His Dirty Secret(16)

Tyler was sat where she expected him to be; behind his desk looking as delightfully handsome and sexy as he had the day before. “Good morning, Tyler.” Her voice was cheerful and the smile on her face genuine.



“Good morning, Isobel. And how are you today?” His gravelly voice with its sexy southern drawl was just as delicious as she remembered it. “I hope you got plenty of sleep last night because I have plans for you today.”



Isobel felt herself blush as she wondered what kind of plans he had in mind. And then she gave herself a mental kick up the butt. She was here to work, for God’s sake, not to have rampant sex with the boss every day. “I did, thank you.” She was proud of herself for keeping her voice so steady. “Do you have a list for me today?”



Tyler stood up from the desk and walked around it towards her. “Not today, no.” She was surprised when he took hold of her hand, his thumb rubbing the pulse spot on her inner wrist. She was sure that he would feel how fast her heart was racing. “Come with me, please.” She didn’t really have an option but go with him, as he started to walk towards the door with her hand still firmly ensconced in his larger one.



She breathed a sigh of relief when he let go of her as he opened the door. She would have hated for the other ladies to see them like that, and she most definitely didn’t want to give the vindictive Julie any more ammunition to have another bitchy go at her.



They walked past the other desks, Isobel was very conscious of the stares they were getting. As they walked by Mary, Isobel was astonished when the other woman grinned at her and then gave her a wink. What the hell was going on?



Tyler came to a stop outside a door that Isobel hadn’t noticed before. It was down the opposite end of the floor from the work stations, and there wasn’t a person in sight. Reaching into a pocket, he removed a key and then unlocked the door, pausing before he opened it to turn and look at Isobel.



“I want you to know that you can leave at any time,” he said, making her extremely curious and a little apprehensive. “I’ve been waiting for the perfect personal assistant, and I think you just might fit the bill. But, there are a few things I need to find out before I make it a permanent arrangement.”



“O-okay.” Isobel’s stomach had started to churn. Did that mean that the job wasn’t necessarily hers already? “W-what do you need to know?”



“I need to know if you can follow orders without question.” Isobel started to tell him that she could, but he held a single finger up to silence her. “I also need to know how open minded you are. As my personal assistant, you will probably have more than one occasion when you have to do things that you’re not completely comfortable with. I need to know that I can rely on you to do them anyway.”



“Didn’t yesterday prove that?” Isobel knew that the question was cheeky, but she also knew that it was valid; at least to her.



“Yesterday was a great start. But today I’m really going to put you to the test.” As he finished talking he opened the door and stood to one side, allowing Isobel to walk into the room in front of him.



She blinked her eyes, trying to adjust to the darkness of the room but not having much success. Was this another office, or a boardroom, maybe? It was really hard to tell. There weren’t even any windows to cast some kind of light in the room. Tyler flicked a switch and the wall lights came on. They were still very dim, but at least they cast some light.



She looked around her curiously, her eyes slowly adjusting to the dimness of the room. She couldn’t see much, but from what she could gather, there wasn’t much to see. A large piece of furniture that looked like a desk or a table stood right in the middle, but apart from some shelves with things on them that she couldn’t make out, there didn’t seem to be anything else in there.



She had a ‘light-bulb’ moment of clarity. “Oh! Is this the conference room?” He obviously wanted her help to get the place ready for a meeting.



“No, not exactly. Although that’s what we’ll call it from now on.” Tyler chuckled, amused by his own joke even though Isobel didn’t get it. “This is where I get to test just how loyal you are, and how good you are at following commands and orders.”



Isobel laughed. “It’s not the army, Tyler.”



Her laugh dried up when she noticed that he wasn’t laughing with her. “I’m well aware of that, Isobel. But, it is a serious thing to me.” He took her hand and walked her towards the center of the room where the desk was situated. “Before I say anything else, I want to let you know that you can stop me at any time, okay?”