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.

for 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 AJ and Emma that

and

said AJ’s name, it was

grateful for the food and for my mom and for all you guys, but

to turn to me and said, "Thank you

I said as I took his

delicious food.Grateful to be a part of this wonderful night with these wonderful people.And

gaze on lan and I gripped his hand

get a room you

staring

have forgotten that there

before things

Dinner was amazing.

Kristen brought out pies for dessert and

head to bed, while the four of us

to 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 the

bottle in their

me one earlier and lan insisted

I feel like such a

too, but she

kind of

the topic of my age or college came up, she would distract AJ with another

would exchange a knowing

movie.The movie was a lot terrifying

his tricycle around the hotel and

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

though, not wanting lan to notice she was being so cozy

decided to help Hailey and

I

caused lan’s attention to be focused

you okay there?" he chuckled

is not even the

watching this on thanksgiving, it’s not even

you were such

"Whatever,"

turn

while there, I

his chest and his arm was around

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

"Aaahh!"

like a baby and it caused Hailey to scream

"What the hell?"

I snapped at

joined in on the laughter as they high fived

"You suck!"

and sat

to get me to lay my head on

kept my gaze on the

movie.But suddenly I felt his hand snaked around my waist and it pulled me back to him.I sighed and I didn't

held me tight in his arms and placed a sweet kiss

you were just too

and flushed my

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

was slightly pushed away, so their hands were

wouldn't be good

quickly on my feet and 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 him slow and gentle.He tasted like cherry pie and alcohol, and somehow they worked

missing the best part," he murmured lowly,

I smirked playfully

part,"

a

delicious.I couldn't say those words out loud, obviously.So I stayed quiet and bit

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

get a room," My eyes were closed but I

lan let out an annoyed

I looked up

it whenever," he said simply

his hand out to me