My Asian Dragon: A BWAM Romance Story by R S Holloway, Para Romance Club, BWWM Romance Club

needed.
    The
connection rang, and Joy found herself tapping her foot waiting for
Billy to pick up. It was kind of funny, how easily some of the old
mannerisms came back to her. Finally, just as she was about to hang
up and send Billy a text message, she heard him pick up. "Hello?"
    "Hey
Billy, long time no talk."
    "Joy!
How's live in the country?"
    "Pretty
good, honestly. Listen, I need to ask you a favor."
    "Sure,
what's up?"
    "Well,
some things happened, and I think I'm going to be staying here long
term. And I mean real long term. So, I need to clear out my stuff,
and get some things out here. Is there any way I could convince you
to come pick me up in your van?"
    She
could hear Billy humming as he thought, or perhaps he was checking
his calendar. "Okay. I can meet you in the village in about a
week, I've got a service I am preaching out there. If you don't mind
taking an extra day getting back, and then about three days in
Shanghai to clear your stuff, I can do it for you."
    "That's
great, Billy!" Joy said, jumping excitedly in the dirt. "Listen,
my battery is almost dead, so I may not be able to know when you are
getting close. So, what day are you thinking you'll be in town?"
    "Let's
say, if everything goes right, a week from tomorrow?"
    "Excellent.
Thanks, Billy."
    Joy
closed her phone, and headed back to the village. If she had a week,
she and Longwei would have plenty of time to make a list of things
she could pick up in her time in Shanghai. Starting with DVDs for the
kids and medicine for Yingtai.
    *****
    Billy
was true to his word, pulling up exactly as he had promised, right
around lunch time. Joy came out of the village doctor's to greet him.
She had been in to visit Yingtai, and with Longwei's help told her
about Joy helping out. She was just telling the young woman about
what the school children were having for lunch when the puttering
sound of Billy's van came through the doorway. Smiling, Joy excused
herself before sticking her head out the door, flagging down Billy
who was still fifty meters down the road. It was amazing to her how
far sound carried when there was so little man made cacophony around.
    "Wow,
you've gone country," Billy remarked, after giving her a
friendly hug. "It looks good on you."
    Joy
smiled and stepped back. "Thanks. Billy, this is Longwei, the
leader of the village. Longwei, this is Long Pao Chin, or Billy as he
likes to be called in English."
    The
two men exchanged greetings in Chinese, before Billy switched back to
English. "So, he's the guy, huh?"
    "What
do you mean?" Joy asked nervously. She was sure she hadn't said
anything about Longwei's secret to Billy, but still, she was nervous.
    "I
mean, this is the guy you're in love with," Billy said with a
laugh. At the shocked expressions on both of their faces, his
laughter grew. "Come on, Joy. I knew from the moment I met you
the only way to pull you away from the reporting gig would be if you
found love, and I mean real love. Also, your body language was
practically screaming that you wanted me to like Longwei when you
introduced us. I'm no police profiler, but I can read people pretty
good."
    "Whatever
the case may be," Longwei said tightly, "there is another
reason Joy has decided to stay here for a while."
    Longwei
led Billy inside the doctor's office, where Yingtai was getting her
hand re-wrapped carefully with gauze. "She faces a long and
difficult rehabilitation," Joy said sadly. "I've agreed to
stay and help Yingtai until she can use her hand again."
    "I
see. You know, I know a medical supply guy back in Shanghai. I bet I
can get some medicine from him if you think it would help,"
Billy said, smiling and looking at Longwei. "It would truly be
my pleasure."
    Longwei
nodded. "Your generosity is most welcome. However, you must be
exhausted, and should rest and be refreshed before you and Joy head
back to Shanghai. How about some lunch?"
    Over
a simple lunch, Longwei and Billy chatted in Mandarin, which allowed
Joy to at least