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.

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

smiled and

it was as

food and for my mom and for all you guys, but I’m

and said, "Thank

course," I said as

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

my gaze on lan and I gripped

room you

and I were staring deeply into each other's

might have forgotten that there

Hailey exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and

to head to bed, while the four of us were

the long couch, Hailey and I were in the

bottle in their

me one earlier

like such a

noticed it too, but she

was kind

or college came up, she would distract

would exchange a

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

one scene where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls

in our seats and yelped, I buried

lan to notice she was being so

to help Hailey and return the

I

lan’s attention to be focused

there?" he

not even

watching this on

you were such

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards the

while there, I was enjoying

his chest

movie when suddenly lan jerked

"Aaahh!"

baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan who

the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

shoved him away and

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

and I kept my

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

his arms and placed a sweet kiss on

too cute," he

flushed my head

AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under the

slightly pushed away, so their

be good

thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with

the best part," he murmured lowly,

playfully

best part,"

gotten into you?" a smile escaped his

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

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

a room," My eyes were closed but I could

will," lan let out an

movie?" I looked up at his

on Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said simply and

out to me and