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.

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

and

said AJ’s name, it was as if

definitely grateful for the food and for my mom and for all you guys, but I’m especially grateful for this girl

continued, pausing to turn to me and said, "Thank you

said as I

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

kept my gaze on lan and I

a room you

and I were staring deeply into

have forgotten that there were other people in that

exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

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

to head to bed, while the

The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and next to

had a beer bottle in their hands, everyone except

me one

feel like such a

it too, but she

kind of

came up,

exchange a knowing look

movie

his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two

our seats and yelped, I buried

not wanting lan to notice she was being so cozy

help Hailey and return

that I

to be

you okay there?"

is not even the worst

we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not

knew you were such a

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn

while there, I was

was lying on his chest and

suddenly lan jerked my body with his two hands and yelled,

"Aaahh!"

and it caused

"What the hell?"

at lan

laughter as

"You suck!"

and

me to lay my head on

and I kept my gaze

movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled

tight in his arms and placed a

you were just too cute," he whispered

and flushed my head deeper into his

AJ was holding

blanket was slightly pushed away, so their

good

to his, I found his

best part," he murmured lowly,

smirked playfully

best part,"

a

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

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

a room," My eyes were closed but I could

lan let

movie?" I looked

he said simply and quickly stood

out to me