Shannon going down on his knees along with examining his pants led to a very uncomfortable situation for Eli. It was a major relief that Shannon kept his hands away from the crotch of the pants, otherwise Shannon would have found out very easily that Eli was getting turned on by this. Their relationship didn't involve sex and Eli really didn't want to make this scene uncomfortable by Shannon noticing.

The pants were as simple as the jacket and the shirt. They had no pockets and there were only a pair of belt loops that seemed more for putting the pants on than holding a belt in them. If Shannon could see, they really would leave nothing to the imagination. They really seemed like a second skin more than a pair of pants.

Eli watched carefully as Shannon got to the boots and immediately refocused on them. He had no plans to interrupt his examination of them and instead got down on one knee without moving the boot Shannon was so focused on. All he wanted to do was watch Shannon work on finding out more about his outfit while Eli plotted about what he was going to do next. Seeing him examine things so intently with his hands had given him an idea and he smiled.