He smiled and waved back, trying his best to deftly dodge the waiter headed his direction but fortunately, the waiter had more grace and twirled out of his way before anything disastrous could come of it. With a blush covering his cheeks, Merrion fell into the chair on the other side of the table from Ari, and he was sheepish when he greeted her.
"Sorry I'm late!" he exclaimed. "I hope you weren't waiting too long!"