"Nothing for you to worry about any time soon," Eli responded, whispering the words against his skin loud enough for Shannon to hear. He was very skilled with his hands, pinpointing the spots of tension in Shannon's back with ease and teasing them loose with precise movements. Every noise he made only made Eli keep working until he could find no more knots of tension in his back and forced him to move elsewhere.

Moving his arms to wrap around his torso, Eli reached up to his chest and started to attack tight muscles located there, knowing that if his back was that tense, his chest would be too. "How does that feel? Is that making you feel better?"