Weekend with the Dom by Ella Grey Page A

Nola’s coffee in
front of her before turning around and hopping onto one of her student's
tables. She smiled and crossed her legs, not a cold smile but one that didn’t exactly
make Nola feel warm inside. Her earlier assumptions that the woman resembled a
cat were still true. That half-smile, coupled with the look that Lilith gave
her, made Nola feel like a mouse. Is this
how a submissive feels?
    “Alex mentioned how you like your coffee.”
    Nola took the lid off and breathed in the scent of
rich coffee. Alex must have mentioned to her that Nola liked a shot of vanilla
in her coffee. The fact he’d remembered made her smile. “Is anything wrong?” She
blew on her coffee before taking a sip and fought the urge to moan in delight. It
had to be the perfect way to end such a long day at work. There were other ways
to end the day, but unfortunately she wasn’t with Alex at the moment.
    “I know you might not think it’s my place to say,
but we need to talk about Alex.” Lilith raised her hand and the question on
Nola’s lips died. “I know you care about him. That you might even be in love
with him, but I think it’s best for everyone if you break up with him.”
    Nola nearly dropped her cup in shock. “Excuse me?”
It wasn’t the first time someone had warned her away from Alex. Katherine, a
hostess at his club had been the first. The pretty blonde was in love with
Alex, so Nola understood why she’d try to push Nola out of the picture, but
Lilith too? The two of them had known each other for years and judging from the
way he talked about her, Lilith was like a sister to him. They’d travelled
around the world together, learning and experience life together, but Nola was
sure that they’d never slept together.
    Lilith smiled at her, as if she’d read her mind and
it amused her. “It isn’t what you think. I’m not in love with Alex. I’m not
trying to scare you away so I can have him for myself.” The smile died slightly.
“Alex is very dear to me, which is why I decided to talk to you first, woman to
woman. Alex won’t listen to me, not when it concerns you. He’s in love and can’t
see sense.”
    “So, why should I break up with him, if we both love
each other?” Nola put the coffee cup back down, suddenly in the mood for
something a lot stronger.
    “You know that Alex is a Dom, and it’s who he is. It
guides his every action. He needs a sub...he needs someone that complements that
part of him. He needs the other half of the puzzle, so to speak.” Lilith sipped
from her cup. “You’re a switch.”
    Nola frowned, for a second thinking she’d heard something
else that rhymed with switch . “What’s
that?”
    “The word ‘switch’ explains someone who plays both
roles. You’re a schoolteacher. It’s a position of power, and it guides your
actions. I know Alex is building the trust with you, leading a vanilla
lifestyle, which is completely alien to him. Tell me the truth––when you have
sex, it feels like he’s holding back, doesn’t it?” The dominatrix’s words only filled
her with doubt, because they were true. The first night they slept together
he’d tied her hands to the bed, but that was it. Every other time had been
normal. Not that every moment wasn't filled with passion and sex so hot that
Nola was surprised the bed sheets hadn’t combusted, but Lilith was right, it
did feel like something was missing. “Being a switch isn’t a bad thing, but it
isn’t a role you can play with Alex. He’s built to dominate, to take control
and unleash feelings in you that are so much more than sex. That’s what a Dom
does. You’re not doing it deliberately, Nola. I know that, but it’s time for
you to make a choice. Be the submissive that Alex needs, or leave him, and let
him find someone who can be that for him.”
    Nola rolled the cup between her hands, letting the
heat take her mind off Lilith’s rather blunt words for a second. “I don’t want
to leave him, but the idea