Before Blair could say anything, Erin snapped her head around to look at her. “Hey there, sleeping beauty. How are you feeling?”

As soon as Blair opened her eyes more fully, she became aware of her pounding headache once again. She wiped at her nose with her arm, because she really had no other option since her snot was currently running out of her nose like a waterfall. “I’m okay.”

Erin stared at her and gave her a sympathetic smile. “Are you sure about that?”

She looked down at Blair’s arm, which now had a line of snot across it. Awesome. So much for impressing her.

“Sorry. Not my finest moment. I must look like such a mess right now.”

“Kind of.” Erin’s smile became a smirk. “But it’s okay, because you’re literally the definition of a hot mess.”

“So, you think I’m hot, hmm?” Blair leaned forward in the hope of kissing Erin, but she had to turn away at the last second when she broke into yet another coughing fit. Man, I really wish I was still asleep. This is a nightmare.

“You’re very hot.” Erin brought her hand up to Blair’s forehead. “In more ways than one, unfortunately. God, I feel so bad that I got you sick.”

“If it makes you feel better, we can blame Nolan.” Blair laughed, but that caused her to cough again and made her head and throat hurt even more. Just kill me now.

“I think that makes the most sense. I swear I used to never get sick and then I had him, and boom , sick all of the time. Kids are germ monsters.”

“Speaking of which, how did you finally get Nolan out of the house this morning?”

“Honestly?” Erin visibly cringed. “I might have promised to take him to McDonald’s after daycare.”

“Hmm, really?” Blair tapped on her chin as if she was thinking. “I feel like I remember a certain someone lecturing me about taking him to McDonald’s when I first started babysitting. I believe you told me I showed him I was weak.”

“Ah, but here’s the difference between us. I have already established my dominance, so he knows who’s in charge, even if I give in now and then.”

“Is that so?” This fun, playful banter between them was actually the perfect medicine for Blair. It almost had her forgetting about how shitty she was feeling. Almost.

Erin laughed and playfully pushed Blair’s shoulder. “Whatever. I can’t help it that I’m a softie.”

“I think I might be a softie too. Is that going to be a problem if you ever let me cross over into the more-than-friends territory?”