Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 40: Resume Game

EMMA’s POV:

When I inhaled the fresh cold air outside, I let out a sigh of relief.

What the hell happened back there? One minute I was dancing and having fun, the next minute I got kissed by a guy who was not my boyfriend! I didn't think Tyler would do something like that.

I clearly told him we were just going as friends and he agreed.

"But the way you danced with him, it didn’t look like you were just friends," my brain sneered at me and I felt a pang of guilt in my chest.

 "Emma, are you okay?" I heard lan’s voice and I whipped my head around.

He was alone.He came to follow me.Behind those angry eyes was a glint of worry.

"I'm okay,"I said reassuringly.

"That son of a bitch.Did he hurt you?"he said through gritted teeth.

"No, it was just a kiss,"I paused for a moment before continuing, "It was a mistake.I'm sorry.I didn’t know what happened back there,"

"It's not your fault,"he shook his head and clenched his fists.

He looked around and we were at the parking lot.

There weren't a lot of people outside but there were people outside.

He looked as if he wanted to wrap his arms around me, but he had to restrain himself.

"Maybe it was.We were dancing and —"

"Still not your fault.You didn’t want him to kiss you and he did,"

I let out another deep sigh and said, "Are you mad?"

"Seething,"

"Please don't be mad," I said softly, "It was nothing.Let's not make a big deal out of this,"

We were supposed to be laying low, to avoid suspicion.

What would have happened if lan got all worked up and actually did something he’d regret back there? What kind of explanation would we have to give? "Hey, Em,"

"Are you okay?"

Tiff and Carrie appeared on my periphery.

They were my bestest friends in the whole wide world.

Of course, they would come out to check on me.

"I'm fine you guys,"

My friends exchanged a worried look with lan, but I stepped in and gave them all a reassuring smile.

"We handled Tyler.I saw him leave before we came out,"

Carrie explained.

"Do you wanna get outta here?"Tiff asked cautiously.

It was our last homecoming dance together, my friends were looking forward to this.

I didn’t wanna ruin the night for them.

Plus, if Tyler had already left, there was no reason why we couldn't stay.

"No, let’s stay,"

I paused for a beat before continuing, "It’s our homecoming night,"

"Yes! That's what I’m talking about,"

Tiff pulled me into a hug and we started walking back.

at lan and gave him a

gaze softened as he let out a

finally, with his hands in his pockets, he gave me a smile

of the night went by like

friends and I had the time of

never forgot about me and made me a

was really

friends wanted to go for a drive thru at McDonald’s and then to Madison's

know how I could possibly enjoy myself when I still felt like lan and I had some

just gonna get

to the side as Mark and Nick walked in the front towards the

"You're going? Where?"Carrie asked.

we

just talk tomorrow?

can’t have fun with this thought clouding over my head,"I

guys go

sure you'll be okay? We can drop you

have a_ secret boyfriend? No thanks, an

look before turning to me

have work and

"Sunday brunch?"

"Sunday brunch it is,"

made some lame excuse for me to

asked zero

got myself an Uber and arrived

Man, I love technology.

soon as

you doing

was still wearing the same shirt and pants from the dance, but his tie

because I didn’t like how we left things

said and stepped inside the living

call you, but I figured you'd

to

around his neck as I breathed in his delicious

you, lan.You and

through the

know.I love

my kiss with the same amount

been waiting to do this ever since I

couldn't hide

in love with this

I held his face in my hand and locked my eyes with

soft sigh, I told him, "I know you want us to lay low around the school, but I can’t

for a moment before saying, "This turned out to be way harder than

How did we ever do

so stupid.I got jealous of a

out there was a clear

won't,"he let

a soft smile and said,

"What?"

tell me to go to the dance with someone else again, alright? I'd rather be alone than not

looked at me as if I was a sight to

he leaned down to plant a sweet, soft kiss on my

contact with my skin because my heart was beating so fast

took a step away and went to

vinyl disk on and a beautiful, smooth slow

this dance?"he said with his hand reached

hand in a heartbeat and said,

dancing

was on his shoulder and his hand was on the small

say much, but our bodies did all the

felt pure bliss and comfort as I breathed him in, again and

this was the best homecoming dance I'd ever been to.  The next day, I

to face Tyler at the community garden.  I was in the middle of picking up the trash in my section when I heard his

can I talk to you? Please, I need to explain

in his community

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