Ferb was out on his balcony in nothing but tight purple boxer shorts, doing stretches on the railing. He made no expressions, and just focused on performing as many extravagant moves as possible.

Within time, Ferb saw someone pass by. It was Ginger Hirano. She was in a violet tube top with a knee length purple skirt and wore a violet headband with small round earrings. Within seconds, Ginger looked up and saw Ferb doing a handstand on the railing. She was speechless.

In about a minute, Ferb showed up at his front door, still wearing nothing but boxer shorts. Ginger was turning red.

Ferb looked at himself. 'Oh, sorry.'

Ginger awkwardly smiled. 'No no, it's fine, I didn't mean to walk into you doing your stretches. I was just passing by, going to get a drink. Not alcohol, just want to go out and have something since it's been so stressful for me lately.'

'I can come with you. I need to let off some steam, myself.'

Ginger almost stepped back. 'Yes… I mean, sure. I want to go to that new place by the beach if you don't mind.'

Ferb gave a thumbs up.

'I need to go back home and do some freelance medical researching briefly though, I'll meet you there later.'

Phineas walked into his apartment with some groceries and put them in the kitchen. He went to see Isabella on a computer with glasses. Phineas walked towards her.

'Isabella, I never knew you needed glasses,' Phineas said.

Isabella gave a chuckle. 'I don't. These are fake ones I put on just to see if you'd find me cute in them.'

Phineas stood still. 'Well, it worked. So, what'cha doin'?'

Isabella turned the computer to Phineas. 'I was looking up what we could do as aftercare. I think the first step to making a better environment to experiment with the Phinabella Controller would be to make sure we have some good aftercare strategies.'

'Wow, I guess we really do sound like a BDSM couple now. What do you think we should do?'

'Well for starters, talking it out and giving each other positive reassurance is something we could do more. Also soothing and relaxing activities, I was wondering if we could get out the spa perhaps.'

Phineas thought to himself. 'That's pretty cool. I could definitely see if I could give it some new touch ups. Anything you'd like to do?'

'How about we go onto the top and I give you a nice massage? We do have that invisibility field, we can do whatever we like up there.'

'Nice, I'll be up soon.'

Phineas changed his clothes into a bathrobe and then went upstairs. Isabella was already in a purple bikini with a towel set up on the floor. Phineas shed his robe and lay on his front.

Isabella looked down on Phineas. 'Now, where do we begin?'

As Isabella rubbed back with oil-soaked hands, Phineas sighed. 'You give the best massages, Isabella.'

'I know.'

Isabella continued to massage for about half an hour, making sure every part of his body was relaxed, from his feet to his forehead. She continued to turn him to reach every space possible until she eventually stuck to leaving him on his back.

Phineas sighed as his body was soothed. 'I feel like an idiot for not thinking about how to make things easier for us. I thought I was going to be able to take it, but I couldn't. Maybe this is indeed something we needed.'

Isabella hit specific points of his body to relax Phineas. 'Honestly, even I need this kind of thing. Look, being mind controlled by you might be the hottest experience I've ever had, but it's still such a strange and eerie experience. The creepiness is even part of what turns me on.'

'I can imagine. Wow, Isabella, I don't know how you could make this better.'

Isabella laughed. 'I do.'

Phineas felt one hand over his testes, and another gripping his penis. As his balls were massaged and member stroked, Phineas hummed. The oil on Isabella's hands lubricated his genitals, which soothed him even more. Within time, Phineas came and relaxed.

Phineas said, 'Good thing I remembered to take one of those dry sex pills, oil is just enough for me today. Say, Isabella, would you like me to attend to you as you sunbathe?'

'Why thank you, mister Flynn, that would be greatly appreciated.'

Phineas got up and lay another towel for Isabella to lie on. She lay on her front, and as Phineas rubbed oil on her, he removed her bikini and brushed her hair to the side so her back could feel the Sun's rays. Phineas attempted to massage Isabella herself, making her sigh as he soothed her back. About fifteen minutes in, Phineas turned Isabella onto her back so her front could catch some rays too.

Phineas continued rubbing oil across Isabella's body, and like she did to him, he soothed everywhere he could. While Phineas was foot massaging, Isabella spoke.

'When do you think we should give the controller another shot?' Isabella said.

Phineas moved up her legs and felt her belly and sides of her torso. 'Maybe in a few days. This is really easing off the stress already.'

'Are you sure you don't want to wait longer? I'm ready whenever you are.'

'I do want to wait a little bit, but I think I'm feeling open to it again.'

Phineas then took a seat behind Isabella and focused his attention to her breasts. He struck every nerve he could, making Isabella hum. Eventually he started massaging in specific patterns that got Isabella's nipples pointing up, an area he put the most focus in. Phineas continued his massage until Isabella climaxed and let out a huge sigh.

Isabella opened her eyes and they widened. 'You didn't even go down there, you really did that with just my boobs?'

Phineas grinned and left a kiss on each nipple. 'Yes, yes I did.'

Phineas grabbed Isabella's hand and they went back inside. Phineas tapped some codes into a computer on the wall, and they walked into a dimly lit room with a spa. They both went in the water and immediately let their bodies loose. Neither said their word for some time, simply sitting and relaxing.

Isabella waded to Phineas. 'This has been really soothing, but I want to make it even more so.'

Phineas raised an eyebrow. 'And how is that?'

Isabella moved in to kiss Phineas on the lips, using her hands to hold his face. Phineas held her by the sides and returned the kiss, and while doing so he moved them to a shallow part of the spa. Phineas used the location to lie down with a cushion he found for his head, and Isabella lay on her front on Phineas's body. Isabella smiled and stared into space as Phineas looked down on her and stroked her now wet hair.

Ginger sat at a table outside with a mocktail, slowly sipping it through a straw. She held her head low, and her eyes drooped. That was until Ferb arrived with his own mocktail, dressed in jeans and a half unbuttoned yellow shirt.

Ginger went red and jumped. 'Oh hey, Ferb. Sorry, just not over how we met earlier today.'

Ferb held in a laugh.

'I'm glad we could catch up though. It's nice to talk to someone who I know will listen to me. All the others are either refusing to let go of my breakup with Baljeet or wondering what Phineas and Isabella are up to. They think you know what's happening with them.'

Ferb stopped sipping. 'I do, but their privacy is very important to me, they're exploring something very personal and it's something I agree with them is best kept secret. I'd be lying if I wasn't concerned for them though. Just yesterday I had to help them with some things, and it really took a toll on me.'

Ginger sighed. 'Yeah, I can tell they haven't had it the easiest. It's amazing to think about how all of us were idealising and rooting for them and thinking they would become the perfect couple one day. And yet they have as many problems as the rest of us. I guess being single for a while made me realise what the others couldn't sooner.'

'I'm not surprised. However, this new direction they're going in does make me anxious. I'd normally be fully supportive, but some experiences over the past year in England have really affected me. I'm not really into going into details, but it was terrifying.'

Ginger pouted. 'Oh my gosh, you've had it hard too? You poor thing, I know you broke up with Vanessa but I didn't realise you had to deal with other things.'

'Yeah, they're unrelated to her though. More fighting bad guys hard. For a while I was single too, but I do have a girlfriend now.'

Ginger's voice lowered. 'Oh, who is she?'

Ferb paused for a moment. 'Mishti Patel.'

Ginger had her mouth open. 'You're kidding. Mishti, seriously?'

Ferb raised an eyebrow. 'You're not over that time when she was an exchange student, are you?'

'Nope. Not when Baljeet fucked her when they knew they weren't going to last, and I was trying to get with him myself. He even knew this, but I was so desperate to date him I did so anyway after she left.'

'I think the fact they weren't going to last was why they did it.'

Ginger slowly grew a frown. 'But why not save it for someone that could actually be around in his life? And look at what happened to us. We got together after he realised how much I loved him but then we devolved into that toxic manipulation of each other. Baljeet acts like we didn't even happen now, it's insulting.'

Ferb moved closer. 'Your problem is clearly with Baljeet, not Mishti. There's no use being jealous of something you can't change. At least you realise Adyson isn't the person to go to for relationship advice now.'

'I don't know why it's so hard to move on, Ferb. I think I really wanted to be his first and only love, but even when we did get together, there was always something reminding me that Baljeet was never going to be someone satisfied with just one person.'

Ferb lay back. 'I can actually relate to Baljeet on that one. Mishti and I are in an open relationship, we both agreed that since we're not always going to be in the same place, we're happy to spend time with other people. Who knows, maybe we'll even find other long-term partners and become polyamorous. We just felt that if we're going to be attracted to other people anyway, there's no use in trying to resist those feelings.'

Ginger lifted a finger to her chin. 'Interesting. So you think Baljeet might just be like you in a way?'

'Possibly.'

Ginger blushed. 'To be honest, I've tried casual sex sometimes too. Some of the other girls have been generous enough to let me have some time with them, mainly just to relive all the stress I've built up. I realised that when I was single, having an outlet for my urges sometimes was just good for me, you know? I've never really been fully satisfied though, I guess I need that strong commitment.'

'Just gals being pals.'

Ginger laughed. 'Exactly. Hang on, is it just me, or have you been really chatty today? This isn't like you.'

Ferb smiled to himself. 'Huh, you're right. This doesn't happen often. According to Phineas, the main time I get this chatty in public is when I'm conversing with someone I find attractive.'

Ginger blushed. 'Whoa, Ferb, are you calling me attractive?'

Ferb smirked. 'Maybe.'

Ginger's mouth went open. 'Hey, wait a minute. Were you out showing off before just to get my attention?'

'Well, not specifically you, I was willing to entertain anyone who showed interest. I'm actually really happy it's you though.'

Ginger lowered her eyes and moved towards Ferb. 'And why is that?'

'Well to be honest, I've always found you attractive, yourself. I mean, you're really intelligent, organised, physically skilled, have achieved so much, and are really beautiful and romantic. Sometimes as a teen I even wondered if I should consider you as a potential girlfriend if I could never be with Vanessa and if you could never be with Baljeet.'

Ginger's mouth hung open. 'Wow, Ferb. I mean, it's no secret that everyone thinks you're a total hunk, myself included. Heck, Gretchen still wants to screw you even after your previous flings.'

Ferb typed into his phone. 'I'll make a note of that.'

'But I mean, you're one of the most amazing people I've ever met with how crazy talented you are. But you're also so nice and considerate, you always pay attention to and listen to people, and you always know what to do. Ugh, if you were single I'd totally date you.'

'If you're personally not into dating, we could still casually see each other.'

'Oh yeah, you're open and willing to entertain polyamory. It feels weird to go out with someone who's also dating Mishti though.'

'You haven't seen her in a while, I think if you'd let go of the grudge you hold you'd actually really like her. She's also into the biological sciences like you, for one.'

'Huh, really? Look, I'm open to seeing you in whatever way you like, I guess what I need is a fresh start. Especially if I can get in your bed.' Ginger moved her eyebrows up and down.

'Are you sure? Depending on what happens, you might end up seeing her again.'

'I can take that risk. And like I said, I've screwed a few of the girls too, I know what it's like to get around a bit. Plus, I mean, I haven't been this attracted to someone since Baljeet. If I'm going to have any luck, it'll be with you.'

Ferb thought to himself for a moment. 'How about my place, tonight.'

'Deal.'

Ferb and Ginger finished their drinks, and stood up, ready to get going. Ferb and Ginger exchanged numbers before walking out together. Before they left, Ginger stopped Ferb.

'Ferb, just before we go. I think you need to keep an eye on our other friends, especially Adyson. I'm worried they're going to do something to disregard Phineas and Isabella's privacy,' Ginger said.

'I was going to do that anyway. I'm happy at least another person is able to respect personal boundaries.'

Ginger smiled. 'Yeah. I hope we can make whatever this is good.'

Ferb gave Ginger a kiss on the lips. 'We will.'

As Ferb walked away, Ginger smiled and sighed before leaving, herself.