"Guess I didn't get that memo," Steve replied with a frown. He wasn't allowed to like him? Was he trying to scare him off? He stood and leaned against the counter behind him, eyes still on Tony.

Probably. Maybe he just didn't know how to turn him down. It didn't make much sense considering all the flirting but hey, Tony was complicated.

"Look, if you're not interested, I get it," he told him. It wasn't even close to his first rejection. "We're both adults here."