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.

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

and

it was as if

my mom and for

to me and said,

I said as I took

the delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head

my gaze on lan and I gripped his

room you two," AJ

staring deeply

might have forgotten that there were other people

Hailey exclaimed before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies

the four of us were still chilling in

us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and next to me was lan and next to

in their

to get me one earlier and lan

like

too,

was kind of

the topic of my age or college came up, she would

and I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

on the couch watching this movie.The movie

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 lan’s chest and she turned

herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

to help Hailey and return

closer to lan that I was

attention to be focused on

there?"

is not even the worst

on thanksgiving, it’s not

you

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my

a while there,

on his chest and his

when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two hands and

"Aaahh!"

and it caused Hailey to scream as

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who was

joined in on the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

and sat straighten my

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

and I kept my gaze on the TV

a bit and I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to him.I sighed and I didn't

his arms and placed

sorry, you were just too cute," he whispered to

my

my eye, I noticed AJ was holding

slightly pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

be good if

his, I found his lips with mine and I

the best part,"

playfully and said,

best part,"

into you?" a smile escaped

your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say

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

My eyes were closed but I

let

about the movie?" I looked up at his

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

out to me and I