It's a futile gesture, but one she can't help taking. Only when he begins to speak does she pull back a bit to stare him down intently.

Lovingly. Yes, she can only look at him in the way she always has despite the ache in her chest.

"A few of the Avengers are here." Using that term holds a hidden significance to it, one she hopes he can read. If they were using that title and holding it close, then it meant they were behind them in the times. An alternate reality like this one. "James as well."

Funny she mentions him after kissing Matt.