"I apologize for any discomfort I may have caused you. Perhaps we can work on your stamina for when we make love." It's both a suggestion and his way of saying they should have more sex in the future. He honestly hadn't intended to fuck Eli hard enough to make him able to barely walk.

Scooping Eli into his arms, he carries him back to his quarters and the attached referesher. They can gather up the costumes later. He places Eli inside the shower and gets in with him, turning the water on and gathering a cloth. He wets it under the spray before kneeling before Eli so he can start scrubbing him.