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.

_ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ and

and nodded

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

grateful for the food and for my mom and for all you

turn to me and said, "Thank you for

said as I

delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely

my gaze on lan and I gripped his

room

staring

might have forgotten that there were other people

exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies

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

horror movie, The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey

had a beer bottle in their hands,

me one earlier

I feel like

too, but she

kind of

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

I would exchange a

watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I

around the hotel and

seats and yelped, I buried my face into

to notice she

help Hailey

lan that I was basically half sitting

lan’s attention to be focused on

you okay there?"

not even the worst

watching this on thanksgiving,

never knew you were such

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn

there, I

his chest and his arm was around my

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

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at lan who

laughter as they

"You suck!"

away and sat

come on," he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on

away," I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on the TV in front

the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around

me tight in his arms and

were just too cute," he

and flushed my head deeper into his

the corner of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under

pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

wouldn't be good

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," he

playfully and said,

part,"

into you?" a smile escaped

delicious.I couldn't say those

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

eyes were

lan let out an

about the movie?" I looked up at

Watch it whenever," he said simply and quickly stood

me and I took