He tilted his head along the pillow when Eli stopped, unable to read what the hesitance was for other than the request he had made. Was it too much? He wasn't sure, but he found himself tensing up just a bit at the idea of garnering such a response in his Eli for such a wish.

When Eli gave responded so positively, it threw him for a loop and he couldn't help but untangle one of his arms and reach up to his shoulder in order to place his hand in Eli's hair. "You're mine?" he asked quietly, testing out the idea with his voice. The next was much less indecisive when he said, "I'm yours."