He spends a great deal of time with Lydia as well. He hopes that he knows her better than most people. "If I'm not, I'm going to make sure it's not from lack of trying," he tells her. He appreciates Lydia's faith in him. Yes, just by sure odds, he's owed a break, though he knows the odds don't always work in his favor.

"Hectic," he says as a statement rather than a question. He's never actually been out on Black Friday or been in a salon before a wedding, but he's heard stories and he can certainly imagine. "You made a lot of people happy today. Everyone is buzzing and seems to be in really good spirits. I'm sure looking good has a lot to do with that." He wants something good to happen tonight. He wants this to be the beginning of a relationship between the alphas and the specials, the start of the people here taking ownership of this place.

Matt doesn't know anything about the humanists. As far as he knows, the secret societies have done nothing but cause trouble here.

"Always," he tells her, letting her lead him to the dance floor. Once there, his free hand goes to the small of Lydia's back. He's actually pretty decent on the dance floor, even without his senses, he's got an awareness of everything around him and a grace that comes from years of fighting.