Mallory's face was still reddening, and his stare was unnerving her. She glanced away, wishing she'd kept her big mouth shut. She had to admit that she was glad to hear him say he'd missed her too, though. At that moment, her stupid phone began vibrating again.
where the hell r u!?!??! u said u would b home ages ago
Ugh, proper timing Brian had, all right.
I'm really sorry, this assignment is super hard.
She looked up from her phone and back at Benson. She didn't know what else to say; it was the truth.