Ever sense the slaughter of her people, Nikki had never felt ‘safe’ or ‘protected’, so to look up at the Terran she was very surprised to hear something like that coming from him. As a matter of fact, she never thought she’d hear something like that from him; since she was still under the impression that he wanted to sell her to The Collector and that’s what started the whole ‘on the run’ thing for most of her life. But here he was, telling her he wanted to protect her. Her chocolate brown eyes blinked gently up at him as he spoke, listening to his every word and wanting to believe it all.

Upon the inching closer and closer of his face, her heart thumped with intensity. She didn’t understand the feeling as her heart wanted to explode from her chest. Was he just playing a game with her? Was she under some kind of spell? Did he really mean what he said? What was going on? She felt like she was going to faint, that she was buying into every word that came out of his mouth. Was it safe for her to do so? Could she really believe him and all of his blabberings? Or was she just getting lost in the moment and allowing him to take advantage of her?

His lips hit hers and she found herself turning into a puddle right there on the floor. Her knees nearly began to shake, and, although the kiss only lasted moments, it felt like hours; her first kiss was making her head spin. “Well…” She began softly, in almost a whisper, “You sure know how to make a girl feel like she’s never felt before Star-Lord.” A smile moved across her full lips as she looked up at him, her eyes twinkling and behind her tan skin, her cheeks turned pink. Her gaze moved forward as she spoke softly under her breathe, “That was nice.”