"You say that or red and I'll get the rope off of you immediately. Okay?"

She nodded her head.

"I need words, Little one," he said, booping her nose.

"Yes, Daddy. I understand."

"Good girl."

She blushed when he called her that. Sofia didn't know if she would ever be able to get used to him calling her a good girl.

"Can you stick your arm out?" he asked.

She held her right arm out and watched as he slowly started to wrap the rope around her arm, tying a knot here and there. It was like he had done it thousands of times before and it was just muscle memory for him.

"Are you feeling okay?" he asked.

"Yes, Daddy," she whispered.

She loved the feeling of the soft rope around her skin. It was snug against her skin, but not too tight.

It was just right.

A sigh of relief fell past her mouth as she relaxed into the feeling of having the rope around her skin. It almost grounded her in a way, but she couldn't exactly explain it.

"How are you feeling?" Daddy asked. "Do you need me to stop?"

"No!" she raised her voice, her heartbeat speeding up at the thought of it being taken off.

"Okay, Little one. I won't take it off," he said, chuckling a little.

Sofia felt her Daddy stop moving, and she looked down at her right arm that was covered in a pretty little design.

"So pretty," she whispered and relaxed even more.

She closed her eyes and took several deep breaths. She had no clue she would love the feeling this much, but she never wanted it to come off now.

"Other arm?" she whispered, opening her eyes and looking at him.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

She nodded and held out her other arm for him to do. Maybe the next time they did this, he could do her torso like Leo did for Janie.

"Such a good girl," he whispered. "Tell Daddy if you need me to stop or need me to take it off."

"Yes, Daddy," she replied and felt him start wrapping the rope around her other arm.

She didn't know how long it took him to do the other arm or how long they sat there, but she didn't mind. She loved feeling the rope on her skin.

"Okay, Little one," Daddy said. "It's getting late and we both have work tomorrow. I'm going to start taking the ropes off slowly."

Sofia whined and opened her eyes. She didn't want them to come off.

"We'll do this again," he said. "I promise. Maybe we can put it around your torso before you work the next time. Remind you that Daddy is always with you and ground you. What do you think about that?"

"Yes, Daddy," she replied. "I would love that."

Sofia couldn't wait for the next time they did this. She was looking forward to it.