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.

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

hanged my coat on the rack and

after him instinctively.  "I like evérything you

replied, "I'm biased

chuckled at my response and went

smooth jazz and a candle was

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

How romantic,"I rolled my eyes

chair nearby

and took a

from and started pouring

I can handle some

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

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

his glass and said,

my grape juice and

start on dinner and I must admit,

was enjoying myself, but I noticed he was being a

me as I was eating, and he was barely touching

"Everything okay?"I asked.

"So, how’s school?"he asked.

said it at almost the same

and noted

gonna ask me about

and he just shrugged, "School is just school, I

not what I

You're being so formal today, I

continuing,"I just wanna have some dinner with you

too serious and I felt

lip, I cocked my head to the

skip dinner and get

or make a funny comeback, but he said nothing this time.His gaze was still deadly serious.I decided to come even bolder,

scolded, his tone was

"What?"

to the floor and I let out

wrong? Did I do something?"I asked

a little bit,"he said as he reached for my hand, caressing my skin with his thumb and he made

have been moving so fast, I think we need it 7 take it slow,"I looked up at him,

was being very genuine and gentle, and it took me by

fourth time in his apartment

playful, flirty, and one

this side of

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

"We can talk.What do you

hand went to rake his lush

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

took a deep breath

never done this before,"he

what? Talk to girls?"I asked

for a beat before saying,

as I gaped at him, waiting

wanted to get