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.

beautiful

smiled and nodded

way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as

food and for my mom and for all you guys, but I’m especially grateful for

and said, "Thank you

I said as I took

food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m

kept my gaze on lan and I gripped his

get a room you two,"

staring deeply into

that there were other people

exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought

Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of us

The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were

had a beer bottle in their hands,

get me one earlier and

I feel like

too, but

kind of

of my age or college came up, she would distract AJ with

I would exchange a knowing look

we were on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a

was this one scene where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls in Victorian dresses

our seats and yelped, I buried my

quickly corrected herself though, not wanting lan to

to help Hailey

lan that I was basically half sitting on his

caused lan’s attention to be focused on

okay there?" he

even the

this on

you were such

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my

there, I was enjoying

on his chest and his arm was around

the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two hands and

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at

the laughter

"You suck!"

him away and sat straighten

he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his chest

again and I kept my gaze on the TV in front of

suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it

held me tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss

you were just too cute," he whispered to

my head deeper

of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s

pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

good if

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 pie and alcohol, and somehow they

you're missing the best part,"

playfully and said,

part," Damn,

into you?" a

just want to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words

reached up and he pulled my bottom lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned in and he kissed me, deep

were closed but I could hear

will," lan let out an annoyed

movie?" I looked up at his darkening

whenever," he said

to me and I took it almost