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

smiled and

said AJ’s name, it was as if there

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

me and said, "Thank you

I said as I took his

of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head over heels grateful for

on lan and I gripped his hand

room you two,"

were staring

have forgotten that there were other

exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen

Kristen decided to head to bed, while the

because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle

bottle in

get me one

I feel like such

it too, but she remained

was kind of

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

would exchange a

this movie.The movie was

was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across

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

wanting lan to notice she was

help Hailey and

I was basically half sitting

attention to be focused

okay there?" he

not even the worst

we watching this on thanksgiving,

you were

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards

while there, I was enjoying

his chest and his arm was around

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

"Aaahh!"

baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who

joined in on the laughter as they

"You suck!"

him away and sat

tried to get me to lay my head on

and I kept

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

in his arms and placed a

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

flushed my head deeper into his

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

slightly pushed away, so their

be good if lan

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 tasted like cherry pie and

missing the best part," he

smirked playfully

part," Damn,

into you?" a smile escaped

sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't

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

room," My eyes were closed but I could hear

we will," lan let

about the movie?" I looked

he

out to me and I took