“No. I made it after Nolan went to bed on Wednesday night, then reheated it for dinner last night. That kid is way too hungry by the time you leave to wait for me to bake something.” Erin laughed, but her face became serious when she looked at Blair, who was still staring at her with mouth wide open. “Are you okay with that? I promise it’s still good. It doesn’t go bad after two days.”

Blair shook her head and forced her mouth closed. “Oh, I’m not worried about that at all. I’m just amazed you made mac and cheese. I didn’t know anyone actually did that. I figured the people who say they make homemade mac and cheese just moved it to another container to make it look that way.” She pointed to the macaroni and cheese sitting on the counter. “That is not from a box, though.”

Nolan weaved in and out of his mom’s legs. “Mommy makes the best macaroni and cheese. It’s so cheesy.” He moved his hands around while he said so cheesy to emphasize just how cheesy it was.

He wasn’t lying. Just one bite had Blair feeling like she was having an orgasm in her mouth. She didn’t speak a word the whole time she ate because she was so focused on shoving as much of this orgasmic cheesy masterpiece into her mouth as possible. Well, that, and she was enjoying watching Nolan and Erin interact with each other. It was no wonder he adored Erin so much. She really was the best mom. Blair loved the way Erin spoke to him like a real person and didn’t baby talk to him like she had seen so many parents do with their toddlers. Hell, she saw it happen to some of her friends through middle school and high school even.

“I take it you liked that?” Erin asked with a laugh as she pointed to Blair’s empty bowl.

“Liked it? I loved it! It was fucking amazing.” She put a hand over her mouth as soon as the words came out. She might not know a ton about kids, but she did know you were not supposed to just let the F-Word fly around them. “I’m so—”

She couldn’t finish her apology because she was cut off by Nolan holding his empty bowl up to show his mom. “Yeah, Mommy, this is fucking amazing.”