CPOV

When Charlie called me I could not believe what he was saying. Bella, the same Bella that had stood up against the Volturi, was terrified of going to the dentist. I could not be happier than when he asked me to escort her, because, even if I had been a father for more than 80 years, I had never had the chance to have an experience such as this. It is not as if you could go with your vampire son for a regular checkup. Explaining how he doesn't have a heartbeat but can play the piano as some of the most talented people in the world would be a little bit difficult. And let's not even get started with him hearing voices in his head.

I could see that Bella was nervous, even if she tried to cover her face with her hair.

"Common Bella, you know that there is nothing to be afraid of with me by your side". I reached her hand, trying to reassure her that everything would be okay. Slowly, she moved her face till she was looking at me and I could see how red her cheeks were. Seriously, I think that probably she will be the first vampire to be able to blush.

"Aren't you frustrated?" She asked.

"Frustrated?. Why would I be?" Sometimes I had no idea on how her mind worked. Why would she have that idea?

"Because I don't want to go to the dentist. I mean, you are a doctor. Shouldn't this be something that frustrates you? Having an unwilling patient?"

I couldn't avoid laughing at that. Although it was true that I had had to treat many unwilling patients, both because of their fear of doctors and because of their instincts telling them to get away from me, it had never really bothered me.

"No Bella. It is not as if their fear is something personal against me, but more to my profession, so I can understand if you are scared. Besides, once you meet this dentist I think that you will be at ease."

"Really? Why? Do you know her?"

"No, I don't really know her. But I have heard many of my colleges speaking of her. They say that she is very professional and fast at her work. They even say that she likes her job so much, that she doesn't lose time asking what is wrong. She herself will check the patient teeth and will tell you what the reason of your visit is. I have heard the nurses say that when a doctor needs to leave aside a patient they send him to this dentist and they never return. As she is so good at her job, they must stay with her."

Bella seemed to marginally relax after my answer, but she appeared to be deep in thought. After some minutes in silence, we arrived at the address that I had. It was in a good neighborhood in Port Angeles, and the building itself seemed to be new.

"Okay Bella, here we are. We still have a couple of minutes, but I think it's best if we go inside now. That way you can get to know the office, and maybe relax a little bit."

She didn't look convinced but didn't argue. As we enter the building, I could see that she would regularly turn around to look at the car.

"Don't even think about it, Bella. If you make a run for it I will have you back here before you even notice that I grabbed you." And sadly she already had experience trying to outrun a vampire, and therefore knew that it was impossible. But just for good measure, I took her hand and together we walked to the office where the doctor would be waiting for us. As I reached to rang the bell, Bella interrupted me.

"So, you are taking me to a dentist with a very good reputation among doctors, is it correct?"

"Yes Bella, you know that I only want the best for you, so there is no problem with how much it will cost. You know that we have no problems with spending our money on you". I reassured her that the insignificant amount of money would be no problem, as I thought that that was going to be her complain. But she proved me mistaken.

"No Carlisle, that's not what bothers me. No, I mean, it does bother me, but it was not what I meant. You said that doctors send her their patients when they need to put them aside. I know that sometimes it is necessary to do so because of transfers and things like that, but it could also happen because they are a burden. So my question is if you are sure that the only reason they don't return is that she is so good that the patients don't want to go back. I mean, are you sure that doctors just don't use her to scare their own patients?"

I understood what she meant. Even in a small town as Forks they were patients that not many doctors were willing to take because they knew how to make our work impossible by complaining of every little detail. Seriously, I have heard patients complain about the color of the walls or the waiting list, but these patients would complain about the material of the apron they had to wear, or even of the color of the sock of their doctor. Before that, I had never taught that socks had a key role in diagnosing.

So, Bella question was not bad. How was I sure that the patients that were send here were not some of them? Maybe they were? If that was the case, there was no way Bella's fear would improve here. Before I could tell her to go back to the car while I called my colleagues to verify that this dentist was as good as I thought the door opened.

"I thought I heard voices. You must be Carlisle".