Seems to me, a guy should at least offer to pay for a lady - especially when she's doing him a favor.

[So charming. So potentially offensive.]

A...an important one. I'll be there.

[And he is - looking like death warmed over in a shirt with the sleeves rolled way up. Waving, he weakly raises his drink and takes her in. Hips, thighs, and legs? She wasn't bluffing.

He might stare a little too long before jerking his head up and nodding - offering her a cigarette without a word.]