Francis had friends round watching the football when I got home from university. I wanted them to go away. I didn't know what Francis had told them about me and our relationship but they kept watching me, I could sense them looking at me when I wasn't paying attention to them.
"Silas is home," He'd said as I'd come home by way of introduction. "I told you he was pretty didn't I?"
The four of them turned to glance at me, their eyes skimming over me before they turned back to Francis.
"So fucking pretty he could be a chick," one of them responded.
"Go get changed and then come watch the game, kid." Francis wasn't even looking at me as he spoke but I knew it was an order.
When I returned to the main room, Francis held out his hand to me then pulled me to sit on the floor between his legs. He ran his hand through my hair as he and his friends discussed the game, ignoring me.
"I have some work to do, Francis. Can I go?" I asked at half time.
"Get us some beers first."
I handed out the bottles of beer, unsurprised that they didn't stop their conversation to say thank you. I escaped into the bedroom, away from their stares. I bet Francis had told them that I was his submissive or something. He'd done that before, when we were out with some of his friends. Someone had asked me what I was drinking.
"He's fine." Francis had responded for me, obviously he'd decided my one rum and coke was enough for the night.
They'd glanced at me and then back to Francis.
"Glass of water, Silas?" They'd addressed me while staring at Francis.
"He's fine. You don't have to worry about him, that's my job."
"Your job? As his boyfriend?"
"As his master."
I'd dropped my head, closing my eyes. I didn't want to be part of this conversation. I'd never described him as my 'master' and now everyone we were out with would see me as Francis' pet. They'd think back over all the time they'd known me and re-assess everything that they had taken for shyness for submissiveness.
"You're in some sort of dom/sub relationship?"
"Yes."
"And you like that, Silas?"
Francis put his hand on the back of my neck and then pinched as he laughed.
"You guys don't get it do you? He likes this or he'd say something."
When Francis left the table to take his pills in the privacy of the toilets, they'd crowded around me.
"Look, Silas. We'll be cool if this is your choice but if you're being forced in anyway, we'll help you out. We know he's a forceful guy, always controlling things but he shouldn't do it with people you know?"
"I'm good with the relationship," I assured them.
"Seriously?"
"If I wanted to get out then I'd break it off."
"Would he let you?"
"You don't believe that he cares for me do you?"
They smiled.
"We only get to see part of your relationship and you don't talk and he tells you what to do. What are we meant to believe?"
"Have you ever seen him with another guy? Have you ever been around him when I'm not around and not heard him speak about me?"
They shook their heads.
"What's the sex like?"
I blushed and glanced at the table.
"Is it like proper bdsm shit?"
"You shouldn't ask him about sex," Francis interjected as he returned, moving his friends out of the way as he draped his arm around my shoulders. "He doesn't even talk to me about it. He's a good little catholic boy you know?"