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.

_ beautiful momma _ for preparing everything.And also...I'm grateful for AJ and Emma that are

smiled and

name, it was as if

my mom and for all you guys, but I’m especially grateful for this girl

to turn to me and

of course," I said as I took his

this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And of

lan and I

room you

I were staring deeply into each

that there were other people in that

Hailey exclaimed before things could escalate

Dinner was amazing.

our faces with turkey and stuffing, Kristen brought out

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

Stanley Kubrick, because why not? The four of us sat on the long couch, Hailey

in their

get me one earlier and

like such

too,

was kind of helpful,

the topic of my age or college came up, she would

I would exchange a knowing look and smiled

this movie.The movie was a lot terrifying than I thought

the hotel and he came across

and yelped, I buried my

though, not wanting lan to notice she was being so

decided to help Hailey and return

closer to lan that I was basically half sitting on

to be focused

there?"

even the worst

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

never knew you were

"Whatever,"

chest and turn my

a while there, I

on his chest and his arm was around

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

"Aaahh!"

a baby and it caused Hailey to scream as

"What the hell?"

snapped at lan who

laughter as

"You suck!"

and sat straighten

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

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

felt his hand snaked around my waist and it

and placed a sweet kiss

sorry, you were just too cute," he whispered

and flushed my head deeper into

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

was slightly pushed away, so their hands

be good

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

the best part," he murmured lowly, referring

playfully and said,

the best part," Damn, I

gotten into you?" a

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

down with his thumb.Then he leaned

eyes were closed but I could hear AJ's

let out an

looked up at

it whenever," he

out to me and I took