“I want to. I really do.” Erin took a deep breath and forced a smile. “I’m sorry. It’s just such a weird concept for me to actually have time to myself. I can’t help but feel guilty.”

Blair pointed to where Nolan was skipping away from them, not bothering to give them a second look as he held both Marisol’s and Damien’s hands. “Don’t worry. I don’t think you have anything to feel guilty about.”

“I think you’re right.” Erin focused her attention on Blair, who was already smiling at her. “So, what’s the plan?”

“Like I said, dinner reservations are at seven, so I figure we should start getting ready around 5 or 5:30.” Blair pulled her phone out of her pocket. “That gives us about two hours to do whatever you want.”

“Whatever I want?” That was the problem. Erin had no idea what she wanted. Well, aside from the forbidden fruit standing beside her she absolutely could not have, no matter how freaking sweet she was.

“Yep. The sky’s the limit.”

Blair probably expected Erin to have some elaborate idea of what she wanted to do, but the wonderful idea that popped into her head was far from elaborate. “Can we go back to the beach and lay in silence?” Being at the beach without someone throwing sand and yelling at her to build more sandcastles sounded glorious.

Blair laughed. “That works for me. I’ll do my best to keep my mouth shut.”

Erin playfully elbowed Blair in the side. “I guess you can talk a little bit.”

Blair put a hand on her chest. “Wow. Thank you so much. I feel so special.”

Once they were laying out on the beach, Erin realized how tired she was. She tried her best to stifle her yawn, but failed miserably.

“You can take a nap if you want to. I won’t be offended.”

“No, I’m good.” Another yawn. “Seriously. You were nice enough to plan this all out for me. I’m not going to ignore you while I rest.”

“Tonight is all about you. If you need rest, then get some. You deserve it.”

“Thank you.” Erin got herself into a comfortable position on her towel and shut her eyes. She honestly couldn’t remember the last time she felt this relaxed. She listened to the sounds of the ocean and enjoyed the laughter of the children that didn’t belong to her. “You know I love Nolan more than anything in the world, but oh my god, this is wonderful.”

“I’m really glad you’re happy,” Blair said softly.