Zach talks about Abbie's mouth

"It looks here like your teeth are in great shape, Abbie," Zach said, looking at the computer screen. "No cavities, no fillings, no work. Did you ever have braces?"

"I got lucky with genetics," she said. "I never needed braces."

Zach smiled. His teeth were gorgeous. "I did. Six years!"

"Wow," said Abbie. "Well, it paid off. Your smile is wonderful."

"So is yours, Abbie!" He collected some tools from a cabinet on the wall. "Okay, we're due for some x-rays today, and then we'll do your cleaning. First, for the x-ray, I need to just go through some basic information about you." He asked a series of questions about her physical health (she was very healthy), mental health (no issues), and then got to the more personal women-only questions.

"Is it okay with you if I ask a few more intimate questions? It's important to know these things before an x-ray, especially with women."

"Okay."

"When was your last period?"

"Two weeks ago."

"Are you taking birth control?"

"Yes."

"Are you sexually active?"

She blushed a little. "Yes."

"Are you pregnant?"

"No."

"Have you done this x-ray before?"

"Yes."

Zach picked up the protective bib. "I'll need to place this over your chest. May I do that?"

"Yes."

Zach leaned over her to put the bib down. He misjudged his aim at first, and the bib only covered her about halfway across her chest. He reached his hand out to pick up the edge of it, and inadvertently touched Abbie's left breast in the process. She took a quick breath, and wondered whether he even noticed he had done it. He picked up the bib, and stretched it over her left side, evening it out.

He used his hands to smooth the surface of the bib. If this had been a sheet or a shirt, smoothing it out would have been very pronounced contact with her breasts. Because the bib was so thick and heavy, it wasn't at all intimate -- except that Abbie recognized that he had accidentally just touched her shirt, and her thoughts were a little excited.

Zach went through the stages of the x-ray, and at the end, removed the bib (without incident), and prepared for the next phase of the exam. He pulled the door closed behind him, and walked toward Abbie.