Erin cleared her throat a few times while she thought about what to say. “Hey. I’m… um… really sorry to call you on your day off, but, well, I actually had a question to ask you about that. Would you have any interest in working Fridays? Not today, of course, but for the rest of the summer. Or, at least, some Fridays. It doesn’t have to be all of them if you don’t want it to be, or it doesn’t have to be any at all. I’m sure you have things you’d much rather do. Even if you could give me a few hours every now and then, I’d be so appreciative. I’ll pay you the same as I do for the other days, no matter how long you work.” Erin knew she was rambling, but she couldn’t help herself. It’s what she did when she was overwhelmed, and right now, she was extremely overwhelmed. “You can say no, though. Seriously, I’ll figure it out. I don’t want you to think that you need—”

“I’ll do it,” Blair said before Erin could even finish.

“You will?”

“Yeah. It’s not like I have anything else to do. If it’ll help make things easier on you, I’d be happy to do it.”

Erin could hear another voice in the background but couldn’t make out what they were saying. Clearly, whatever it was, Blair didn’t want to hear it, because she told the person to “Shut the fuck up.” She laughed as she said the words though, so Erin could tell it was obviously someone she was close to.

“Sorry about that. My friend, Marisol, thinks she’s funny. Hopefully I’m not on speaker.”

“Bluetooth, but don’t worry. Nolan is currently asleep.” Erin blew out a long breath. “Thank God.”

“Are you okay?” Blair asked, her tone making it seem like she actually cared about the answer. “Do you want me to come over now for a little bit?”

Erin shook her head. “I can’t make you do that.”

“You’re not making me. I’m offering.”

The offer was tempting, but Erin couldn’t ask her to do that. She could make it through the rest of her day on her own. God knows she had a ton of practice at it. “No, seriously. You’re clearly with someone right now. I don’t want to interrupt.”

“You’re not.” There was laughter on the other end of the phone and Erin was pretty sure she heard Blair tell her friend to shut up again. “Marisol was just getting ready to leave. Give me a half hour and I’ll be over.”