Shannon gasped, a stutter in his whole body, before his hands came up to her shoulders to brace himself. There wasn't a moment to let himself down easy as she worked on him and all of his attention was driven down, down, down. There was no reaction to Eli moving because, while he was aware of it in the very peripheral of his senses, it was not something he could focus on right now.

He moaned in time with his breathing, trying to keep himself steady while she helped him further up. Soon his hand slid from her shoulder to her back, and he leaned forward if not to kiss, then to at least press their foreheads together and be even closer. Whichever one she would allow at this rate.