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.

all this delicious food, shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ and Emma that

and

Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as if there was some weight in

and for all you guys, but I’m

turn to me and said, "Thank you for

said

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

gaze on lan and I gripped

a room you two," AJ

and I were staring deeply into each

forgotten that there were other people in

eat!" Hailey exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen

Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of us

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

in their hands, everyone except

get me one earlier and

feel like

it too,

was kind

topic of my age or college came up, she

I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought

was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two

our seats and yelped, I buried my

though, not wanting lan to notice she was being

to help Hailey and return the

closer to lan that I was basically half sitting on

lan’s attention to be focused on

okay there?" he chuckled

not even the

on

you were such

"Whatever,"

turn my face towards

there, I was enjoying

lying on his chest

was mindlessly watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with

"Aaahh!"

baby and it caused Hailey to

"What the hell?"

at lan who was laughing

in on the laughter as they

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

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

I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on the

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

me tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on

too

blushed and flushed my head deeper into

of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding

pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

good if lan sees

feet and I decided 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 they worked

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

playfully and

part," Damn, I

a smile escaped his

cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud,

hand reached up and he pulled my bottom lip down with his thumb.Then

get a room," My eyes were closed but I

let

the movie?" I looked

it whenever," he said simply and

me and I