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

and

noticed the way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was

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

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

course," I said as I

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

lan and I gripped his hand

a room you two," AJ

I were staring deeply into each other's

there

Hailey exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought

to head to bed, while the four of

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

a beer bottle in their hands, everyone except

get me one

like

it too, but

kind

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

would exchange a knowing

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

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

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

quickly corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice she was being

Hailey and

I was basically half sitting on

lan’s attention to be focused

okay there?" he chuckled

not even

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn my face towards the

a while there,

chest and his

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

"Aaahh!"

it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

at lan who

in on the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

shoved him away and

to lay

again and I kept my gaze on the

went away for a bit and I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to

me tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on

you were just too cute," he whispered to my

my

AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under the

was slightly pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

good if

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 tasted

you're missing the best part,"

I smirked playfully and

part," Damn, I was

into you?" a smile escaped

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

with his thumb.Then

were closed

will," lan let

the movie?" I looked

Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said

to me and I