Disclaimer: All characters are over 18, consenting, and not blood related. Daddy and Pumpkin are simply nicknames (in this case signifying dominant/protector and submissive/innocent roles).
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Daddy is home from his college classes, and I had been busy for the earlier part of the day as well. I take my classes online. Staying home is almost paradise for my quiet time and freedom to focus on any task I choose. Today I had been mostly reading and working on my essay, with breaks to stretch my body, walk around outside, and play with the dogs. I had managed to check a few other boxes like laundry in between important trains of thought.
The dogs greet Daddy at the door, but I am too absorbed in finishing my work to try the same. As always, their wagging tails trade for scratches and affectionate touches that squish their faces. Other people would use a baby voice and try to excite the dogs, but Daddy has a quiet demeanor. His actions leave no doubt as to his love. He flops onto the couch, showing how much he appreciates the rest. Quickly I shut down my laptop so I can address him. My eyes drag across the screen at the last few lines of text as I close the lid and stand to tidy up. I must reach over him to slide the device into my backpack and take the opportunity to kiss his bearded face a few times before I empty my hand and attend to the zippers. My knee depresses the cushion at his side with my body bent around him. He drops his arm onto my lower back so his hand finds my waist and squeezes my side. He still looks exhausted and less than alert as I heave my backpack out of the way to stow against the wall.
I land myself half atop and half next to Daddy. I am surprised at my own level of tiredness after my productive day. Squirming to adjust my position earns me a groan. The tone tells me to calm down and that I have pressed him in an uncomfortable way.
"Sorry Daddy. The couch is so squishy I can't move."
"Don't get too comfy yet." He holds his hand out toward the television remote. If I settled on top of him and got sleepy he would have to disturb me to get up. I use a little extra bounce to escape the quicksand couch and gather the remote, rearranging the coffee table at the right distance for his legs and moving a few cluttered items on my trip around the room. Serving him is my pleasure. To prove this, I bend at the waist to offer the remote, to which he laughs.
"I would have gotten it, Pumpkin." He looks down and softly shakes his head as I keep talking.
"But I was on top of you and I wanted to. You are more tired anyway."
"Oh! That reminds me I was going to ask if you wanted anything from the kitchen too." I thought snacks might be a good idea. Sometimes Daddy does not eat in the morning and it worries me. Maybe I could eat a snack. I was planning to settle in heavily.
"Ha! No," and he half stands to wrap both hands around my waist and tumble me back down onto the couch and him. My loud laugh echoes right near his ear. He just digs his fingers into my abdomen where they still hold and does something between a tickle and a pinch, which makes me squeal and try to roll away towards the floor. Daddy holds me fast but stops teasing so I slump down to leave my head on the top of his stomach looking up through my smeared hair. He tries to clear it for me, but it has bunched under my head and refuses to go anywhere else. I tilt my neck so that I can move the hip-length strands to one side with my hand. It takes a few swipes to free my face.
I beam up at Daddy and then remember he wanted to watch a show. Not wanting to sacrifice my newly settled place across his body, I pat behind my head to find the remote. I had dropped it against his thigh when he grabbed and tickled me. Once I find it, I blindly press buttons in hopes to get things started. I keep missing power so Daddy wrenches it from my hand. I whine at him and pout. It is his choice what to watch, but I thought I could at least get to the menu first. The screen slowly powers up. I feel his stomach bounce underneath my head as he silently laughs at my display of blind button-pressing.
"What do you want to watch?" I tuck my arms to my chest and roll my weight to get a better view.
"How about something scary?"
"Ooh, I could show you that ghost hunting show we talked about."
"Yes please! I do not think I will be very scared though..." I tease.
"I guess not. At best it can be creepy or spooky, but it doesn't have 'real' scares." Daddy has started searching for episodes we can watch through his internet-linked television. My body is heavy lying in such a comfortable position with his body heat to relax me further. Daddy radiates a lot of heat, while I tend to run cold. My eyelids have also become heavy and try to close as Daddy scrolls and tells me what the episodes contain.
"Most of these look interesting to me. I've never seen one," I inform his choosing.