enjoying myself, but I noticed he

at me as I was eating, and he was

"Everything okay?"I asked.

"So, how’s school?"he asked.

said it at

for a second and noted the awkwardness,

You're gonna ask me about

"School is just

what

do you mean? You're being so formal

before continuing,"I just wanna have some

bit too serious

my head to

skip dinner and get right

said nothing this time.His gaze was still deadly serious.I decided to come even bolder, I let my feet graze his leg

scolded, his tone was

"What?"

leg fell back to the floor and I let

I do

want to talk to you, okay? Get to know you a little bit,"he said as he reached

need it 7 take it slow,"I looked up at

being very genuine and gentle,

apartment and I never saw

and one might

side of him?

to last, Emma.I want us to last,"he said again and I felt my heart just leaped out of

fine," I breathed, "We can talk.What

I don’t know,"his hand went to rake his lush

smile, "You're really

deep breath and

done this before,"he

Talk to

know someone,"he replied, pausing for a beat before saying, "I never did the whole relationship

eyes widened as I gaped at him, waiting for

I wanted to get to