[She tips her head slightly against the brush of his fingers on her cheek, giving him a soft and warm smile that lingers around her eyes and the corners of her mouth after it fades.]

You truly mean that, don't you.

[Jane, of course, does indeed believe that she deserves nothing less than that, but it makes her chest flutter to hear it spoken so earnestly from the target of her affections.]

You're terribly sweet, Hypnos. I find it hard to believe you've never done anything like this before.