Frank was sitting across from the two Dominants, looking at them both in the dimly lit evening air. All four were seated at a table outside, a stunning restaurant situated around them, a teak deck stretched toward the shore. He was coasting on the nice day he had already had, feeling closer to Ty and Josh than ever before.

He sipped on his strawberry daiquiri and hummed, glad that they were all out together for dinner before they returned home tomorrow. He glanced at Ty holding Josh's hand across the table, a little stringent zap of envy rose up in his gut when he watched them be affectionate in public. And yet, he continuously had to pretend that he was here with work colleagues and 'the random guy on the plane' instead of his Master, a friend and his unconfirmed secondary Dom.

Josh took a tiny swig of his fancy blue cocktail and gave Frank a small smile, as though wordlessly sympathising with the youngest of the group. They had already finished their dinner and were just sitting around having a good time in the balmy breeze. Frank could feel the tiniest buzz from his drink, the permanent little smile on his face made it evident. He giggled as he watched Ty pickpocket from Gerard, so quickly and effortlessly stealing from his best friend without the latter realizing.

Gerard patted his jacket, a frown setting in his brows as he searched for his pen. He scowled at Ty when he saw it in his possession, snatching it away. Frank grinned at Ty, earning a small wink from the Dom as he stole Gerard's wallet from his pocket. Josh was giggling behind his hand, leaning against Frank. Gerard touched his pocket and let out an agitated grunt as he turned to Ty, "Does your immaturity know no bounds?"

"Oh, relax, will'ya? We're all having fun here, Margaret. Take the stick out for a few minutes and unclench."

Gerard held his hand out, squinting ruefully. Ty opened Gerard's wallet slowly and whistled, "Alright, Mr. Moneybags. Black or platinum card? Oh, lookie here, is this a condom? I'm so proud of you."

Frank was cackling behind his glass, watching them bicker like an old couple. Gerard grabbed at his wallet but Ty was too fast, lifting a toned arm up and just out of reach. Gerard scoffed, "Ty, please. Give me my god damn wallet."

"What's the magic word, Grumpy Smurf?"

"Your large balls on a silver platter." Gerard muttered as he stood up and took his wallet unceremoniously and sat down again gracefully, taking out his card, "Honestly."

He glanced down for a moment and Frank continued to look on avidly. Gerard looked livid for a moment and turned back to his best friend, "Where the hell is my watch?"

Josh let out a surprisingly loud cackle and hid behind his hand, turning a pleasant shade of pink as Ty looked at Gerard so innocently, "Quoi?"

[What?]

"Akecheta Tashunka-Joseph, where the hell is my platinum watch?"

"Oh-ho-ho, pulling out the Native names now, Colonizer?"

Gerard looked like he wanted to back-hand him, scowling, "Don't you dare-"

Ty rolled his eyes, "Jesus Christ, relax, man. It's a wonder you haven't had a stroke yet."

"My watch."

"I don't have it." Ty shrugged as he sipped his water.

Gerard frowned and looked around on the floor and under the table before he popped up, "Well, then where is it? It was on my wrist a second ago."

"Ask Joshua."

Every other pair of eyes at the table suddenly turned to look at the alarmed submissive, his brown eyes wide with surprise. He stammered nervously and set his cocktail back on the table, swearing that he didn't possess the watch. Ty merely gave him a small smile, "Check your backpack."

Josh frowned and lifted his bag onto the table and peeked inside, pulling out the platinum Rolex with fear burnished into his eyes, "I swear to God, I had no idea, sir."

Gerard held his hand out for it, slipping it onto his wrist and adjusting it wordlessly. Josh looked at Ty in astonishment, "How?"

Ty merely smiled and reached down, shaking Jim's paw and giving him a scratch between the ears. Josh looked down at his service dog with disbelief, "You little traitor, you put it in my bag?"

Jim just lay down at his side obediently, going back to his duties as Josh closed his bag properly. Gerard shook his head, handing his card to the waitress. Frank giggled and looked at Josh, "We were all bamboozled."

Josh grinned softly, "That's why he's so special."

~

Frank was laying in bed later that night, staring up at the ceiling whilst Gerard typed on his laptop. He closed his eyes as he tried to drown out the perpetual moans and slapping skin sounds that emanated from the room next door. His dick ached as it pushed against the metal constraints, unable to fully form into the erection it sorely wanted to become.

He rolled onto his side, facing away from his partner, and curled into a small ball. He closed his eyes, focusing on the sounds of keystrokes beside him rather than dick strokes next door.

"Doesn't that bother you?" He whispered softly.

"What, dear boy?"

"The rabbits next door." Frank snorted.

"I barely hear it when I'm preoccupied." Gerard continued typing.

Frank squeezed his eyes shut tighter, "How fucking long have they been busy?"

"About... An hour and six minutes." Gerard muttered casually, "Give or take. Who knows how long Ty engaged in foreplay before we heard them."

Frank swallowed, "Right. Foreplay."

"Is everything okay, my prince?"

"Peachy, sir. Just... Horny as fuck." He laughed breathlessly, "I mean, it's been a few days now and every night I have to listen to them. It's... difficult."

"That's understandable."

"Sir?"

"Boy?"

"I know I'm not supposed to question you or anything, and I'm not, but..." Frank rolled onto his back and then over onto his other side to face his Dominant, "How come we aren't having sex?"

"Well, I'm rather busy right now-"

"N-No, not just now. This entire time." Frank interjected before blushing and tacking on an apology for interrupting his Master.

"I've been wanting to put you in chastity for a while, consider it a maintenance on your obedience. And we just so happened to be coming here for a few days, so I decided to merge the two. Especially since I'd be so busy that I wouldn't really be able to fulfill that need."

Frank pouted quietly, looking up at Gerard in the stark white light of his laptop screen, looking at how the glare reflected on his glasses. He nodded, feeling both relieved that he wasn't in trouble and also saddened because he still wasn't getting out of his chastity. He whispered a soft, "Yes, sir."

They remained in silence for a little while longer before there was a knock and the door opened. Ty walked in, dressed in black cargo shorts and his beanie, "I'm taking Joshy to play on the beach now that everyone else is pretty much gone. Wanna come with us, pixie?"

Frank sat up and threw on a t-shirt and shorts, following Ty out after he gave Gerard a small kiss. He walked out into the hall to see a very spritely Josh grinning excitedly at them both, holding Ty's backpack with both hands. Ty gave Josh a pet on the head before he walked down the hall. Josh immediately followed, practically trotting proudly behind him. Frank grumbled, realizing that Josh was already in his pupspace, and kept a foot or so behind him just in case.

They rode the elevator down to the lobby and walked out, crossing the surprisingly empty street, onto the white sand. It was at least midnight now and the only illumination was from the street light. Ty continued to walk until they were almost in darkness before he sat down with Frank. He helped Josh take off his shirt and let him run off into the waves as he chased a ball. Ty chuckled, watching his submissive with adoration.

"How come we're here at night?"

"Two main reasons, pixie. One, Josh doesn't want the entirety of California to know he's a pup. And secondly, most importantly, partaking in kink in public is problematic. The people around you did not consent to seeing you, they did not expect to come to the beach and see a grown man escape his anxiety by becoming an animal. Same with the people who walk on leashes in public and those kinds. Civilians haven't given consent and it gives our community a bad name. The only times when that's okay is, for example, when it's expected. Like Folsom in San Francisco, or any sort of bondage convention."

"I didn't know that." Frank whispered as he pulled his knees up to his chest, resting his chin on his arms as he watched Josh playing in the water happily.

"How do you think a vanilla person would feel going with their family to the mall and seeing some woman on a leash with her Dominant in the middle of the food court. Not everyone is accepting or understanding. And not everyone enjoys it. Or, even worse, what if someone has a bondage-related trauma and they see it, in a place they expected to be safe?"

Frank swallowed and nodded, "Y-Yeah that's pretty bad."

"It's inconsiderate. And yes, I know this is public but I have done my best to minimize our visibility by going at night and away from the few people that are here. He can't be seen from the road. Besides, I did promise him we could do this before we left."

Josh came running back toward them with the ball in his mouth, dropping to his knees and plopping the ball at Ty's side on the towel. He grinned excitedly, his butt wiggling as he waited for Ty to throw the ball. He took off, chasing after it into the waves yet again.

Frank watched him continuously, surprised by how carefree he seemed in comparison to the nervous man that Frank was used to at work. Josh came back yet again and shook the water off of himself, earning an unhappy grumble from his Dominant. He leaned in, licking Ty's face and nuzzling his cheek so lovingly. Frank smiled a little, trying to push it aside and be happy for them both.

Josh lay down on the towel that Ty had set down for him, panting as he closed his eyes. Frank got up and smiled down at him, "C'mon, Joshy, let's go and swim."

Josh sat up suddenly and looked at Ty with big eyes, sprinting into the water after he received the nod of approval. He stood knee deep in the water and turned, holding his arms out for Frank to join him. The latter removed his shirt and set it down before he walked down toward the water, barely getting his toes in before he realized his mistake. It was so cold. And yet, he couldn't turn back now, not when Joshy was looking at him with the biggest smile on his face, his eyes almost entirely closed from the sheer force of his grin.

Frank took a step or two closer, his butthole physically clamping shut as the water lapped at his shins. He wanted to run away as fast as possible, but was frozen. His feet were already sinking into the sand as it washed over him yet again. He gave Joshy a small smile and took another two steps in, the water at his quivering knees.

He took Josh's hand and helped when he was tugged into the water, his balls launching up into his body as they were suddenly submerged in the glacial water. Sure, it probably wasn't as cold as he was making it out to be, but it certainly was colder than the warm air he had been subjected to lately.

He suppressed the shiver that made his teeth chatter and looked up at Joshy, exhaling shakily. Joshy gave his hand a squeeze before he dove headfirst into the water, sticking to his promise he had made earlier to Ty that he wouldn't go any deeper than mid-thigh.

Even Frank knew about Ty's animosity toward any body of water bigger than a bathtub. Frank was also convinced that Ty didn't know how to swim, but didn't want to ask. He watched Josh come back up with a happy little bark and a splash. The droplets on his skin made Frank yelp and stumble back, but the unsteady sand under his feet gave way instantly and he fell into the water. It roared loudly in his ears and created a second skin of freezing pins and needles over his body that had him wanting to cry. He came back up with an agitated huff, panting and spluttering as he threw Joshy a scowl.

Josh's smile faded when he saw Frank's face, a frown setting in his brows as Frank got up. He yelped out a surprising bark as Frank splashed him right back, chasing after him through the water. Joshy turned suddenly and stopped in the water, the halt caught Frank by surprise and as a result, he was unable to stop in time. He crashed into Josh's chest with a huff and a grunt, headbutting Joshy solidly and practically crumbling at the ache in his nose from the impact. Josh caught him instantly, wrapping both arms around him to keep him upright.

It took Frank way longer of a second to realize where he was, his stomach plummeting as he felt Josh's chest hair against his cheek. He was hunched over a little from almost falling, but the proximity only made it worse. He remembered the last time he had gotten so close to the other submissive - when Ty had made him apologize to Josh for being rude.

He swallowed and slowly straightened up, looking Joshy in the eye for a second before he immediately looked away and slipped from his strong arms. He ignored the flutter in his stomach and sank down into the water, sitting down on the sand as his heart raced.

Was it from almost falling, or something else, Frank didn't know. And he wasn't currently emotionally equipped to figure it out. Joshy sat down next to him happily, resting his head on Frank's shoulder as the two of them enjoyed the silence.