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I took them both to the back of the clinic where I’d set up a table and chairs for eating outside. There was a small patch of greenery, most of it clover.

I bent down and picked one. “Here. A four-leaf clover. For luck.”

I handed it over to Wren. “You knew this was here?”

“Every spring, I look for them. I don’t have a patch of clover in my yard, so I do it here. I found one a few weeks back and saved it. Probably for this moment.”

Her cheeks turned pink. “Thank you.”

I looked behind her, remembering we weren’t alone. Mollie stared at us, her eyes wide. “I could try to find you one if you want.”

“Oh, no. I’m good. Just watching. And definitelynothaving thoughts.”

“You shouldn’t be,” Wren warned. “Not about anything here.”

Her voice was firm, and I wondered if Wren knew how people were taking our interactions. Admittedly, they weren’t all innocent. But who could look at a woman like Wren andnotflirt?

But her rigidity on the subject was a needed reminder. Just because I thought she was pretty meant nothing. Just because she seemed happy with me didn’t mean anything either. She technically wasn’t single. And I didn’t need to get entangled with anyone.

It wouldn’t end well with her.

“I hope it gets approved,” I said, trying to sound as normal as possible.

Wren twirled the clover in her fingers. “I’ll try my best. Thanks, Henry.”

She left soon after, but the buzz of having talked with her remained long after she was gone. I checked the Facebook group, thankfully seeing no bets, but still couldn’t shake the feeling.

In the end, I wound up closing the clinic early to go home. My routine would help, just like it always did. I could water my plants, eat dinner, and then finish my list of gardening chores. And decidedly not think about the gorgeous woman who might just throw everything off the rails.

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I twirledthe four-leaf clover in my fingers, staring down at it. It was just a plant, yet it made me feel like I was luckier than usual. Like I could do anything.

“I could dry this, right?” I asked Mollie.

“I’m sure you could. Why?”

“It’s cute. And I might always need luck.”

There was a crease in between Mollie’s eyebrows. “You’re usually not so ... sentimental.”

She was right, but it also felt wrong to throw something like this away. “Is it bad?”