Disclaimer: I do not own due South or any of the characters from due South. If I did own them, Benton and his Ray(s) would be holed up in Benton's rebuilt middle of nowhere cabin knocking boots every night.


"I know I'm not the greatest catch, but I ain't horrible. Fraser could do so much worse...like Vecchio."

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"I know. I know. Vecchio is...well he ain't bad, but he ain't all that great either. No matter what Stella or anyone else says."

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"Stella says I'm a mess. I know that. I've bin a mess for years now."

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"I mean I was a mess when Stella and I hooked up and I was even more of a mess when she dumped me. So I ain't surprised that I'm a mess now."

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"Love makes people messes. Well...most people. People that ain't Fraser."

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"I know you know what I'm talkin' about."

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"Don't even!"

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"God! This sucks. Why'd I have to fall for him?"

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"That ain't helpin'."

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"No, it ain't."

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"Yeah, I know. I'm an idiot."

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"Why? Why? Seriously? I fell in love with Fraser and he don't love me back that's why!"

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"I ain't yellin'!"

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"Ain't."

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"Yeah, well..."

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"I know Fraser loves me, but he ain't in love with me."

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"It's a big difference."

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"Cause I can't just stop lovin' him."

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"Yeah, well we humans ain't like that."

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"Yeah...I'm a mess. Bin this way for years."