Blair bent down to put up the hand Nolan wasn’t holding for a high five. “It looks like it’s you and me, buddy.”

“Yay!” Nolan hit her hand so hard he made it tingle, then pulled her the rest of the way to the car.

After everyone settled in their seats, Erin turned on the map and some music and they were on their way. With Nolan’s nonstop chatter and entertainment, the hour-and-a-half ride went by in no time. Blair couldn’t believe it when they pulled into the parking lot of their hotel that was just two blocks from the beach.

As soon as Erin parked, Blair jumped out of the car and ran around to the other side to get Nolan out. She put him on her shoulders, then went around to the trunk to grab the bags.

She pulled all three bags out and stacked Nolan’s smaller bag on top of her suitcase, so she could clumsily take them all. “You go check in. I got this,” she yelled to Erin.

Was Blair trying to show off for her? Well, yes, actually. That was one hundred percent what she was trying to do. Knowing Erin felt the same way she did, even if this couldn’t actually go anywhere, made their relationship that much more fun. Sure, knowing Erin also wanted to kiss her didn’t make it any easier not  to do it, but it was kind of like nonstop foreplay. Foreplay for something that was never going to happen, but whatever .

Instead of going into the hotel, Erin walked around to the back of the car. “Are you sure?”

Blair didn’t miss the big smile that took over Erin’s face in response to the scene in front of her, and it made Blair’s smile grow as well. “We’re sure. We’ve got this.” Blair stuck her hand up for Nolan to give it a fist bump. “Right, dude?”

Nolan giggled as he fist-bumped her. “Yeah. We got this!”

Blair raised an eyebrow at Erin, who simply shook her head at the two of them and walked away toward the entrance of the hotel. Blair struggled to hold the bags and keep Nolan balanced on her shoulders, but after a few steps, she got used to it.

There was a line for the front desk, but by the time Blair made it over there, Erin was next in line to be checked in. When the woman at the front desk called Erin up, Blair walked over and stood beside her, Nolan still excitedly bouncing up and down on her shoulders.

“Reservation for Erin Corcoran.”

The woman nodded before furiously tapping the keyboard as if the keys were on fire. “Ah, yes, right here. That was a king room, right?”

Only one bed? That sounds fun.