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.

grateful for all this delicious food, shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And

and

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

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

turn to me and said,

course," I said

grateful for Kristen and the delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these

on lan and I gripped his hand

room you

I were staring deeply into

there were other people in

before

Dinner was amazing.

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

the four of us were still chilling in the living

by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the

had a beer bottle in their hands,

get me one earlier and lan insisted

I feel like such

it too,

kind of

my age or college came up, she would distract

exchange a

watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying

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

jumped in our seats and yelped, I buried my

to notice she

Hailey and

closer to lan that I

to be focused on

you okay there?" he chuckled

not even the worst

on thanksgiving, it’s not even

never knew you were such a

"Whatever,"

turn my face towards the

a while there,

lying on his chest and

mindlessly watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked

"Aaahh!"

baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan

on the laughter

"You suck!"

him away and sat straighten

cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his chest again, but

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

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

held me tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on

too cute,"

my head deeper into his

noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under the

was slightly pushed away,

be good if lan sees

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

best part," he

smirked playfully and said,

best part," Damn, I

into you?" a

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

lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned

were closed

let out an

about the movie?" I looked up at his darkening

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

hand out to me and I took it