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.

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

smiled and nodded

name, it was as if

for all

pausing to turn to me and said,

I said as I

a part of this wonderful night

gaze on lan and I gripped his hand

a room you

and I were staring

have forgotten that there

exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

and stuffing, Kristen brought

decided to head to bed, while the four

four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and next to me was lan and

in their hands, everyone except

me one earlier and lan insisted

like such

noticed it too, but she remained

kind of

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

I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

movie was a lot terrifying than

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

buried my face into lan’s chest and

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

decided to help Hailey and return the

that I was basically half sitting

to

there?" he chuckled

is not even the

this on thanksgiving,

you were

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards the

there, I was enjoying

chest and his arm was around my

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

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at lan who was laughing

in on the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten my

tried to get me to

I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on the TV

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

me tight in his arms and placed a

too cute," he whispered to

my head

eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand

away, so their

wouldn't be good

thought 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

part," he murmured

I smirked playfully

part," Damn, I was

a smile escaped

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

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

were closed but

lan let

the movie?" I looked up at his darkening

it whenever," he said simply and quickly stood

lent his hand out to me and I took it