He might have said that he thought she was beautiful. That her smile made it hard to breathe when he wasn't focused on keeping his feet in the middle of a fight. Might have. Thought it. Said what seemed more important.

"I-" Where he began to answer, he broke off with a twist of a grin and a shake of his head, all but flush with self-deprecation as he began again. "If I know one thing about women, it's that I don't know a damned thing about women." He had forgotten nothing of the disappointment on Peggy's face after he had solidly planted his foot in his mouth and been none the wiser on exactly how he had proved himself to be a jackass like all the rest. "Sif respects the shield and thinks I'm pretty fine as a dame, but beyond that? Don't have a clue."