No, he's not. I'm just saying I might not be the kind of company a proper lady keeps either but you keep coming to talk to me anyway. That's some of that stubbornness again, yeah? Even if I'm not a tree limb you're trying to haul away?

( Bucky's glad that Daphne has actually made the effort because the last time he made the effort, it went sideways, and he didn't really feel the need to stick his neck out again until she showed up. A man can't live completely without friends but he thinks he would have given it a good try. )