Shannon merely shook his head, both to try and get his hair back into place and also to put himself back on track. If they were almost done with this store, then it was a hop and a skip away from learning what Eli had in store for him, and that was where his true curiosity lay. He nodded and gave Eli a nudge toward the counter while he and Lacey walked alongside him.

"Right, let's do that. How much are we looking at here?" he asked. There was no way Eli was paying for the entire thing on his own considering it would more or less be shared property.