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.

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

smiled and

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

food and for my mom and for all you

pausing to turn to me and said, "Thank

of course," I said as

of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely

gaze on lan and I gripped

get a room you two,"

were staring deeply into

have forgotten that there were other people

exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought

bed, while the four of us were still chilling in the living

on the long couch, Hailey and I were

in their

to get me one earlier and lan insisted

like

it too,

kind of

age or college came up, she would

a knowing

couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than

tricycle around the hotel and he

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

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

Hailey and return the

to lan that I was basically half

lan’s attention to be focused

you okay there?" he chuckled

not even

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

never knew you were such a

"Whatever,"

and turn my face towards the

while there,

on his chest and his arm was around

when suddenly lan jerked my

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at lan who

joined in on the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat straighten

to get me to lay my head on

him again and I kept my gaze

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

and placed a sweet kiss on

you were just too

and flushed my

the corner of my eye, I noticed AJ

away, so

good

knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips

you're missing the best part," he murmured

I smirked playfully and said,

the best part," Damn, I

gotten into you?" a

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

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

eyes were closed but I could

lan let out an annoyed

I looked up

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

out to me