A/N: An itsy-bitsy tag to episode 2.09, featuring Ben's ruminations as to his current predicament with Kate. What with *that* kiss, the failed not-date and all.

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Stand to Reason

Ben Grogan prided himself for being a sensible man. Being anything but wouldn't have got him where he was, and Ben Grogan prided himself for that too.

So he could come up with an array of fairly good reasons off the tuktok of his head why all this – the impromptu kiss, and getting stood up for a just-dinner – was not worth losing any sleep...