"You already knew that," Shannon said plainly. He shifted onto his side, then reached around to put an arm over Eli to keep him close. Even if they were done with their game for the day, he still wanted Eli near him.

At the question, he gave a laugh. "Yeah, I did. It was... wow, not what I expected, but it was a great trip. Which, by the way," he added, shifting his hand to locate Eli's nose and tweak it, "that was pretty low."