She swallowed the lump in her throat. "No," she answered, dropping her gaze before she repeated herself, quietly this time. "I mean, not now. Not right now." It wasn't that she meant no as in never again, but returning to the Avengers wasn't in her near future. Spider-Woman was... Her eyes brimmed with tears that she couldn't explain, that maybe she didn't want to explain, and she wiped them away frustratedly, one tear after the next.
She let out a stuttering breath and raked her fingers roughly through her hair, and when she finally decided to look at Nick again, it physically hurt. There wasn't much she could do about the continuous tears streaming down her face. "I just need time," she mouthed, barely able to speak without the threat of her entire self breaking. She put her hands on her hips and shrugged helplessly. Funny almost, that she couldn't even be trusted to keep her resolve.