Having been here as long as she had, Gwen had obviously seen people come and go. Some she didn't know, others she knew of, more others she thought were great but hadn't really gotten to know, but losing Jan had been rough. Back home, Gwen had sworn off friends. She'd shut out just about everyone she cared about, including her own father. It was safer for both herself and those who were important to her. No one got hurt, and no one could be used as leverage against her. And yes, it was safe. But it was lonely as hell. Being here, in this town, Jan had been the first person she'd really opened up to, who made her realized it was okay to have friends again. It meant a lot to her. Losing her, well, it hit hard.
It brought back the thoughts and feelings she had back home about not having friends. But those thoughts were ones she quickly pushed away because this wasn't the same thing. Back home, even when shutting those people out, she could still watch over them from a distance. Here, when people vanished, they were gone for good unless whatever force took them away brought them back and that was never a guarantee. Knowing that, it actually made her want to be closer o people like Tony, Natasha, Alpha Peter, and plenty of others she'd come to care for. That was why she'd said no, she didn't want to be alone when Tony asked. It was why she agreed to stay with Natasha for a few days. Gwen didn't want to do this alone. She didn't want to keep up the same habits that back home had her isolated with no one to turn to when things got so difficult.
Through her window, she saw a man approaching and her heart did warm a bit. There was a certain level of comfort that always accompanied Tony when she was around him, and even though she was very sad, she was still happy to see him. It was only a few seconds after he'd approached the door that she was opening it, and even less time between when he'd set the cups down that she was launching right into hugging him. A couple of tears slid down her cheeks but she hid them in the crook of his neck. "Hi," she said, in a voice that sounded a little smaller, a little more childlike than she would've liked to expose.