"That's not it. He's just picky about who he'll take on as a customer. Just be yourself and he'll have no problems with you," he said with some amusement. Eli wasn't planning on telling Shannon just yet how he got his collar and how he was able to be taken on as a customer by that guy. He watched Shannon study the collar and reached over to put his hand on Shannon's, not wanting to stop him, but instead just putting his hand there lightly.

"It's not like that at all and besides, it's the other way around for us. I'd be the sub in this situation and you the Dom. Besides, the collar is something that binds the Dom and sub together. It's not something one should hide from the other." Eli leaned against him once more and rested his head on his shoulder. "Count yourself lucky. You're the first sub I've ever collared."