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.

and I pulled my

straight to voicemail and I

noticed a voice note from

it about twenty minutes ago and I must have

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

ended and I felt my heart sank to

wasn’t gonna

a suit and he was holding on a sign with my name on it: Ms.Emma

other

to him, I said,

up.Welcome to New York, Miss

I said

him, I

to see Ian and instead I got a

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

a long way

nice

tips on what places to visit and where to get the best New York style pizza in

half an hour before we

gave the spare keys to Earl to give to me so

two-bedroom apartment

a studio where he could do

inside, I could smell him and I could see a lot of

with a wave

his old desk, his record

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

all the paintings he hung up and the one in

a painting of a girl with her hair flying

paintings of a girl that looked like me scattered all over

Ian had drawn all these because he

so full and I wanted to

the next hour just sitting in his studio, going through all

left it out in the open and once

at his artworks was like

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

loved like this by someone, someone that I

had been there for

sitting at Ian’s desk and his chair was

strong arms pulling me up and I was being carried

saw a familiar face

dark, piercing eyes were

into a smile when he noticed

you wait

was

wearing a suit and a tie and oh,

"Hey, you’re here?"

around his neck and murmured against his

me to the bedroom and lay

stayed like that for a while, letting out a long

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

I'm just glad I’m here with you now,"

he smiled and leaned his

a short kiss, but it was absolutely divine

to bed," I said as

as he said, "Baby, I'm

"What?" I gaped.

check up on you and I brought you something to eat. I only have like

be here for a day,

"Really?" I pouted.

you just