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.

to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ and Emma that are joining

and

I noticed the way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was

the food and for my mom and for all you guys, but

to turn to me and said, "Thank you for

I said as I took his

and the delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of course, I’m absolutely head over heels grateful for

my gaze on lan and

a room you two,"

staring deeply into each

that there were other people in

before

Dinner was amazing.

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

the four of us were

of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in the middle and next to

had a beer bottle in their

get me one earlier

feel like such

noticed it too,

was kind of

or college came up, she would distract AJ

and I would exchange a

we were on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot

where the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very

yelped, I buried my face into lan’s chest

herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

Hailey and

snuggled closer to lan that I was basically

caused lan’s attention to

okay there?" he

even

this on

knew you were such a

"Whatever,"

sighed into his chest and turn

while there, I was

chest and his arm

lan jerked my

"Aaahh!"

and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

at lan who was laughing

on the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat

tried to get me to lay

again and I kept my gaze on

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

arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

were just too cute," he whispered

flushed my head deeper

my eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand

slightly pushed away, so their hands were somewhat

be good if lan

his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow and gentle.He tasted like cherry

missing the best part," he murmured lowly,

playfully and

best part," Damn, I

a

delicious.I couldn't say those words

with his thumb.Then he leaned in and he kissed

room," My eyes were closed but I

will," lan let

looked up at

Watch it whenever," he said

to me and I