Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

Hailey was basically hyperventilating.

I put my hands on her arms and kept shushing her, hoping she would calm down.

AJ, lan, and his mom were still in the kitchen.

"lan and I are just waiting for the right time to tell everyone.So, please, can you not say anything, especially to Kristen?"

I whispered to her with pleading eyes.  "Wow...like...wow,"

"Hailey, please, promise me.This stays between us," Hailey was quiet for a while.

Her eyes darted to the direction of the kitchen, and when she saw that no one was coming out, she finally nodded her head and said, "I promise I won't tell anyone. Only if you'll do one thing for me,"

"What is it?"

"Don't say anything to lan about what you saw earlier,"  

"What do you mean?"

"I know you saw us.AJ and I," she stated simply.

She was referring to that moment when I entered the dining room and saw him kissing her hand.

"So you and AJ are..."

"AJ and I started hanging out at the end of summer break and we're just trying to see how things go," she paused and let out a sigh

"We haven't told lan or anyone else yet.lan can be a bit overprotective at times, I don’t know how he'll handle his little sister dating his friend.So, we're just waiting for the right time.Kinda like what you guys are doing,"

"Wow..." was all that I could say in response.

"Yeah, so please don't tell lan anything, and I promise I'm not gonna tell a soul about you two being...you know,"

"Right...yeah..."

I was about to say something else, but then we heard footsteps.

"Turkey's ready!"

AJ announced as he brought over the big tray of turkey and placed it in the middle of the long table.  

"What are you girls chatting here about?" lan followed with plates of side dishes.

"Oh, I was just telling Emma all your dirty little secret.Did you know he used to be in the school’s Christmas production back in the sixth grade?" Hailey was quick to answer.

"lan was in a school play?" I gaped at him and he just shrugged.

"Don't listen to anything she says," he warned me and Hailey stuck her tongue out at him.

"Grab a seat everyone. I know you all must be starving,"

Kristen came in with the bow of mash and gravy.

We all took a seat around the table and AJ started pouring drinks for everyone. People had wine in their glasses, but not me.

"She's not drinking," lan said simply and that was that.

"Before we start, why don’t we go around the room and say what we're grateful for this Thanksgiving?"

Kristen said to everyone, "I'll start. I'm grateful that we're all healthy and happy, and all my children are here.Plus Emma and AJ.You two are always welcome,"

"Hear, hear," Hailey raised her wine glass and cheered.

"I'm grateful for the Giants, they're doing really well in the playoffs," AJ followed as he sat next to Kristen.

"That's right," lan nodded at him.

"Also grateful that business was good this year. And that I can spend Thanksgiving with all you guys," AJ continued.

AJ was smiling to everyone on the table as he spoke, but his smile for Hailey lasted a second longer than everyone else.

"Ok, my turn," Hailey chirped.

for all this delicious food, shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ and

smiled and

I noticed the way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as if there was

for all you guys, but I’m especially grateful for this girl

and said, "Thank you for

of course," I said as I took his

the delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head over heels grateful for

kept my gaze on lan and I gripped his hand

room you

were staring deeply into each other's

that there were other

before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and they

PM, Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of us were still chilling

Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and next to me was

beer bottle in

to get me one earlier and lan

feel like such

noticed it too,

kind of

topic of my age or college came

would exchange a knowing look

couch watching this movie.The movie

was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across

and I jumped in our seats and yelped, I buried my face into

though, not wanting lan to notice she

decided to help Hailey and

I

to be focused

you okay there?" he chuckled

even the worst

this on thanksgiving,

knew you were

"Whatever,"

turn my face

a while there,

his chest and

lan jerked my body

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan who was laughing

laughter as

"You suck!"

away and sat

come on," he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his

away," I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on the

I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand

me tight in his arms and placed

sorry, you were just too cute,"

flushed my head deeper into his

noticed AJ

slightly pushed away, so

be good if lan sees

thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow and gentle.He tasted like cherry

missing the best part," he murmured

smirked playfully and said,

the best part," Damn, I

you?" a smile

look delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud, obviously.So I stayed quiet

lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned in and he kissed me,

get a room," My eyes were closed but I could hear AJ's

lan let out

movie?" I looked up at

on Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said simply and

to me and