Lalisa,Mine.

Chapter Four

Lisa sat in the lecture hall, waiting for her professor to arrive. Class didn't start for another five minutes. Leaning back in her chair, she closed her eyes and tried to clear her head of all the thoughts swirling around inside it. Inevitably, her mind went back to the same thing: Jennie.

Since that night in Jennie's room, Jennie had come into The Lounge a few times while Lisa was working. Lisa didn't go out of her way to speak to Jennie. But somehow their paths kept crossing. And with every word that Jennie spoke to her, with every glance they exchanged, the pull of Lisa's desire grew stronger.

Jennie was all that Lisa could think about. Jennie's hips, swaying in her tight, silky dress. Her voice, like velvet, in Lisa's ear. Her eyes, that seemed to see into the depths of Lisa's being, while revealing nothing of what lay behind Jennie's own.

And Jennie's words. Surrender. It wasn't hard to figure out what she meant. Her dominant personality. The riding crop. Her talk of giving up control. It all pointed to one thing.

"Looks like you could use this."

Lisa opened her eyes. Her friend Meg stood beside her, holding a coffee in each hand.

She handed one to Lisa and sat down. "Finish all the readings?"

"Yep." Lisa had stayed up 'til 3 am to get them done.

"How are you always so on top of everything? I barely got halfway through them before I fell asleep." Meg groaned. "If I'm on call, I'm going to look like an idiot."

Cold calling. Those two words filled every first-year law student with dread. During class, their professors would call upon a student and ask them probing questions about the cases being discussed. Preparation was essential. Professor Carr liked to assign a few random students to be 'on call' at the start of each lecture, so no one knew if they would be on call until class started. Because law school wasn't stressful enough already.

"Here." Lisa passed her notes to Meg. "I've already memorized everything."

"Thanks, Lis! What would I do without you?"

As Meg flipped through the notes, Lisa closed her eyes again. Her mind picked up where it left off. She couldn't deny how the idea of submitting to another woman made her hot all over. These desires weren't new. No, they had always been there. But Lisa had never allowed herself to even consider letting them play out. They went against everything she believed about herself. So she'd buried them deep inside her where they remained a half-forgotten fantasy. Until Jennie had reawakened them.

"Lis? Hello?" Meg waved her hand in front of Lisa's face.

"Huh?"

"I said, do you want to come over and study tonight? You know, for the quiz tomorrow?"

"Right. Sorry, I can't," Lisa replied. "I have work."

"What's the matter with you?" Meg asked. "You've been spacing out all day. Something on your mind?"

"No, I'm fine," Lisa replied.

Meg narrowed her eyes and studied Lisa's face. "Or could it be... someone?" A smile broke out on her face. "I knew it!"

Lisa sighed. Meg knew her too well. They'd been friends since freshman year of college when they ended up in most of the same pre-law classes together. Meg wanted to become a criminal defense attorney. But for now, she had to settle for interrogating her friends.

"C'mon, spill," Meg said. "I want every detail."

"There's nothing to tell," Lisa said. "It's just a stupid crush. Nothing's happened."