Michael looked up at Eli, the teasing smile still on his face. His hands landed at Eli's hips and he made no move to shift them away, or to shift himself away. He was perfectly happy with their current position. Happy, and maybe a little more than happy. His breathing hitched a little when his pulse jumped, in another very good feeling.

He found Eli's searching hands and laced their fingers together. "Yeah," he replied, his voice a little lower than it was just a few minutes ago, "and it's not all that bad. I can work with it."