A Maid and her Master

Fluttershy was dusting the dining room inside the home of a successful electronic and technologic entrepreneur. As she did, she hummed to herself in a methodical manner.

Bandwidth, her master's name, lived alone, however. You wouldn't assume that by his home, though. It was no mansion, but you could tell it costed more than any home in Ponyville. Two stories, a guest bedroom, master bedroom, two bath, a dining room, a large living room that turned into a kitchen on one corner, and a pool in the back. Whatever company he did have over were from congratulation parties and business meetings. His dining room would only be used on holidays with his family over.

Fluttershy finished dusting the room and smiled at her work.

Even if he was successful he was alone and that bothered Fluttershy. He was a nice stallion. He always seemed to enjoy her company and always thanked her even if he pays her to do it. She, in turn, enjoyed being around him, always making sure to tend to her animals' needs first before coming over to work.

She thought about all of this as she moved to the kitchen and turned on the sink faucet, holding a sponge in her mouth as she held a plate between her hooves.

Some days, when she worked later than she had to, she would catch Bandwidth sitting idly in his office with a unhappy look on his face. She never wanted to ask, it wasn't her place after all. Instead, she would move to another room instead until he left his office for her to clean. Bandwidth was a charming unicorn, even if he clearly never meant it. Something about how he constantly cleaned his glass lenses and shared random knowledge with her when he was bored made her giggle to herself.

She giggled to herself now, just thinking about it.

"What are you thinking about, Flutters?" Bandwidth asked, by the name she didn't mind, from the couch.

"Just a... A joke my friend told me the other day." She smiled to herself.

"How does it go?"

She began to panicked before thinking up a joke she did hear once, "Did you hear about the bunny who stayed inside all day?"

Bandwidth chuckled already, "No."

"He was having a bad hare day."

After they shared laughs, she continued as Bandwidth used his unicorn magic to operate a large media screen fixed to his living room wall.

Once she finished cleaning the place, she came back to Bandwidth's office and knocked, "Master, I finished the cleaning."

A moment of silence passes.

"Master?"

Soon, the door opens with Bandwidth behind it, "Thank you, but you didn't have to stay so late." He gave her a bag of bits for payment.

Fluttershy smiled with a bashful blush, "It's not a problem. I didn't have anything else scheduled for today."

The two stared at each other silently. Bandwidth seemed like he was struggling to say something before he went for it, "Um, if you don't have anything else planned for tonight, do you want to stay over?" He started reasoning with her before she could even answer, "There's the guest bedroom if you like and I-"

"I don't mind." Her heart skipped a beat when he asked, but she did her best to keep herself under control, "I can stay over for the night."

"Okay," he smiled.

"I'll go back to my cottage and let my animals know. I don't want them to worry while I'm here."

"Of course."

"Mhm," they both shared an interested yet awkward silence before she turned and walked away.