"While dancing?" He asked. "...No. But I wanted to. Gamora... it's a hard woman to explain. Thanos took her as a kid and 'raised' her however much a giantic douche-nozzle can raise a kid so she's rough around the edges."

And will so kill me if she finds out I was talking about her like this to anyone

"But I knew she loved me." He said, "and that was enough until we were alone, after other things happened. And then I got the kiss. Totally worth waiting for."

Quill smiled happily and for once he didn't fight away the thought of Gamora.

"What about you?" He asked. "I know you've gone to the kissing stage. How'd your first one go?"