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.

to my _ beautiful momma

smiled and

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

and for my mom and for

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

course," I said as I took his

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

on lan and

a room you two," AJ

I were staring deeply into each other's

that there were

Hailey exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

Kristen brought

bed, while the four of us were still chilling

decided 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 middle and next to

bottle in their hands, everyone

get me one earlier and

like such

it too, but she remained

kind of

came up,

exchange a knowing look and

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

the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he

and yelped, I buried my face into

herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

Hailey and return

to lan that I

caused lan’s attention to be focused

okay there?"

even the

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

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

sighed into his chest and turn

a while there, I was enjoying

head was lying on his chest and his arm was

the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two hands

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

at lan who

the laughter as they

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten my

and tried to get me to lay my head on his chest again, but

I kept my gaze on

felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to him.I

his arms and

too cute,"

and flushed my head

eye, I noticed AJ was holding

pushed away,

be good if

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

part," he murmured

playfully and said,

the best part," Damn,

a smile escaped

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

reached up and he pulled my bottom lip down with his thumb.Then he

a room," My eyes were closed

lan let out an

I looked up at his darkening

Watch it whenever," he said simply and

to me