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.

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

smiled and

name, it was as if there was some weight

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

and said, "Thank you

of course," I said as I

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

on lan and I gripped his

a room you

were staring deeply

might have forgotten that there were

exclaimed before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert

Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four

not? The four of us sat on the long

a beer bottle in their hands, everyone except

me one earlier

like such a

it too, but she remained

was kind of

of my age or college came up,

a

were on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I

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

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

corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

Hailey and return the

to lan that I was basically half

lan’s attention to

you okay there?" he chuckled

not even the

are we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

never knew you were such

"Whatever,"

chest and turn

a while there, I was enjoying

on his chest and his

lan jerked my

"Aaahh!"

like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream as

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan who

in on the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

tried to get me to lay my head on his

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

attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled

in his arms and placed a sweet

too cute,"

and flushed my head

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

away,

be good

my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow and gentle.He tasted like cherry

the best part," he murmured lowly,

I smirked playfully and said,

part," Damn, I was

a

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

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

eyes were closed but I

let

about the movie?" I looked up at his darkening

whenever," he

me and I took it