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

and

it was as if there was some weight in

my mom and for all you guys, but I’m

me and said, "Thank you

I said as I took

food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely

gaze on lan and I gripped his

a room you

were staring deeply into

forgotten that there were other people in

Hailey exclaimed before things could

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing, Kristen brought out pies

to bed, while the four of us were still chilling in

watch a horror movie, The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch,

beer bottle in their hands, everyone

one

I feel like

it too, but she remained

kind of helpful,

age or college came up, she would distract

a knowing look and

couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying

around the hotel and he came across

buried my face into lan’s chest and

not wanting lan to notice she was being so

Hailey and return the

closer to lan that I was

caused lan’s attention to

you okay there?" he chuckled

even the worst

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not

knew you were such

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards

a while there, I

was lying on his chest and his

movie when suddenly lan jerked

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at lan who

the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

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

again and I kept my gaze on the TV in front of

I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to him.I sighed and

arms and placed a sweet

were just too cute," he whispered

my head deeper

I noticed AJ

slightly pushed away, so their hands

good

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

best part," he murmured lowly, referring

I smirked playfully

the best part," Damn, I was

you?" a smile escaped

delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud, obviously.So I stayed quiet

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

a room," My eyes were closed

lan let out an annoyed

looked

it whenever," he said simply and

hand out to me and I took