Before he could respond, Shannon merely had to laugh. "I'm never looking, Eli." Sometimes he didn't comment on using technically-inappropriate turns of phrase since they were all part of regular vocabulary and public consciousness. Other times... Shannon just couldn't resist poking fun.

At the reaction, Shannon quickly reached out for the hand and attempted to lace his fingers with Eli's so that he could give a gentle squeeze. "All right," he said, notably not freaking out about it. If he hadn't had the conversation with Jackie only a few minutes earlier, it would probably be a different story while his brain caught up with his mouth. "Makes sense. Don't have to say I do yet or anything, do I?"