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

guy teachers had a

them when they found out Erica and

"The Spanish teacher?"

and shoved me playfully, "Dude,

just didn’t work

find someone,

shoulders before heading to the men’s

to be comforted for that, thanks for

that girl? She’s been checking you

this blonde chick was standing with a drink in her

me from head to

caught her eyes, she let out a seductive

man,"I shook

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

pussy.Come on,"

hot.Dude, we have to get over there.You have to be my wingman,"

I sighed and raked my hair, looking for

a guy out,"

and he really wanted some company.He bought us all drinks, and

"Fine,"I sighed finally.

hurt just to help

downed my drink before standing up, and John and I made

and her friend noticed

with mine and bit her lip, sending me this signal that she was into

I said when we stood an

both said in

up to the bar and ordered

drinks to be made, John was looking a bit awkward

names?" I said

the blonde

her friend

you both.This is my friend, John.He’s new to town," I gestured to my boy and he was

"Hi,"he said.

"Hi,"she replied.

you go,"I got their drinks from

help him out, tell him about some cool

was quick to

long, Anna and John

I was about to go back to my table when the blonde girl stopped

me your name,"she

a quick,

getting the hint

my chest and leaned in, whispering, "You're not

breathed, pulling

don’t have to talk,"she closed the distance

body was pressed up against mine and I wasn't enjoying it, not in

sigh, I held her by her shoulders and pushed her off of

have to go,"was all I said to her before quickly

be there.I looked at our

gonna grill me about this

I spotted the exit.Guess I

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

I just wished I

took out my phone and my fingers had dialed her number before I

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

"Hello?"her sweet voice spoke.

favorite voice in the world as of

you,"I felt my body calmed instinctively as

music.Where are you?"she

downtown.Some of the guy teachers

before saying, "Well, you must be having

I’m calling you

not having fun? Well, I should be

her smile and I wished I could see

with

"I miss you too,"

would still be a while before the two of us can be seen out in public.I didn’t wanna think about that, though.It was

out a sigh, I then asked,

your

up some

"Oh yeah?"

Tyler.He goes to West Lake too.We have

guy?"I wasn't trying

school and the way the other