Blair sighed. Marisol wasn’t wrong. “I know. I’m sorry. I just really want to do something nice for her.”

“Dude, you’ve got it so bad, which is exactly why I’m going to do this for you. Let me make sure Damien is down for a last minute, impromptu trip to the beach.”

“Ah! You’re the best!” Blair was so excited she could have screamed. She didn’t, of course, since that would’ve woken Erin up and ruined the amazing surprise she had planned for the next day.

Chapter 18

Erin

When Erin awoke on the fourth day of their beach vacation, she was surprised to find Blair not only awake, but also staring at her. As soon as Blair noticed Erin had opened her eyes, she snapped her own shut. Erin giggled because Blair was so unsmooth.

“I know you’re awake,” she whispered. “I saw you watching me, creep.”

“Was not,” Blair said, her eyes still forced shut.

This made Erin laugh even harder. “If you weren’t watching me, then how do you know I was talking to you? I could’ve been talking to Nolan.”

Blair opened her eyes and looked at Nolan who was miraculously still fast asleep between them. “Anyway, what’s the plan for today?”

Erin shrugged. Why was Blair suddenly worried about their plan? She was normally all about going wherever the day took them. “Beach? Pool? I don’t know.” She looked at Nolan. “Do we really have a choice?”

Blair laughed. “Good point.”

As if he sensed they were talking about him, Nolan’s eyes popped open at that very moment. “Is it done raining?”

“It is, which means today is going to be a very special day!” Blair said, sounding way too excited. She jumped out of the bed and held her hand out toward Nolan. “Speaking of which, will you come with me, buddy?”

“Secrets?” Nolan asked excitedly as he took Blair’s hand and jumped out of the bed as well.

“What am I? Chopped liver?” Erin asked jokingly. Although, she was extremely curious what the hell Blair was up to.

“Don’t worry about it,” Blair said with a devious smile.

“Yeah, Mommy. Don’t worry about it,” Nolan repeated.

The two of them walked out of the room before Erin could ask any more questions. It’s fine. Nolan can’t keep a secret to save his life. He’ll tell me as soon as he walks back in.

Erin waited for what seemed like forever, but in reality, was probably just a few minutes. When Blair and Nolan finally came back into the room, Nolan had his hand over his mouth and was giggling.

“What’s so funny?” Erin asked him.

“We have a special day,” he said between giggles.

What the hell does that even mean? Erin looked from Nolan to Blair. “What’s going on?”