[He grins back and throws her a lazy two-fingered salute in greeting, waiting until she's taken her seat to turn back to his own drink.

Yeah, it's a surprise. A good one. He watches her from the corner of his eye, and his grin widens into something mischievous and sly before he replies.]

I was. Lucky for you, she's sitting in it. [Without missing a beat, he slides the glass over to her.] Drink up, sister. I wanna hear about this favorite city of yours.