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.

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

smiled and nodded

AJ’s name, it was

for all you guys,

me and said, "Thank you for being with

said as I took

grateful for Kristen and the delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful

lan and

room you two," AJ

were staring deeply into

that there were other people in that

before things could

Dinner was amazing.

faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for

the four of us were

us sat on the

in

to get me one

like

too, but

kind of

age or college came up, she would distract AJ

exchange a knowing

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

tricycle around the hotel and

yelped, I buried my face

though, not wanting lan to notice she was being

Hailey and return

to lan that I was basically half sitting

lan’s attention to be focused

okay there?" he chuckled

not even the

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

you were such

"Whatever,"

sighed into his chest and turn my face towards

there,

his chest

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

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to

"What the hell?"

snapped at

in on the laughter as

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten

he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his chest again, but

him again and I kept my gaze on

away for a bit and I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around

tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on

just too cute," he

and flushed my head deeper into

eye, I noticed AJ was

pushed away, so their hands were

good if

thought quickly on my 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

you're missing the best part," he murmured

smirked playfully and said,

the best part,"

gotten into you?" a smile

don't know, I just want to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words

lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned in

a room," My eyes were closed but I could

we will," lan let out

looked up at his

it whenever," he

out to me and I took it