You're right; you don't make it obvious at all.

[Pepper's teasing, but only a little. She feels bad for Billy, seeing him so clearly down.]

But since I doubt Teddy wants you to spend all of your time away from him moping, we'll have to see what we can do to make it easier. So, what would you do before you got here when you were on your own?

[Pre-Luceti which means pre-Tony's laundry. Pepper's trying to cheer up the kid, after all.]