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Erin felt a wave of relief Juggling Saotten a bit messy time-wise

“There are plenty of places that do just that Well, if you’re sure, perhaps we can leave a little after nine?”

“That’d be great,” Sa Riley?”

“No, not today A friend ofhere to look after him”

Sasha had jumped at the chance to babysit Riley for a couple of hours She had also teased Erin uest with someone else Erin felt a rush of heat stain her cheeks recalling how she’d described Sam to her friend over the phone Sasha’s sudden shrieked response of “You’re attracted to his had to be blatantly obvious if Sasha could pick up on them over the phone She’d vehemently denied any interest in Sam, but Sasha hadn’t been deterred Erin could only hope her friend wouldn’t embarrass her in front of Sam when she arrived

“A friend? Do you trust her with Riley?” Sa

“Trust Sasha?” Erin laughed “Of course I do I’ve known her for ten years and she’s successfully raising three kids of her own The youngest has just started school Sash is o-to person when I need a break or can’t take Riley with o out Besides, she loves him to bits She wouldn’t let any harm come to him”

The sound of a car pulling up around the back of the house warned her that Sasha was here

“That’ll be her now,” Erin said “I’d better go let her in”

Sam stood to one side as she bustled past, but not so far away that she didn’t get another enticing whiff of his cologne, borne on the heat of his body She needed to train herself to hold her breath around hi too hard to be in the sas that no young ith a baby should be thinking about

Erin headed through the lodge and flung open the back door just as Sasha raised her hand to knock

“How’s that for tirin “Nohere’s my boy?”

Erin leaned forward to give her friend a quick hug before stepping back to let her through “He’s on his hly entranced by the play gyave him You spoil him, you know”