Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA's POV 

I ended up chatting and staying longer than I should.

Hailey and Kirsten were such a joy to be around with.

I learned so much about lan and his childhood within ten minutes of talking to them, more than I ever did our entire relationship.

I learned lan was always gifted in the arts, at three years old he would color the entire living room wall with crayons, and at thirteen he would color the neighborhood's wall in spray paint.

Apparently, he used to get into a lot of trouble, like all boys would, according to Kirsten.

lan was mostly silent as us girls continued talking about him.

Kirsten mentioned that he was a talented kid all around, not just in the arts.

He also played soccer and baseball and oh he rocked the cutest Justin Bieber hairstyle growing up.  I made up my mind to steal some of his childhood photos.

They're a national treasure!  I also heard some things about lan’s dad.

From what I gathered, he was a very stand up guy, an all American dad.

He used to play baseball with lan as a kid, but when he died, lan stopped playing sports altogether.

His dad died at such a young age due to a car accident when lan was just sixteen.

lan looked extremely uncomfortable around the topic of his dad, so I didn’t press too much into it.

I changed the topic to Hailey instead, asking her about college.

"So, I heard you're in college?"

"Yup, sophomore year.I go to Wellesley.Where do you go?"

 "I-uh," my breath was stuck in my throat.

I couldn't possibly say I go to West Lake high school where his brother teaches! I shot a look over at lan for some help.

"She goes to"

"Oh, that’s right!" Hailey cut in,

"You two met in Emory.I forgot. How silly of me," 

"Right..." I nodded my head,

"We met in Emory..." Which was true.

We did meet there. I just didn’t go there.

The rest of our conversation went by without a hitch.

I found out that Hailey was four years younger than lan, which meant she was four years older than me.

She didn’t know that, though.

Somehow I managed to make her believe that we were somewhere around the same age.

After a while of talking, we heard the loud honking outside the house, a signal that my friends were here to pick me up.

I tried to hold off as long as I could because I wanted to keep talking to Kirsten and Hailey, but I knew my time was up when my phone wouldn't stop buzzing.

"Okay, I guess I really have to go now," I sighed and grabbed my things.

"I'll walk you out," lan followed after me.

"Breakfast was amazing, thank you again. And it was very nice to meet you two,"

I smiled at Hailey and Kirsten.

"Same here. I'll give you a call if I'm ever in Georgia,"

Hailey smiled back and I nodded.

"Are you sure we can’t talk you into staying another night?" Kirsten pleaded.

"Oh, I wish I could,"

"Emma has to go, mom,"

lan came to my rescue as we heard the car started honking again.

"Well okay, but next time please stay longer," she said again right before I left the kitchen.

"I will," I replied.

"That means there will be a next time,"

Kirsten said it to me, but her eyes were staring straight at lan, and she winked.

"Of course," he shrugged.

finally

and Carrie

friends gave lan a little wave and he nodded

him by his collar and gave

as his

and sister are amazing by

the same

"How'd you know?"

I was telling

did you tell them

amazing girl and I'm head over heels for you.But...life

they say

I can to make this work between us.Of course, they don't actually know the whole reason why we had to end things

a stupid reason,"I

that again,"he said with a

gorgeous smile and I was sad that I had to

I linked my

back in

moment to count the

guess I'll see you

He nodded and said,

"See you at school,"

down and pulled me in

gentle,

kissed him back as my

even closer

each other for a while, so we wanted to make it

had to ruin the moment,

and cheering like

middle finger up in the middle of the kiss to shut

laughed, but

we were all out of breaths, we pulled away and stared deeply into each

let out a sigh as I stood on my tippy toes and kissed

waved goodbye as I sat in the backseat of the

at him, but my friends joined in on the waving and yelled,

Hayes!"

shut

rolled my eyes dramatically at them and the car speeded away the next

hope his mom and sister wouldn't think too much of

"So..."

said as soon as

"So?"

pretended to play

"Tell us everything!"

she demanded.

"Every little detail!"

Carrie followed.

"Okay, well, basically...

I are back

I exclaimed.

 "Oh my

I knew it! I knew you'd

have done it without

both my

happen? What did he say?"Carrie

drive.We

it back to Georgia by

suspect a thing and I was just glad that they weren't one of those weird parents that would check the mileage in their daughter's car every

that case,

in touch over

we fell asleep with our screens

wait a week for him to return, but

most of my

had my friends over for a sleepover, and I

girl who stays home every night doing nothing, but that was only because lan Hayes

a blast

Year's Eve and everyone was out an about celebrating,

much rather stay in my room, watch TV, and hear another one of

come with us?"mom knocked on my door for the tenth

her long black dress and dad

were going to dad’s New Year's

want to spend the New Years with dad’s colleagues, no offense,"I

taken.If it wasn’t for your mom, I

and Carrie aren't coming over?"mom

Madison's.I don't feel like going, I’m just gonna stay

shared a worried

even a

look at me like that.I’m totally

here and chill.If you need

a

you go,