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.

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

and

it was as if there was some weight

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

to turn to me and said, "Thank you

of course," I said as I took his

delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful

on lan and

a room you two," AJ

staring deeply

have forgotten that there

exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen

Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of

to watch a horror movie, The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the

a beer bottle in

one earlier and

I feel like such a

noticed it too, but she remained

kind

my age or college came up,

and I would exchange a

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 Victorian dresses

I jumped in our seats and yelped, I buried my face into

corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

Hailey

to lan that I

to

you okay there?" he chuckled

not even

this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

you were such

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards the

there,

chest

watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two hands and yelled,

"Aaahh!"

baby and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who was laughing

laughter as they high

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

me to lay my

shoved him again and I kept my gaze

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

arms and placed a

were just too cute," he whispered to my

flushed my head

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

was slightly pushed away, so their

be 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

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

I smirked playfully and

the best part,"

into you?" a

to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those

down with his thumb.Then he leaned in and he kissed

eyes were

let out an

looked

he said simply and

lent his hand out to me