March 31st, 1888 — High Street

Andrew's friendship (romance? thing? that was probably a better term) with Jamesina had been moving along just swell, yet they hadn't managed to acknowledge everything that had happened before they'd parted ways. He truly wanted things to go back to the way they were, but how could they? They were older and had responsibilities. They definitely had more freedom, but Andrew didn't know if that was really a good or a bad thing.

Rather than do anything brash or risky for Easter's, he thought the two of them could walk around High Street and visit the vendors in the Most Platonic Way™, obviously. At least that was his intention. Everything started to go downhill when they reached the vendor for the Easter cards, and Andrew had picked out one that he thought was innocent enough:

As bright flowers
burst forth
to welcome the spring
May you know every joy
that Easter can bring.
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"For you," he said with a tentative, but not any less bright smile. But the moment he handed to her, it would unknowingly change its message to something else:

We're friends right now
That's nothing less than true
But deep in my lonesome heart
I wish to marry you.

Jamesina Mcintyre

  

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Jamesina was more than happy to join Andrew for a walk around High Street on Easter. She was glad to have Andrew back in her life though things were still mildly awkward. It was at a level of awkward that she could deal with though. She smiled as he handed her a card that he bought her from one of the vendors. The cover was very cute and she read the inscription. She had to read it twice to be absolutely sure that she was reading it right.

Then her cheeks flamed red. Oh my. She had no idea what to say.

"Oh, Andrew! I don't know what to say," she finally managed to say. "I knew we had a sort of understanding but I had no idea you felt so deeply."

  

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In that moment, his slight nerves were amped up 200% by her sudden and frightening reaction. The card hadn't said anything that risque, had it? It was just something about having joy and Easter, right?

"Uh - um - I don't—" He stumbled with his words, his own cheeks red and eyes wide. "I didn't think there was anything on that card that - er - was too forward or anything," he continued to fumble, his feet unable to comply with his urge to move and see what the card actually said.

  

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"There's something more forward than this?" Jamesina asked, half-teasing. She doubted such cards would be sold by a street vendor. Well, maybe. Some did sell some questionable things. "Those are surely card that I cannot picture you giving me." Well, a greeting card proposal was also beyond what she might have expected him too.

  

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Even her teasing tone couldn't soothe the anxiety that now weighed on his chest.

"What does it say?" he prompted nervously, taking a hesitant step forward. More than anything, Andrew wanted to prevent their relationship from reaching a point where they were uncomfortable chatting normally — or worse, nonexistent. "I didn't think a simple greeting card could be that forward."

  

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Now this was very confusing and she doubted this was Andrew's idea of a bizarre joke. He wasn't that sort. Jamesina recited what the card said, her cheeks reddening as she got to the "I wish to marry you" part. "I take it you didn't intend to purchase this one?"

  

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Oh Merlin, was the card now a full-blown marriage proposal? His own cheeks soon mirrored hers as he stood there, flustered and unsure of how to respond. He didn't want to say "Of course I don't want to propose!" because that might come off wrong, but he didn't want to admit to hoping to propose one day. What kind of Easter trick was this?

"I ... I didn't purchase that one," he said lamely after few moments, lowering his eyes from her gaze. "I've already told you how I feel, but I wouldn't disrespect you by giving you that," he added quietly.

  

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Jamesina smiled at her pseudo-beau and lightly touched her hand to his cheek, feeling very daring for doing so. "I know you wouldn't, Andrew," she said before taking her hand back with a smile and tucking the card away. "It must be some sort of prank." Was she disappointed? Well, slightly.

  

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His nervous expression was wiped from his face the moment she touched his cheek, instead being replaced by a warm, almost shy smile. At least she wasn't insulted by the unintentional gesture of romance. He'd be more daring (well, perhaps not so daring as to propose through card) when he was sure she actually wanted him in her life as a beau. Her touches, though not definitive, were certainly a good sign for the future.

"I'm sorry if it caused you distress," reaching up to simply brush his fingers over her wrist as she pulled her hand away. "This wouldn't be the first time we've been pranked like this," he chuckled, remembering their first kiss in 1884 after Peeves had trapped them under mistletoe.

  

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”Of course it didn’t cause me distress,” Jamesina stated, not wanting to outright say that she would not have been totally against such an overture. Even if it was a bit much when they had only just rekindled their… thing. “Certainly out. Maybe someone out there thinks we’re perfect together.” A little like she did most of the time.

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Jamesina's pondering seemed to be more than just that — even he could pick up on the tone in her voice. His smile never dissipated, instead stretching until his dimples were present.

"I always thought we were," he offered daringly, his gaze dropping to their feet. It wasn't in his nature to be so shy, but Jamesina wasn't just some fling. She was the girl he'd once imagined marrying one day, only to have that dream crushed. Now that she was back and here — right beside him — he swung between being afraid to take things further and being afraid someone would take her away from him.

  

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Jamesina blushed at Andrews words. "Did you now? I have to admit that I quite agree," she said. She said her next words before she could think better of it. "There has been no one else in the world for me but you." It had been years and while there had been another man or two that she had taken a mild interest in, her heart had only ever belonged to one man.

  

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While his comments had been daring in his opinion, hers were enough to cause his eyes to widen — and not necessarily in a bad way. He hadn't been ignorant to her feelings (she wouldn't have resumed their acquaintanceship if she'd ridden of them long ago), but she'd never come right out and just — said it. Still, there were little ways to express his love in a proper way, especially in the middle of High Street, so settled for running his fingers down her sleeve-covered arm.

"And it's always been you. For me," he admitted, flashing his heart eyes at her.

  

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Jamesina smiled as Andrew drew his fingers down her arm. "I am glad for that," she said. There wasn't much else they could say or do about that out on High Street so she was perfectly happy to just continue walking along with him as they went to check out what other wares the vendor might have.

  

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