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.

my _ beautiful

and nodded

the way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as

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

to turn to me and said, "Thank you for being

I said

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

room you

and I were staring deeply

forgotten that there

before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for

decided to head to bed, while the four

by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were

a beer bottle in their hands,

one earlier and lan

I feel like such

noticed it too, but she remained

was kind of

topic of my age or college came up, she would distract AJ with another

would exchange a knowing look and smiled

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

tricycle around the hotel

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

lan to notice

Hailey

lan that I was basically half sitting

lan’s attention to

you okay there?"

is not even the

on

never knew you were such a

"Whatever,"

sighed into his chest and turn my face towards

there, I was enjoying

his chest and his arm

when suddenly lan jerked

"Aaahh!"

it caused Hailey to

"What the hell?"

at

on the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

shoved him away and

tried to get me to

and I kept my gaze on the TV in front of

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

his arms and placed a

just too

my head

noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s

slightly pushed away,

good if lan sees

thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow

girl, you're missing the best part," he

playfully and

part," Damn, I

a smile

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

reached up and he pulled my bottom lip down with

were closed but

lan let

looked up at his darkening

Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said simply and

lent his hand out to me and I