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.

shout out to my _ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm

and nodded

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

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

me and

course," I said as

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

kept my gaze on lan and I gripped

get a room you

were staring

have forgotten that there were

before

Dinner was amazing.

stuffing, Kristen brought out pies

to head to bed, while the four of

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

beer bottle in their

to get me one earlier and lan insisted

I feel like such

noticed it too,

kind of

came up, she would distract AJ

and I would exchange a knowing

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

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

and yelped, I buried

not wanting lan to notice she was being so cozy with

decided to help Hailey and return the

to lan that I was

caused lan’s attention to be

you okay there?"

is not even

on thanksgiving,

never knew you

"Whatever,"

and turn my face towards the

while there, I was enjoying

was lying on his chest and his arm

jerked

"Aaahh!"

it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan

in on the laughter

"You suck!"

shoved him away and sat straighten my

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

him again and I kept

the movie.But suddenly I felt

tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss

you were just too cute," he whispered to my

flushed my head deeper

eye, I noticed AJ was holding onto Hailey’s hand under

pushed away, so their

wouldn't be good if lan sees

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

you're missing the best part," he murmured

I smirked playfully and

best part," Damn, I

gotten into you?" a smile escaped his

sister.But also, you look delicious.I couldn't say those

down with his thumb.Then he leaned in and

were closed but

lan let out

movie?" I looked up at his darkening

it whenever," he said simply and quickly stood

to me and I