“Wow. I must’ve gotten some twenty-four-hour version of the bug. Lucky me.” Blair’s words didn’t match the way her smile dropped into a slight frown. “I think I should still stay home today, though. Just to be safe. I don’t want to infect any of my kids.”

“That’s a good idea.” An even better idea popped into Erin’s head at that very moment. It wasn’t like her, but Blair was more than worth it. “If you want me to, I can call off today too. Like, completely off. That way, we can hang out. Relax together a little.”

“You’d do that for me?”

Why was Blair so surprised by that? Did she not expect Erin to do nice things for her? Maybe I need to try a little harder. “Of course I will. I just need to get Nolan to school and then we can do whatever you want.”

“How would you feel about going to my parents’ house to swim? They have a heater, so we keep it open until mid-October. Plus, we don’t even really need the heater, since it’s still so unseasonably warm outside. I should probably show my face at home eventually, so they know you didn’t murder me or something. Not that they’ll be there most of the time. My brother is at school, so we’ll have the place to ourselves essentially.” She put up her hand as if she was stopping Erin from saying something. “Not that I’m expecting anything to happen. I’m just letting you know that you don’t have to spend the whole day surrounded by my family.”

A whole day with Blair’s family actually didn’t sound too bad to Erin. “I wouldn’t mind. I really like your family.”

“I tend to enjoy them too, but I’m selfish when it comes to you. I want you all to myself.” Blair wrapped her arms around Erin and pulled her tight up against her, and it made Erin want to forget everything and spend the day lost in that sexy body.

“That does sound pretty wonderful. You could head home now so you see your parents before they leave for work. Plus, if you’re not here, Nolan might give me fewer issues about going to school. I can meet you at your house after I drop him off and come back for my suit.” And figure out how I’m going to make today a better day than yesterday.

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