"That means a lot. You are just so sweet." Erato placed her hands on his face, her thumbs brushing his cheeks, and looked into his soft brown eyes. Really, he was a man of few words, but the fact that he tried so hard really melted her heart. A diamond in the rough, they used to say. She pressed a soft kiss to his lips, and then pulled away.
"I got you something too. Wait there," she said, getting up with a swish of her skirt, and headed to her room to find the parcel for him. It'd been tricky to think of something, but in the end she'd found a piece of pink quartz in the shape of a heart tucked inside a pretty box on a velvet cushion. She'd liked the way it felt in her hand, and hoped he'd like it too. It was wrapped perfectly of course, and when she came back she held it out to him. "Happy Christmas."