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 Emma that are joining

and

AJ’s name, it was as

definitely grateful for the food and for my mom and for all you guys, but I’m especially grateful for this

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

said as I took

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

kept my gaze on lan and

get a room you two,"

were staring deeply

there were other people

Hailey exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

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

the four

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 was lan

bottle in their hands, everyone except

to get me one

I feel like such a

noticed it too,

was kind of helpful,

age or college came up, she would

and I would exchange a knowing look and

were on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought it’d

his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy

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

not wanting lan to notice she

Hailey and

snuggled closer to lan that I was basically half

lan’s attention to be focused

you okay there?" he

even

we watching this on

never knew you were such a

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn

there, I was enjoying

chest and his arm

when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two

"Aaahh!"

baby and it caused Hailey to scream as

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who was laughing

in on the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

to get me to lay my

kept my gaze on the

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

tight in his arms and

were just too cute,"

blushed and flushed my head deeper

my eye, I noticed AJ was

was slightly pushed away, so their hands were

good if lan

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

best part," he murmured lowly, referring

I smirked playfully

part," Damn, I was

you?" a

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

he pulled my bottom lip down with his

room," My eyes were closed but I could

let out

I looked up at his

Netflix. Watch it whenever," he

his hand out to me and I took it