Juliette's husband, Aaron Warner, is her dentist

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Juliette
Aaron and I are watching the movie Titanic together. I am curled up under my husband's arm, laying my head against his lap. We have practically seen the movie over one hundred times but we both love it so much. I am glad that we are watching a movie together though maybe it can keep my mind away from my mouth. Something in my mouth has been bothering me for a few nights now and at times it is unbearable. I would tell my husband, Aaron, but he is a dentist, and I've had a fear of dentist since I was a small child. But however, as we are watching the movie, my husband, Aaron, nudges me gently, "Hey, love, would you like some popcorn?" I shake my head hesitantly, "No thanks, baby." He frowns and looks at you, a concerned look on his face, "Are you okay, love? You never refuse popcorn." I try not to appear uneasy, but inside, my little brain is running laps and is distressed. I just shake my head again stating I am fine. Aaron says, "Do you want ice cream instead?" I shake my head, "Aaron. I don't want anything to eat. I'm fine, thank you though." I start to ease myself up from the couch with Aaron, planning to head one to our bedroom. My husband's brows furrow together, as he pulls me back towards the couch, turning me towards him, "Juliette." He stares at me, the tension in the room is crazy for a split second, his face close to mine, "You are hiding something from me." After a moment, I start to say, "I'm not- " The look he gives me makes me know that he isn't falling for my lie. He says, "I'm your husband, Juliette, I think I know you are hiding something from me." For a moment, nothing is said but then I say, putting a hand to my head,"Please, Aaron. Can't we just go to bed?" Aaron Warner Anderson gives me another look and adds a puppy face, "Whyyyy."I reply, "We've seen this movie a thousand times anyways, and I'm tired." Aaron says, grabbing the remote to the tv and turns it off, "Okay, love. Let's head up to bed, then." I go upstairs with my husband following behind me, I put on my pajamas and head into our bedroom and into our bed. A few seconds later Aaron comes as well, shirtless, and curls up beside me. Aaron leans closer to my face and kisses me softly on the head, "Goodnight, my beautiful love." I reply, "Goodnight, Aaron." I can't fall asleep because of my tooth and I assume my husband is asleep so I carefully crawl out of bed and head to the bathroom to grab some Tylenol. I approach the kitchen quietly to find a bottle of water to drink with the Tylenol. I'm about to retreat back to the bathroom but when I turn the corner I collide with my husband's chest. I mumble a quick apology "Sorry." He nods but then looks at the Tylenol and water bottle in my hands, "Why do you have Tylenol?" I open my mouth to say something but he says, "Don't lie to me, love. It already breaks my heart that you are hiding whatever the problem is from me, your own husband." He sounds genuinely hurt. I say, "Aaron, I'm sorry-it's just-I'm just"- Aaron says, "What is it, love? Just tell me." I say, looking down at the floor, "It's my m-mouth-it hurts, Aaron." My husband gives me a frustrated yet sympathetic look and he says, "Oh, love. Why didn't you tell me?" I shrug my shoulders while wiping my falling tears, "I-I don't know...I'm s-sorry. P-please don't be mad, Aaron." Aaron says, "Shh.. it's okay, sweetheart, it's okay. I'm not mad. I just wish you would have told me to start with. Please don't cry, love." His thumb slowly wipes away my tears against my cheeks. He says, "Let's go talk in our bed about this, alright?" I nod trying not to cry. Once we are back in our bed he says after giving me a few minutes, "May I please take a look at your mouth now, please?" I shake my head vigorously no. He says, "Juliette, love, you know I'd never hurt you, not intentionally." I shake my head again, "It's not that." He asks, "What is it?" I say, "I have had a fear of d-dentist every since I was a k-kid. It's not necessarily you-"

Aaron

I tell Juliette, "Okay. I understand. But you trust me, right?" She nods, sniffing, "Yeah, of course I do. I trust you with my life." I smile at her, "It's the same with you as it is with me." I say, "Now I'm just going to get a few things to check out whatever is going on in my beautiful wife's mouth, okay? I'll be right back." My wife nods, though I can still tell she is anxious. When I come back with my bag, she backs away from me and hides under the blanket. She starts muttering random things, "What if my teeth aren't as pretty as you think,What if my teeth fall out-"I say, grabbing the blanket, smiling wide enough to show off my dimples," Love, I promise, your teeth will not fall out. Now come get comfortable and lay down in my lap just like you did when we were watching the movie ." A bit later, she crawls into my lap and she lays her head down in my lap. I pull out a mask and pull it over my nose and mouth. I grab the mirror and tap her lips gently with it, "Open your mouth please, love." Juliette starts to open her mouth but then closes it back hesitantly and says, her body starting to shake, "It's too hard for me, Aaron. I don't think I can do this-" I say, calmly, trying to reassure my wife that it's okay,stroking her soft brown hair with my fingers gently, "Hey, baby, it's okay. Shh. It's okay."  I quickly remove my mask as she makes a run for the door, but I beat her too it, guiding her back to the bed, "Juliette, love, you need to take some deep breaths, okay? I'll only start when you are calm, alright?" I see her nod as I lay her back down on my lap, placing a blanket over her. She is fidgeting with her hands a lot I've noticed. I ask, "What about it are you scared of, love? My wife took her time to come up with a response to my question but she eventually says, "Mostly everything. It's so uncomfortable and embarrassing and the mask and the pointy objects-" I give her a soft look of understanding, "I understand that, love. But I'm your husband and it may seem embarrassing and uncomfortable to you but you're my wife and I promise I'll try as your husband to make you feel as comfortable as I can but I need you to let me do this." Juliette surprises me by nodding her head agreeing with me, positioning her head comfortably on my lap, speaking, "Okay... can you tell me what you do before you do it to start with?" I nod at her request,"Of course." I put on the mask again and I'm about to start when she grabs my arm and I look her in the eyes, "What is it, sweetheart?" My wife says, "Can you take off the mask? Please?" I sigh and dispose of the mask, "Okay. Only because I love you." She smiles a little at that, "Thank you, Aaron." I smile a little too, "You're welcome. Now we are going to start, alright?"

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