Peter suddenly woke up, his eyes snapping open. But everything was quiet around him, they weren't in any danger. It took him a few seconds to realize that he was back in his quarters aboard the Quadrant. "Good morning," Gamora then said softly as she lifted her head from his chest to look at him. His arm was snaked around her naked back, their sheets only covering their lower halves and Peter grinned when the memories from last night came back to him.

After leaving Stark and Pepper, they had danced some more, laughing and smiling like the space dorks they were. Some people ended up passed out on the tables, others made themselves scarce and left in pairs. The king officially called it a night around five in the morning but said that everyone was welcome to celebrate for as long as they wanted. Peter and Gamora left around that time and were among those last to leave or still be standing. The only ones who partied long after their departure, were Thor and Valkyrie, with Loki who somehow appeared out of nowhere (because, Time Stone). Before they left though, they made sure they knew the whereabouts of their friends: Mantis was passed out on a table, next to a snoring Drax, Kraglin had crashed in one of the corridors inside the palace, Groot found them and told them that he had already slept for a few hours and that he was going for a stroll in the forest, Rocket was curled around Bucky's brand new and still attached metal arm, whispering "Mine" in his sleep and Nebula was nowhere to be seen but Gamora wasn't worried.

So naturally, Peter and Gamora made their way to their quarters, Gamora insisting she was fine and repeating that, if she was able to dance that much with him, she was perfectly safe to do other things.

And as Peter looked now at Gamora, he couldn't believe how lucky he was to be granted a second chance with the woman of his life, the kind of chance a lot of people wished to have, he was aware of that. He caressed her back, his hand slowly finding its way to her shoulder blades while with his other he interlaced their fingers. He brushed her ring with his fingertips, marveling at how beautiful it actually was. T'Challa did an amazing job in such short notice and insisted that it was his gift to them. He also offered Peter to host their wedding, saying that Wakanda could need more celebrations of life to make up for all the tragedies. But Peter first wanted to settle the details with Gamora and not for her.

"What?" she asked, seeing his pensive face.

"I can't believe we're getting married."

She laughed and took her hand from him, propping herself on her elbows, making some of her curls fall and Peter replaced them behind her shoulder. "Are you having second thoughts?" She asked playfully, with an eyebrow raised.

"No, I was just contemplating how lucky I am." He kissed her and was expecting her to pull back, Gamora having never liked to be kissed with morning breath, but this time she didn't. "Like, this is all a dream come true."

She smiled at that and they cuddled for a while before she spoke again, her head resting once more on his chest, as she stroked his biceps with her free hand, his own fingers still on her back. "So how do you want to do this?" It was a time as any to start planning. "The others are gonna give us hell for not telling them about the proposal."

Peter laughed. "Nah, it's gonna be fine. Rocket was mad, but he was also happy. Did you see him cry? He'll deny it though. And Drax with his whole godfather thing…" then he suddenly stopped and looked down at her. "Wait, he was serious, wasn't he? About us having children?"

She nodded and he realized that she had thought about that too. "So…" he started again. "Would you like to… have kids someday? Like, not now, but…" he tried not to sound hopeful in case she wasn't on the same page as he.

She didn't say anything for a few seconds and Peter thought that this was it, that he had said the wrong thing. They were physically compatible but he didn't even know if it was the case biologically speaking. And he knew for a fact that Zen-Whoberei were very similar to humans when it came to reproduction which still wasn't proof. So Peter wondered if there was a chance they might be able to have Zen-Whoberi-Human-Celestial little hybrids of their own.

But after a moment lost in her own thoughts, Gamora smiled and looked back at him. "Let's take it one step at a time. But yes, someday, if we can, I'd like to have children with you." Peter wondered how many times his heart could melt before he'd die of happiness.

They spent the rest of the morning in bed, not caring in the slightest if the others were expecting them to return to the party. They talked about the wedding preparations and agreed on all the details. They didn't want a big party, but they wanted to invite everyone that had helped defeat Thanos, which meant at least fifty people if not more, Peter didn't exactly count. Also, they needed to think about the plus ones of everyone, like Pepper for instance, and so they settled for a small hundred guests. They took T'Challa up on his offer, but negotiated with him to have the party in one of the fields of grass, because Gamora loved nature and they wanted a place that would be welcoming, but also quite private.

So they settled on a place, two miles from the palace and the city, where there was enough place to set up a dance floor (something Peter insisted on), and tables and everything that was needed for a reception of a hundred people. Stark decided he'd take care of the music and would bring them the latest technology. He also promised Peter that he'd take his taste into account and make them unforgettable playlists. For a guy who seemed not to be that interested in their feelings, Peter realized Tony actually cared a lot.

As for the ceremony, Peter and Gamora both wanted to be married officially in space, something about legal papers in three quadrants of the galaxy. Nova Prime agreed to marry them on Xandar. Because that's where they met and, despite the circumstances of said meeting, they had ties to Xandar since that day. And it was beautiful that time of the year. Nova Prime, after saying she was relieved to see them both alive, thanking them for having saved the galaxy again and congratulating them for their union, accepted to marry them only if they and their guests (meaning mostly Rocket) behaved.

So once they had the place settled, they thought about the date. A week seemed enough to prepare everything and it suited every guest. That way, everyone could go back to their life right after the wedding, Peter and Gamora could go on a honey moon and Tony and Pepper could then take all the time in the world to prepare their own wedding (to which Stark reminded Peter they still weren't invited, despite the fact that Pepper had slipped official invitations to Gamora one night).

"Guests? Check. Place? Check. Date? Check. What else?" Peter asked Gamora. They had gotten up at some point during the day, dressed and cleaned to look presentable when they talked to T'Challa about the party. Once the king showed them the place in the afternoon (while all the Avengers were sobering up), they went back to the Quadrant and called Nova Prime. After that, they sat in their quarters, throwing back and forth ideas, making lists and calling people in order to organize everything. Gamora actually wanted to decide about most things that day, so that they could have as much time as possible to prepare during the rest of the week.

"You mentioned rings." Gamora supplied and Peter added that to his list on the pad. Gamora also had a pad on her knees, sitting a few feet away from Peter on their bed, and was looking at the flower arrangements that T'Challa had sent her. Groot was already on board on that one and demanded he did most of the things involving flowers. Peter and Gamora had insisted upon their guests that they didn't want any wedding presents, but Stark had laughed at that, saying that it didn't matter what Quill said, they were still getting them a present and most guests seemed to agree, making secrets arrangements among themselves to each get the couple something.

Peter had told her about the tradition of wearing rings and, even though something like that didn't exist on Zen-Whoberi, Gamora liked the idea of wearing something that would mean she belonged to someone and that someone belonged to her. So they settled for a pair of metallic rings that the guy Peter was supposed to bring the Orb to on Xandar so many years ago engraved with the word "Together" written in the standard galactic language (which looked like runes to all their human guests).

T'Challa said he'd take care of everything when it came to the food, accessories and everything they'd need for the wedding. And of course, he didn't want to hear about any payment, he even got mad when Peter mentioned a way to repay him. So Peter and Gamora decided instead they'd help as much as they could.

The only two things left to decide were the vows and their clothes. They decided against any kind of vows, Peter feeling it wasn't fair to Gamora, since she wasn't as comfortable with words (especially in public) as he was. Besides, the ceremony on Xandar was supposed to be quick, they didn't want to make a big deal of it.

As for the clothes, Gamora informed him that she'd go shopping with Pepper and Natasha in a couple of days. Peter couldn't lie: he was glad his fiancée was making friends so fast. With everything that happened, the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy were bound to meet again, and even if the universe never needed to be saved again (which Peter highly doubted), they would probably still meet for anniversaries or something, for old time's sake.

Stark also said he'd take Peter shopping, saying that "someone needs to make sure this imbecile looks presentable". The only thing that Gamora and Peter agreed on was the colors white and red. While Gamora had nothing against the color white in itself, she had to admit she wouldn't wear a white dress on any other occasion. But for Peter, she could make an exception on their wedding day. Peter on the other hand, didn't want to wear a black suit, so he settled on a white one. They also looked forward to add red details to their clothes, because it was a color that Gamora associated with marriage in her people's culture and Peter said this wedding was as much about him as it was about her. Besides, red was like his second favorite color, so he was more than happy to oblige.

All in all the wedding day came really fast, with none of them being really ready for it. At the same time, they were nervous, but they were also really excited. The fact that it was happening so shortly after the whole final battle made it all the more surreal, but they wouldn't have it any other way.