Ten Shades of Red

Back at the office, Changying hunted through her bag looking for gum or a tictac, anything to take her mind off her empty stomach. The longer than expected visit to the doctor had meant forgoing any sort of lunch. She came up with some butterscotch and tearing the plastic off, popped it in her mouth savouring the sweet creaminess of it. Grabbing some change she went to grab a coke from the machine thinking the sugar would give her the burst she needed to get through the rest of the afternoon.

Changying could hear the laugh before she saw her mother, 'Oh no, she promised never to come to work.' Hurrying out of the kitchenette Changying grabbed her mother's arm and whispered menacingly, "You promised, Chunhua. Not at work." She smiled at the young assistant who had been guiding Chunhua into the offices and thanked her as she steered Chunhua into her own office. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to see if you were alright. That marvellous Wang Wei called me..."

Changying cut Chunhua off, "He's not your type Chunhua and even if he was, you would be screwing up my job! Don't do this. You promised to leave my job alone." Changying was distraught knowing exactly what her mother's motives were.

"I was worried about you," Chunhua tried again but stopped at the look of disappointment on her daughter's face.

"You could have just called. I have a phone remember, but then you wouldn't have got to check out Wang right?" Changying's voice was hard, "Please Chunhua just go. I like this job. Don't screw it up for me."

The mild scalding, lack of food and now Chunhua's appearance conspired against her, and she felt herself break out in a cold sweat, "Please Chunhua, just go," she managed to whisper before crumpling in a heap on the floor.

.............

Changying's eyes fluttered open, and she found she was lying on a leather couch. Chunhua was sitting beside her looking worried, "Going all maternal on me after all these years, Chunhua?" Changying murmured, her eyes seeming to want to close again.

"Oh good, you're awake," Chunhua smiled. "Wang is just calling his doctor friend. He's quite something, isn't he?"

Changying groaned, "I'm fine. Go home, Chunhua. And for fucks sake, leave my boss alone. Don't make work harder for me than it already is. Keep your pants on for once. Promise me."

Chunhua looked guilty, "Okay baby. I promise."

Changying rolled her eyes at her mother and sat up slowly, holding her head. Her stomach growled at her reminding her that she needed food. Wang walked over handing her a phone "Here talk to Jack."

"Hello," she said tentatively. The doctor quizzed her on how she felt, and when she ate last remonstrating about a healthy diet and looking after herself. Handing the phone back to Wang, she felt like a little girl who has just been chastised.

"Right," said Wang hanging up the phone, picking up the can of coke she had been trying to drink all day and handed it to her, "Seems wearing your lunch is not as healthy as ingesting it. I am supposed to take you out to make sure you eat something sizable and sustaining."

"Dinner sounds great," Chunhua chimed in "What time should we be ready?"

Wang turned around eyebrow raised, "I am sure you have to get back to work, Chunhua and I am also sure you already have plans tonight." He smirked a little turning back to Changying, "I will just take Changying out for an early dinner now and have her home and tucked into bed early."

Chunhua's face fell. She was so used to men falling all over her that she didn't take being turned aside well. "Oh okay," she mumbled before recovering, "Are you sure you're alright, Changying? I can always cancel my plans and come with you?" Chunhua smiled sweetly.

"No, I am fine Chunhua, really. You go have fun." Changying was enjoying the look of chagrin on Chunhua's face.

"Well as long as you're sure there is nothing I can do for you," Chunhua turned to leave.

"Wait" Wang called out, he went Changying's office and came back with the bag containing her lunch stained dress and shoes. "You will have time for a load of laundry before you go out tonight, won't you?" Wang pushed the bag into Chunhua's arms.

Chunhua began to stutter and, taking pity on her mother while stifling her giggles, Changying answered for her, "Just leave it in the bathroom, Chunhua I will put it to soak it over night when I get home."

Chunhua left without another word, stalking back down the corridor.

Wang turned to Changying, "I see why you don't call her mother. Now stay there and drink your coke. I have a few things to do before we leave and I don't want you fainting all over the place."

Her eyes closed and she leaned back against the couch again. She fell into a light doze and her dreams once again turned dark. She was once again in the doctor's surgery with Jack Wei. He was smiling kindly at her while strapping her into a gynecologist's chair. Her arms and legs held immobile by leather restraints, her breasts held fast by leather straps. He held up long handled clamps and pulled her labia apart opening her up and exposing her deepest parts. Her dream self-looked away. Turning her head in shame to the far corner of the room, she cried out startled finding Wang watching her. The doctor inspected her inserting a speculum.

Changying woke with a start, Wang's hand on her shoulder as she panted hotly his eyes boring into her. "That must have been some dream." Changying blushed ten shades of red and sat up trying to breathe deeply, not looking at him. Wang smirked and helped her up. "Let's go," he said, "I am suddenly very hungry myself," Wang looked at her and she dropped her gaze to the floor, still blushing deeply. He laughed at her then, "Jack called you little red earlier. It suits you."