Her cheeks did look a little red. James found it immediately endearing, and laughed along with her- suddenly feeling nervous for the first time in years.
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure you can't be that bad company" he jabbed slyly. "To be honest, I only know Bruce through Tony, so this was a bit out of the blue." He shrugged "Maybe we can figure out a way to get him back."
James looked out toward the street. "So apparently there's this great new tapas place a few blocks from here." He offered his arm. "You up for a stroll, Miss Lance?"