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 _

smiled and

AJ’s name, it was as

mom and for all you guys, but I’m especially grateful for this girl right

pausing to turn to me and said,

I said as I took his

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

kept my gaze on lan and I gripped his

get a room you two,"

and I were staring deeply into each other's

forgotten that there were other people in

Hailey exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought

while the four of us were still chilling

on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the

had a beer bottle in their

offered to get me one earlier and lan insisted

I feel like such a

noticed it too, but she remained

kind of helpful,

my age or college came up, she would distract AJ

exchange a knowing look and smiled

watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought

his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls in Victorian dresses talking

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

herself though, not wanting lan to notice she was being

decided to help Hailey and

I was basically half sitting

lan’s attention to be focused

okay there?" he chuckled

not even the worst

this on thanksgiving, it’s

knew you were

"Whatever,"

turn

a while there, I was enjoying

on his chest and his arm

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

"Aaahh!"

baby and it

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who was

on the laughter as they

"You suck!"

him away and

to lay my head on his chest again,

and I kept my

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

in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

sorry, you were just too cute," he

flushed my head

I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under the

pushed away, so their

wouldn't be good if

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

missing the best part," he murmured

smirked playfully and said,

best part," Damn,

a smile

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

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

a room," My eyes were closed but I could

we will," lan let out an annoyed

about the movie?" I looked up at his

on Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said simply

his hand out to me and I took it almost