his lips allowing her to gaze into his eyes in wonder for a moment longer before he took the glasses back from her hand and replaced them on.
The way she stared at him shifted something in his body. He had never felt something like that before when a woman looked at him. From the moment he carried her in his arms he had felt an attraction to her... more though, it was more than simple attraction. It was a bonding.
Being close to her was bringing those feelings to life like fanning smoldering coals until they burst into a raging flame. His body was reacting to her presence. His cock got hard every time he thought of her, every time he turned on the camera to check on her while she slept, every time she looked at him with those big silver eyes and deep dark lashes.
He needed her in his bed. And he was going to make that happen just as soon as he was assured that she wasn't going to burst into hysterics over the whole ship, intergalactic traveling and oh... the fact that he wasn't even the same species as her. Not even close.
Tristan took a deep breath. It might take a little bit of time for that to happen but he was willing to wait. He had waited this long before finding her. A little longer wouldn't kill him. It might drive him a little mad but he would survive. He had a feeling this was going to be a lesson in self control.
"Your eyes are gorgeous. Why do you keep them covered?"
"They're sensitive to the light. There are a lot more UV rays here than what I'm accustomed to and it takes a little while for them to heal after exposure" Tristan explained.
Andrea decided she would go along with this alien thing until whatever bizarre dream this was ended.
"So what's it like?" She wanted to hear all about it.
"I'm sorry, what is what like?" He asked.
"What is it like on your planet?" Andrea reclined a little on the chair to find a comfortable position to look up at him.
"It's a wonderful place. Water everywhere, warm for the most part, you would say there are a lot of plants but they aren't really plants so much as immobile beings. Rooted deep in the land with powers that you wouldn't believe held deep inside of them. Beings of all kinds but mostly we look like you" he paused for a moment and then continued with a small chuckle "... with a few minor variations" A smile crept across his face as he pictured his homeland, his house, his people.
"It sounds like a great place" Andrea said.
"Well you'll find out for yourself here in a few weeks. I'm sure you are going to love it just as much as I do" Tristan smiled.
'Sure. Intergalactic travels on a Saturday night. Why not?' She thought.
"Now how exactly is that going to work? I thought no other planets had oxygen? I can't exactly go somewhere that I can't breathe"
"That problem has been solved" Tristan put a finger to his throat and nodded to her for her to do the same.
Andrea lifted her fingers slowly and put them on her throat as he had done. She felt the coolness of a small piece of metal touch her fingers. It was embedded in her skin.
Panic filled her and fresh, acidic bile climbed up her throat burning her esophagus and making her stomach sour.
"Hey, hey, hey now. Calm down. You're alright" Tristan said and put his hand on her cheek forcing her to look up at him.
"It's a very simple procedure and the machine allows you to breathe on any planet we go to. Look I have one too. Same as yours." He lifted his chin and showed her the little device on his neck.
She had barely noticed it on him. It was about the size of a stud earring and protruded slightly from his windpipe.
"This is all too strange" Andrea said out loud.
"I know it's a lot to take it. But I had to take you with me. Once you and I had physical contact I knew that they would find you if I left you behind" Tristan's face was grim.
"They?" She asked hesitantly. She couldn't think of anyone who would want to hurt her. No one sober at least. And what would him touching her have anything to do with someone