Sappho squeezed him back. As she looked up at him, her eyes were still glistening. "No, it wasn't awkward or heavy-handed at all. It was beautiful! It makes all the other poetry I read throughout my life seem dull and insignificant -- and I've read a lot." Her tone was soft and gentle, yet very serious. "I do want to tell you how I feel, but if you say you don't need to hear it or that you don't want to hear it, I'll hold my tongue. I only want to express how you make me feel -- and hopefully strengthen your heart in the process." She moved her head back to his chest in order to listen to his heart beating. "I'll do whatever you say to do," she murmured.