I don't own kim possible…. Or much of anything else

The Rouge Scholar

The next day

Anne arrived at the hospital at her usual time, upon entering the building she failed to notice the extra staff members milling about the hospital. After checking her office to make sure she had no new patients she headed toward her first patient of the day. It was twenty minutes later that she left their room. This particular patient had been one of her more difficult surgeries, but two days later and the patient was almost back to 100 percent. It was times like these that she was glad she became a doctor. It was after she left the room that she heard the loud speaker ask her to report to the dean of medicines office.

This was it , she knew it. They were finally going to fire her today, leaving her to fight the lawsuits herself. And without a job no less. She felt her stomach knot as she stood outside the office door hoping that this was all a bad dream. Finally swallowing her fear she opened the door and stepped past the threshold. Upon entering the office the first thing she noticed was the big leather chair was facing the opposite direction. The silence of the room was overwhelming, so she decided to end her misery.

" You called for me sir." she said in a slightly shaky voice.

" Yes I did, Miss Possible"

She had heard that voice before, but she couldn't quite place it. The one thing she did know was that it didn't belong to the dean of medicine. It was at this point that the chair started to swivel around to face her. To her immense surprise it was the stranger she had met yesterday that was sitting in the dean's chair.

" what are you doing here?" she asked him with a curious look.

" geez…. I figured you would be happier to see me again, considering I just purchased this hospital." he said with a smile on his face.

If she didn't know it was impossible, Anne could have sworn her jaw hit the ground.

" WHAT!!" she all but screamed

"Yep, I just bought it, so if you could lower your voice I'm sure the windows would appreciate it." he said the smile splitting his face in two.

" How did you manage it…. I mean your what, 19 years old?" she couldn't keep the disbelief off her face.

" Actually I'm 24.… but that's not important right now." he said with a slight blush.

" Don't worry… I bought this hospital legally if that's what your concerned about…now for the reason you're here." his expression growing serious.

Anne had forgot all about why she was called here, but one look at his face made the knot in her stomach comeback full force. With a shaky voice she started to speak.

" I already know why I'm here. You already know about the lawsuits I'm facing. So I can only assume that I'm here so you can fire me, that way the hospital isn't responsible for the money that will be owed. So if you don't mind I'd like to get this over with." she said with a downcast look.

"Actually you're not here to be fired, quite the opposite really. I've seen the way you interact with patients and the way you don't let your mood show while treating. To me these are important qualities in a doctor."

" But what about the lawsuits?" she couldn't help asking.

It was at this point that his smile was back on his face.

" Don't worry about that. It was taken care of this morning before you came in. As it turns out the family of the deceased had paid the coroner to say that it was a surgical mistake that had killed him, when in actuality it was a simple infection. So you are in the clear and the coroner and the family are in custody."

" How did you find all of this out?" surprise evident on her face.

" I read your surgical history so I knew there was no way you made a mistake. So I talked to a friend of mine and he got a court order allowing him to dig up the corpse and perform another autopsy. That's when he found the infection. Needless to say the coroner was questioned and that's when he cracked and told us everything."

At hearing this news Anne felt a 2 ton weight was lifted off her shoulder. She hadn't made a mistake.

"Thank you sir, it means a lot!" she exclaimed.

" It's not a problem. But you don't have to call me sir, just call be by my name." he said with a small smile.

" Ok, but there's just one problem, I don't know your name." a smirk clearly on her face.

" OH! I'm sorry. My names Aaron furgettable, but you can just call me Aaron." he said with a slight blush.

" Ok Aaron, if I'm not here to get fired, what am I here for?" she asked suspiciously.

At this he couldn't help but laugh.

" HaHaHa… you cut right to the point don't you….. Alright, you are here because I wanted to inform you that because of your bedside manner, your surgical skills, and the way you get along so well with everyone in the hospital…" he paused…. " I am increasing your yearly pay by 25 percent." he said happily.

For the second time today Anne's jaw nearly hit the ground.

" Sir… I mean Aaron, I can't except this." she explained, her eyes wide as saucers.

" Fine, Fine…. 40 percent, you drive a hard bargain you know that Anne."

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Just yesterday she was being sued and was on the verge of bankruptcy and now the lawsuits were gone and she was making a good deal more money. She was speechless so she said the only thing that came to mind.

"Uhhh…. Thank you."

" Like I said before, its not a problem. But I was wondering if you would like to come to my house for dinner tonight. You can bring your family along. Heck, bring as many people as you like. The more the merrier!" he exclaimed excitedly.

Anne stood there a moment thinking it through. He said she could bring as many people as liked to it wasn't really a date. Which she was glad for… not because he was ugly, but because she just wasn't ready. But she couldn't help but wonder if he already knew that. So with a soft sigh she answered.

" I accept."

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