"Good!" Mallory said happily. "Well, awesome, now that you're here," she said with a grin, stretching up to kiss him quickly on the lips.
"How are you, birthday boy?" she asked with a giggle. She couldn't help herself; she always got so giddy with joy when Benson came over. She hated that they had to be apart most of the time, but she treasured the times they were together.
"But we'd better be quiet," she added in a whisper, even though she was the one being loud. She didn't want to wake up her roommates.