She knows she's being stubborn. That she's going to make things harder on herself in the end by pushing herself right now. It's all a defense mechanism, and he knows it. And he gets her to relent using his honest desire to just take care of her.

How can she deny him that? She's not going to hurt him further. That isn't what you do to someone you love.

"Okay," she breathes out the word, whisper soft. Her hand goes to touch at the side of his head, cradling him in close to her.