He has not outright lied to her. Simon may have refrained from telling her things he didn't feel were relevant in an effort to keep her from getting distracted. He'd told her as much, however, Simon also hadn't been dishonest about his curating what he'd divulge. Ultimately they were after the same things, after all. It wouldn't help to make her distrust him.

Simon, however, is always going to Simon. Just like Alex is going to Alex, they weren't all that different in the end.

Simon just waited, falling silent while she talked her way through her thought process. They were used to this dance by now, Simon dropping something cryptic, then leading Alex on a verbal problem solving game. This time he didn't even need to press, she followed the threads all on her own. He might have had the tiniest smile when she got it in one. He knew she would.

"Yes."