Embarrassingly enough, Mallory felt herself blushing when Benson said the word 'sex'. If she couldn't even listen to him say the word, how in the name of God did she think she could go through with the act itself?
She sighed and stared up at the ceiling. "I love you, too," she said finally, biting her lip in thought. Suddenly this seemed like the stupidest idea in the world. "I know we don't have to rush, I -" she shrugged helplessly, and crossed her arms over her chest. Total mood killer. She didn't know what else to say.