The moment his socks came off, Eli wiggled his toes and poked Shannon playfully with his foot before standing up so that Shannon could take off his pants. Not only was this to help Shannon get pulled down into the right mindset, but it was also to help him be more comfortable with Eli being naked around him.

"She is a very intense person to begin with," Eli pointed out. Intense was definitely the word to describe her and it was needed for their last scene, not so much for this on. "No itinerary, just you finding out as we go along. It'd ruin the fun if I told you everything beforehand."