Along the way to the bedroom, Shannon let his hands trail aimlessly over Eli's chest. Once they were on the bed, they moved around to his back and simply held him there. Every part of him felt like it was ready to float away into the sky at a moment's notice, not really attached and difficult to move, but that was what made anchoring himself so enticing. Michelle's frustration and their foreign language wasn't touching him, nothing was really bothering him, because they were both still there.

His legs twitched when he felt Michelle beginning to toy around below the belt. It wasn't him, it was Eli, and something about that inspired him to slip a hand away, reach out in the direction he knew Michelle was at. He just wanted the contact, the soft comfort of another human being.