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Dot had just poured Phryne a cup of fresh tea and she was waiting for the woman to come down the stairs, knowing she was going to want the liquid to be the first thing she let her body have for the day. Listening to the woman’s footsteps, Dot started to add a little bit of sugar to her mistress’s cup, knowing she preferred just a little bit of sugar, still wanting to taste the bitterness from the tea. Once Dot was finished prepping Phryne’s cup of tea, the woman finally made her way down the stairs, smelling the fresh cup of tea from the kitchen. “Good morning, Dot,” Phryne greeted her maid.
Dot carried the tray into the parlor, where Phryne was already waiting for her. However, the woman hadn’t sat down yet, as she was waiting for Dot to arrive with the tea. “Here you are, Dot,” Phryne smiled softly, letting Dot know she wasn’t getting a choice in not sitting with her employer. However, the woman knew Dot was going to sit with her; she didn’t bite, and Dot understood that.
“Thank you, Miss Fisher,” she told Phryne and the woman continued to smile at her, gently lifting her cup of tea to Dot’s lips, wanting her to have a sip of the drink. “Um, Miss,” because she had started to speak, Phryne took the chance to pour a small bit of the tea down Dot’s throat. Dot blinked as she swallowed down the bitter drink, trying not to wince at the flavor. Phryne couldn’t help but let out a giggle at the way Dot had reacted. It’s too bitter for her. The woman grew amused at the way Dot was reacting to the flavor of the tea.
“Of course, you would need more sugar or maybe even honey in your cup,” Phyrne said gently. Dot stared at her boss, unable to believe that Phryne could even drink the tea with how bitter it was. The woman wondered how Phryne could drink it and knew that thinking about it too hard would hurt her head. “I wonder if there are more cases I can solve for other people,” she started thinking aloud. Dot couldn’t help but smile at her employer, knowing Phryne refused to sit still. “You’re thinking too hard, darling,” the woman smirked at Dot, who blushed at the way Phryne was looking at her.
“Uh…” Dot couldn’t help but turn red at the way her boss, her lover, was teasing her. Phryne held out her arms, and Dot knew what she wanted from her. Once she approached the woman, Dot sat in the woman’s lap, and she felt Phryne’s hands on her waist as the woman pulled her closer.
“You’re cute,” the woman kept teasing Dot, knowing she was going to be rewarded with a full-body blush the more she complimented the woman, and sure enough, Phryne watched as Dot’s cheeks turned red and when she did, so did the rest of her. The dark-haired woman enjoyed watching her lover give her a full-body blush, finding her extremely cute when she did so.