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 are joining us

and nodded

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

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

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

course," I said as I took his

for Kristen and the delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head

lan and

a room you

staring

might have forgotten that there were other

eat!" Hailey exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

Kristen brought out pies for dessert and

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

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

beer bottle in their hands, everyone except

to get me one earlier

I feel like such

too, but she remained

was kind of

or college came up, she would distract AJ with another topic

and I would exchange a

movie.The movie was

this one scene where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel

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

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

help Hailey and

that I was

to be

okay there?"

even the worst

on thanksgiving, it’s not

knew you

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my face

there, I was

on his chest and his

watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body

"Aaahh!"

and it caused Hailey to

"What the hell?"

at lan who was laughing

the laughter as

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten my

get me to lay

kept

on the movie.But suddenly I felt

me tight in his arms and

just too cute," he whispered to

and flushed my head deeper into

corner of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s

pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

wouldn't be 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

missing the best part,"

smirked playfully

best part,"

you?" a smile

want to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't

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

get a room," My eyes were closed but I

we will," lan let out an annoyed

I looked

he said

lent his hand out to me