The daughter of Enyo hadn't expected what happened. She felt his hand on the side of her face. It froze every cell in her body as she just sat there stunned as the words fell from his face. In that moment Vi felt special. She felt the care and kindness from the son of Aphrodite and it felt like a warm embrace. She didn't even have time to think, but she noticed his hand retracting and instinctively she reached out and grabbed it before he could fully retract it.
"You don't have to retract." The demigod said softly and she could feel her own nerves rise within herself, unsure of how Jase would react to her grabbing his hand. Would he reject her grabbing his hand? Maybe he retracted his hand because he felt like it, Vi wasn't sure, but she was left holding his hand still while her eyes were locked with his.