"Picking you up means that you can cuddle with me for a few moments until I can put you down and start again," Eli replied before he kissed him again and hummed softly in response. He stopped one of his hands to curl against his neck lightly, mimicking the feel of the collar he hadn't put on yet. "And I'll put your collar on as well. You'd like that, wouldn't you?"

Not waiting for a response, Eli moved off of Shannon and picked him up with ease, moving him completely on the bed. He then stripped off Shannon's remaining clothes before putting the collar on around his neck and rolling Shannon onto his front so Eli could straddle him. Once back in position, he started to massage his back once again, but now working on his lower back that he couldn't reach in their previous position. "There, this isn't so bad, now is it?"