Ben should have known that this time of the year was rough for her but he just hadn't thought about it. It was Christmas.. the time of perpetual hope.. the time of year where he wished he had enough money to buy a really really amazing gift for her.
It was always easier to fight with her over the journals or over the phone. He could fight with her when they were all cuddled together, though.
He didn't resist in the slightest when her lips brushed softly over his. It was much better to kiss her than fight with her about things that really weren't that important anyway.