Who: Andre Jordan and Adelaide Lee
What: He's got a surprise patient waiting for her!
Where: St. Mungo's, where else?
When: Summer, 1971



Today was just another day at work. Nothing special. Not at all. Ok so the interns were 'graduating' and becoming first year residents. Which technically made them less off limits, not that Andre payed any attention to that anyways. Either way, he wasn't dating an intern any more. Not that Adelaide was a normal annoying, know-nothing intern, in fact she was the complete opposite. She was pretty much the most amazing woman on the face of the earth. The spells she had mastered in the first month, it was almost unfathomable.

Andre sighed as he continued filling out his charts. That was the only down side to today, he lost his interns and hadn't gotten new ones yet, therefore, he had to complete his own charts.

He glanced around, no new residents about yet. "Just another normal day at work." he mutter to himself as he shoved his hands into his pockets and was quickly reminded that it was not a normal day.

"How bad are you going to miss me?"

Adelaide sidled up next to Andre, propping her elbow up on the counter as her eyes smugly down at his pile of paperwork. Ha. Soon, she was going to be the one bossing around stupid interns and giving orders---oy, that was going to be such a good time, she'd hardly even notice all the extra work she'd have to deal with. Because, honestly. She had been ready for this kind of work since her fifth year, when she'd told McGonagall that she was going to run St. Mungo's by her third year.

Well, okay. Maybe it would take a bit more than that, but.

Her chin raised, her smug expression spreading down to her lips as they pursed at Andre. At first she'd absolutely forbidden any kind of public affection at work, but---what the hell.

Andre jumped slightly when Adelaide slid next to him. Miss her, where the hell was she going? This was going to fuck everything up. She better not be going elsewhere to do her residency. Mungo's was the best there was. And then it hit him. She meant miss her as an intern. Ahh that made sense.

Andre let out a sigh of relief, and looked down at her. "Not a bit." he said with a smug look of his own. "And technically," he placed his finger on her pursed lips, "I'm still your superior. Tough luck on that one dear."

He ignored the look she gave him. He had it all planned out. He had to hold this act up or she would catch on. She had to be surprised. Normal day at work. Normal day. He repeated the mantra over and over again as he fiddled with the velvet box in his pocket. "So I have a really interesting case later on today, guy was turned inside out, want in?"

If it was physically possible, her eyes would've popped out and rolled across the counter. She swatted Andre in the shoulder (a bit hard, but that was the only way she could swat) and motioned for him to move. "What are you waiting for! Go-go-before Cunningham tries to stick his nose in."

She grinned, looking up and down the corridor of the hospital for any eavesdroppers. If her fellow newly-resident residents were actually smart, they would totally be spying on her and Andre. Adelaide knew she would be.

"Okay okay, I'm going." Andre said with a chuckle as he led her to the room. If the other newly-resident residents (along with everyone else) they would stay far away from room 374. For he had earlier spread the rumor that it contained a man with a highly contagious highly lethal disease. He stopped in front of the door and turned to face Adelaide.

He discreetly nursed his swatted arm solely because he believe that there was more soon to come. "Now behind this door, is something you may only see once in your lifetime, let alone work on the case. So before I let you inside you have to answer a few questions."

Adelaide smirked greatly, hands going to her hips in an impatient stance that Andre was surely used to. Really. Really? He was going to give her a test before showing her the inside out guy? That was just like him, and definitely part of the reason she loved him, but--it was still utterly frustrating for the short-tempered woman.

Lifting a hand in a 'what else can I do?' manner, Adelaide let out a great breath, "All right, fine--shoot."

Andre rubbed his hands together nervously. "Okay then. First of all, try not to stare too much. I know you can't not stare but at least try. Okay your questions are: One, what is the biggest issue with having a man inside out. Two, Why will it be difficult to turn him right side out. And Thirdly, Will you marry me?" Andre didn't pause between any of the questions. Totally smooth. He slipped the ring box in her pocket for her to open. See this is how it was done, there was no need to get on his knee, who knew what was on the floors anyways.

Did he really think he was being slick? "One, you have to keep all of his organs from getting infected and torn, two--getting everything back into place without causing more injury would be highly and insanely difficult, you'd need a whole team and three---three---"

Adelaide's mind stopped, slamming into the third question as if thrown into a brick wall. She turned over the words in her head, each specific word out of the four spoken, and all she could do was blink as her mouth hung limp and completely useless because--she had no words.

'Will you marry me?' That was his question?

She barely felt him slip the ring box into her pocket, continuing to stare up at Andre as if he was the one turned inside-out. Adelaide felt all the blood leave her head, only to come rushing back up in a furious and frantic blush. She---he had---Her hands jumped up to her pocket, feeling the box shaped object and her fingers immediately scrambled to pull it out and open it. Letting out the most uncharacteristically girlish sound she could ever (and would ever emit), Adelaide's eyes shot back up to Andre, completely stunned.

"I---I---you--you need to be kneeling." Oh, he was not going to get out of this that easily.

Andre smirked as she went through answering the questions, only to falter at the last one. Watching her fumble with the ring box must of been the best thing he had ever seen. She was so cute as she stuttered out that he needed to be on his knee. As tempted as he was to mock her stuttering, now was not the time. He did want her to say yes after all. He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek as he slipped the ring out of the box.

He knelt down on his one need and gently took her left hand into his. "Adelaide Wei Lee, will you do me the honor of becoming my bride?" Andre asked as he slid the ring onto her finger.

"Holy shit--" Adelaide let out at his words. He wanted her to be his--his bride, which was another word for wife and Andre wanted her to---this was all too surreal. Adelaide, as deep of an infatuation for Andre that she did have (love, LOVE, she loved him), had always feared that he was going to find a woman that was prettier, nicer, smarter---well, no, he would never find a smarter woman, but Adelaide did have a lot of things wrong with her and---and he wanted her.

Holy shit.

"Yeah! I mean--yes! I do? I--yes," she said with a firm nod, her smile completely lighting up her face. Merlin, the ring on her finger sent shock waves throughout her entire body.

Andre grinned and picked her up and spun around. "Holy shit" he grinned "We're getting married." He kissed her soundly on the lips, she was his fiance and that was totally allowed. "But first we have to take care of inside out man." Yes, there is a man turned inside out. No, Andre did not make it up, it just happen to fit perfectly into his plans. Best engagement gift ever.