He was beginning to wonder if there was anything he could say that wouldn't upset her. Now he'd put her off her dinner. He shook his head and offered her the whiskey bottle.
"There's just American whiskey in there," he assured her. "Which is one thing I have to give them. Their beer is piss, but they make good whiskey." Maybe talking about nothing important would keep from upsetting her.
So far, he was failing at cheering her up at all. Which was probably a good indicator why he was still single.