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

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

for the food and for my mom and for all

pausing to turn to me and

course," I said

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 heels grateful

on lan and

room you two,"

were staring deeply into each

that there were other people

eat!" Hailey exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and they

to bed, while the four of us were still chilling in

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

had a beer bottle in

one

like

it too, but she

was kind

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

exchange a knowing

we were on the couch watching this movie.The movie

the hotel and he came across two very

seats and yelped, I buried my face into

lan to notice she was being so

decided to help Hailey and return

closer to lan that I was basically half

to be focused

you okay there?" he

is not even

this on thanksgiving, it’s not

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

sighed into his chest and turn

while there, I was enjoying

was lying on his chest and his arm was

mindlessly watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked my

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan who was laughing

the laughter as they

"You suck!"

and

on," he cooed and tried to get me to

I shoved him again and I kept my gaze on

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

held me tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

too cute," he whispered to my

my head deeper into his

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

pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

good if

to his, I found his lips with mine

the best part," he murmured lowly, referring to the

smirked playfully and said,

part,"

into you?" a smile

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

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

eyes were closed but

we will," lan let out an annoyed

I looked

whenever," he said simply

to me and I