Ren just stared wide eyed as everything seemed to go from bad to much much worse in little to no time at all. He shrunk away as Shae's mouthful of beer spewed forth and arched in Cara's direction. It was a cowardly move, but it was instinctual as well. It completely covered the poor girl next to him. Then with the addition of the gumbo all over her once fine dress.
He swallowed nervously and stood up as soon as everything had settled. He tried to help Shae with the paper napkins. Was it a bad thing that he was kind of relieved because now no one was looking at him anymore? Everyone seemed to have forgotten about his little mishap earlier. Yeah, it was probably a bad thing, but that didn't make him feel any less better about no longer being the center of attention.
"S-should I get a towel?" He stammered and started to head toward what he assumed was the bathroom without waiting for an answer. He peeked in and grabbed a towel hanging from the rack. He rushed back and held it out, afraid if he touched her he might only make things worse. Although accidental boob handling under the guise of helping clean her dress would have definitely been a bonus. Yeah, like he could ever bring himself to do something like that or even entertain the idea of getting away with it.
"Are you ok, Ms. Cara? The gumbo didn't burn you or anything did it?" Ren's gumbo was still pretty hot, but then his had come straight from the pot. He didn't know how long hers had been in her lap.