"Allow me and I'll deal with Stark if you want, as pleasant a thought as that is," Stephen said with an unenthusiastic eyeroll, opening the portal so they could pass through, and staying quite a few steps away from Gamora.
In fact, he stayed as far on the fringes as possible, keeping a watchful eye to divert any interlopers so that Gamora and Nebula could reunite in relative peace and quiet.