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.

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

and nodded

name, it was as if there was

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

to me and said, "Thank you for

course," I said as I

grateful for Kristen and the delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head over

lan and I gripped his

room you two,"

I were staring

that there were other people

exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

Kristen brought out pies for

PM, Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of us

to watch a horror 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

a beer bottle in their hands, everyone except

offered to get me one earlier and

feel like such a

too, but she

was kind of

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

would exchange a knowing look

on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I

scene where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across

our seats and yelped, I buried my face into lan’s chest and she

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

help Hailey and return

to lan that I

caused lan’s attention to

you okay there?" he chuckled

not even the worst

we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s

knew you

"Whatever,"

turn my face towards the TV

a while there, I

head was lying on his chest

the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at lan who was

laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

away and sat

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

I kept my

I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around

his arms and placed a sweet

sorry, you were just too cute," he whispered to my

flushed my head deeper into his

AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under

blanket was slightly pushed away, so their hands

wouldn't be good if

only thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and

girl, you're missing the best part,"

playfully and

best part," Damn, I

into you?" a smile escaped his

don't know, I just want to cover for your sister.But 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 me,

eyes were closed but I could hear

lan let out an

the movie?" I looked

he said

me and