Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

----- ONE MONTH LATER - - -- - 

Today marked the day that my first year of college was officially over.

I had finished all my exams and completed all my work.

Sophie, Tristan, and I were moving out of the dorm to a three-bedroom apartment near campus.

It felt so surreal, but it was all happening.

Overall, I would say that my first year of college turned out really great.

I enjoyed my classes and I couldn't ask for better friends.

All these things were great, but the best part about finishing my first year of college was that I get to spend an entire summer with my lovely fiancée.

Ian just finished his contract at the school and he was moving to New York City.

He got an apartment already and everything was set.

He was so excited.

Every time I talked to him about the gallery, his eyes lit up and he couldn't stop smiling.

It was honestly, high-key very cute.

After everything in Philly was sorted out, I got on a train and headed for New York City.

I had my big luggage with me, filled with every cute outfit I got for the summer.

I even got some new bikinis that I was excited to wear for when we go to the beach.

I made a whole itinerary, a bucket list of all the things I wanted to do with Ian this summer.

I wanted to have a picnic and watched a movie at Bryant Park because they do movie nights on a projected screen on Mondays.

Then I wanted to have some Korean barbeque in Korea-town because Sophie told me they had the best Korean food there.

I also wanted to see the Brooklyn Bridge and visit Williamsburg, Tristan told me it was an area filled with hipster stuff and that sounded pretty cool.

I also wanted to go see the statue of liberty and get to the top of the empire state building.

Some of these things sounded touristy, sure, but hey, I was a tourist.

I deserved this touristy itinerary.

Actually, all those things didn't matter as much as the fact that I get to spend every waking moment with Ian.

We were pretty much living together for the next two months.

It was like a practice run for what our future would be like when I become Mrs.Emma Hayes.

Call me cheesy or whatever, but yes, I've been writing my name as Emma Hayes on my notebook sometimes.Stupid, I know.

But I couldn't help myself.

There was nothing in this world I wanted more than to be his future wife.

I was giggling and smiling to myself like a schoolgirl as I made my way out of the train station.

I had a spring in my step as I went to the meeting point, scanning the room for a familiar face.

Ian was picking me up at the station and I couldn't be more excited.

Weirdly enough, I couldn't see him anywhere.

didn’t think too much of it, and I pulled

went straight to voicemail

messages, I noticed

minutes ago and I

potential investor.I'm not gonna make it in time to pick you up at the station, but I'm sending a driver over.His name is Earl and I'll send you his number in a bit.He’s gonna be waiting for you at the meeting point.I'll see you

felt

wasn’t gonna pick me

this old man in a suit and he was holding on a sign with my name

with each other

to him, I said, "That's me.Are you

up.Welcome to New York, Miss Sinclair," he nodded politely

I

him, I was

wanted to see Ian and instead I

Mrs.Hayes, but I was just Emma Sinclair for

a long way to

nice

to visit and where to get the best New York style

we reached this tall building that was

the spare keys to Earl to give to me so I could go right

apartment in the Lower East

room as a

inside, I could smell him and I could see a lot of the stuff he used to

was hit with a wave of

old desk, his record player

ones

inside his studio, I noted at all the paintings he hung up and the one in the

painting of a girl with her hair

of sketches and paintings of a girl that looked like

drawn all these because

heart felt so full

the next hour just sitting in his studio, going through

an invasion of privacy, but he left it out in

his artworks was like getting a glimpse

it like this, so visual and so vivid, it made me

like this by someone, someone that I love right

didn't realize that I had been

was

two strong arms pulling me up and I was being carried

eyes open and saw a familiar face

piercing eyes were warm and

twitched into a smile when he noticed

you wait

was soft

wearing a suit and a tie

"Hey, you’re here?"

his neck

and lay me

my head and he stayed like that

you.The meeting was crazy, but we got some good investments in our hands,"he said after

I’m here with you now," I smiled at

here too," he smiled and leaned his lips down to

it was absolutely divine and

here to bed," I said as I

sad smile as he said, "Baby, I'm sorry, but I have

"What?" I gaped.

up on you and I brought you something to

gonna be here for a day, he

"Really?" I pouted.

you just got