It was an unfortunately delicate situation. By its own nature, they were at a disadvantage to deal with it on their own, yet for the same reason it was what they had to do. At the very least, Shannon did seem to be calming as they simply stayed in each others' presence and let themselves add distance to the disturbance in the living room.

"Of course I trust you." He went a bit quiet at that, understanding that it was rhetoric and needing to respond anyway. In the quiet, he noticed the shivering of his Dom, reaching up to put a hand against Eli's collarbone to feel it out more easily. That wasn't right. He began to shift, trying to tug the jacket from around his shoulders so that he could return it. "Are you cold?"