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.

_ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ and

smiled and

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

the food and for my mom and for all you

turn to me and said, "Thank you for being

I said as I took his

to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of

my gaze on lan and

get a room you

staring deeply into

might have forgotten that there were other people

exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for

to head to bed, while the

sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and next to me was lan and next to

beer bottle in their hands, everyone except

get me one earlier and lan

I feel like

it too, but she

was kind

topic of my age or college came up, she

I would exchange a

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

riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came

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

corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice

Hailey

that I was basically half sitting

to

okay there?" he chuckled

not even

we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s

you were

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my face towards the

while there, I was

chest

movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with

"Aaahh!"

like a baby and it caused Hailey to

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan

joined in on the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

him away and sat straighten

come on," he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his

away," I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on the TV in

a bit and I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked

me tight in his arms and placed a

too cute," he whispered to

my head deeper into his

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

blanket was slightly pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

good if lan sees

quickly on my feet and I decided to do the only thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his

missing the best part," he murmured lowly, referring

I smirked playfully and

part,"

gotten into you?" a smile

also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words out

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

were closed but I could

lan let out an

about the movie?" I looked

he said simply and quickly stood

his hand out to me and I took it almost