She nods, careful not to shift too much under his head. She knows from feeling like she has to protect Marco, knowing she can't and couldn't. Knowing Peter doesn't need her the same way anymore, knowing she couldn't be there for him even if he did.

"There is no 'should', honey. We are what we are now. If that means you're the younger brother, then that's how it is." She lets out a deep breath, not a sigh but a sound of consideration. "There isn't a single reason out there that you shouldn't miss your mother."