"I'm not lying to him," Mallory said heatedly. Benson just didn't understand anything about Brian at all. And how could he? He'd only met him once. "I just ... I don't mention exes, alright? He gets a little crazy," she added angrily, before realizing that she was going into territory that she'd really rather not discuss.
"And of course our relationship wasn't unimportant," she added, her voice softening. "You know it was special. You know I loved y- it."