"You don't have to thank me," he told her. It was nice, though. Gratitude was always appreciated. Ben was a decent guy. He'd been raised to be polite, to be respectful. Sometimes it paid off, but that wasn't why he stuck to it. He was genuinely a good guy.
"I'm glad I can be here for you. A sounding board, or whatever." From the sound of things, she needed an unbiased ear to listen. Someone who wouldn't call her out on the crazy that she had experienced in her dreams. Because, yeah. It was crazy. It was a lot to take in.