He grinned as he tried to over-take Rocket with a turtle shell power-up. Rocket could hide a lot of his emotions some times so when he said how he felt, it was really important. Quill knew if he said anything back, it might be met with some sarcastic 'enough of the sappy times' comment. It didn't stop Quill.

"Me too, buddy." He said. "Me too."

Quill realized he was losing. This, coupled with a sudden streak of mischief, had Quill suddenly lunging at Rocket to tackle hug him.

"C'mere you big softy." He said.