The Doctor looked Steve directly in the eyes and said the one word no one expected: "...No."
She didn't lie to him, and she didn't attack him or pull secret agents out of hiding. It was a very strange sort of honesty. She didn't even draw away from his hand. The Doctor had somehow managed to pull off the strangest stand off with an agent in SHIELD's history.
"I mean, I suppose it would depend on who you asked, but I can't exactly give you any references."
She sucked in a breath realizing how bad that sounded. But she was honest.
"Are they threatening you? Is someone forcing you to come up with this information?"