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.

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

and nodded

AJ’s name, it

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

pausing to turn to me and said, "Thank you for being with

course," I said as I

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

on lan and I

room you two," AJ

and I were staring deeply into each

forgotten that there

before

Dinner was amazing.

faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen

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

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 and next to her

had a beer bottle in

to get me one earlier and lan insisted

I feel like such

it too, but

was kind of

or college came up, she would distract AJ with another

would exchange a

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

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

yelped, I buried my face into lan’s chest and

lan to

decided to help Hailey and

to lan that I was

caused lan’s attention to be focused on

okay there?"

even the

on thanksgiving, it’s not even

never knew you

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn my face towards

while there, I was

head was lying on his chest and his arm

when suddenly lan jerked my body with

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey

"What the hell?"

at lan who was laughing

the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

and sat straighten my

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

and I kept my

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

held me tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

sorry, you were just too cute,"

blushed and flushed my head deeper

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

was slightly pushed away, so

be good if lan

how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed him slow and gentle.He

girl, you're missing the best part," he murmured lowly, referring

playfully and

the best part," Damn,

a smile

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

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

eyes were closed but I could hear

let out an

I looked up

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

out to me and I