Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

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.

a look over at lan and gave him a wry

softened as he

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

night went by

friends and I had the time of

with two couples, they never forgot about me and made me

really

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

didn’t know how I could possibly enjoy myself when I still felt like lan and

think I'm just

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

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

lan’s.I think we

you just talk tomorrow? It’s

can’t have fun with this thought clouding over my head,"I sighed and flashed them

sorry.But you guys go have

okay? We can drop

have a_ secret boyfriend? No thanks, an Uber

knowing look before turning to me

Saturday.I have work and

"Sunday brunch?"

"Sunday brunch it is,"

Carrie made some lame excuse for me to Mark and Nick,

asked zero

arrived at lan’s place

Man, I love technology.

soon as lan

are you doing here?"he

from the dance, but his tie

I didn’t like how we

said and stepped inside

too.I wanted to call

I lunged myself to him, closing the distance

arms were locked around his neck as I

lan.You and only

said through the

love you

replied my kiss with the same amount of passion and

had been waiting to do this ever since I saw

couldn't hide it

was hopelessly in

we finally pulled away, I held his face in my hand and locked my eyes with

sigh, I told him, "I know you want us to lay low around

saying, "This turned out to be way harder than I

we ever do this for

got jealous of a high school kid,"he

was a

it won't,"he

let out a soft smile

"What?"

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

at me as if I was a sight to marvel

to caress my cheek and he leaned down to plant a sweet, soft

to close my eyes as his lips made contact with my skin because my heart

a step away and

put a vinyl disk on and a

can I have this dance?"he said with his hand

hand in a heartbeat and

up dancing the night

head was on his shoulder and his hand was on the small of my

much, but our bodies

as I breathed

The next day, I had the lunch shift at the diner and two hours of community service after

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

talk to you? Please, I need

community garden vest