There was a moment after Shannon asked that Eli just stopped and stared at him in confusion. His mind couldn't pick up on what Shannon meant and after cycling through recent events, he realized it was the restraints. Picking them up and then taking hold of Shannon's hands, he put the restraints back on his wrists snugly before he took his hands and kissed each palm gently.

"There you go," he said as he let go of his hands and looked at him. Eli briefly wondered just what was going on in Shannon's head before the thought fluttered off and was replaced by another. "Is that better?"