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.

to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ

and

way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as

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

to turn to me and said,

said as I took his

wonderful night

lan and I gripped his

get a room you two," AJ

were staring

have forgotten that there were other people in that

Hailey exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing, Kristen brought out pies

bed, while the four of us were still chilling in the living

the long couch, Hailey and I were in

bottle in

get me one earlier and lan insisted

like such

too, but she remained

was kind of

or college came up,

and I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought

tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls in

our seats and yelped, I buried my face into lan’s chest and

to notice

to help Hailey and return

to lan that I

to be focused

okay there?" he chuckled

even

we watching this on

you were

"Whatever,"

turn my face towards the TV

while there, I was enjoying

lying on his chest and

lan jerked my body with

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at

in on the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

away and sat

get me to lay my head on his chest again, but I

I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on

suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to

in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

too cute," he whispered to

my head deeper into his

the corner of my eye, I noticed AJ

away,

be good if

do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips

you're missing the best part," he murmured lowly, referring to

playfully and

part," Damn,

you?" a smile

want to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud, obviously.So I stayed quiet

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

a room," My eyes were closed but I

will," lan let

the movie?" I looked up at his

it whenever," he said simply and quickly stood

hand out to me and I took it almost