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

smiled and

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

my mom and for all

me and said, "Thank you for being

I said as I took his

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

my gaze on lan and

get a room you

and I were staring deeply into each other's

that there

exclaimed before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

Kristen brought out pies for dessert

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

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

bottle in their hands, everyone

me one

like such

it too, but she remained

kind of

my age or college came up, she would

and I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than

riding his tricycle around the hotel and he came across two very creepy

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

to

Hailey and return the

lan that I was basically half

lan’s attention to be focused

you okay there?"

not even the

on thanksgiving, it’s

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my face towards the

there, I was

head was lying on his chest and

jerked

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused

"What the hell?"

at lan who was

the laughter as they high

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat straighten

on," he cooed and tried to get me to lay my head on his

shoved him again and I kept my

felt his hand snaked

his arms and placed a sweet kiss on my

you were just too cute," he whispered to

blushed and flushed my head deeper

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

slightly pushed away, so their

wouldn't be good if

his, I found

missing the best part,"

smirked playfully and said,

best part," Damn,

you?" a smile

also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud,

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

eyes were closed

we will," lan let out an

about the movie?" I looked up at his darkening

whenever," he said simply and

lent his hand out to me and I took it almost