Panic made her say Ben's name
Blind panic had made Tiffany tell her aunt she was engaged to airline captain Ben Maxwell. Then the simple white lie started to snowball.
First Ben insisted that to avoid embarrassment they let the engagement stand indefinitely. Then he decided that they must marry. He had his own reasons, but even a marriage in name only was more than Tiffany could agree to.
But Ben was a very persuasive man..