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.

food, shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ and Emma that are joining

and

Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as

for my mom and for

and said, "Thank

I said

food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night

on lan and I gripped his hand

get a room you

staring deeply

forgotten that there were other people in that

Hailey exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

Kristen brought out pies for

PM, Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four

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

had a beer bottle in their hands, everyone

one earlier and lan insisted

I feel like

noticed it too,

was kind

college came up, she would distract

exchange a knowing look and

movie was a lot terrifying

was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls in Victorian dresses talking

yelped, I buried my face into lan’s

to

Hailey

closer to lan that I was basically

to be

you okay there?"

even the

on thanksgiving, it’s not

knew you were such

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my face towards the TV

there, I was enjoying

his chest and his arm was around

suddenly lan jerked my body with his two

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it

"What the hell?"

at lan who was laughing

in on the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten my

he cooed and tried to get me to

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

suddenly I felt

arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

too cute," he whispered to my

my head deeper into

noticed AJ was holding onto

blanket was slightly pushed away, so

good

I decided to do the only 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 pie and alcohol, and somehow they worked

best part,"

playfully

the best part," Damn,

into you?" a smile escaped

sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud, obviously.So I stayed quiet and bit

and he pulled my bottom lip down with his thumb.Then

were closed but I could hear

lan let out an annoyed

about the movie?" I looked up

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

me and I took