Okay, again, this is kind of mean. I also decided to make it two pieces, because I wanted to get you people updated, even though I can't write the next bit today :) Enjoy!
Nick felt so sorry for Jeff. He should have done this another time. On the other hand Jeff would probably not have allowed anything to happen without being sure of the procedure needed.
"Jeff, could you open up, again? I'm not finished with the exam, yet." Nick said. Weirdly enough, this usually calmed the patient down.
Jeff nodded. He hated this but right now he didn't even care. He knew he'd need a fucking root canal and what ever would happen after this was nothing compared to what he'd just found out. He opened again and let Nick do his work.
Nick took a look at the rest of the teeth, finding one more small thing. With a look at the x-rays he also found two small problems in the approximal spaces of the molars. He retracted the tools and raised the chair. "Okay, Jeff. I'll just note down my findings." He lowered his voice, George didn't need any sign of the situation being uncomfortable not only for him but also for his brother. "Your mum will pick him up once we're done with his exam." Nick whispered. He exchanged the tray and patted the chair. "Your turn, George."
Jeff had jumped up and within a second he'd taken a seat on a different chair. George didn't look too scared anymore. He hesitated but then sat down. "Can you move the chair for me, too?"
Nick grinned. "Sure. I could actually give you this..." He handed George the remote for the chair. "And you can choose to move it up or down."
Jeff was impressed. The mixture of Nick's psychological abilities and amazing skills with kids seemed to have vanished George's fears. George was pressing various buttons, now and playing around with the chair for a while until he seemed to get bored with it.
"Okay, George. Would you be okay with me cleaning off all the sugar bugs, now, so they don't get the chance to make holes?" Nick asked sweetly. "Also you want to lay down? You can actually watch a movie on that screen on the ceiling, if you want to."
George's eyes widened and he grinned. "Yes, yes, yessss." He said hastily and Nick switched on the TV and lowered the chair. He put head phones on George, who, without hesitation opened his mouth. Nick quickly started working and Jeff tried to blank out. His thoughts wandered off and he was getting more and more into thinking about the treatment he was facing. He hated this. Then, Nick must have finished with the scalar, a sound was surrounding Jeff. He was not prepared for the sound of the hand piece Nick used for the cleaning and it burned it's way through Jeff's brain. His chest tightened and his eyes widened in horror. The memories had just reappeared and it was like he could feel the pain, again. He felt the tears rushing down his face and he just felt himself getting up and excusing himself. He ran to the bathroom and, just in time, reached for the toilet, before he got sick. Those memories were too much to handle and with the knowledge of him having to face what was coming and the smell, that felt like it had burned into the walls of his nose it all became too real. His entire stomach emptied and he dry heave a bit. Then he just sat down and leaned back on the wall. He knew the walls he had build up had fallen, now and he could not hold any of the emotions he felt right now. He was sobbing and it was hard to catch his breath and he really didn't know what to do. He just sat there and cried.
Nick finished up with George, everything was fine and he heard a woman's voice outside. He lifted George off the chair and they left the exam room.
"Mummy!" George said happily and ran into her arms. "This was fun."
Nick, as well as the Mum grinned. "That's good, hun." She said happily. She put him down.
"Why don't you go to the waiting room, we have a great toy collection. You can play a bit, and pick one toy, while I talk to your mum."
George ran of and Nick smiled. "George has done amazing."
The woman nodded. "Yeah, he just needed to have a nice person doing it. How did Jeff do? What did you find in either?"
Nick sighed. "Well, Jeff freaked. He took a break at the end, but that was okay. I'm going to get him back. George didn't have any problem, Jeff does need some work done. I'll try convincing him to do it today. You should probably get George out of here, he doesn't need to see Jeff's fear."
The mum nodded and thanked Nick, before she left.
Nick went up to the reception. "Did you see Jeff?"
"He's in the bathroom." The receptionist said without looking up.
Nick opened the door and saw the boy. He was a mess. This would be more work than expected.
