Help!

He looks around, and there’s the Ferris wheel, and right, he was looking for Cam, when he bumped into him

How do I rephrase this to get rid of 'he bumped into him'? He being John and him being Cam. I tried 'when John bumped into him,' and 'when he bumped into Cam,' and even 'the other boy,' but none of them sound right and I'm stuck. Help!

SGA/SG1: Message Drift (pre-John/Cam, Rodney; Return'verse)

Title: Message Drift
Pairing/character: Pre-Cam/John, Rodney
Rating: PG
Word count: 2551
Summary: John might not be great at talking, but that doesn't mean he can't find a way to get his message across.
Author's notes: Part of the Return 'verse, set at the end of Irresistible and during The Pegasus Project, which I'm taking came in that order. An attempt to shove my ranting about Rodney drugging John, and the lemon, into something slightly more entertaining.

( Message Drift )