he who hesitates is toast

"Pretty easily, probably – I've been pretty rude to you."

It's soft and lacks conviction, though; she's too busy studying the way he's studying her to really put her heart into it, and in fact she's so focused on him that she almost jumps when the artist returns, offering out a paper bag holding the blankets and her receipt.

"Thanks," she says, and accepts both, then glances at Bucky and appears to come to a decision. She swallows about half of the wine that's left and hands him the glass, then grabs his free hand with hers to pull him back into the milling crowd. "Finish that. Come on, I have an idea."