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.

in here,"It was the first thing I

pasta,"he said as he hanged my coat on the rack

after him instinctively.  "I like evérything you

replied, "I'm

and went to

a candle was burning

bottle of wine, and a bottle of grape juice I assumed he got

my eyes at him and he

 He went to pull the chair nearby

complied and took a

from and started

me, I can handle some

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

know you can.But, I can’t.I can barely handle you sober,"he grinned and I

his glass and said,

raised my grape

dinner and I must admit, lan could make a mean

myself, but I noticed he was being a little

looking at me as I was eating,

"Everything okay?"I asked.

"So, how’s school?"he asked.

said it at almost the

second and noted

ask me

he just shrugged, "School is just school,

what

you mean? You're being so formal today, I don’t understand what's going

before continuing,"I

bit too serious and

head to the side and gave him a playful

we can skip dinner and get right to

gaze was still deadly serious.I decided to come even bolder,

scolded, his tone was

"What?"

leg fell back to the

wrong? Did I do something?"I asked

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

I think we need it 7 take it slow,"I looked up at him, searching his

and gentle,

was my fourth time in his apartment and I never saw

was always playful, flirty, and one might even

is this side of him?

last,"he said again and I felt my

can talk.What do you

I don’t know,"his hand went to rake his lush jet-black hair, "Like, what's your

but smile, "You're really bad at small talk, you

deep breath and

never done this before,"he

what? Talk to girls?"I asked in

for a beat

eyes widened as I gaped at him, waiting

never met anyone I wanted to get to