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 also...I'm grateful for AJ

smiled and

way Hailey said AJ’s name, it

and for my mom and for all you guys, but

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

I said as I took his

food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night

on lan

a room you

and I were staring

forgotten that there

before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies

PM, Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of us were still chilling in

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

had a beer bottle in

one

like

noticed it too, but she

kind of

or college came up, she would distract AJ with

and I would exchange a knowing look

the couch watching this movie.The movie

his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin

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

lan to notice she was

decided to help Hailey and return the

to lan that I was basically

lan’s attention to be

you okay there?" he

even the worst

watching this on

you were such

"Whatever,"

turn my

a while there, I

chest and his arm was around

when suddenly lan jerked my body with

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream as

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan who was

on the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat

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

again and I kept my gaze

movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to him.I sighed and I didn't

his arms and

too cute," he whispered to my

flushed my

noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand

blanket was slightly pushed away, so their hands

be good if lan sees

my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed

the best part," he murmured lowly, referring to the

playfully and

best part," Damn, I

into you?" a smile escaped his

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

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

were

we will," lan let out

the movie?" I looked up at his darkening

it whenever," he said

to me