A hand appeared on Robert"s shoulder pulling him back slightly and away from Chang, exposing the owner of the voice.Behind Robert Dumont stood Justin Che wearing a powder blue suit. He shared a look with her for a moment his eyes twinkling and his lips curled up enough to show the white edge on his perfect teeth before turning back to her cousin. His handsome usually smiling face was set more seriously as he stared hard up at Robert Dumont.
"You need to leave my girl be, oar avoir!" Justin waved at the man and came to stand in front of Chang and in between the two. With the two people on either side of him, it almost looked comical how short he was in comparison
Without heels he and Chang Dumont were around the same height, now that she wore them she towered over Justin. Robert Dumont was just ridiculously tall in Chang"s eyes at over 198 centimeters. Even he had only been about 188, maybe a little less it was hard to tell from just memories.
Robert Dumont stared down at Justin Che before bringing his eyes to Chang"s.
"Who is this little man and why does he interrupt us?"
"None of your business, here."Chang handed her champagne flute that was mostly emptied to Robert Dumont, before taking one of Justin"s arms and walking away hastily. "Make that your business."
Chang dragged Justin out of the crowded ballroom to the garden area, after grabbing a couple of fresh gla.s.ses, so they could talk in private. Handing him his gla.s.s she took a step back and looked at him with surprise, an earnest smile actually bubbling to the top from her churning heart.
"Are you really here Justin? How is it that you"re here now?"
"Yes I"m really here, you"re grandpa Jean-Jacques contacted me and had me come for a birthday surprise! Surprise!" Hé smiled a raised his gla.s.s to her taking a small sip. "Looks like you"ve been living the high life since you left, without calling a year and a half ago! And here I worried endlessly after you disappeared with your secret husband and left his Lurch-like henchman behind to tell me!" Before he could continue Chang rushed up and gave him a big hug.
"I"m sorry s.h.i.t was kinda sudden, he did come but it was to take me to my mom and get her a special treatment for my mom. I would have called and told you if I could but I couldn"t and it"s just been so crazy, I really missed you." Finally seeing her friend Chang couldn"t help but let down her walls a little and vent.
"I"ve missed you too, it sounds like you have a lot to tell me." Chang nodded and sniffed a little feeling emotional. "Well through it all it looks like time was kind to your sense of style! Cuz d.a.m.n look at you girl! Justin pulled her back to arms length. "You look amazing, my mind is blown you"re totally rocking the super short hair and that dress you are killing it!"
Chang smiled a little and stepped back to model it for him. As she twirled he gave a slow whistle.
"Stop girl it"s too much you"re killing me!" Justin clutched at his chest in an exaggerated manner. "Where"s that husband of yours, or did you already slay him when you put it on?"
The little smile that she had quickly disappeared as she faced him.
"I haven"t seen him in a long time or heard from him. I"ve moved on with my life since him."
"So are you seeing the lanky fellow from earlier?"
"No that"s one of my cousins Robert Dumont."
"Hold up, he"s your cousin with the way he was looking at you..? Girl any longer and you would have gotten pregnant from that gaze!" Coming closer Justin talked to her in a worried tone.
Hearing that Chang couldnt help but laugh a little.
"No, gross, no! The thought alone gives me nightmares!" Chang felt nauseated just at the idea and remembering the way her skin crawled when he was geezing at her.
"Alright then you"ve got to tell me everything, start from when you left."