Page 61 of Falling Together

“Grandma!” Nolan dropped Blair’s hand and ran into his grandma’s arms.

Since Nolan was no longer having a moment with Blair, Erin could use her brain again and remembered their bags were still in the car. She opened the back door and grabbed her bag and Blair’s backpack before walking to the house.

“How was the beach?” her mom asked as she wrapped her in a tight hug.

The beach.Erin’s mind immediately went to Blair snuggling close to her, both of them completely naked. Then she remembered the way Blair took care of her while they had sex, not missing one inch of skin on Erin’s body. Erin heated up at the thought, all of the feelings running through her body going straight to her core.Great.“Great.” She cleared her throat. “It was a great trip.”

“That’s awesome. Blair and Nolan were just telling me how much fun you had.”

“We did!” Nolan bounced up and down for a few seconds, but when he stopped, a big yawn escaped from his mouth. He looked up at Erin with big, blinking eyes. “I’m really tired, Mommy.”

Erin put her hand on top of Nolan’s head. “I’m sure, buddy. It’s been a really long week. How ’bout we go to bed?”

Nolan shook his head back and forth. “No. I want to play with Grandma.”

Erin’s mom put her hand up to her mouth and let out an exaggerated yawn Erin had no doubt was fake. “You know what? I’m really tired too, so what do you say we get a good night’s sleep, then tomorrow we’ll get breakfast and play before we go to Sydney’s softball games?”

Nolan’s face lit up. “Can I ride with you to the softball games?”

“As long as it’s okay with your mommy, I don’t see why that would be a problem.” Erin’s mom looked up at her as if silently asking for her permission.

“That’s fine with me.”It’s one hour alone with Blair where I have to find a way to control myself, but I’m a grown adult. I can do it. Plus, I’ll be driving. Even if I’m tempted to do something reckless, it won’t be possible.

“Grandma, you read me story and tuck me in bed?” Nolan asked, distracting Erin from her internal pep talk.

When Erin’s mom nodded, Erin pushed Nolan toward the door. “Let’s go.”

Instead of moving, Nolan put his hands on his hips and glared up at her. “Not you, Mommy. Grandma is tucking me in.”

Erin laughed. She loved how this kid’s whole world revolved around her one minute and the next, she was chopped liver. “She can tuck both of us in since we’re sharing a bed.”

Nolan shook his head back and forth vehemently. “No, we’re not. I have my own room at Grandma’s house. You sleep in your room.”

Damnit. Why did Erin have to work so hard to convince Nolan the room with the twin-sized bed was all his the last time they were here? That plan had definitely backfired. “Well, Blair is with us this time, sweetheart, which means she needs to use your room.”

“No!” Nolan screamed. “It’s my room. Not Bear’s. Bear can sleep with you.”

Nolan’s choice of words caused Erin to choke on her own saliva. “I don’t think Blair wants to do that.”Okay. Maybe she does. The problem is, so do I.Erin knew this was a losing battle, so she looked at Blair and shrugged. “I’m sorry. Technically, thatishis room while we’re here, so I’ll just sleep on the couch.”

“Nonsense.” Blair looked way too happy about the direction this conversation had taken. “It’s a queen-size bed, right? We’re two small women. I’m sure we can sleep in it without… incidence.”

Blair’s choice of words didn’t go unnoticed by Erin, but if Blair truly thought they could control themselves while sleeping feet apart, who was Erin to argue with her? “Only if you’re sure,” she said hesitantly.

“I’mverysure.” Blair’s confidence didn’t do anything to make Erin feel better considering Erin found her confidence to be such a turn-on.

A little while later, after Nolan fell asleep and Erin and Blair got themselves ready, they crawled into bed together.

“Bet you didn’t think I’d end up in your bed again so soon, huh?” Blair asked with a laugh.

Erin rolled her eyes. This woman was incorrigible. The problem was she was also extremely hot and much too close to Erin right now. It was almost impossible to keep her hands to herself. “I can’t believe you only have three more weeks of babysitting left,” she said, desperate to talk about anything that would keep her mind off of how much she wanted to touch Blair right now. “Have you thought about what you want to do?”

Much to Erin’s surprise, Blair nodded in response. “I already have a job lined up once I’m done watching Nolan.”

“Seriously?” Erin really thought Blair would have mentioned that to her and felt a little bit hurt she hadn’t. “I didn’t even know you had any interviews.”

Blair scooted a little bit closer to Erin, then reached out and grabbed her hand. “Yeah, sorry. I was worried I wouldn’t get the job, and then I’d have to admit that I’m a complete fuck up. They offered me the position right before we went to the beach, and then, well, everything happened, so I wasn’t sure if I should say anything.”

Now Erin was really confused. Why would the two of them having sex make Blair think she couldn’t tell Erin about her job? “I don’t get it. You didn’t think you should say anything because we had sex?”

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