Peter listened to his music with his Walkman while Groot played with Lotus across the Common Area. They were playing with Lotus' stuffed animals. Peter just rested against the wall in the floor, in case Lotus got tired of playing with Groot.

Truth to be told, she was crawling towards him right now. She sat on his lap, facing him. With sucker on her mouth.

"Dada."

"Hey there, young lady."

She gave him a gummy smile. Her teeth will start growing soon so Lotus was constantly with her sucker, it helped her with the itch she got in her mouth. He rubbed her hair. It was long enough now.

"Do you think we should do those pig tails?" The baby only responded with sucking on her sucker. "Yep, we should."

Groot watched with curiosity as Peter turned the baby around and started doing something to her hair. Peter, still listening to his music, couldn't even get one pig tail right. He needed something, rubber band like, to tie the baby's hair. Suddenly, Groot offered him two hairbands. Where did he get them? Peter will never know. He took the hairbands and tied the pig tails on Lotus' hair. The tips were pink and short. They looked so cute. Peter wished he had a camera right now. Note to self: buy a camera. Groot sat beside him to watch the baby.

"What do you think, Groot? I'm not that bad, I'm I?"

"I am Groot."

"I'll take that as a yes." The tree nodded. Peter turned the baby around, facing her pink eyes. "Aww, you look so cute."

"Cuteness is her lethal weapon!" Rocket shouted from the other room that he practically made it his workshop.

"Of course, that's why she has you around her finger. I have seen you playing with her and your ears in secret!" Peter shouted back, Groot chuckled.

"You know what? Fuck you!"

"Hey, watch your words buddy!"

"Look who's talking…"

Peter rolled his eyes. "…asshole."

"What was that, Quill?"

"Nothing." He smirked. Déjà vu.

Lotus looked at the Walkman. And took it. And starting hitting random bottoms. Peter looked at her horrified. "No, no, Lotus! Don't touch that!"

Lotus dropped the Walkman at Peter's lap, losing interest in the antiquity. For now. She crawled away back to her stuffed animals and Groot followed. Peter sighed. Good thing she left the Walkman alone and did not destroy it. That would have been like a stab in the heart for him. The old thing was given to him by the woman that Lotus was named after: his mother, Meredith. He wondered if Lotus was in need of her mother.

'No. She doesn't need her mother. That woman left her here.' Peter looked at Lotus playing with Groot ad smiled. 'Which I'm extremely grateful for.'

OOO

At night, Gamora walked into the deck to look at the stars. It was her favorite place to be on the ship. When no one was looking. The story she told Lotus the other day, was a story that her own mother told her when she was little. Before Thanos took her away. She sat at the captain's chair and looked outside the front window.

She thought of how much her life has changed since she met: the asshole. She smiled at the memory. She was trying to steal the Orb from him. Good times. Now it's rare to see him get electrocuted. It was fun to watch him. Peter.

Her life changed because of him. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't met Rocket, Groot or Drax. Or Lotus. She loved the girl. She had to admit that.

"Gamora?"

She turned around and saw Peter in sleeping pants. Shirtless. Oh shit, look at those biceps and that six pack and that well-build chest…

"Are you ok? Your face looks greener than usual. You are not sick, are you?"

Good thing that he confused that with her blush. Gamora snapped out of it and just replied dryly. "I'm fine. Just tired."

Peter approached Gamora. 'Oh yes, baby. Come to momma…' Gamora thought as he sat down in the chair next to her. Gamora just fixed her gaze at the stars, even if there was a view WAY more interesting beside her.

"I just got her to sleep. Can you believe she's obsessed with my facial hair?"

Gamora didn't look at him. She just smiled slightly. She was always good at hiding her true emotions. 'Oh heavens, Peter, just put on a shirt…Is it me or is it getting hot in here?'

"I think I should shave it."

'What!? No! You're better looking with your facial hair, you dummy!' Gamora thought. "I think she's just familiarizing with it. You know, babies try to get their hands on everything thanks to their curiosity. Probably her way to know you."

"Probably." He looked at her. "Since when you are so motherly? I mean, you know lots of things about babies I didn't know you knew."

"You are better than me with babies, I'll give that to you." She still refused to see him.

Peter moved closer. "Really?"

"Yeah…" She finally looked at him. He looked at her with his blue yes. Now that she thought of it, they had the same hypnotizing effect that Lotus' pink eyes did.

"What about a leader?"

"I think you are a good leader…"

He leaned closer to her face, inches away from her lips. "And lover?"

"I'm not sure about that… You're Star-Lord, after all."

He leaned closer, closer…. And backed away. Shit. "Glad we had this talk, Gamora. Good night!" And he went back to his room with the biggest, shity grin he could muster.

Gamora just sat there. "Asshole…"