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

smiled and

AJ’s name, it was as

food and for my mom and for all

continued, pausing to turn to me and said, "Thank

of course," I said as I took

this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head over heels grateful for

on lan

room you two," AJ

and I were staring

that there were other

Hailey exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for

to bed, while the four of us were still

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

a beer bottle in their hands, everyone

get me one

like such

noticed it too, but

was kind of helpful,

college came up, she would distract

I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought it’d

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

and yelped, I buried my face into lan’s

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

help Hailey and return the

that I was

to be focused

you okay there?" he chuckled

not even

on thanksgiving,

you were such

"Whatever,"

sighed into his chest and turn my face towards

a while there,

was lying on his chest and his arm

mindlessly watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

snapped at

in on the laughter as they

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat straighten

to

him again and I kept my gaze on the

felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to him.I sighed and I

arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

were just too cute,"

my head deeper

noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand

pushed away, so their hands

wouldn't be good

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

part,"

smirked playfully

part," Damn, I was

into you?" a

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

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

were closed but I could hear AJ's

we will," lan let out

the movie?" I looked up at his darkening

on Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said

hand out to me and I took it almost