He was sure that she wasn't playing fair. But then again, playing fair didn't seem all that important when she was doing that. For a moment he allowed himself to be lost to it, letting words start and stop on his tongue because he had missed this since the nightmares started.
"My case is quite simple and it requires me to present some critical evidence." Eli wrapped his arms around her waist, shifting his footing so that he might push himself to standing and in one solid motion placed his wife up on his desk. Once she was somewhat settled he crowded back into her space.
"You see, Mrs Chambers, I have a very sturdy desk that has gone neglected for far too long." But tonight there was no little five year old to harry to worry about barging in. Or worse knocking on the door and asking rather loudly if his mother and father were busy in that tone that was far too old for his years. With him out of the house, they didn't even have to worry about closing the door.