If Elijah was a little surprised by the continued affection, even more so by the holding on, still, he didn't show. He wasn't, at all, adverse to it, after all. Shifting a bit so he could settle more closely against Ric, he wrapped his arms around him more snugly.

"Good," he murmured. "That makes things less awkward..." If Ric had been not-glad, that would have been not-good, after all.