The lights in the room were oddly bright for a dentists office, but I guess they need the lighting to be that way in order for them to see what they are doing. I hadn't spent too much time thinking about this before, but this satisfied the unease I was feeling enough to relax back in the chair a bit. I never understood why they made these things so comfortable. Dentists chairs have always seemed a little plush for what they were. Almost cozy and comforting compared to the impersonality of those god awful beds they have at the doctors office. The one thing they never seem to nail in dental offices is the god damned temperature, it's always too hot or too cold, today it was blistering in the room. I leaned back into the cool green faux leather of the chair and closed my eyes and tried to relax a little.
Aside from the lights, the room was pretty standard as such things go, a several wooden cabinets off to the side of the chair just out of my line of sight, a small stainless steel sink directly behind me with various tools lain out on cold metal trays, a wooden door opposite where I was sitting, and an array of machines and crap off to my left that I couldn't make heads or tails of. I leaned forward in my chair, wiping my brow and rubbing my eyes. This heat was really something today, though I didn't think it had been that hot outside when I came in, I guess the afternoon had warmed up. I was not looking towards walking home in the afternoon heat.
Suddenly the door opened and a woman waked in. Fuck me, nobody should be that attractive. You know that feeling you get sometimes when somebody walks in the room and time freezes. It's not even a looks thing, it's just like how they carry themselves, or maybe it's the eyes. Knowing just exactly their affect on the people they are about to interact with and yet so casual about it. Well yeah it was one of those moments for me. Her lab coat was a little wrinkled but perfectly clean on top of her tight blue scrubs. Not really sure what that says about a person but it just kinda felt odd. That discomfort swelled back up, as I looked her over more completely. Shoulder length brown hair, bangs, & a face that I couldn't quite read. Those eyes though. I shivered. She quirked an eyebrow at me as I did so.
"Cold?"
"No, just one of those weird body twitches"
She smiled at that. I was a little dumbfounded. This room was almost 100° and she had asked me if I was cold. Sometimes people confuse me. I was sweating. She crossed the room and walked over to the sink behind me. She began washing her hands and then walked back in front of me. Now that she was closer I realized just how tight her top was. I felt like I could see her bra, and anybody who knows me, knows I'm like a 13 year old when it comes to that. Show me a bra or some panties and suddenly I forget how to words.
"You don't look too great, do you have a fever or something?"
I tried to not drop my jaw at her. Quickly I lean on my first thought.
"It's gotta be 90° in here, I don't think I have a fever, I think your thermostat is broken."
"Are you sure?"
As she asked, she placed the back of her hand on my forehead. Her fingers were frigid. I tried not to moan into them they felt so good in the heat of the room. I let out a soft sigh.
"Hrm. It's not that hot in here. You sure you aren't feverish?"
"I mean I'm not positive, but this room is sweltering."
She looked at me so concerned.
"I'm going to take your temperature just to be safe."
She crossed back to the cabinets. She rustled around in a bunch of different drawers and came back with a tray full of supplies. When she came back, she had pair of blue nitrile exam gloves. She snapped them on quickly, efficiently, with the practice of somebody who had done so 100s of times. Something about that sound initiates a fight or flight response in my brain. My heart began to race. After snapping on the gloves, she slid on a paper mask and grabbed a small thermometer from the tray, one of those quick read ones that gets slid below your tongue.
"Open for me please."
I did so uneasily. In all my years going to dentists, I had never had somebody get into this that quickly. After a few moments the thermometer beeped and she quickly grabbed it out of my mouth.
"Hrm. I need to go grab something. Your fever isn't quite peaking but it's not quite as cool as I would like you to be. I'll be right back, would you mind taking off your shirt while I'm in the other room, I am just gonna go get my stethoscope."
Without taking so much as a moment for my acknowledgement she darted out of the room excitedly. I was left to sit there in confusion. Moments later I was sitting there, still in confusion, but now shirtless, tensely waiting this woman's return. Was there something wrong with me? She returned a moment later, a look of friendly concern in her eyes. She had a bright red stethoscope draped around her neck lazily, swinging with the steps she took towards me, a demure look in her eyes.
"Just leave your arms by your sides, on those rests for me."
She sat down on a rolling stool and loomed over me, the recent bout of cardio oh her behalf had her breathing a little harder and I definitely noticed.
"Breathe in."
I did as I was told, I could feel my heart rate speed up as I realized her tightly gloves blue hands were sliding around in my torso as she pressed the cool stethoscope against my body. Of course.
"Your heart is racing. You don't seem fine."
She gazed into my eyes as if I was hiding something. I've never been good with eye contact like that, just too much for me, I looked away and shifted in my seat.
"Yeah, I'm sure that's got nothing to do with the heat thing. Just hormones."
She snorted at that. I blinked up at her shocked and let out a laugh of my own. Glad to see this dental appointment wasn't going to be awkward or anything. Fucking hell I need to learn to keep my mouth shut. One of these days...
She took a moment to collect herself, clearly having some sort of though process similar to my own. Then she did something weird, she leaned down toward my ears and cupped it like she had secret to tell me.
"When I was out of the room I checked the thermostat. You were totally right, that thing was set to 85°."
She beamed at me.
"Then the whole stethoscope thing..."
She nodded, though I couldn't tell because she was wearing a mask, I could almost feel her grin.
"You've got to be kidding me?!" I said grabbing my shirt from the floor while laughing.
"I don't think you were complaining..."
"Look, that's aside the point, I put my trust in you and you clearly fucked with me."
"Yeah, I guess so"
She shook her head wistfully and stood up as if to leave.
"I'm sorry I misread the situation, I thought I would have a little fun with you, I though I saw you looking at me when I walked in. I'll go find one of the other dentists to fix you up."
Wait a moment here. I mean she was mad hot and clearly had a sense of humor. Maybe not the person I want with sharp implements poking around with my mouth but maybe I should get her number or som-
"No, you should stay."
Fucking Christ, I'm an idiot.
"Are you sure? I don't want you to feel obligated or uncomfortable."
"Yeah, should be fine, what's the worst that could happen, you make me take my shirt off again?!"
RIP my self control. And another laugh out of her.
"Sir, if that's the worst part of your appointment, I wouldn't be a very good dentist, now would I."
She had a point. I smiled and leaned back in the chair as I felt the cool air from the vent blow onto my still exposed shoulders. Another shudder. I began to slide my shirt back on, but she caught my arm as I did so.
"Just because you're at the dentist, doesn't mean we can't make this fun."
I froze.
"Shirt on the floor."
I stared at her dumbfounded.
"Now."
I let the piece of cloth fall to the floor. My brain not fully functioning anymore. I sat in the chair unmoving. She pressed her hands against my shoulder, still silly smooth with those tight gloves.