“Technically, all she was wearing at the time was a towel. And also, there wasn’t just one orgasm.” Blair smiled proudly as she thought about Erin’s face as she fell apart beneath her. God, that woman is sexy.

“So, what does this mean?” Marisol asked. “Are you two, like, together?”

Blair shook her head. “It’s not like that.” Even if I really wish it was.

Marisol wiggled her eyebrows, clearly ready for some hot gossip Blair wasn’t able to give her. “So, this was just a hot babysitter hook up?”

Blair cringed. She hated the beautiful thing that had happened between them being equated to a random hook up. “No, it was definitely more than that.”

“Okay.” Marisol moved her hand in a go on motion, prompting Blair to tell her more. “You’re really slacking on the details here.”

Blair sighed. Clearly Marisol wasn’t going to let her get away with giving the bare minimum. “I want this to be more, but Erin isn’t ready. She’s been burned by multiple people in the past, and she’s worried I’m going to do the same.”

Marisol’s eyes went wide as she softened her tone a bit. “I mean I can’t say I blame her there.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Blair didn’t mean to get defensive, but if her own best friend wasn’t on her side, who would be?

Marisol shrugged. “You know I love you more than anything in the world, Blair, but you went from never dating to suddenly wanting to date someone with a child . I can’t help but wonder if you’ve really thought this through, or if you’re just being impulsive. You do have a tendency of doing that.”

She wasn’t wrong. Blair often had the tendency to jump into decisions without thinking them through. But this was different. Right?  Shit. Now, Blair was questioning herself too. If both Erin and Marisol thought she wasn’t ready to take this on, there must be some validity to it. Blair didn’t want to admit that though, so she crossed her arms over her chest. “I’m going to prove you wrong. Both of you.”

Marisol smirked. “Good. I hope you do.” She reached out and squeezed Blair’s hand. “But please do me a favor and protect your heart in the process. You could end up getting really hurt.”

It was too late for that. Blair had already given her heart away, and in the end, if Erin didn’t want her, Blair knew it would shatter her. “I will. I’ll protect it,” Blair said, knowing she had just lied to her best friend for the very first time.