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

went straight to voicemail and I realized something

noticed a

it about twenty minutes ago and I must have missed

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

and I felt

gonna pick

saw this old man in a suit

with each other and

over to him, 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

I said

him, I was

Ian and instead I got

be called Mrs.Hayes, but

long

was nice and

and where to get the best New York style pizza in the

drove for about half an hour before we reached this

to Earl to give to me so I

apartment in the

converted the other room as a studio where he could do

soon as I stepped inside, I could smell him and I could see a

I was hit with a wave

old desk, his record player

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

all the paintings he

a painting of a girl with her hair flying everywhere and she looked a lot like

sketches and paintings of a girl that looked like

wonder if Ian had drawn all these because

full and I wanted

spending the next hour just sitting in his

but he left it out in the open and once

like

it like this, so visual and so vivid, it made me

lucky to be loved like this

realize that I had

at Ian’s desk and his chair was so comfortable, I ended up

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

eyes open and saw a familiar face

dark, piercing eyes were

into a smile when he noticed that

for making you wait so

was

was wearing a suit and a tie

"Hey, you’re here?"

around his neck and murmured

to the bedroom and lay me down on

and he stayed like that for a

but we got some good investments in our hands,"he said after a while of

I'm just glad I’m here with

you're here too," he smiled

it was absolutely divine and it

said as I tugged on his tie

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

"What?" I gaped.

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

big client in town and he’s only gonna be

"Really?" I pouted.

you just