"Death and/or arrest?" Mallory echoed, bursting out laughing. "You're so dramatic, Benson. I love it. Uhh.. I mean." She fumbled, trying to cover her blunder. Awkward!
"Well, you're still a goody two-shoes," she hurriedly continued, placing her hands on her hips. "I'm sure Cary was the one who instigated it all, wasn't he?" she demanded, laughing.
This was fun, mock-fighting with Benson. She was glad they were still so comfortable around each other that they could joke around like this, and she wished for not the first time that she'd spoken to him before they'd bumped into each other in the grocery store.