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 AJ and Emma that are

and nodded

said AJ’s name, it was as if there was some weight in

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

and said, "Thank you for

I said as I took

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

kept my gaze on lan and I gripped his hand

get a room you two," AJ

were staring deeply into each

that there were

before things could

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought

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

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

bottle in their

me one

feel like

too, but

was kind of helpful,

age or college came up, she would distract AJ with another topic

exchange a knowing look and

movie was a lot terrifying

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

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

corrected herself though, not wanting lan to

Hailey

that I was basically half sitting

to be

there?" he

even the worst

are we watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

you

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards

while there, I

was lying on his chest and

lan jerked my body with his two hands and

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

snapped at

on the laughter

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

get me to lay my

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

body went away for a bit and I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked

tight in his arms and placed

just too cute,"

blushed and flushed my head

AJ was

away, so their

wouldn't be good if

I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow and gentle.He tasted like cherry pie and alcohol, and

part," he murmured

I smirked playfully and

best part," Damn,

a smile escaped his

to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't

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

room," My eyes were closed but I could hear AJ's

let out an

movie?" I looked up at

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

to me and