"Won't really be seeing much of anything, Nick." She shouldn't say that, she knows, but there are times it's far too difficult to resist needling him. She braces, just slightly, for the punishment she half-expects is coming. "But I'll be patient."

His hands are just as firm and insistent as before, moving her into place. Still a little pliant after having come so hard, Rosie moves easily, even obediently, and once the restraints are locked around her wrists and attached to the bedframe, she pulls at them, the motion half struggle, half curiosity.