If he wasn't being a little shit? She was more inclined to be affectionate- the variable is, as ever, more Tony than anyone else and he tries to mark his self awareness on that front. Whether that comes across accurately depends on the day and the person. "No, no. A lie of omission is still a lie. It can still fuck you up."

Language, Anthony.

He shakes off the ghost of Jarvis the first, eyes flicking back out over the Lake. "One lie, one secret? Can break plenty. Trust me." One lie? Can break...everything. As hard as he's tried to move past it, Peggy's indirectly tangled up in all those emotions. Hard to explain away his disquiet. "Honestly? Couldn't say. I'd have to know him to be able to tell you that and we never really got that chance."