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.

smells good in here,"It was the first thing I noticed as soon as I

said as he hanged my coat on

instinctively.  "I like

"I'm biased

and went to set the food on

and a candle was burning

a bottle of wine, and a bottle of grape

rolled my eyes at him and

chair nearby instead,

complied and took

and started pouring the

me, I can handle

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

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

glass and

my grape juice and replied,

dinner and I must admit, lan could make a mean

was enjoying myself, but I noticed he was being

as I was

"Everything okay?"I asked.

"So, how’s school?"he asked.

at almost

a second and noted the awkwardness, before stifling

ask me

at him and he just shrugged, "School

what I meant,"he

so formal today, I

a moment before continuing,"I just wanna have some

a bit too serious and I felt

my lip, I cocked my head to the side and gave

dinner and

comeback, but he said nothing this time.His gaze was still deadly

his tone

"What?"

it, please,"My leg fell back to the

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

fast, I think we need it

was being very genuine and gentle, and

apartment

was always playful, flirty, and one

is this side of him?

want this to last, Emma.I want us to last,"he said again

I breathed, "We can talk.What

rake his lush jet-black

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

deep

know.I've never done

what? Talk to girls?"I asked in

to know someone,"he replied, pausing for a beat before saying, "I never did

I gaped at him, waiting for him

met anyone I wanted to get to know like this.Until