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 _

smiled and nodded

name, it was

and for my mom and for all you guys, but

and said, "Thank you

course," I said as I took

a part of this wonderful

on lan and I gripped

a room

I were staring deeply into each

there were other people in

exclaimed before things

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought

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

the long

beer bottle in their hands,

one earlier and lan

I feel like

it too, but she remained

was kind of helpful,

college came up, she would distract

I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

on the couch watching this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought it’d

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

yelped, I buried my face

quickly corrected herself though, not wanting lan to notice she

decided to help Hailey and return

that I was basically half

caused lan’s attention to be

there?" he chuckled

is not even

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

never knew you were such

"Whatever,"

chest and turn

a while there,

his chest and his arm

suddenly lan jerked my body with his

"Aaahh!"

and it

"What the hell?"

at

joined in on the laughter as they high fived each

"You suck!"

him away and sat straighten my

and tried to get me to lay my head on his chest again, but

and I kept my gaze

went away for a bit and I focused my attention back on the movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to

and placed a sweet kiss on my

too cute," he

blushed and flushed my head deeper into his

I noticed AJ was holding onto

was slightly pushed away, so

good if lan sees

I decided to do the only thing I knew how to do.Lifting my face up to his, I found his lips with mine and I kissed

part," he murmured lowly, referring to

smirked playfully and said,

best part," Damn,

gotten into you?" a smile

know, I just want to cover for your sister.But also, you look delicious.I

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

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

will," lan let out an annoyed

looked up at his darkening

Watch it whenever," he said simply and quickly

to me and