"One thing at a time," he chided gently. Eli knew exactly where he was going with that and he didn't quite want to ruin the surprise just yet. They'd get to that when they get to that. "We'll get to those when we're done with the whip."

Finally, he pulled away and picked up the whip, cracking it with a sharp snap in the air to test it out. It seemed to be of good quality and he'd keep an eye on it. Thankfully, they weren't going to be doing this long, just a couple strikes to see how Shannon thought about it. "Are you ready?"