Blair stared at Erin for longer than seemed necessary, and the whole time, Erin had to ignore how that stare made her feel. How being the center of Blair’s world, even for a few seconds, was like floating away in the clouds. I know it’s been a long time since you’ve had someone, but stop lusting over the babysitter. This was a reminder Erin had been forced to give herself way too much lately, especially after Blair dropped everything last week to come over and help Erin take care of Nolan. Blair had let Nolan snuggle up against her on the couch until he drifted into a deep sleep. It was only then that Erin was able to convince Blair it was okay for her to leave. When she walked her to the door, everything inside of Erin was screaming at her to kiss Blair, as if this had been a date and she was dropping Blair off at her front door. Instead, she turned around and grabbed her purse to find cash to give to Blair. After all, this was the babysitter. And nothing else. But Blair had put her hand on top of Erin’s and told her she didn’t want the money. She just wanted to help. Blair’s soft touch didn’t make the urge to kiss her any easier to control, so Erin said a quick thank you and opened the door for her. She took a few deep breaths as soon as she closed the door behind Blair. It was like being near her had sucked all the oxygen from the room and Erin could finally breathe again. The problem was that she really didn’t want to…

“Come on, dude. Let’s let Mommy get work done.”

The sound of Blair’s voice snapped Erin out of her daydreams, but by the time she was able to look over to where Blair had been standing, she was gone. Erin sighed even though she knew it was for the best. She needed to get this work done.

Unfortunately, only forty-five minutes later, there was another knock on the door. “Honey, Mommy isn’t done with work yet. I just need a little more uninterrupted time.” She tried to keep her voice level, because she didn’t want Nolan to know she was annoyed. It wasn’t his fault. He was too young to understand.

He was clearly also too young to understand directions, because the door slowly creeped open. Only, the person standing there wasn’t Nolan. It was Blair. Blair, who was currently holding a tray of food.

She held the tray in the air. “I’m really sorry to interrupt, but I figured you could use this.”

When she set it down beside Erin, Erin began to laugh. “Ramen noodles and microwave pizza? It’s been forever since I’ve had that. I didn’t even know we had any in the house.”