Trinity had red hair and freckles all over her face, which immediately developed a blush from Blair’s introduction. She held her hand out toward Erin. “It’s very nice to meet you. Blair tells us your son is the cutest kid in the world.”

“Aw, thank you. He kind of has to be. Otherwise, I’d probably leave him outside with a sign that says ‘ Free to a good home.’”  Erin added a wink to make sure everyone who could hear her realized she was kidding.

Blake clapped his hands together. “Well, ladies, I’d love to stick around and chat, but as the man, I need to do some grilling.”

“Ew. Please stop with that god-awful cis white male shit,” Blair said, sounding truly disgusted. “Also, don’t you dare go near that grill. Last year, you burned all of the hot dogs and hamburgers.”

“You’re right.” Blake bowed toward Blair. “It’s all yours, Grillmaster.”

Blair lifted her eyebrows at Erin and pointed back toward the grill. “Duty calls.”

Erin tried to keep her eyes off of Blair while she grilled, but it was nearly impossible, especially when she finished her first round of burgers and made conversation with every member of Erin’s family as she handed them plates of food. She looked away as Blair talked to her sister, to avoid April making a comment about her lingering gaze.

As soon as Blair was back at the grill, Erin couldn’t stop her eyes from shooting over there. Her sister might be wrong about the extent of Erin’s feelings for Blair, but Erin wasn’t blind. Blair was hot. Erin couldn’t deny that.

As if Blair could feel Erin’s eyes on her, she looked up from the grill and smiled over at her, winking before focusing her attention back on the burgers and hot dogs in front of her. Erin inadvertently licked her lips as she continued to watch.

God. Does it get any hotter than a sexy girl in board shorts and a bikini working the grill like it’s her job?

Just as she had that thought, Nolan walked up to Blair and tapped on her leg. The two talked for a minute before Blair reached down and lifted Nolan with one arm, resting him against her hip as she flipped the burgers with her other hand.

Okay. I stand corrected. It does get hotter than that.

After a few minutes, Blair called her dad over and handed him the spatula. When Erin noticed she and Nolan were headed in her direction, she turned away so it didn’t look like she had been staring.

“Mommy! Bear has a doggie!”

Erin turned back around at the sound of Nolan’s voice. “I know. I met him the other day.”

Nolan scrunched his nose at Blair. “Why didn’t I met him?”