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.

I noticed as soon as I

said as he hanged my coat on the rack and

followed after him instinctively. 

"I'm biased

chuckled at my response and went to set the

a candle was burning in the

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

romantic,"I rolled my eyes at him and

pull the chair nearby instead,

complied and

and

I can handle some

waiting for him to pour the wine, but he shook

barely handle you sober,"he grinned and I just

his glass and said,

I raised my grape

on dinner and I must admit,

I noticed he was being a little

me as I was eating, and he was barely touching

"Everything okay?"I asked.

"So, how’s school?"he asked.

it at

stopped for a second and noted the

gonna ask me

eyebrow at him and he just shrugged, "School

not what

mean? You're being so formal today,

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

too serious

lip, I cocked my head to the side

can skip dinner and

this time.His gaze was still deadly serious.I decided to come even bolder, I let my feet graze his leg from

scolded, his tone was

"What?"

fell back to the floor and

Did I

reached for my hand,

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

and gentle, and it took me by

his apartment and I never saw him like

playful, flirty, and one might even say

side of him?

last,"he said again and I felt my heart just leaped out

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

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

smile, "You're really bad

a deep

know.I've never done this

what? Talk to

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

at him, waiting for him to

to get