“He was tired from going to work with my dad, so he laid on the couch while we ate dinner and was too much of a lazy ass to get up when you were leaving. But you’re going to meet him now, remember?”

Nolan nodded excitedly. “I’m going to met Moon!”

“Meet, buddy. You’re going to meet him,” Erin said with a laugh.

“I know!” Nolan answered, clearly unaware that she was correcting him. “Wanna come?” Blair asked her.

“Sure.” Erin looked around. “Where is he?”

“He’s up in my room.”

Shit. Going to Blair’s room probably wasn’t the best idea. At least the last time she went up there, Blair was coming out, so it didn’t feel quite so intimate. “Maybe you two should just go. I already met him.”

Nolan reached his arms out toward her. “No, Mommy, I want you to come.”

Erin took Nolan from Blair’s arms and kissed his forehead. “Then it looks like I’m coming.”

How intimate can it really be with a toddler and a dog there?

After only a few minutes, Nolan was completely smitten with Moon, and if all of his kisses were anything to go by, Moon was smitten with him too.

“Does Moon swim?” Nolan asked Blair as he rubbed his belly.

“He does. He loves swimming.”

Nolan’s eyes lit up and he jumped from the bed, causing Moon to sit up to check what was happening. “I go swimming with him now!”

Blair ruffled Nolan’s hair. “I don’t think he’ll go down right now, buddy. Moon normally hides out when there are this many people at the house. That’s why he’s up in my room.”

“Will he get in trouble if he goes down?”

Blair shook her head. “Not at all. My parents, brother, and I have all tried to get him to go down when there are people here, but he refuses. He always drags his feet and runs back to my room.”

“I can do it!” Nolan waved his hand at Moon. “Come, doggie!”

Going against everything Blair had just said, Moon jumped from the bed and followed Nolan to the door. When Erin stood to walk after them, Nolan stopped and held a hand up at her. “Not you. He wants me. I’m his best friend.”

Erin put her hand on her chest and feigned offense. “Can I come with you?”

Nolan shook his head. “Nope. You scare him.” He pointed at Blair. “You don’t come either.”

“Ouch.” Now Blair put her hand over her chest as well.

They both watched as Nolan left the room with Moon right behind him. Blair walked to the doorway and peeked her head around the side (probably to make sure Nolan didn’t notice).