14 There's the Chunhua I know

It had been a month since that fateful day when Changying had spilled her lunch over herself and Wang Wei. At work he was all business, they had both decided it was best to keep what happened between them outside work. He was still the arrogant control freak she had always known in the office, but there were subtle changes in his demeanor now, and how he interacted with her. His eyes still followed her every movement, and when he came to see her about a project she was working on, he would lean over her or brush against her, the contact making her dizzy with joy.

Wang was a driven man; you didn't get to be in a position like his at such a young age, without putting in the hours and hard work, to back up his talent. Changying often stayed behind with him at work but found when deadlines approached he was better left to himself. After the first incredible week where they had barely spent a moment apart, she felt lonely on the nights that she came home alone to the house she shared with Chunhua.

For her part, Chunhua seemed to have settled down with a mysterious man. She was home some nights and seemed to have become a regular home maker. Changying was startled when she walked in and found the house clean and her mother in the kitchen cooking, when she finally went home for the first time since packing a small bag to keep at Wang's that first week. There had been an uneasy truce between them since that night, but it was better than how it had been.

Changying watched Chunhua folding some laundry, still not quite sure what to make of the change in her, "You going out tonight Chunhua?"

"No, not tonight," she answered wistfully.

"I was thinking it was time to update my wardrobe a bit, do you want to come shopping with me, it's Thursday the stores are open late. We could, you know, hang out," Changying thought that if her mother was trying to change she should give her a chance to mend the bridges so to speak.

"Really?" Chunhua smiled widely, "I'd genuinely like that. Just let me make a call first."

Changying watched as her mother walked into her room opening her mobile and went to brush her hair and slip on a pair of heels. Changying knew the type of things she wanted to try on, and she would need heels to see how it would look. She didn't want to change her look so much as she just wanted to make it less frumpy seeming. Wang liked the understated, quiet librarian, persona she had at work just as much as the sexy girl he took home most nights.

"Let's go kiddo! I haven't been shopping for ages," Chunhua grinned at her.

Changying found herself enjoying shopping with Chunhua who seemed strangely restrained in her choices agreeing that Changying's style was all her own and making gentle suggestions rather than forcing her into uncomfortable and revealing outfits that did not suit her short curvy figure. During the shopping trip, Chunhua brought only one dress and Changying was surprised that it was a sedate style that suited her age as well as flattered her phenomenal figure.

Chunhua was actually a treasure trove of advice now that Changying was actually listening to her rather than cringing away from the lurid details of Chunhua's past conquests. She gave advice on inserts for high heel shoes to stop the ache that came after extended wear, the best bras for her larger cup size, and the benefits of natural fibers particularly in lingerie.

The whole night was fun for them both, Changying even allowing Chunhua to give her make up tips, and they treated themselves to some take home food and red wine from one of their favourite restaurants as the stores were closing. As Chunhua drove them home Changying's phone rang and she picked it up happily seeing Wang's name on the screen she answered with a smile, "Hi Wang."

That was the last word she got out of her mouth as she listened to his tirade, he had tried to call her several times, he had been to her house to find no one home, he had no idea where she was or whom she was with. He would meet her at her house, and he hung up. Trying to hold it all together not wanting to ruin the first fun night she had enjoyed with her mother for years, she looked at her watch gauging the time.

Chunhua in a rare show of maternal care reached over and patted her leg, "He was just worried about you baby, and that shows he cares more than he wants to admit." She glanced over and smiled slightly before drawing her eyes back to the road, and Changying burst into tears. "Aw baby, don't cry. Sometimes love happens so fast you don't even notice it until something like this happens. It's a good thing to know he was worried and cares about you so much, right?"

Changying took a deep shuddering breath considering her mother's words. "It's more like he is a control freak and I wasn't where he thought I should be."

Andy laughed, "It didn't sound like that to me, he was shouting loud enough for me to hear the worry in his voice. Whether you two want to admit it or not, it sounds a lot like love to me."

Changying sniffed, "We have only been dating a few weeks. It's fantastic don't get me wrong, I have never been so happy, but love Chunhua? You of all people aren't going all Mills and Boon on me, are you?"

"It happens to us all sometimes," Chunhua said wistfully. "Finding that right someone worth settling down for, someone who appreciates all of you not just how you look or whether you give a killer blow job." She grinned and waggled her eyebrows as Changying looked at her opened mouthed.