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.

shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ

smiled and

I noticed the way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as if there was some weight in

for my mom and for all you guys, but I’m

to me and said, "Thank you for being

of course," I said as I took his

this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course,

my gaze on lan and

get a room

staring deeply

have forgotten that there were other people in that

exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out

11 PM, Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of us were

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

in

one earlier and lan

feel like such

it too, but she

kind of helpful,

age or college came

exchange a knowing look and smiled

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

where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls

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

corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice

Hailey and return the

closer to lan that I

attention to be focused on

you okay there?"

even the worst

on

you were

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn my face towards the

a while there, I was

lying on his chest and his arm was around my

lan jerked my body with his two hands and yelled,

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan

in on the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

away and

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

kept my gaze on the TV in front of

the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my

me tight in his arms and placed a sweet

too cute," he whispered to

my head deeper

the corner of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under

slightly pushed away, so their hands were

wouldn't be good

to his, I found his lips with mine and I

missing the best part," he murmured lowly, referring

smirked playfully and said,

the best part," Damn, I was

into you?" a smile escaped

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

lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned in and

were

we will," lan let out

about the movie?" I looked up at his

whenever," he said simply and

lent his hand out to me and I took it