The only way that Shannon could truly screw things up is if he didn't learn from his mistakes and since that wasn't the case, that meant that Eli was going to slowly teach Shannon what he needed to learn. He knew that his boyfriend was inexperienced and wasn't going to punish him for it. They all had to be novices at some point, even Eli.

When Shannon responded, Eli walked over to his bag in its usual out of the way corner and went into the bathroom to change. Off went his normal clothes and on went the leather. Knee high boots, tight pants, shirt, jacket, and gloves. All of it was leather and Eli immediately felt more relaxed, always feeling off whenever he had to Dom in his street clothes. It was one of the reasons why Eli knew that he'd have problems with a 24/7 relationship.

Once dressed, Eli picked up his bag and walked back towards where he had left Shannon, stopping before he got there so that he could watch him. He's not trying to be stealthy and his boots are much louder than his normal shoes, so he knows Shannon is aware of him nearby, but is happy to let him wonder about what's going on for a moment before walking over all the way and kneeling down behind him, not touching him at all and deciding to not say a thing just yet.