It was an early morning for me. I usually don't stumble out of bed until after seven, after my wife is up and in the shower. I don't normally leave for work until 7:45 or so, and I only need 15 minutes to get ready. Boring details, I know, but today I woke up early. I had a dentist appointment, just a 6 month checkup, but I had been warned at my last checkup I would need to get the full batch of x-rays done at my next one. So I wasn't looking forward to gagging on those stupid little cardboard pieces they stick in your mouth. I have been going to the same dentist for some time and my usual hygienist has been there for almost 50 years. I know, 50 years. She talks incessantly and has a bit of an annoying high pitched scratch for a voice.
Well, I know she likes to be on time, so I got there about 10 minutes early and walked in. I had the first appointment of the day and the receptionist wasn't there, so I just sat down in the waiting area. I heard someone humming and then heard the toilet flush. Shortly thereafter, I saw a gorgeous pair of legs under a white lab coat walk past the glass door that leads to the work area. She was still humming and I only caught a quick glimpse, but I knew I didn't recognize her. I didn't think much of it. I then thought about those legs and realized they were propped up by a nice pair of heels, which seemed odd to me, since all the women (there are no male employees) who work there usually wore comfortable shoes, much less a skirt. So, my mind wandered to beautiful legs on high heels and stockings. Mmmmm, I love nice legs I thought. As I was day dreaming, the door opened and I heard someone say my name. I was obviously elsewhere, and the voice apologized for interrupting...
I then looked up and in front of me was a stunningly beautiful woman; long dark hair, crystal blue eyes, light makeup, soft lips with just a hint of lipstick and then the most amazing chest encased in a very tight dark sweater, with a white lab coat unable to adequately cover her. As I gradually returned to the present, I realized I was giving here the once over and had maintained my gaze a bit too long at her breasts. She subtly cleared her throat at which point my eyes shifted downward like I was the schoolboy caught by the new teacher checking her out. The only problem was when I looked down I saw those legs that had passed by the door moments earlier, the same ones that had caused me to drift into that daydream originally. Her light colored skirt was alarmingly short and she was wearing hose of some sort that made my eyes linger too long at the edge of her skirt. I again heard her clear her throat and this time we made eye contact and heard her say my name again.
"Dan?" said the voice. I rose up out of the chair, took her hand, shook it lightly and said, "Oh, Hi, sorry. A little spaced out this early in the morning."
"Good morning, Dan, I'm Theresa, nice to meet you."
"Likewise," I said. "I was expecting Penny, is everything OK?"
"Oh, she is just fine, only working one day a week now, taking care of her grandkids. I joined the staff about three months ago and have been picking up a lot of Penny's patients. I hope you find my services acceptable."
I quickly stammered back, "I am sure you'll be just fine, hope my teeth aren't too disgusting."
She seemed to giggle a bit, or so I thought. It was probably just my imagination. I am a middle aged man, no longer in the peak physical condition from my college days. I had my fair share of girlfriends in my youth and never had any complaints about my physical characteristics or my ability to use them. I am still 6'2" but overweight. Hair is balding on top and I wear it extremely short, almost shaved. Still, every now and again, I get the occasional double take from an attractive woman, but not nearly as often as I'd like, or used to occur. I am married but things haven't been great there for a long time, but that's another story.
Theresa held the door open for me and I walked past her into the work area. As I passed her, I noticed she smelled delightful. A mere hint of perfume or maybe just a special body wash, regardless, it was intoxicating. I snapped my attention back to reality as I noticed myself drifting off into fantasyland again. As I proceeded into the work area, I stopped so she could lead me to her work area. There were six rooms in the office and they had recently switched from an open work space to completely enclosed work stations. Theresa had her own "office" and she opened the door to hers and allowed me to enter. As I passed her, I slowed intentionally to take another whiff of her. She smelled incredible and I felt a stirring below my waist. I thought to myself, we can't let that happen, that would be embarrassing. Or would it? Maybe she would be flattered? Oh, hell it probably happens to her all the time, look at her. She's probably in her early 30's and has guys hitting on her all the time. Relax and stop drifting off into fantasy-ville.
Not sure how long it took me to have this conversation with myself, but Theresa had said something to me that I did not hear. As I turned, she was looking at me expectantly.
"I'm sorry, I am a real space cadet today, did you ask me something?"
She definitely giggled this time, and repeated the question.
"Do you mind if I close the door? As everyone else starts to get here this morning, the conversation sometimes gets distracting, but if you are more comfortable with it open, that is fine too."
I struggled to respond, "err, whatever you, umm, well I don't really care, but, umm, if you prefer it closed, that's fine with me, sure close it, that makes sense."
As I started glancing around the office, I noticed it was very bright, the standard office cabinets, sink, x-ray machine, utensil tray, rinsing station, etc. Then I noticed some interesting artwork on the walls and mirrors. The artwork was a combination of photographs and paintings, most depicting attractive women; a few shots of Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Rita Hayworth, some of their most famous poster photos. The mirrors seemed to be of different shapes and sizes and were seemingly in odd spots, but I couldn't quite determine the symmetry, if there was one. It was very neat, very tidy and nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but the mirrors. I didn't think of it again.
Theresa then asked me. "Why don't you sit down and we'll get started on the x-rays first."
I groaned.
She heard me and asked, "Not a big fan of the x-rays, are you?"