Chapter 330: Secretary Astra (2)

After a few small, minor 'delays' that left me feeling a tad full, I made my way out of the compound and over towards the house that had been constructed on top of a hill, providing it quite the view of the Potaam River.

Approaching the large door nestled between some beautiful wooden pillars covered in ivy, I took a deep breath and straightened out my clothes once again before knocking on the door, my heart beating a bit quicker than normal as I stood at the entryway.

A few moments passed in quiet, the only noise being the rhythmic waves on the river and the gentle breeze that blew throughout the area, rustling the leaves on the trees and painting a rather gorgeous picture of the landscape around me.

When the door did open, I was face to face with a smiling, equally gorgeous woman, her long red hair tied into a braid and left to dangle atop her breasts, which were easily the same size as mine, perhaps even bigger.

As I had come to expect with the Duchess, a red dress covered them from the world, the fabric a nice sanguine red that made her eyes pop even more than normal, while her red lips only added to the seductive air around her.

"Ah, Astra! I had a feeling that you'd be here soon... Were you... 'held up' on your way over~?"

The Duchess had a twinkle in her pale blue eyes as she invited me in, closing the door behind me and moving over towards the room on the right.

Her house was made entirely from wood, and the rich brown planks were covered by fluffy rugs or carefully woven tapestries; to the left was an open doorway that led towards the kitchen, while right in front was a staircase leading to the second floor.

To the right was a open room with a large desk situated in front of a wall made almost entirely from glass, natural light streaming into the room and illuminating the rugs and comfortable looking chairs that were spaced evenly around the room, while bookshelves laden with dozens if not hundreds of books lined the walls.

"I brought in some of the simple logistics that I need to be completed by the end of the week. To start, I think I'd prefer if you worked while I supervised you directly until I feel that you have a good understanding of what I want. So take a seat! I already had a pot of tea brewing, so..."

Her smile was relaxed as she gestured to the ornate chair in front of the desk, making me tap my fingers together for a moment before doing as she asked, taking a seat on the red cushion that was built into what felt like a throne.

The window looked out over the Potaam River, and I admired the view before being brought back to the Duchess as she placed a stack of papers on the table, alongside a teacup.

"Again, to start we have one of my smaller businesses that still require oversight from someone besides the manager. Calculating the profits and comparing the money spent and brought in over the last few months to locate potential reasons and the like. Simple stuff, just tedious and time consuming. So... here's the example of last months accounts. Left of the page is-"

She continued to explain everything, and I did my best to focus on her voice - specifically her words - and not the warmth of her breath beside my face as she spoke, or the way some strands of her hair brushed against my shoulder as she leaned on the chair behind me.

The worst was the sweet scent that permeated the air around her, which made it hard to concentrate since each breath felt like a rush of sugar - heavily addicting and leaving me wanting more and more... and to be closer and closer to her.

However, I was able to push the horny aside and focus on the work, picking up the pen and doing the calculations for each of the days on a blank paper, before transferring the answer from that blank page to the official report, earning myself some praise from the Duchess as she watched over me.

"Not too bad, Astra! I have to be honest, I thought I might have to teach you some of the intricacies of numbers and accounting, but you seem to be a natural! You're quite the catch~!"

Smiling down at me, the Duchess pat my shoulder before saying "Alright, do the next week and add the sales up and the spendings up before subtracting the totals to get our profits. When you get it, compare that profit to the profit from the previous week and tell me if it's within a viable range. I'll get started on some other things..."

I nodded, turning back to the paper and transferring numbers from one to another, doing some basic math and getting new values, which I used to compare to previous weeks; during that time, the Duchess brought over another chair and sat beside me, taking a few papers for herself and doing some work herself.

A pair of thin glasses were now sitting on her nose, and she focused entirely on the work before her, though she caught me staring initially and smiled at me, those sky blue orbs twinkling with amusement and making me blush as I looked away.

I went back to crunching numbers instead, and before I realized it I had filled out the sheets that she had given to me, my work for the day over.

"Done?"

Looking over at her, I nodded before handing her the papers, watching as she scanned over them for a few moments, eventually smiling at me and saying "Really good job, Astra... Everything looks correct, and you even gave some suggestions on the extra pages..."

"Oh, well I just thought that I would suggest some things for the business, considering everything... W-Well, anyways, I'm relieved to hear its all correct!"

Her smile curled some more as she rested her cheek on her hand, staring at me quietly for a few moments and making me squirm, my body heating up slightly from nerves and lust in equal measure.

"Yes, it's all correct... no need to panic, Astra. I won't bite... unless..?"

I blushed as she smirked at me, though the Duchess left it at that as she stood up, gesturing for me to do the same as she said "Same time tomorrow then, Astra? We'll go over some more things in depth before I set you free to work on your own."

My cheeks were still slightly red as I made my way to the door with her, unsure of what was happening and if she had just flirted with me a moment earlier, only to find myself answering on instinct as I said "Oh, yes, I'll be over at the same time. See you then, Duchess."

Giving her small curtsy, I fled out of the house, wondering why such a simple interaction had me so wound up...