Somehow he's deeply certain that'd be a talk that would not go well, given how protective Zinda's acting, and that he knows Sharon still blames herself for so much of what happened in Berlin.

"Hey." He pushes his coffee aside so that he can turn to face her. "It wasn't like that. I could tell she and Steve were becoming friends, and I thought there was a chance there could be more. He's a better man than I am. I told her to think about it. I wanted her to be sure. And then--"

Belatedly, he realizes that explaining why he'd been so sure she'd made her choice might not actually help, and stops talking there for a second before he switches tracks.

"When I was activated - she nearly died trying to stop me, Zinda. She knew just how dangerous the Winter Soldier was. She had to keep me from hurting anyone."