"You can. If you can put up with me." His grin only grew at her tone. As though there should be any question as to whether he'd allow her to stay with him. The thought to remind her that she was technically his fiancee crossed his mine. But he thought the better of it. It was a big day and he didn't want to shock her too badly. They could talk about it when they knew more about his condition.
"Dr. Cuddy... this is the new boss, right?" There was so much to absorb here. "And a specialist would be good. We need to see if there's a transplant list with my name on it anywhere." He really, really hoped there was. His smile softened. "You're not leaving? Can't you get in trouble for that sort of thing?"