“Sit down.” He didn’t ask but ordered.
She followed through with his order. She had to obey him. Matthew was her boss. She needed her job more than she needed to leave the café. When had her life become all about money?
“You applied for the position of my companion.”
Each of his words made her cringe. “I’m sorry,” she said. What else could she say?
“Don’t be sorry. I’m intrigued by you, Clara.”
She gazed around the room. Is this all a set up?
“There is no need to be. I’m boring.”
“No, you’re not.” Silence fell on their table while he took a sip of his coffee. “Do you have any idea what you applied for?”
“Yes. You want a physical companion, which I can only deduce as a person you want to have sex with.” Her palms were sweaty. She felt she would pass out from the heat at any moment. Why did she think she could go through with this?
Matthew reached over and removed her scarf. “We’ve got the rest of lunch to talk. Calm down. Relax. I don’t want you fainting on me. I want to get all the business out of the way before we get down to the pleasure.”
“I had no idea you were the person who placed the ad in the paper.” She rubbed the perspiration from her brow. Would she have answered the ad if she’d known?
“Are you not relieved to know that the person is someone you’re acquainted with?”
Clara shook her head. “You’re my boss. I can’t apply for this. Why are you advertising for a woman? Don’t you have plenty of women to keep you occupied?” Her mouth always ran off when her nerves got the better of her. His next words left her speechless.
“I want you.”
Chapter Two
Matthew gazed at the woman staring across from him. He knew her nerves were getting the better of her. Her nerves didn’t stop her looking any less than gorgeous. Since he’d seen her working in his offices he had worked to try to get her closer to him. Clara had become an obsession to him. The moment he saw her, he’d known he had to have her. She wore her innocence like a coat. He wanted to show her how to lose it.
For the last few months he’d been testing the waters with her. Her reactions to him spurred him into action to place the ad in the paper. He knew far more about her than he let on. Her father’s gambling habits being one of them. The need she had for money. He’d placed an advert in the paper, and waited. Every woman who applied he rejected. Everyone until he heard the sound of her voice over the line. He had anticipated her call. Each time another woman answered he’d been filled with disappointment. Matthew refused to give up. He wanted Clara. His hopes and plans hadn’t been for nothing.
Clara didn’t need to know he controlled her father’s debt. She didn’t need to know her father had given her to him. He never requested anyone’s permission but he held the contract binding her to him as payment for his debt. Her fingers trembled as she picked her bagel up again. He watched her lift the food to her lips then placed it back on the plate. Her movement’s jerky.
“I don’t know if I can do this,” she said.
“I’m your boss, Clara. You have no choice. This morning you accepted the job.”
“I didn’t know who you were. This changes everything.”
“Do you really think knowing the man you’re going to be servicing is a bad thing? Were you hoping for a complete stranger?” he asked.
She stopped fighting like he knew she would. Her shoulders slumped in defeat. The submission inside her would be clear to any Dom who saw her. Matthew had seen her submissive nature the instant he saw her. Her submission was the sweetest thing he’d witnessed in a long time. He looked forward to teaching her what true submission meant. He couldn’t wait to get started. Every minute he wasted turned into a minute less of pleasure.
“Are you going to fire me?” Her voice a mere whisper.
“I’m not going to fire you. I like keeping an eye on you.” Matthew sipped his coffee while watching her eat. Her curves were one of the first things to grab his attention. She possessed full high tits with a small waist, which curved out into glorious hips. He’d masturbated imagining his hands on her hips as he fucked her from behind. The desire intensified every day for him. Her job on the top floor had come courtesy of him. He saw the way the other women looked at her. They knew the reason behind her transfer. Only the owner of the company could allow her transfer. Matthew didn’t give a fuck what others thought. He took what he wanted. “What I’m offering is a contract where you become mine, heart, mind, body and soul.”