That squeaking noise prompted an amused grin from Shannon, who obviously enjoyed the sound. It was fun to mess with Eli sometimes, although Shannon admittedly did not mess with him as much as he would anyone else or in the same tone. Theirs was a special kind as further evidenced by Shannon helping Eli into what was essentially a second skin of leather for some kind of kink play that Shannon was still wrapping his head around.

With Eli's help, it wasn't too much of a chore to fit Eli into his pants. He lowered Eli fully to the floor, then reached up to tap at his nose. "Get the zip yourself. I'm not gonna be responsible for anything caught in there," he said teasingly, while he went to check what else was in the pile. He paused, then smiled to himself when he recognized the boots from the week before. Those were fun both to just feel and to take apart or put back together. He checked the sole for which foot went where, then placed them on opposite sides of Eli's feet, kneeling down on one knee to get to the proper angle to fit them on.