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 also...I'm grateful for AJ and Emma

and

Hailey said AJ’s name, it was

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

pausing to turn to me and said, "Thank

said as I

to be a part of this wonderful night with

my gaze on lan and I gripped

a room you

staring deeply into each other's

might have forgotten that there

before things could

Dinner was amazing.

with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought

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

why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were

had a beer bottle in their hands,

one earlier

like such

it too,

was kind

of my age or college came up, she would distract AJ with

I would exchange a knowing look and

this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying

tricycle around the hotel and he came

and I jumped in our seats and yelped, I buried my

lan to notice

decided to help Hailey and return

that I was basically half

to be

there?" he

is not even

this on

you were

"Whatever,"

and turn my face

while there, I was

lying on his chest and his arm was

lan jerked

"Aaahh!"

like a baby and it

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who was

joined in on the laughter as they

"You suck!"

away and

on," he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his chest again, but I

I kept my

a bit and I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand

and placed a sweet

you were just too cute," he whispered to

and flushed my

AJ was

blanket was slightly pushed away,

be good if lan sees

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 with mine and I kissed him slow and gentle.He tasted like cherry pie and alcohol,

you're missing the best part," he murmured

playfully and

best part," Damn, I

gotten into you?" a

just want to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud, obviously.So I stayed quiet and

down with his

eyes were closed but I could hear AJ's

we will," lan let

the movie?" I looked up at his darkening

Watch it whenever," he said simply

to me and I took it