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 noticed as soon as I

said as he hanged my coat

feet followed after him instinctively.  "I like evérything you

replied, "I'm

at my response and went to set the food on the

and a candle was burning in the middle

a bottle of grape juice I assumed he

rolled my eyes at him and

nearby instead, gesturing for

and took a

and started

can handle some

said as I lifted my empty glass, waiting for him to pour the

can barely handle you sober,"he grinned and I just gaped at

raised his glass

my grape juice and

dinner and I must admit, lan could make a

myself, but I noticed he was being

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, before

ask me

"School is just school, I mean

not what

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

for a moment before continuing,"I just wanna have some dinner with you

wasI being a bit too serious

cocked my head to the side and gave him

we can skip dinner and

still deadly serious.I decided

scolded, his

"What?"

back to the floor and I let out an

wrong? Did I do something?"I

he reached for my hand, caressing my skin with his thumb

think we need it 7 take

gentle, and it

was my fourth time in his apartment

and one might even

side of him?

to last,"he said again and I felt my heart

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

know,"his hand went to rake his lush jet-black hair, "Like, what's your favorite music

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

deep breath

never done this before,"he admitted

what? Talk to girls?"I asked

pausing for a beat before saying, "I never did the

widened as I gaped at him,

never met anyone I wanted to get to know