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

as he hanged my coat on the rack and proceeded to

instinctively.

replied, "I'm biased

chuckled at my response and went to

player was playing smooth jazz and a candle was burning in

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

my eyes at

to pull the chair nearby instead, gesturing

complied and took

sat across from and started pouring

me, I can handle

waiting for him to pour the wine, but he shook his head and

handle you sober,"he grinned and I just gaped

glass

grape juice

admit,

was enjoying myself, but I noticed he was being a

me as I was eating, and he was

"Everything okay?"I asked.

"So, how’s school?"he asked.

it at almost the

stopped for a second and noted the awkwardness, before stifling a

gonna ask me about

just shrugged, "School is just school, I mean you know, you were

not what I

mean? You're being so formal today, I don’t

before continuing,"I just wanna have

being a bit too serious and I felt a

my head to the side and gave him a playful

we can skip dinner

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

scolded, his tone

"What?"

back to the floor and I let out

Did I do something?"I asked

know you a little bit,"he said as he reached for my hand, caressing my skin

I think we need it 7 take it slow,"I looked

was being very genuine and gentle,

was my fourth time in his apartment and I never saw him like

and one might even

is this side of

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

fine," I breathed, "We can

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

couldn't help but smile, "You're really bad at small talk,

took a deep

know.I've never done

Talk to girls?"I asked in

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

as I gaped at him, waiting for him

wanted to get