He sees that wobble and it makes him choke up a little as well. He strokes his thumb over her cheekbone then her lips. He doesn't feel guilty exactly, but he is afraid of disappointing her.

He already feels a little better about the surgery in general because Lydia being there makes this surgery so different from the one he'd been dragged to. "Thank you," he tells her. He doesn't blame her for wanting to stay. If he were in her shoes, he would want the same thing so he won't argue with her about that.

Emotion chokes Matt and an overwhelming love for Lydia fills him. He runs his fingertips over the bridge of her nose. "After I schedule it, I want to spend as much time with you as possible. Just you and me."