Lewin Theron had some reservations about hiring a governess for his daughters.
For one, both girls were eighteen, and for another, he'd never had one around before. To be sure, both his daughters had enjoyed the strict education of tutors and the care of the maids, but maybe that had been the problem. For his daughters had grown up willful, uncontrollable, and arrogant. Perhaps he should have employed a governess at the beginning.
But hindsight was always twenty twenty, and to be fair, the sight of Madame Bovina was of more immediate interest.
Lewin tried not to stare at the buxom holstaur in her stern dress and plaited skirts. Her hair was done up in a long ponytail cascading over one shoulder, her stubby cow horns prominent. She sat with prim control, which Lewin could admire, as he could the way her breasts swelled against her gown. A plunging collar gave a hint of those creamy mounds, a ruby in a gold setting resting in the valley between them, sparkling in the sunlight streaming through the windows of Lewin's office.
Lewin cleared his throat again and clasped his hands on the desk to avoid fidgeting. "Madame Bovina," he began.
"Please. Call me Claire," she said, smiling.
Lewin felt a blush but hurriedly cleared his throat again. "Y-yes, Claire, then. Thank you for answering my posting. I know that it was... a bit unusual..."
"Not at all," Claire said. "Daughters often are trouble for their fathers, as I well know. I have a number of my own."
"Is that right?"
"Of course! Some say holstaurs are born to be mothers."
Lewin had heard of that. Many of his associates had hired holstaurs to care for their children. In addition to their docile affection, holstaurs were remarked to be excellent nursemaids. Lewin found his eyes wandering down to her bust and hastily yanked them back to her face. Was that a smile he saw? No. No, he must have imagined it.
"Well, perhaps that's what they need. The girl's mother ah... left us some time ago."
"Died?"
"Er, no. There was an... incident. She fell in with some goblin maids passing through and... well."
Claire nodded. "I understand. Such things happen."
Lewin didn't know about that. It took him a long while to get over the fact his wife left him to enjoy orgies in the forest with short, curvy green women in an ecstasy of debauchery. "Right, well, it seems Jezebel and Leanna have some trouble appreciating my advice."
"Oh dear. That is a problem," Claire said. "Daughters should obey their fathers. But it's no surprise if they lost their mother at such an impressionable age. I assure you, Lewin. May I call you Lewin?"
"I don't see why not..."
"Of course. Some employers prefer a more professional relationship, but I always find a certain level of casual intimacy helps remarkably."
Don't look at her breasts. Don't look at her breasts... "I see. Well," Lewin said, coughing into his hand. Gods his mouth felt so dry. He needed a drink. "I don't mind."
"Lovely," Claire said, smiling warmly. "As I was saying, young women often get rebellious at this age. Normally it would be the mother who guides them to a more... shall we say, proper path. But I would be honored, my lord, to take them in hand and show them the way. After all, it's not the father's role to show his girls how to be proper ladies. A heavy hand will not guide. But a mother's touch just might."
"Then, you'll take the job?" Lewin said.
"Of course," Claire replied with another warm look. "How could I say no?"
Lewin exhaled, actually feeling some of his worries melt away. "I can't tell you how happy that makes me," he said.
"Me too," Claire chuckled, rising. "Now, shall you introduce me to the girls?"
"So soon?" Lewin said, standing as well, trying not to stare at how Claire's breasts wobbled.
"Of course! No time like the present. Shall we?"
Lewin wasn't sure, but, he supposed she was right. And besides, Claire was here now. It only made sense that they get to it as soon as possible. They weren't getting any younger.
He opened the door for Claire, allowing her to precede him before he hurried on ahead. The holstaur's presence at his back made his neck tingle, and he caught himself listening for the sloshing of her breasts. He felt his cheeks burn bright. He dearly hoped she got his daughters in line soon. He didn't know how he was going to work like this.
They reached the bedroom in short order and Lewin knocked. "Jezebel? Leanna? I ah, have someone I'd like you both to meet."
"Don't care!"
Lewin sighed and opened the door. Clothes littered the floor within and were notably lacking on the two young women sprawled on a pair of couches. Both had soft brown hair, though Jezebel's was left loose and wild while Leanna's was short. Both girls wore men's pants and short blouses done up against modest breasts.
Jezebel glanced his way from a book of poetry, her lips pursed in distaste. "What is it?" she snapped.
"Girls," Lewin said, stepping aside to admit the holstaur. "This is Claire. She is to be your governess."
"Ladies," Claire said, moving into the room with all the grandeur of a ship of the line under full sail.
Leanna jolted upright. "A governess?" she said incredulously. "You have to be kidding!"
"We're not children anymore," Jezebel said hotly, blushing with indignation.
"Girls," Lewin said, a warning tone in his voice.
"Lewin? Please. Allow me to make my own introductions," Claire said. "Me and the girls should get... acquainted."
"Oh, well... Alright," Lewin said. He glanced back at the pair simmering on their couches. "Well..." But what more was there to say? With a small shake of his head, Lewin left the room, closing the door behind him, already hearing low, muffled voices reach him from beyond.
Well, he only hoped she knew what she was doing.
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Lewin yawned as he opened the door to his manor. The last week had been a nightmare! Work around the estate had demanded so much attention, he'd been unable to be at home at all. Of course, that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. He'd rarely wished to be home since his wife had left and his daughters had grown too old for the tutors.
Lewin sighed as he hung his coat on a waiting rack. He wondered how the governess was getting on? Had his daughters chased her out already? He hadn't heard anything, and with his daughters, no news was good news.