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.

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

smiled and

way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as if there was some weight

food and for my mom and for all

me and said, "Thank you for

course," I said as I took

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

my gaze on lan and I

room you

staring deeply into each other's

might have forgotten that there

eat!" Hailey exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies

to bed, while the four of

the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and

a beer bottle in

offered to get me one earlier and lan

feel like

it too, but

was kind of

my age or college came

I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

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

this one scene where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy

our seats and yelped, I buried my face into lan’s

quickly corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice she was being so cozy

Hailey and

to lan that I

to be

there?"

is not even the worst

this on

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn

there, I

was lying on his chest and his arm

when suddenly lan jerked

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

at lan who was laughing

laughter as

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat straighten

to lay my head on

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

body went away for 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

arms and placed a sweet

were just too

my head deeper into

noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under

blanket was slightly pushed away, so their hands

be good if lan sees

to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and

missing the best part,"

playfully

the best part," Damn,

a smile escaped his

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

down with his thumb.Then he leaned

were closed but I

will," lan let out

I looked up

on Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said

his hand out to me