Not Just Another Patient

A/N: I know I write way too many of these, but I kinda got this idea and I couldn't resist!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Glee if you haven't figured that out yet. I mean if I owned Glee I'd probably butcher it but I mean the Warbler's storyline was pretty stupid and I wouldn't have done that. Maybe I kinda wish I did own Glee? Anyways, on with the story!

Jeff sat on his bed, actually in tears. He had this horrible toothache for a while now and today when he woke up it was nearly unbearable. He started crying more at the thought of having to go to the dentist.. Before today it was manageable and he kept telling himself that it would go away but it didn't, it got worse.

He held his phone in his hands as he stared at the text from Nick, his boyfriend. Nick texted Jeff asking if he wanted to go out to lunch. He really didn't want to ignore Nick but there was no way he could meet him to eat lunch. He couldn't eat anything, and Nick would notice for sure. The worst part was, Nick was a 4th year dental student, he would be graduating in two weeks in fact. There is no way this would go unnoticed by Nick..

He contemplated what he would tell Nick.. After a few moments he decided on something simple. He hurriedly typed out a reply.

Hi, love. I've got so much studying to do right now.. I don't think I can make it to lunch.

-J

It was believable that Jeff would be caught up in studying, he was studying to become a English teacher, however he really didn't need to study. He had a pretty good memory and didn't need to study much. A few moments later he got a reply.

Too bad, sorry about that. I could come help if you want. I'm done with all the studying I need to do and I could quiz you. I could also bring over some food.

-N

I'm okay, and you would distract me. I love you but I think it would be best for me to just stay here and study. We'll do something this weekend I promise.

-J

Aw, if you are sure. Study hard, love xx

-N

Jeff frowned, he wanted Nick so badly, he missed him. His thoughts were cut off by another sharp wave of pain and he winced. He settled on going to Target for some numbing gel and pain killer.

A car ride later Jeff was in Target. After he found the stuff he needed he was walking to the check out when he was startled by a familiar voice.

"Jeff, I thought you were studying." Jeff grimaced at the realization of who it was.

He turned around and was met with a confused Nick.

"I was, I just had to get a few things from the store." Jeff said, trying to make his voice sound calm.

Nick was holding a dark blue tie in one hand and a dress shirt in the other. He frowned.

"What's that in your hands?" Nick questioned. Jeff realized what was in his hands and he hurriedly hid them behind his back, but Nick already saw.

Nick walked around to the back of Jeff and gently took the two items out of his hands. Jeff mentally slapped himself.

Nick observed the two items before looking up at Jeff. "Jeff.. What are these for?" He asked, to be fair he knew what they were for but just wanted to see if Jeff would tell him the truth or lie.

"I.. Uh.. Well.. You see I was picking these up for a friend." Jeff stammered.

"Really, who?" Nick asked.

"You know.. One of my classmates." Jeff went on.

"Mmhm.. So does this classmate also have a swollen cheek and a bad ability to lie?" Nick quipped.

"I mean.. Um.. Yeah.. I mean oh you were.. Oh." Jeff mumbled in defeat.

Nick sighed. "If you were having tooth trouble you should have just told me. How long have you had it?" Nick asked, sounding a bit hurt that Jeff didn't go to him. Did Jeff not trust him?

"A while.. It wasn't this bad a first but this morning I woke up and it was way worse." Jeff explained.

"A while." Nick echoed. "I should have known something was up when you were only chewing on the right side of your mouth. You started that.. Three weeks ago. Dang it Jeff, why didn't you come to me? Is it because I'm not a real dentist yet? You know you can trust me.. I've done countless procedures already and i'll be certified in two weeks." Nick went on.

"No, I trust you. You know I do.. I'm just.. Really busy." Jeff lied, he wouldn't admit he was scared.

Nick started to understand.. He knew Jeff too well. He was obviously scared. Nick had handled scared patients before.

"Then why don't you let me look at it? I can come over and take a look then we can go to the office and I will fix it." Nick said.

"I'm too busy, I've gotta go." Jeff said, scurrying to the check out before Nick could say anything else. Jeff was relieved when Nick didn't follow him.

A little while later Jeff was back at his flat. He'd taken some pain killers and put some numbing gel on the throbbing tooth but it didn't help much. He sat on the sofa watching Sherlock. He held an ice pack to the aching area but that didn't help either. His stomach was in knots.. This wouldn't go away on it's own and he knew it.

However, when he heard the door being unlocked he was worried. He remembered he had given Nick a key and whimpered. What was Nick up to?

Nick walked in and sat on the sofa next to Jeff and put a black case down next to the sofa along with some Chinese food on the table.

"Have you tried to eat anything?" Nick asked.

"I have.. I sorta of can if I only chew on the right side of my mouth." Jeff said reluctantly.

"Well here, I brought over some food. I know you haven't been eating much and that's not healthy, I want you to try and eat something. I've got some noodles if you want to try to eat them." Nick stated expectantly.

"I.. Yeah I'll try to eat some." Jeff said cautiously.

Jeff opened the container and picked up a fork. He wrapped some noodles around the fork, and brought it to his mouth and tentatively tried to eat them. It seemed okay for the most part. He went for his second fork of noodles when he clumsily hit the throbbing tooth with the fork. He dropped it and his hand flew to his face.

"Are you okay?" Nick hurriedly asked.

Jeff nodded but Nick could see how much pain he was in.

"Love, you need to let me look at it. This is getting out of hand." Nick pressed.

"No, I'm okay." Jeff stammered.

"You're not okay." Nick mumbled. "Love.. I know you won't come in and it's clear you are scared. Leaving a toothache can lead to serious problems.. If it hurts that means the decay got to a nerve and it's destroying the tooth. Do you want to come in for dentures in five years or come in now for a minor procedure?" Nick Inquired.

Jeff stared wide eyed at Nick. There is no way he wanted that but he also didn't want Nick to do anything.

Jeff scooted away from Nick and shook his head. "No way Nick!"

He tried to get up but Nick grabbed his wrist and pulled him back down to the sofa. Jeff continued to furiously shake his head.

"Calm down, love. Please just breath. You need to let me help you. Just trust me. Let me take a quick look, I promise it won't hurt." Nick tried to persuade Jeff but he still didn't show any signs of cooperation.

Nick pushed Jeff back onto the sofa. He straddled Jeff and pinned his arms down.

Jeff shook his head. "Nick no, please don't!"

Nick took some tools out of his case and held them below Jeff's bottom lip trying to keep them out of Jeff's peripheral vision.

"Please don't make this difficult Jeff. I don't want to have to force you to open your mouth but I will." Nick explained. "Open up Jeff, it's time to be brave." Nick went on but Jeff still kept his mouth clamped shut.

Nick sighed. "Jeff, please don't make me force you. I want you to be comfortable but if I have to force open your mouth it won't be. Please trust me." Nick tried. Jeff still shook his head.

"I'll be as gentle as I can, love." Nick said with a sigh as he gently pressed down on Jeff's lower jaw forcing it open.

He started to look at the left side of Jeff's mouth. By now hot angry tears were streaming down Jeff's face. He felt the cold medal touch his teeth and he didn't like that. He considered closing his mouth but because of the sharp instruments he decided against it.

Tears still poured down his face. "Shh.. Love, your okay. I'm almost done just give me a moment. You don't need to be scared, I'm just looking." Nick coaxed.

Soon Nick found the tooth and it was pretty bad. He would need to do some x-rays to be sure but he was pretty sure the tooth could be saved with a filling. He chose not to examine the rest of Jeff's teeth because he was crying and Nick hated to see him cry. Nick took the tools out of Jeff's mouth and got off him.

Jeff sat up and scooted away from Nick, still upset that Nick forced him to do something he wasn't comfortable with at all.

Nick put the tools back in the case and sighed. "Please don't be mad, love. You know you weren't going to let me look."

Jeff just wiped his tears away, feeling like he lost his dignity by crying.

"Are you okay?" Nick asked.

Jeff nodded. "How bad was it?" He asked reluctantly.

"I'm not exactly sure, I would need to take an x-ray to be sure but I'm fairly certain the tooth can be saved with a filling. It doesn't look like the decay has gotten to the roots yet." Nick explained.

Jeff tensed up. "Now what do we do?"

"Well I would like to take you into the office but I'd rather not have to drag you there kicking and screaming." Nick went on.

Jeff just shifted uncomfortably. He didn't want to go to the office at all. However, the pain in his jaw protested.

"Jeff.. That's a pretty big cavity, I know it can't feel good; and judging by the way you talk to avoid putting pressure on that area of your mouth you're in pain. I know what it looks like to manage a toothache and you're in serious pain, love." Nick countered.

Jeff slowly nodded his head, reluctantly agreeing with Nick. The pain was getting unbearable and he just wanted it to go away. Just his luck he thought, falling in love with a dental student. In a way he knew it was a good thing, if it wasn't for Nick he knew he probably couldn't bring himself to get it looked at but that didn't mean he still wasn't scared; he was terrified.

"So you'll come in to the office? I mean it's kinda my school but it has an office so it's still an office. I mean everyone calls it the office even though I guess it's a office in my school.." Nick trailed off.

Jeff softly laughed. "You're adorable when you babble."

Nick just smiled at Jeff, he may or may not have done that on purpose but that wasn't the point. The point is Jeff was slowly starting to trust him and that meant soon his love wouldn't be in pain anymore.

"Well, it's rather late now. I'm going to pick you up tomorrow morning and bring you to the office with me." Nick informed Jeff.

"Uh, I don't know if I can do tomorrow. I've go to-" Jeff was cut off.

"I know you can just go to evening class so you can come in tomorrow. I know you are scared, love; but you're not getting out of this. You know this isn't going to go away on it's own." Nick scolded.

"Okay." Jeff mumbled. That's not to say he wouldn't put up a fight tomorrow. He most definitely would.

A/N: So do you guys want more? If you do is there anything you might want to see? I'm open to ideas :)