Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

IAN's POV : 

"Hayes!"

I heard a voice called out as I stepped out of the art room with my things.School was over for the day and I was about to head home.

"Hey, you joining us tonight?"Sean Hawthorn, the school’s music teacher, jogged over to me.

"Uh…?"I gave him a puzzled.

"First week of school.Some of us are doing guys’ night out.The new guy, Coach Pullman is getting everyone's first round,"

Right.Whenever the teachers at school did social gatherings, I never paid much attention to it.

But, I did read something about this in my email.

"I don’t know,"I shrugged, 

"To be honest, I don’t really know him,"

I was just saying whatever to get Sean off my case.

I wasn't feeling like hanging out with the other teachers at school, because every time I hung out with them, I felt this guilt inside.

I felt like I was betraying my job because I was dating this girl that everyone else called their student.  "He doesn't know that many people.He just started working here.He’s inviting all the guys to come, he wants to make friends,"

Sean was being persistent, he paused for a beat before saying, "And hey, you're single, right? You should come.It's at this bar that just opened downtown.A lot of pretty girls there, I heard,"

Single...all the teachers thought so, of course.That's a good thing I guess.

"Right..."I muttered and sighed,

"Guess I can stop by for a bit,"So here I was, sitting around a table with five other guy teachers from school.

They were around my age and slightly older, late twenties and early thirties.

Still, I couldn't feel so removed.Three of them were already married with kids and one was engaged.

Only the new guy, John Pullman and I were single.

"I need everyone to take a shot.No one’s getting out of this!"

John shouted over the music as he raised a glass.

"Cheers to that!" the other guys chimed in and I played along.

We all downed the shot of whiskey at once.

It was a decent whiskey.

I had my reservations about coming out tonight, but this was changing my mind.I must admit, it felt kind of nice to have some guy friends around.I loved spending time with Emma, let's get that straight.

And though I enjoyed being cooped up with her inside my apartment, but sometimes going out to a bar like this, chilling with some whiskey and friends weren't bad too.

"So, you just moved here, huh?"I said to John.

"Yeah.I used to teach in Atlanta for two years,"he replied.

"Hey, I used to study at Emory.Lived in Atlanta for a couple of years too,"

"Oh, cool, man.Atlanta's awesome!" he beamed and gave me a high five, "But yeah, I needed a fresh start,"

"We could all use some of that," I said and raised another glass.

"Amen to that,"he nodded and drank his drink.

"So, how you like the town?"Sean joined in.

"It's kinda small, but looks alright.The girls are fine though,"

John nudged me to the direction of a group of girls passing by.

"Yeah," I said flatly.

"What, you got a girlfriend?"

"Uh —"

"Nah, this guy's single,"

Sean was quick to answer for me.

"I heard you went out with Erica Diaz last year?" another teacher, James Watson, joined in.

was being grilled for

all the guy teachers had a thing for Erica, that was

dirty looks from a bunch of them when they found out Erica and I

"The Spanish teacher?"

shoved me

just didn’t work

you'll find someone,

and patted my shoulders before heading to

be comforted for that, thanks for

girl? She’s been checking you out ever

this blonde chick was

me from

I caught her eyes, she let out a seductive

man,"I shook it

should totally go for it.What’s stopping you?"

a pussy.Come on,"

is hot.Dude, we have to get over there.You have to be my wingman," John stood up

sighed and raked my hair, looking for an excuse to get out of

a guy out,"

was new in town and he really wanted some company.He bought us all drinks, and now

"Fine,"I sighed finally.

just to help

there as soon as he’s in.I downed my drink before standing up, and John and

noticed that

lip, sending

said when we stood an arm's length away

they both said in

the bar and ordered

were waiting for our drinks to be made, John was looking a bit awkward around the girls.I knew I had to

names?"

the blonde

Anna," her

new to town," I gestured to my boy and he was

"Hi,"he said.

"Hi,"she replied.

from the bartender

out, tell him about some cool places

was quick

John were

as the wingman was done, so I was about to

told me

a quick, uninterested

wasn't getting

and leaned in, whispering, "You're not a man of

breathed, pulling away

to talk,"she closed the

pressed up against mine and I wasn't

a sigh, I held her by her shoulders and pushed

all I said to her before

there.I looked at our table and the guys were chatting away

grill me about this girl and I wasn’t

eyes scanned around the room and I spotted the exit.Guess I could use some

breathed in the fresh air.I looked up to the open sky and

but I just wished I

and my fingers had

a community service thing going on tonight.I wasn't expecting her to pick up

"Hello?"her sweet voice spoke.

smooth like honey.My favorite voice in

felt my body calmed instinctively as soon as I heard her

music.Where

downtown.Some of the guy

okay,"she paused for a moment before saying, "Well,

calling you then?"I stifled a dry

you're not having fun? Well, I should be

wished

with me, baby girl.I miss

"I miss you too,"

of us can be seen out in public.I didn’t wanna think

a sigh, I then asked,

was your community

picked up some

"Oh yeah?"

West

trying to be a controlling

the way the other guys looked at her, they