With just a few words, the urge to kiss Blair was back. Except, it wasn’t even an urge anymore. It was more of a need. Like if she didn’t kiss her soon, she might run out of oxygen. But she couldn’t. One taste of those lips was not worth the years of heartache that getting attached to someone can leave you with, especially when there is a risk of that heartache affecting and hurting this innocent little boy.

Erin reached out and grabbed Blair’s hand, because she had to touch her in some way. Blair had become her safety net, and that touch reminded her Blair was still there. She squeezed Blair’s hand as she intertwined their fingers, “Thank you for saying that. You don’t know how many times I question whether or not I’m doing a good enough job with him.”

Blair stared at their interlocked hands before moving her gaze onto Erin’s face again. “The fact that you could even question yourself is crazy to me. Anyone with eyes can see what a good mom you are. Hell, you probably don’t even need eyes to see that. You literally radiate love. It’s…” Blair took a long, deep breath and blew it out. “It’s beautiful.”

Being called beautiful by Blair was like being called a guiding light by the North Star. Because Blair was the most beautiful woman in the world. And it wasn’t just skin deep. Everything about Blair was beautiful.

Even though she knew she should hold in these thoughts, Erin couldn’t. She had to let Blair know. “ You’re beautiful .”

A small smile parted Blair’s lips as she continued to stare into Erin’s eyes. “Do you know how hard you make it not  to kiss you?”

Blair slowly moved closer to her, and Erin’s breath caught in her throat, because she was pretty sure this was it. Blair was going to kiss her, and Erin had no power to stop her. Instead of bringing their lips together, though, Blair brought her face to Erin’s neck and took a deep breath, breathing Erin in. Even though she hadn’t touched her, there was something so sensual about it. Her hands might as well have been all over Erin, because that’s what it felt like. She placed the lightest kiss right on Erin’s pulse point and it sent a bolt of electricity into her body and straight to her core. Erin needed  Blair. God, did she need her.