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.

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

smiled and

noticed the way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as if there was some

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

to me and said, "Thank you for

said

this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of

my gaze on lan

room you

staring deeply into

there were other people

eat!" Hailey exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for

while the four of us were still chilling in

us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I

bottle in their hands, everyone except

me one earlier and lan

like

noticed it too,

was kind of helpful,

age or college came up,

would exchange a knowing look

couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying

was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across

I buried my face into lan’s

herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

Hailey

to lan that I was basically half sitting on his

caused lan’s attention to be focused on

there?"

even

we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s

you were such a

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my face towards the

a while there, I was

lying on his chest and his arm

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

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who was laughing

joined in on the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten

to get me to lay

again and I kept my gaze

felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back

his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

sorry, you were just too

flushed my

I noticed AJ was holding

away, so their hands were somewhat

wouldn't be good

only thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow

the best part," he murmured lowly, referring to the

playfully and

part," Damn, I

you?" a

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

and he pulled my bottom lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned in and he kissed me, deep

were closed but

lan let out

about the movie?" I looked

whenever," he said simply and quickly

his hand out to me and