Pretending He's Mine by Rachel John

Author:Rachel John [John, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Lina didn’t have to worry about whether or not Brenda was coming in, because she had asked Ashley to watch the schedule for her. It meant explaining to Ashley that she was still pretending to be Dillon’s girlfriend, but it also meant Lina was mentally prepared for Friday morning at nine-thirty, when Brenda took a seat in the dental chair and beamed up at her.

“This is so fun. You know, I’ve actually been looking forward to getting my teeth cleaned. And that never happens!”

Lina gave Brenda a bib and sunglasses to wear before lowering the seat back. “I’m so glad, Brenda. I’ll make this as easy as possible for you. How were the x–rays?”

Brenda grimaced. “Horrible. But I guess we’ll find out how horrible when the dentist comes in.”

Lina clicked through the screens, having a look for herself. There were a few between teeth cavities, but nothing majorly wrong that she could see. But that was for the dentist to diagnose. Some things had to be taken care of right away, and some they would only watch. It depended on the dentist.

“I think you’ll be okay. We’ll see what Dr. Rhodes thinks.”

Brenda turned her head. “Oh, they said Dr. Rhodes had a dental emergency come up. Dr. Giles is going to come in.”

Dr. Kirby Giles. That was bad for so many reasons. Kirby didn’t have great bedside manners, but he was also the last person Lina wanted talking to Brenda. What if Brenda brought up Dillon? Lina pushed aside those worries. Brenda needed her calm.

“Well, let’s get started. I’m going to polish your teeth to start with. Are you good with mint flavor?”

“Oh, yes. I love mint.”

Lina got to work, being as gentle as possible and giving Brenda lots of opportunities to rinse and suction. Brenda did great with the flossing, although scraping the plaque took some coaxing.

“What kind of horror movies have you been watching, Brenda?” Lina asked with a laugh. “I promise I won’t hurt you with these tools. I’m a dental teddy bear.”

Brenda relaxed and let her finish, but she gripped the chair the whole time like she was on a rollercoaster ride.

When Lina announced she was done, Brenda took a deep breath and shook out her hands. As soon as Lina inclined her chair, Brenda leaned forward and reached out for a hug. Lina held her tight, genuinely proud of her for working through her fear.

“Lina, no more hugging the patients.” Kirby chuckled from the doorway. He came over to stand next to them, a little too close to Lina than was professional. “When Lina says she loves her job, she’s being literal,” he said to Brenda with a wink.

Lina and Brenda both laughed at his joke, but Lina didn’t miss the side eye Brenda threw her when he leaned over to look at her dental x-rays.

Brenda fiddled with her dental bib. “Oh, Lina and I already know each other. She’s dating my son, Dillon.”

Lina could read Brenda’s mind. The woman had easily sensed the weird dynamic between Kirby and Lina and was trying to help.

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