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

straight to voicemail and I

I noticed a voice note

minutes ago

I’m still 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

I felt my heart

gonna

room again and I saw this old man in a

other and I smiled at

over to him, I said, "That's

me to pick you up.Welcome to New York, Miss Sinclair,"

you," I

wasn’t him, I

see Ian and instead I got a

be called Mrs.Hayes, but I was just Emma

long

was nice

tips on what places to visit and where to get the

drove for about half an hour before we reached this tall building that

to Earl to give to me so I

a two-bedroom apartment in the Lower East

a studio

could see a lot of the stuff he used to have at his apartment

hit with a wave

saw his old desk, his record player and all

ones I used to

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

painting of a girl with her hair flying everywhere

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

Ian had drawn all these

so full and

up spending the next hour just sitting in his studio, going

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

at his artworks was like

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

to be loved like this by someone, someone that

had been there for

sitting at Ian’s desk and his chair was so comfortable, I ended up falling asleep on

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

open and saw a familiar face staring

eyes were

a smile when he noticed that

sorry for making you wait so long,"

was

suit and a tie and oh, he looked so

"Hey, you’re here?"

my arms around his

me to the bedroom and

and he stayed like that

crazy, but we got

glad I’m here with you now," I smiled

he smiled and leaned his lips

was absolutely

to bed," I said as I

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

"What?" I gaped.

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

he’s only gonna be here

"Really?" I pouted.

you just got