Without another word she takes the glass from his hand. "I'd thought to take you out dancing, but at this rate I worry you'll do yourself an injury. Maria's not entirely used to dealing with a drunk Howard, but she is used to dealing with drunk soldiers during her visits to the base. While Howard has the added weight of Maria being totally and completely head over heels in love with him, he's still a drunk soldier in this instance.
She reaches over and takes his hand in hers, starting to guide him to a chair. "Now, would you care to enlighten me as to what caused you do your best impression of a man who's just joined the foreign legion?" Truth be told she had a few ideas on the matter, but Pepper had assured her that Anthony wouldn't contact Howard on his own and that Pepper wouldn't encourage him to. There was a plan, and Maria trusted Pepper to stick to it.