Tied Down: He'll see to her needs, if she can tend to his... by Leila Haven

underneath the gorgeous exterior. You have something that money can’t buy.”
     
    My heart was swelling larger with every word he muttered. “What did I have?”
     
    He shrugged. “It’s hard to describe. It’s like a light. You were luminous with it, all sparked and ready to truly shine.”
     
    I didn’t have anything to say to his beautiful words. I wanted to feel that light, shine it all on him so he knew how much I cared for him. Maybe he was the one who had lit that spark.
     
    There was a comfortable silence between us as I ate the lasagna. Cooper grabbed a fork and started eating it too. We didn’t need words. They were completely overrated.
     
    When the food was all gone, Cooper disappeared through a door off the kitchen. He returned a few moments later with a wine bottle. “A little red?” he asked.
     
    “Please.”
     
    He grabbed two glasses and set them on the bench in front of us, pouring the red wine up to the half-full line. “I picked this up in France when I was there for business. They assured me it was a good vintage.”
     
    Cooper smelled the wine before swirling it around in his glass. He took a sip and pursed his lips while he thought of the verdict. I took a quick sip, my mouth filling with the delicious wine.
     
    “Quite nice, don’t you think?” he said. I nodded. “When I first came in here, I thought you might be reconsidering your stay here. I thought maybe our session was too much for you. You looked very deep in thought.”
     
    “Not at all. I was actually thinking of my punishment options, wondering what you were planning on doing to me.”
     
    “You were worried?”
     
    I laughed. “The opposite. Should I be worried?”
     
    A cheeky sparkle made his eyes shine. “You can always use your safe word.”
     
    My stomach fluttered at the way he was looking at me. Waiting for the next session in the playroom was going to be like torture.
     
    It couldn’t come soon enough.

Chapter 11
     
     
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    Monday morning arrived too soon with Cooper having to return to the office. Thankfully, this time I was going with him.
     
    My closet suddenly had a corporate wear section. The clothes had arrived the day before with Miss Cassidy’s logo emblazoned on the packaging. I hung up the skirt suits in all different shades of gray and admired how professional they would make me look.
     
    I dressed in a black suit, pairing it with a white blouse that had a bow at the front. All I needed was a pair of glasses and I would look just like a stereotypical office worker.
     
    Cooper was waiting for me outside, leaning casually against the car with one hand in his pocket. He could have easily been plucked from the middle of a magazine ad. He stood up straight when he saw me.
     
    “I am not going to get any work done today,” he said, his eyes scanning me from head to foot. I blushed at the compliment.
     
    “Well, I’m not going to be the new girl that’s sleeping with the boss,” I replied.
     
    “Touché, Miss Williamson.” Cooper opened the passenger door for me and waited until I had settled into the vehicle before he closed the door. He slid effortlessly into the driver’s seat.
     
    Music filtered through from the car’s speakers. It was mostly eighties rock, something I hadn’t been expecting. “I didn’t know you were such a fan of the old classics.”
     
    A lopsided smile quirked his lips as he tore his gaze away from the road long enough to look at me. “I’m full of surprises, just like you are.”
     
    I shrugged and leaned my head back onto the leather headrest, enjoying the ride. I was nervous about starting work at King Endeavors, and the music was helping to take my mind off it. I didn’t want everyone at the company thinking I was completely useless and uncaring. I planned to show them all that I deserved the job even without Cooper’s help.
     
    We pulled into the parking lot, where