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.

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

smiled and

noticed the way Hailey said AJ’s name, it was as if there was

and for all you guys, but I’m especially grateful

to me and said, "Thank you

course," I said as I

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

my gaze on lan and I gripped his

room you

I were staring deeply into each

have forgotten that there

eat!" Hailey exclaimed before

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing, Kristen brought out pies for dessert and

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

watch a horror movie, The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey and I were in

had a beer bottle in their hands, everyone

one

like such

it too, but

was kind of

my age or college came up, she

would exchange a knowing look

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

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

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

to notice she was being

to help Hailey and return

that I was basically half

attention to be focused on

okay there?"

even the worst

watching this on thanksgiving,

you were such a

"Whatever,"

his chest and turn my face towards

a while there, I

on his chest

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

"Aaahh!"

screamed like a baby and it caused Hailey to

"What the hell?"

and I snapped at

on the laughter as

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

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

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

tight in his arms and placed a

you were just too

flushed my

noticed AJ was holding

away, so

good

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

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

playfully

best part," Damn,

you?" a smile

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

pulled my bottom lip down with his thumb.Then

room," My eyes were closed but I

we will," lan let out an annoyed

about the movie?" I looked

Watch it whenever," he

to me and I