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.

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

smiled and nodded

way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as

for my mom and for all you guys,

to turn to me and said, "Thank you

of course," I said as I took

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

on lan and I gripped his

room you

and I were staring deeply into each other's

forgotten that there were other people in that

Hailey exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

and stuffing, Kristen brought

the four of us were still chilling in

horror movie, The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and next to me was lan

in their hands, everyone

get me one earlier and lan insisted

I feel like

noticed it too, but she remained

kind

came up, she would distract AJ with

would exchange a knowing look

we were on the couch watching this movie.The movie

was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he

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

to notice she was being so

Hailey

that I was

caused lan’s attention to

you okay there?" he chuckled

is not even

we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards the

a while there, I was

lying on his chest and his arm was around

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

"Aaahh!"

baby and it

"What the hell?"

at lan who

in on the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat straighten

on," he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head

again and I kept my gaze on

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

his arms and placed a sweet

too cute,"

and flushed my

AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand

pushed away, so their hands

good if lan sees

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

best part,"

I smirked playfully and

part,"

you?" a smile

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

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

were

will," lan let

looked up at his darkening

it whenever," he said simply and

to me and I took it almost