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 my phone out

call went straight to voicemail and

messages, I noticed

twenty minutes ago and

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 at home, okay? I

voice note ended and I felt my heart sank

gonna pick

this old man in a suit and he was holding on

each other and I smiled at

I said, "That's me.Are you

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

I

wasn’t him, I was just

and

be called Mrs.Hayes, but I was just Emma Sinclair

long way

was nice

to visit and where to get the best New

an hour before we reached this

give to me

two-bedroom apartment in the

room as a studio where he could

I stepped inside, I could smell him and I could see a lot of the stuff

was hit with a wave

record player and all his vinyl

I saw his books, the same ones I used to borrow

at all the paintings he hung

a girl with her hair flying everywhere and

lot of sketches and paintings of a girl that looked like me scattered all

had drawn all these because

heart felt so full and

sitting in his

was an invasion of privacy, but he left it out in the open and once I started, I

was like getting

me plenty of time, but seeing it like this, so visual and so vivid, it made me feel things I couldn't

to be loved like this by

that I had been there

and his chair was so comfortable, I ended up falling asleep on

I knew was that I felt two strong arms pulling me up

eyes open and saw a familiar face staring down

piercing eyes were warm and

a smile when he noticed that

making you wait so long,"

was

a tie and oh, he looked so

"Hey, you’re here?"

his

the bedroom and

kissed the top of my head and he stayed like that for a while, letting out a

got some good

just glad I’m here with

smiled and leaned his lips down to

short kiss, but it was absolutely divine and it left me

bed," I said as

as he said, "Baby, I'm sorry, but I have to go

"What?" I gaped.

on you and I brought you

a big client in town and he’s only gonna be here for a day, he moved our

"Really?" I pouted.

you just