Chapter 10: Play My Piccolo

“Knock knock, anyone home?” A familiar face peeked around the kitchen door and Mary found herself staring into Nico’s radiant eyes. Without being able to stop herself, she wondered how those eyes would look in the early morning. Or right after an orgasm.

No, stop it. She wasn’t here to flirt with Nico. She patted Sam next to her and pointed at their guest. “Guys, you got company.

“Nico! Come in!” Noel spoke, a genuine smile stretching across his face. He and Nico were clearly close and it was sweet to see.

“Hello, boys. I see the house is still standing,” she teased, kissing Noel on his cheek. He scratched his nape and pointed at the two other housemates.

“Not if it depended on them. They were fighting all week over Mary.”

Nico tilted her head and stared at the other brunette. “Oh, hi. I didn’t see you there.”

“Hi, nice to see you again,” Mary smiled politely, managing to keep the glare off her face. Didn’t see her there? How was that possible? Nico stared straight at her, she must’ve seen her.

The pixie smiled shallowly and turned her attention back to the guys. “Want to raid a couple of villages?”

“Umm… We’re kind of on a date with Mary,” Noel muttered.

“All of you?” Nico inquired, frowning at the three men.

“I certainly am,” Sam grinned, wrapping his arm around Mary’s shoulder.

“Well, so am I,” Louis added, placing his hand on her thigh.

“Hey, neither of you asked me here. I’m here with Noel,” Mary protested, shrugging the two men away and squeezing herself out of the tight spot on the couch. She curled herself around Noel and threaded her fingers in his hair. “Right, Noel?”

“Umm… Sure?” He frowned, not exactly sure what just happened, but he wasn’t about to protest.

“Why don’t we go somewhere quiet?” she flirted, hoping to steal Noel away from Nico. Even if she was a lesbian, she didn’t particularly like her touching him. Or him touching her. Wow, this was going to get complicated…

“I can show you the attic?” Noel suggested, scratching his nape uncomfortably. He hadn’t had a girl up there in a years and it was very much a man cave. He sure hoped he wouldn’t scare off Mary with his sword collection.

“I would love to see it,” Mary smiled, pointing at Sam and Louis. She turned to Nico, ignoring the flutters the girl was eliciting from her. “You can have those two knuckleheads.”

Without granting her a second look, she turned her back and followed Noel to the attic. He was so kind to show her the way and damn, his ass looked good as he climbed the stairs. Mary could only imagine how it would look without his pants. Well, she hoped she wouldn’t need to imagine it much longer. She wanted to find out what he hid in his loose pants and she could only hope there was a good reason his trousers weren’t very tight.

“Welcome to my world,” Noel smiled, pushing open the blue door to his room. The gentleman he was, he stepped to the side to let Mary pass through and admire the sway of her hips as she did.

“This is a cool place,” Mary admired, sitting down in the leather sofa and making herself comfortable. The fabric was cold against her skin, but the goosebumps dancing over her leg came from Noel’s leg against hers.

“You okay?” he asked, subtly kicking a dirty sock under the couch. He didn’t want Mary to think he was a slob.

“Yes, I’m good,” she breathed, putting her hand on his leg. He was a little twitchy and nervous, so she wanted to comfort him.

“Are you sure?” He shifted under her touch, not sure whether she intended to touch him like this. No girl had touched him for a good while and Mary smelt so nice, and she was so warm against him. If she kept drawing circles on his leg, he’d be flagging a pole in no time.

“Very,” she reassured him, refraining from licking her lips. That would just look ridiculous.

“So…” Noel muttered, shifting back and forth, not entirely sure what to do now. Sam and Louis had told him many times how they sealed the deal with a girl when they were alone, and he always figured he’d know what to do when he actually found himself in the situation. But now that Mary was sitting so close to him he could smell the vanilla on her skin, he wasn’t too sure anymore.

“So?” Mary smiled, pushing her hair behind her ear and perking up her chest. If Noel was too shy to make the first move, she’d make it so he didn’t have to. With a glimmer dancing in her eyes, she curled her fingers in Noel’s hair and pressed a soft kiss on his cheek. “Is that okay?”

Noel gulped, hoping to subtly adjust his pants so Mary didn’t see the effect she had on him.

“Here, let me help with that,” Mary grinned, nudging his hand away and tugging on his belt buckle. From the tightness of his pants, she could tell she was having the desired effect on him. And she couldn’t be more thrilled or smug. After Kurt, she hadn’t been too sure of her own looks and him leaving her had knocked her confidence down a couple of pegs. Having the men react to her was definitely a good boost for her ego.

The zipper shrieked as she pulled it down and carefully, Mary snaked her hand inside Noel’s pants.