Three things simultaneously struck the esper the minute his lips touched hers. The first thought was that her alien robot ally turned friend turned something was kissing her. The second thought was that her supervisor was going to have more than just a conniption if he found out about this.

The third thought was, quite simply and succinctly, Oh. There was a tingling warmth emanating from the point of contact, and for someone who'd never been kissed before, she couldn't help but vaguely wonder why they hadn't done this sooner.

Naomi realized that she hadn't quite responded by the time he started to pull away, and sought to remedy that by tilting her head up and kissing him again. This one was slower, more hesitant, as though she wanted to make sure he had time to consider this all one huge mistake and move away.