That was too much for Eli to let Shannon get away with and he reached down and gave Shannon a hard smack on his thigh to pull his attention away from the carrying for a moment. It was enough to sting, but not enough to cause any sort of damage. "Don't forget your place or I'll do more than that to you," he warned, sounding serious enough that it looked like he'd go through with it. "Now wrap your legs around me."