Did that just-- did she just-- she did! Arielle Chiaro -- no wait, Ari -- just kissed him. Merrion felt faint, and he had mind enough to be relieved that he was sitting already, because if he actually fainted, at least he wouldn't hit his head on anything and Ari just kissed him.
A smile tugged at his lips, and his face remained the same color as his jacket, and he let out a small giggle before he heard Ari's question about Drake.
"Well, I mean... you and him, aren't you, well..." They weren't dating, so they claimed to Merrion often enough, but there was something there, he was sure of it. "He's my best friend, and I don't want him to think that I'm trying to, uh..." Steal her? That seemed an awkward thing to say. "I mean, he'll know that this was just... I mean unless it isn't, but... I don't want to betray him or anything and..."