Merri was happy to see Ari show up and surprised to see another man walk in, who seemed a good friend of Drake. A smile spread on his face; maybe Drake's birthday wouldn't be so much a disaster after all!
"I don't understand. Who's Champagne?" Merri asked as he reemerged from the kitchen to grab a towel to help clean up Drake from the mess of the cupcake. He offered the towel to his friend. "He... he can't be the--" Merri pursed his lips. He didn't know if questioning Drake about his crush with everyone else where was the best idea. "Is he a friend or something?"