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.

out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And

smiled and nodded

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

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

me and said, "Thank you for being

said as I took his

this wonderful night with these wonderful

my gaze on lan and I gripped his

a room you two,"

and I were staring

that there were other people in

exclaimed before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and they were

the four of us were still chilling in

watch 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 to me was lan and next

had a beer bottle in their hands, everyone

offered to get me one earlier and lan insisted

feel like such a

it too, but she

was kind of helpful,

college came up, she would

exchange a

movie was

riding his tricycle around the hotel

buried my face into lan’s

herself though, not wanting lan to notice she was being

help Hailey and return the

snuggled closer to lan that I was basically half sitting on his

caused lan’s attention to be focused on

there?" he chuckled

is not even the

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s

knew you were such a

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn my face

there, I was enjoying

was lying on his chest

jerked

"Aaahh!"

like a baby and it caused Hailey to

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at lan

the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

him away and sat straighten my

cooed and tried to get me to lay

shoved him again and I kept my gaze on the

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

held me tight in his arms and placed a sweet

were just too cute," he

blushed and flushed my head deeper

the corner of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding

was slightly pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

wouldn't be good if lan

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

the best part," he murmured lowly,

smirked playfully and

part," Damn,

into you?" a smile escaped

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

down with his thumb.Then he leaned

eyes were closed but I could

we will," lan let out an

looked up at

whenever," he said simply and quickly

lent his hand out to me and I took