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.

delicious food, shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for

and nodded

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

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

continued, pausing to turn to me and said, "Thank you for being

said

of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m

gaze on lan and I

room you two,"

staring deeply into

there were other people in

before

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and they

Kristen decided to head to bed, while the

Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and

had a beer bottle in their hands, everyone

get me one

like such

noticed it too,

was kind of helpful,

or college came up, she would

I would exchange a knowing look and

movie was a lot terrifying

around the hotel and

jumped in our seats and yelped, I buried my

to notice she was

help Hailey and return

that I

caused lan’s attention to be focused

okay there?" he

not even the worst

this on

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

and turn

a while there, I

his chest and his

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

"Aaahh!"

baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan

joined in on the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

and

to get me to lay my

I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on

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

held me tight in his arms and

sorry, you were just too cute,"

blushed and flushed my head deeper into his

noticed AJ was

was slightly pushed away,

be good if lan sees

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

girl, you're missing the best part," he murmured lowly, referring

playfully

part,"

you?" a smile escaped

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

he pulled my bottom lip down with his thumb.Then

room," My eyes were

we will," lan let

I looked up at his darkening

it whenever," he said simply

hand out to me and