Despite losing her first born, Paul, Mary had never given up on the idea of becoming a mother. The desire never left but did not become a serious afterthought before she fell in love with Tommy.
Spending time and helping raise their son, Charlie, reconciled Mary with the idea of having her own children with Tommy. Charlie had adopted her as his mom (the mother he has on Earth, while Grace, he calls Mother, is the one in Heaven). His genuine love for the woman helped her heal the wound left by the death of her own baby boy.
She talks about Paul to Charlie whenever she had the chance, so much so that the kid sometimes does nice things for his brother in heaven, bringing Mary to the verge of tears. When she learns about Duke, Mary would welcome the child in her family and would bond with the young man to the point of having him first calling her Mrs Shelby, then Mother, then mom and sometimes endearingly he would call her mother in Romani language= mamā)
Would she love to carry her own children? Yes of course. She sometimes rubs her belly, imagining life growing inside. She doesn’t know how Tommy would react to having a child but she would keep it no matter what. They are a family, and everyone around them knows it and treats them as such but Mary and Tommy still have to open up about their feelings and make sure the other knows they are “it” for either of them.
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