Shit. I’m definitely getting fired. It took Blair a few seconds to look over at Erin because she was afraid of what she would find there. She was convinced if looks could kill, the one Erin was most likely giving her would knock her dead on the spot, which was why she was so confused when she finally worked up the courage to look at her and found an amused look on her face. The small smirk and sparkling eyes made Blair’s stomach do somersaults.

She waved a hand at Blair. “Don’t worry about it. I’m a single mom. Do you really think I’ve never let profanity slip out around my child?” She looked from Blair to Nolan. “Just remember, sweetie—that’s one of those words that you can say at home, but not anywhere else.”

Nolan looked at Blair, his face now serious. “Some people don’t like those words, ’specially teachers. No one likes the S or H word though, so we never say those. Those are mean words.”

Shit or hell? Blair didn’t think that could actually be what he meant, because she didn’t know many people who were okay with fuck, but weren’t okay with shit or hell. Erin must have noticed her confusion because she mouthed the words Stupid and Hate at her. So this child can drop the F-bomb, but Erin has trained him not to say words that can hurt people’s feelings? Just when I thought I couldn’t like her more…

That night at dinner, Blair still couldn’t get Erin off of her mind, which was bad since she was literally on a date with another woman.

“You should totally get the mac and cheese.”

Latest-Hookup’s words only distracted her for a millisecond since macaroni and cheese obviously made her think of Erin’s delicious cooking. “I actually had mac and cheese for lunch.”

Latest-Hookup pushed out her lower lip in a move that Blair would have found incredibly cute if she wasn’t stuck on someone else. “That’s too bad.” Latest-Hookup reached her hand across the table and took Blair’s. “Don’t worry, though. I’ll get it and you can try a bite of mine.”

As soon as the food was placed in front of them, Latest-Hookup shoveled a big bite onto her fork and held it out in front of Blair. “Are you ready? You’re about to eat the best macaroni and cheese of your life.”

Blair accepted the bite and while it might have been the best if she had tried it yesterday, she couldn’t feel that way after having Erin’s. Still, she nodded politely. This is a date after all. “You’re right. It’s really great.”