"I... I thought..." Merri felt his chest ready to cave in, and his cheeks, in turn, colored, this time for an entirely different reason. Oh, Faram. She... she wasn't... she didn't think this was a date, and she clearly didn't intend for this to be one. He was an idiot. A complete and utter fool. "I... that is, I thought that we... um..."
He gulped and kept his eyes on the table. "S-sorry... I need to..." He stood and cleared his throat. "I'll be right back." And then he disappeared into the bathroom, silently berating himself all the while.