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.

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

smiled and

Hailey said AJ’s name, it was

for all you guys, but

turn to me and said, "Thank you

I said as I took his

wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head over heels grateful for

on lan and I gripped

get a room you

staring

that there were other people in

before

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and they

to head to bed, while the four of us were still chilling

horror movie, The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? 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

a beer bottle in their hands, everyone except

get me one earlier and

I feel like

noticed it too, but she remained

kind

age or college came up, she would distract

I would exchange a knowing

watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying

the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls in Victorian dresses talking in

buried my face into lan’s

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

to help Hailey and

that I was

caused lan’s attention to be focused

okay there?" he chuckled

even the worst

are we watching this on thanksgiving,

knew you were such

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my face towards

a while there,

was lying on his chest and his

mindlessly watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two

"Aaahh!"

it

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who

on the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

him away and sat straighten my

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

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

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 me back

tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

were just too

blushed and flushed my head

noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand

slightly pushed away, so

good if

thought 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 lips

missing the best part," he murmured

I smirked playfully

part," Damn, I was

you?" a

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

bottom lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned in and

eyes were closed but I

we will," lan let

looked up

he said simply

his hand out to me and I took it