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

and

Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as

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

to me and said, "Thank

of course," I said

a part of this wonderful night

lan and I

room you two," AJ

I were staring deeply into each other's

that there were other people in that

before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing, Kristen brought out

to bed, while the four of us

a 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

in their

get me one earlier

I feel like such

it too, but

kind of

age or college came up, she

I would exchange a

were on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a

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

I buried my face into lan’s

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

Hailey and return

that I

to be focused

you okay there?"

even the

are we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

knew you

"Whatever,"

turn my face

while there,

lying on his chest and his arm was around

lan jerked my body with his two hands

"Aaahh!"

like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

I snapped at

laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten

cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his

and I kept my

I felt his hand

held me tight in his arms and placed

sorry, you were just too cute," he whispered to

and flushed my

the corner of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto

away,

good if lan

to do the only thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow and gentle.He tasted like cherry pie and alcohol, and somehow

you're missing the best part," he murmured lowly,

smirked playfully and

best part," Damn, I

gotten into you?" a smile escaped

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

down with

eyes were closed

we will," lan let out

the movie?" I looked up at

he said simply and

hand out to me and I took