Page 33 of Mary had a Little Harem

Chapter 9: Blow My Bong

Three days. Mary managed to resist seeing the four gamers for three days. But as soon as Noel invited her for dinner at the house, she buckled. The frozen meal for one in her freezer wasn’t exactly competition for Noel’s delicious pasta.

She straightened out her dress and rung the doorbell, wondering which of the three housemates would invite her in. Which one she’d get to kiss first.

“Well, hello there,” Noel smiled, welcoming her into the house. Mary could tell he was a little nervous, but he seemed a bit more relaxed than the last time. She did wonder why he was the one who texted her and not Sam or Louis, but she didn’t really break her head over it. As long as she got to see them. She briefly wondered if Nico would be present, but wasn’t sure whether she wanted her to be here or not.

On the one hand, the pixie fascinated her. On the other, she also made her nervous. And Mary didn’t particularly like being on edge.

“Hi, Noel. Thank you for the invitation,” Mary smiled, amused by her polite manners. It was a little ironic given she almost shagged Louis on the kitchen island last time she was here.

“You’re welcome. I’m glad you could make it! The boys have been squabbling about you for days and I figured having you over would just be easier.”

“Oh.” Mary’s face fell a little as she followed Noel through the hallway. “Is that why you invited me?”

Noel hid his blush, contemplating whether he wanted to admit his own motives. Whether it was actually okay for him to want Mary or if that would just complicate things even more. Sam and Louis were already turning the house into a battlefield, he really didn’t want to add another zone of war. He liked having his attic as a neutral zone, but maybe it was unavoidable.

He glanced into Mary’s eyes and his stomach tightened. It was definitely unavoidable.

“Well?” Mary asked, hoping that he wanted to see her as well. Even if she hadn’t spent a lot of time with him yet, there was something about him that she wanted to explore. He certainly seemed the opposite of Kurt and it intrigued her. Noel intrigued her.

“No, I wanted to see you too,” Noel admitted, deciding there was no use in lying or hiding. Maybe he would balance out the Sam-Louis dynamic and make everything a little more tolerable. Well, at least, if she wanted him. His ears turned red as he wondered if he was being presumptuous. “Is that okay?”

Mary chuckled, briefly touching his wrist. “Yes, more than okay. I wanted to see you too.”

“You did?” he asked, surprise colouring his warm voice.

“I did.” She brushed her lips against his cheek, wondering if she’d always been this forward. She almost couldn’t remember, not after being smothered by Kurt for years.

“Oh.” Noel averted his gaze and pushed open the doors to the kitchen. He would’ve liked spending more time with her, but his two friends were waiting and so was the pasta.

The brunette briefly wondered if she said something wrong, but had no time to worry. Sam and Louis rushed to their feet and surrounded her.

“Good evening, Mary,” Sam purred, placing his hand on her hip and tilting her head towards him. Before he could kiss her, Louis pushed his mate out of the way and took Mary’s hand.

“Good to see you again,” Louis smiled, stealing the first kiss from her lips. She briefly wondered if she needed to worry about being fought over like a commodity, but in all honesty, she loved the attention.

Sam yanked Louis back by his collar and put himself and his broad shoulders between the two of them. “Can I escort you to your seat?” he asked, pushing her chin up with his index finger. Mary grinned and instead of waiting for him to kiss her, she pushed herself up and pressed her lips against his. The testosterone hanging between the two men was exhilarating and exciting, but she’d be damned if she let the two of them think they were in control. With a devious smile, she patted his chest and twirled out from between the two men.

“I can find my seat myself. Noel?”

“Right here,” he grinned, placing his hand against the small of her back and guiding her to the table. While two dogs fight over a bone, the third one took it home. At least, that was the lesson he would teach his friends. And then maybe they’d stop being such alphas and just share Mary properly, like they once used to with Val.

“Thank you,” Mary smiled, curling her hand into his shirt and tugging him towards her. With a sly grin, she kissed Noel again. Properly, this time. She brushed her tongue against his bottom lip, hitting only the slightest of resistance. Noel was surprised of her forwardness, but not for long. Eagerly, he opened his mouth and met her tongue with his own. It had been a good while since he kissed a girl, and it was slightly awkward in front of his two best mates, but the longer Mary kissed him, the more he forgot what else was happening. There was just her. Mary, the vanilla scent that seemed to encompass her, and the softness of her tongue.

She pulled back, a thread of spittle weaving between her parted lips. A little dazed, they stared at each other and a smile curled up their mouths. Whatever there was between them, it was surely something.

Mary turned around, expecting the two testy men to glare at her. Instead, they were grinning from ear to ear.

“Dude, well done,” Sam laughed, patting Noel hard on his back.

“Man, that was nice!” Louis added, knuckling his friend against the shoulder. The shortest of the three grinned sheepishly, not sure how to react to his two friends congratulating him. That surely wasn’t what he expected.

“Ahem?” Mary coughed loudly, glaring at the trio. As much as she enjoyed dancing between all of them, she didn’t appreciate being passed around like a bong. Well, it sounded quite fun if she was the one doing the blowing… But no. She didn’t want to be part of a weird score they were trying to settle.

“Sorry, we’re just happy for Noel. He’s usually too shy to talk to girls,” Louis clarified, nodding at Sam.

“Yup, and he usually ignores anyone we bring home for him to meet”, Sam added.

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