“Wow, Nolan, Moon seems to really like you,” April said with a certain lilt to her voice that told Erin she was up to no good. “You must spend a lot of time with him.” She looked directly at Erin and gave her a shit-eating grin, which would have absolutely driven Erin insane if she wasn’t too happy to care about her sister’s antics.

“Yeah. Moon loves me,” Nolan said, completely unaware that April only said that to tease his mom.

Erin said hello to Blair’s parents and thanked them profusely for hosting the party. Brandy waved a hand at her. “It’s no worry at all. We’re happy to do it. We miss having little ones running around in here.”

Erin patted Nolan’s head. “Don’t worry. I’m sure this one  is happy to run around here whenever you’d like.”

“Well, we’re always happy to have him.” Brandy looked from Nolan to Erin and smiled in a way that could only be described as mischievous. “We’re always happy to have both of you. ”

The way she said it almost made it sound like she knew there was something going on between Erin and Blair. Was that her way of telling Erin she was okay with it or was that just wishful thinking on Erin’s part? Either way, it was still nice to hear. It really felt like Blair’s whole family had made it their goal to get her to cry today.

Erin and Blair both greeted Erin’s family, then all of the kids and Erin’s mom headed out to the back so Nolan could show them the bounce house. Blair’s dad asked for help with something involving the pool and Blair, along with Erin’s brother-in-law, jumped at the opportunity to help him, leaving just Erin and her sister standing by the door.

“So, now she’s hosting your son’s birthday parties? Things must be getting pretty serious.”

Even though Erin knew her sister was just teasing her, she couldn’t help but smile when she thought about the past few weeks with Blair. Movie nights, time with Nolan, the amazing sex they had in Blair’s childhood bedroom, the way Blair had jumped at the opportunity to help with Nolan’s party. It was all so perfect. “Blair’s great.” The words slipped out of her mouth before she even realized what she was saying.

Her sister pulled away from her and gave her an incredulous look. “Wait. Did something change? Are you two finally official?”

Erin shook her head. “Not yet.” Yet. That little word held so much possibility. The possibility to make Erin the happiest woman in the world and the possibility of breaking her once and for all.