"If you want it to happen eventually, then there is no need to worry," Michelle stated sagely. She wasn't the oldest of the Aspects, but she was the one with a different perspective than the others outside of maybe Eli. She knew Shannon loved Eli, having seen them together and watching them interact with each other when they could be open about their relationship. "Time will take care of this, as it does with everything, sobachka."

She went silent and focused completely on Shannon's hair, doing everything she could to distract him with the soothing massages and the rough random tugs alongside the long scratches down his scalp. There wasn't going to be anymore talk about this until he hit subspace and until then, she was going to do everything in her power to get him there as quickly as possible.