He let out a sigh with her last remark. He was hoping he would be able to get away with being there without actually speaking with anyone. That didn't make it sound like that was going to happen. He knew not speaking with anyone would be a long shot anyway. He was sure that he would get cornered eventually. Still trying to put that off for as long as possible. Maybe an hour or so would be good and hopefully have most of the talkers already heading home.
"Maybe I should have made it a double," he said as he wrapped his fingers around the glass. He didn't start drinking it yet.