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

smiled and

Hailey said AJ’s name, it was

for the food and for my mom and for all

to me and said, "Thank you for being

said as I took

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

on lan and I gripped his

get a room you two," AJ

were staring deeply into

there were

exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and they

head to bed, while the four of us were

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

a beer bottle in their

to get me one earlier

I feel like such a

noticed it too, but she remained

was kind

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

exchange a knowing look and smiled

couch watching this movie.The movie was

the kid was riding his tricycle around the hotel and he

I buried my

quickly corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice she was

to help Hailey and return

snuggled closer to lan that I was basically

caused lan’s attention to be focused on

there?" he chuckled

even the

on thanksgiving,

knew you

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my face towards the TV

while there,

head was lying on his chest and his

mindlessly watching the movie when suddenly lan jerked my body with his two

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream as

"What the hell?"

I snapped at lan

on the laughter

"You suck!"

away and sat straighten

to get me to lay my head on his chest again,

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

back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it

in his arms and placed a

you were just too cute," he whispered to my

blushed and flushed my head deeper into his

corner of my eye, I noticed AJ was holding

pushed away, so their hands were

good if

I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine

part," he murmured lowly, referring

smirked playfully

the best part,"

gotten into you?" a smile

your sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud, obviously.So I stayed quiet and bit

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

were closed but

we will," lan let out an annoyed

looked up at his darkening

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

hand out to me and I took