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.

think too much of it, and I

went straight to voicemail and I realized something wasn't

noticed a voice

about twenty minutes ago and

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

note ended and I felt my heart sank to

gonna pick me

room again and I saw this old man in a suit and he was holding

locked eyes with each other and I smiled

him, I

sent me to pick you up.Welcome to New York, Miss Sinclair," he nodded politely and went to

you," I said

wasn’t him, I was

wanted to see Ian and

to be called Mrs.Hayes, but I was just

a long way

nice and

on what places to visit and where to get the

hour before we reached this

to Earl to give

two-bedroom apartment

converted the other room as a studio where he could do

and I could see a lot of the stuff he used to

with a

saw his old desk, his record player

the same ones I used to borrow and read back in high

all the paintings he hung up and the one

girl with her hair flying

a girl

me wonder if Ian had drawn all these because he was missing

so full and I wanted

spending the next hour just sitting

privacy, but he left it out in the

artworks was like getting a

plenty of time, but seeing it like this, so visual and so vivid, it made me

lucky to be loved like this by

I had been there

and his chair was

I knew was that I felt two strong arms pulling me up and I was being carried somewhere

eyes open and saw a familiar face

piercing eyes were warm and

twitched into a smile when he noticed

making you wait

was soft

was wearing a suit and a

"Hey, you’re here?"

his neck and murmured against

to the bedroom and

and he stayed like that for a

I couldn’t come get you.The meeting was crazy, but we got some good investments in our

okay, I'm just glad I’m here with you now," I

too," he smiled and leaned his

absolutely divine and it

I said as I tugged on

sigh and a sad smile as he said, "Baby, I'm sorry, but I

"What?" I gaped.

you and I brought

be here for a day, he moved our meeting

"Really?" I pouted.

just