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“Guess this means we’ll be working together.”

“I guess so.” Chelsea’s chest tied up in all kinds of knots. Was this good news or bad? Her hand shook as she secured the last string of Christmas lights, leaving a good six inches dangling free.

“I knew Denny was adding a pediatrician to the practice, but I didn’t know it was you,” Michael said.

“It’s been planned for a long time. Denny was my mom’s doctor.”

“I understand.” For a moment, his friendly but cool reserve vanished and the understanding she read in the shadows of his gentle gaze made her defenses stumble. He was a good man, and the smallest of wishes flickered to life against her will, wishes for a strong, good man she could count on.

Not going to happen, she told herself with a twist of regret.

Not that she wanted the hassle of a relationship, she told herself firmly and wrestled the wish away. She had a plan. No involvements, no romance, no wishing for a love that could not be.

Her No Man plan.