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.

out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ

smiled and

AJ’s name, it was

and for all

to me and said, "Thank

course," I said as I took his

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

gaze on lan and I gripped his

get a room

were staring deeply into each

that there were other people in

before things could

Dinner was amazing.

faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out

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

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

in their hands,

offered to get me one earlier and lan insisted

like such

noticed it too, but she remained

was kind of helpful,

college came up, she would distract AJ with

I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

we were on the couch watching this movie.The movie was

this one scene where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came

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

wanting lan to notice she was being so

Hailey

that I was basically

to

okay there?"

not even the worst

are we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

and turn my face towards

there,

his chest and his arm was

lan jerked my body with his

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it

"What the hell?"

snapped at

the laughter as

"You suck!"

shoved him away and

me to lay my head on his chest

I kept

felt his hand snaked

and placed

sorry, you were just too cute,"

flushed my head deeper

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

was slightly pushed away, so their hands

wouldn't be good

up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow and

girl, you're missing the best part," he murmured

smirked playfully and said,

best part,"

you?" a

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

reached up and he pulled my bottom lip down with

eyes were closed but I could hear

we will," lan let out an

looked up at his

Watch it whenever," he said simply and quickly stood

hand out to me and I took it