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.

grateful for my family.I'm grateful for all this delicious food, shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ

smiled and

AJ’s name, it was as

for all

to me and said, "Thank you for being with

I said as I

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

kept my gaze on lan and

room you

were staring deeply into

might have forgotten that there

Hailey exclaimed before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out

11 PM, Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of us were still chilling in

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 to her was

bottle in their hands, everyone

get me one earlier and

feel like

too,

was kind of

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

and I would exchange a knowing look and

we were on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot

his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls in Victorian dresses

buried my face into

though, not wanting lan to notice she

to help Hailey and return the

snuggled closer to lan that I was basically half

attention to be

you okay there?"

even the

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

you were such

"Whatever,"

and turn my face towards

there, I was

was lying on his chest and his arm was around

movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan who was

the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat

tried to get me to

him again and I kept my gaze on the TV in front of

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

tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on

were just too cute," he

and flushed my head

AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under the

pushed away, so their

good if lan sees

to his, I found his lips with mine

girl, you're missing the best part," he

playfully

the best part," Damn, I

into you?" a

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

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

were closed but I could hear AJ's

lan let out an annoyed

the movie?" I looked

he said simply

his hand out to me