*Bass thumping from the driveway.
A jingle of keys in the door.
The sound of boots on hardwood.*
She looked up abruptly from her latest painting, eyes wide and eager.
*"Daddy's home!"* she whispered to herself.
Without hesitation, she pushed her chair back hard, nearly knocking over her paint water in the process. She quickly found herself in the bedroom doorway; sat straight and proudly on her knees, shoulders back and head held level. Her eyes looked to the floor in front of herself, while her hands rested lightly on her thighs, palms facing the sky. A pair of brown boots, leather worn and scuffed, appeared in her lowered gaze.
"Welcome home, Sir!"
A puff of air sounded above her, the hint of a chuckle coming from her Dom. He reached down, caressing her cheek softly before tilting her chin up, bringing her gaze to meet His. His thumb stroked over a smear of watercolor on her cheek, a smirk on his lips. "What am I going to do with you, messy girl?"
He leaned down, pressing a kiss to her forehead before straightening and brushing past her, already stripping out of His work clothing. She remained where she sat, pink flushing across her cheeks. Try as she might, she never could avoid being covered in paint by the end of a project, and Daddy always liked to tease her about it. Behind her, her Dom entered the en suite bathroom, discarding His dirty clothing in a basket before cranking the hot water on. She heard the creak of the faucet over her shoulder, then the patter of water on stone tile.
"You may rise," He said coolly from the bathroom doorway, where he stood in only briefs. "Come here."