"I wasn't trying to put myself down," Mallory protested with a laugh, "Really! But thank you," she added quietly, smiling into the darkness. Benson had to be the best boyfriend there ever was. How had she stayed with Brian for so long when she knew that he was out there?
"Well, I'm so happy you're here," she continued. She was already dreading when she would have to say goodbye to him again; these weekends went by way too fast. She shoved that thought out of her mind, and tried to focus on the here and now. "What plans do you have for Halloween?"