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.

family.I'm grateful for all this delicious food, shout out to my _ beautiful momma

and nodded

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

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

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

said as I

grateful for Kristen 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

gaze on lan

a room you

were staring deeply into each other's

have forgotten that there

before

Dinner was amazing.

and stuffing, Kristen brought out

PM, Kristen decided to head to bed, while the four of

Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long

in

to get me one earlier

I feel like

it too, but

kind

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

exchange a knowing look and

this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought it’d

the hotel and he came across two very creepy twin girls in Victorian dresses talking in

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

corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

Hailey and return the

to lan that I was basically half sitting on

caused lan’s attention to be focused

okay there?"

not even

watching this on

you were such

"Whatever,"

into his chest and turn my face

while there,

his chest and

jerked my body with his two hands

"Aaahh!"

like a baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

at lan who

on the laughter

"You suck!"

and sat straighten my

cooed and tried to get me to

shoved him again and I kept

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

his arms and placed a

sorry, you were just too cute," he whispered to

flushed my

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

was slightly pushed away,

good

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

missing the best part," he murmured

I smirked playfully

best part," Damn, I was

you?" a smile

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

bottom lip down with his thumb.Then he leaned in

get a room," My eyes were closed but I could hear

will," lan let out an annoyed

I looked up at

Netflix. Watch it whenever," he said simply and

hand out to me and I took