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.

of it, and I pulled my

call went straight to voicemail and I realized something

I noticed a voice note

it about twenty minutes ago and I

stuck in this meeting with a 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

felt my heart

wasn’t gonna pick

myself, I scanned the room again and I saw this old man in a suit and he was holding on a sign with my name

eyes with each other and

I said, "That's me.Are you

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

I said

him, I

to see Ian and instead I got a

be called Mrs.Hayes, but I was just Emma

long way to

nice

where to get the best New York style pizza in

an hour before we reached this

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

two-bedroom apartment in the Lower

the other room as a studio where he could do

soon as I stepped inside, I could smell him and I could see a lot of the stuff he used to have at his

with a wave

old desk, his record player and

same ones I used to borrow and read back in

he hung up and the one in

of a girl with her hair flying everywhere and

of a girl that looked like me scattered

wonder if Ian had drawn all

so full and I

ended up spending the next hour just sitting

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

artworks was like getting a

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

be loved like this by someone,

I had been there for a

and his chair was so comfortable, I ended up

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

my eyes open and saw

piercing eyes

lips twitched into a smile when he noticed

for making you

was soft

a suit and a tie and oh, he looked

"Hey, you’re here?"

arms around his neck and murmured

to the bedroom and lay me down

stayed like that for a while, letting

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

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

glad you're here too," he smiled and leaned his lips

it was absolutely divine and

said as I tugged

sigh and a sad smile as he said, "Baby, I'm sorry, but I have to go back to the

"What?" I gaped.

on you and I brought you something to eat. I only

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

"Really?" I pouted.

you just