Part 4: In this part, Katie runs Logan through some new basic training.
I went upstairs to my room, and closed the door. I then swapped my workout clothes for my all time favorite outfit: My camo jogger pants, and a polo shirt – My Team Ariat polo shirt to be exact. I wanted to showcase a bit more of my tomboyish nature, along with as a bit of my past as well.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com ... SY445_.jpghttp://www.redpostequestrian.co.uk/imag ... o_navy.jpgI tucked my shirt in, as I always do, and then lifted my ponytail out from under the collar. Now I just needed one more thing. I walked over to my dresser, opened the bottom drawer, and pulled out a single twenty foot length of rope. I figured it would be best if I just stuck to the basics for Logan's first go at this.
With the rope in hand, I left my room, and headed back down stairs where Logan was sitting on the couch with his phone in his hand. When he saw me again, he switched it off, and put it back in his pocket.
“You wear those types of shirts a lot,” He commented.
“Oh, I love polos so much,” I said back, as I walked around to the arm of the couch, and set the rope down. Logan grinned at me.
“Well, that's the best one I've seen you wear so far,” He then complimented. I smiled warmly.
“Aw, thank you,” I chimed, as I clasped my hands behind my back. Logan seemed to just stare at me for a moment. "Logan?" I asked him.
"Oh, sorry, it's just...well...I don't know why, but I like when you do that," He told me.
"When I do what?" I asked him.
"When you put your hands behind your back. I think it looks very attractive," He confessed. I nodded in agreement.
"I like how it looks too. Plus It just feels natural, and comfortable to me, so yeah, I do it a lot," I explained. I then decided to get back to the main topic. “Anyways, are you ready to begin?” I asked him.
“I guess so,” He replied. I could tell he was still kinda hesitant, and I was hoping to change that. His attention then turned to the rope. "Is that the rope we're going to use?" He then asked.
"Uh, no, that's the rope
you're going to use," I corrected. "But there are a couple of things I need to go over first."
"Okay," Logan said, flatly.
“Okay, the two most important things to remember about these tying games are agreement between both partners, and safety,” I told him. “We've already covered the hazards of breaking the first rule, so let's do safety,” I then suggested.
“Right,” Logan agreed. I nodded my confirmation, and then motioned with my finger for him to follow me. I lead him back up to my room where I sat down at my computer, and pulled up YouTube. I typed in the words Rope Bondage Safety into the search bar and clicked on this video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ApBQtmdco&t=450sThroughout the narration, Logan would occasionally nod, and take mental notes. After the video was over, I looked over at him to see that he seemed to be a bit more interested, now that he had seen that there was more to tying someone then just putting their hands behind their back, and looping a rope around them.
“What did you think?” I asked him.
“Very informative,” He said. “There seems to be a lot more to this than I had thought.”
“Yeah, I watch this video at least once a month to make sure I remember those issues,” I then told him. He nodded his agreement. “Okay, I have one more to show you now,” I then added, as I typed in Double Column Tie Wrists into the search bar, and then clicked on this video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ItFtMDL-9I“I'm guessing that's what you want me to do?” Logan asked, once the demonstration was over.
“Yep, that's our go-to tie, although we actually customized it a bit to our own liking” I stated. He blinked at my for a second.
“We? Our?...Go-to tie?” He inquired. I gave him a chuckle.
“Oh yeah, my friends and I do this with each other all the time,” I then told him. “In fact, Linda was playing these games with her cousin before I even met her.”
“Huh,” He humphed, and then shrugged.
“Okay, let's head back down stairs,” I said, and with that I left my room with Logan right behind me.
We both headed back down stairs over to the couch. I Sat down next to the arm with the rope in easy reach. Logan took a seat next to me. I then held out my hands in front of me.
“Put three fingers in between my wrists,” I instructed. Logan did as told, and split my wrists with three fingers. “That is the distance you want someone's wrists to be from each other when applying this tie,” I explained.
“Gives you a bit of room for comfort,” Logan guessed.
“Something like that,” I said back. I then grabbed the rope, and handed it to him. “Are you ready?” I asked him.
“I guess so,” He said, and took the rope. I then held my hands in place so that he could perform his first tie. The first thing he did was split my wrists with his three fingers. It was a good sign he was paying attention. He then started the tie according to the video, but then quickly found out where we had made a few changes.
“We actually only go around once rather than twice. It still puts six bands in place, and is perfectly comfortable,” I explained to him. He nodded, and stopped where he was. He then put his fingers in between my wrists to make sure they were the right distance apart.
“How do I know if it's too tight, or too lose?” He asked.
“Ah, good question,” I answered. “What we usually look for is right as the rope starts to press on the wrist. Also, if you can't easily push your fingers in between my wrists then it's too tight. There should be only a little bit of friction when you do so,” I explained to him. He nodded, and then he began the cinch in the middle now that the bands were applied correctly.
“Should the cinch be tighter, or is this okay?” He then asked me.
“The cinch should be as tight as you can make it without going overboard. Just give it a good pull, and that's usually enough,” I told him. Logan did as had I told him. “You'll notice just like in the video that the cinch sucks up that extra slack,” I then mentioned.
“Yeah,” He responded, and gave the tie a decent cinch. “Do I knot it now?”
“Yes, and you'll want to tie it at the top of my wrists, and not on top of the cuffs,” I pointed out. “Do you know why?”
“Uh, no,” Logan answered.
“It prevents inquisitive fingers from reaching it, and untying it,” I told him.
“Makes sense,” He replied, and then knotted the tie off with a standard square knot. “Um, there's a lot of left over rope,” He then pointed out.
“I know that, we'll get to that later,” I replied.
“Okay, so, in that case...how'd I do?” He asked. I grinned at him.
“This is very good,” I complimented. “Want to try again?” I then asked.
“Uh, sure,” He said, sounding as though he was becoming more comfortable with the concept. I offered my hands to him, and he untied them.
“This time I'm going to let you do it all by yourself. Let's see how you do,” I stated, with a sly look. Logan snorted a bit. He then began the tie again.
The tie was a bit awkward at first, but that was to be expected given his whole several minutes of experience in doing this. He was a quick study though, and would correct a mistake as it came up. Soon he had my hands tied in front of me again.
“Did I do it right?” He asked. I wiggled in my bonds again, and then nodded my approval.
“This is very good Logan, you're a natural,” I told him, and for the first time since I met him, he started blushing a bit.
“Oh...thanks,” He retorted. I just chuckled a bit.
“Okay, now we'll get into why the rope is longer then necessary, because it technically isn't,” I said. He nodded, and then untied me again. Once my hands were free, I turned away from him, and casually put my hands behind my back.
“Oh, You want me to tie your hands behind you now?” He asked.
“Yep. It gives a better sensation of immobility, and as we already discussed, it looks much more attractive,” I answered. “I always prefer having my hands tied behind my back rather than in front.”
“Oh, Okay then,” He said. I soon felt the sensation of rope around my wrists again, as Logan went to work. From what I could feel, he was doing it correctly. I soon felt the knot being tied in place.
“I need to stand up for the next part,” I said, and stood up off the couch. “We're going to add a waist rope.”
“What's a waist rope?” Logan asked.
“Some people, like me, can slide their hands under their legs, and back in front of them. A waist rope will prevent that,” I explained.
“Gotcha,” Logan stated.
“Okay, run both ends around either side of my waist, and through the belt loops on my pants,” I directed. Logan then proceeded to run both ends through the loops on my right side.
“Um,” He said, realizing that something wasn't quite right.
“One end goes through one side, the other end goes through the other side, Silly,” I said, with a grin.
“Oh, duh,” Logan said. He then corrected his mistake, and came around in front of me. “Do I knot it off now?” He then asked. I smiled at him. He was getting it.
“That's right,” I said. Logan nodded, and finished the tie off with a square knot bow. He then stepped back to see how he did. He gave it a smile, and nodded.
"Katie, I think I did it," He stated.
“Yes you did,” I said back.
"Is it comfortable for you?" He then asked.
“Yes it is. You did a wonderful job," I answered. "I'm not getting out of this until you let me out.”
“Oh, do you want out?” He asked, with a look of mild concern. His instant willingness was a great sign of things to come later, as I now knew that if I wanted out of a tie, he would not hesitate. As for right now though, I shook my head no.
“No, I'd like to enjoy it for a bit,” I told him.