[ He doesn't mean to change her mind, he just happened to be passing between the tables with an overladen tray of glasses and pitchers when it happened. The next thing he knew, he was practically bowled over by a patron scooting out of his chair and Hei tripped over his own feet and spun in a slow circle and started to fall and...
Well, lets just say Laura's stomach was a very convenient place to thrust his try and catch his balance. Opps! ]
M-my apologies!
[ Hei quickly took back his tray, clutching it tight as he stared wide-eyed at Laura. ]
You... didn't get hurt, did you?
[ he certainly hoped not. Merlotte liked his patrons hale and healthy. ]