Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System - Chapter 175

Chapter 175: Unexpected Visitor

At the government base, Noah was quietly sitting on the couch, reading a book. He was a little surprised when Julian came by asking him to house-sit while they were out, but he didn’t question it.

They were neighbors, so it wasn’t a difficult task for him, and he quickly agreed. The peace and quiet were actually something he looked forward to.

While sharing a room with his brother wasn’t bad, he missed having his own space.

He indulged himself in reading the book when he was startled by a gentle knock on the door.

Thinking it was Ian or someone from Alpha Team looking for him, he quickly got up to answer the door.

“Oh! Hi… Umm, is Rayne there?” Ella asked shyly. She had come over looking for Rayne and didn’t expect Noah to answer the door.

Noah looked down at Ella, noticing her rosy cheeks from the cold weather outside. “Come on in and warm up,” he said, letting her in.

Ella quickly entered and shut the door behind her. She looked around but didn’t see anyone else inside.

“They’re out for a few days,” said Noah, leading Ella to the living room where the heaters were. “I’m not sure how long they’ll be gone this time—maybe two days?”

“Oh!” Ella said, feeling slightly embarrassed. Secretly, the real reason she wanted to visit tonight was to see Noah again, so she didn’t mind.

They sat awkwardly in silence for a few minutes until Ella pulled over the backpack she had brought with her.

“I initially brought this bottle of wine to share with Rayne, but since she’s not here, would you like to share it with me?” she asked Noah. Her heart was pounding, afraid of being rejected.

Noah looked over at the bottle she was holding and recognized it as a good brand. Although he felt a little strange suddenly drinking with Rayne’s best friend, for some reason, he looked forward to it.

“Sure, let me find some glasses,” he replied and got up to check the cabinets in the small kitchen area.

Ella felt a wave of relief wash over her. Her heart raced with excitement; she couldn’t believe this was happening.

She placed the bottle of wine on the coffee table and waited for Noah to come over with the glasses.

“Sorry, there weren’t any wine glasses, but I found these,” he said, holding up two basic glass cups in his hands.

“Oh, those will work perfectly fine! Thank you!” Ella quickly replied, giving away her nervousness.

Noah was very astute and quickly picked up on it. Smiling, he placed the cups down and opened the wine bottle.

All of his movements were graceful, making Ella curious about how many times he’d done this sort of thing in the past.

Noah glanced over, reading her expression. He softly chuckled and explained, “Being Julian’s right-hand man, I have a lot of experience hosting famous businessmen. Let me tell you, there’s a lot of wine involved in a business meeting.”

“Oh right, that makes sense. It’s been so long, I nearly forgot you were the head secretary, Mathews!” exclaimed Ella.

After the words escaped her mouth, she immediately felt embarrassed! She had even met with him back at REN Corp a few times!

Noah laughed. “Yes, it does feel like it’s been a whole lifetime since I’ve had to worry about project timelines and squeezing people into Julian’s schedule.”

Both of them laughed, reminiscing about their lives before the disasters happened. Noah went over to pour the wine and handed one of the glasses to Ella before sitting down opposite her.

“Do you think our life will ever go back to the way it was?” asked Ella.

Noah looked at her. “Eventually it will, I’m just not sure if it will be in our lifetime.”

Ella nodded. “You’re probably right, but I do think things will get better. We will find a way to live comfortably!”

Noah’s spirits were lifted by Ella’s positive outlook. It felt good being around someone who could stay positive even in such conditions.

His brother, Ian, was the opposite. He constantly worried that danger was looming around every corner and that life would only get more and more difficult.

While his outlook could be seen as ‘realistic,’ it still dampened Noah’s spirits each time they talked about it.

Hearing Ella’s hopeful and positive outlook was a welcome change for him.

As the night continued, Ella and Noah happily chatted while drinking their wine. They finished the bottle Ella brought, and Noah went to find another one from the cabinet in the kitchen.

“So, what about you? Do you have any tattoos?” asked Noah. Ella had just finished asking him this question and now directed it back to her.

“Guess!” she said with a cheeky expression. The wine had taken effect, giving Ella a newfound confidence.

Noah looked at her, determining if she had a tattoo or not. “Hmm, I think you do have one, but you’re keeping it hidden!”

Ella’s jaw dropped. “How did you know?!” she asked. She looked at him as if he were all-knowing.

“Haha,” Noah chuckled. “After dealing with all sorts of people, you begin to see patterns. It was just a lucky guess after observing your body language.”

After taking another sip of wine, he looked at her with an amused expression. “Well, are you going to show me?”

Ella quickly jumped up from the chair and lifted her shirt all the way up, exposing her bra. She was so excited to share her secret with someone that she didn’t even consider its location on her body.

Noah felt the blood rush, causing an erection to form in his pants. For a petite girl, Ella was very curvy, and now her large breasts were nearly popping out of her bra.

“See it’s here, isn’t it cute?”, she said, pointing at her tattoo of two swallows right under her left breast.

Noah’s gaze was fixed on Ella. His eyes took in the sights of her sexy body.

Ella looked at him, waiting for his reply, but after standing there for a while she realized that he was distracted, with a certain aroused gaze.

She finally realized what she was doing and pulled her shirt down, feeling shy.

Noah finally snapped out of it after she moved her shirt, and seeing her embarrassed expression he decided to pretend nothing happened.

“The tattoo was very cute. It suits you very much”, he smiled, doing his best to act casual.

Ella stood there for a moment, heat spreading throughout her body. She finally looked up at Noah with misty eyes and flushed cheeks.

“Did you like what you saw?”, she asked in a quiet voice.

Noah looked at her, slightly surprised at the question, but after seeing her expression he knew what she meant.

Desire filled him as he motioned to Ella to come over, “Come here”, he said in a magnetic voice.

Ella walked over and stood in front of him, waiting for his reply. Her heart felt like it was pounding through her chest.

Noah took her small hand and moved it down between his legs. “This is how much I liked it”, he whispered.

Ella’s hand felt his hard erection beneath his pants and blushed. She looked up at him, noticing how his eyes were locked on to her.

Instead of moving her hand away, she continued to explore, stroking the entire length of his member that was fighting to break free from his pants.

“Ella”, Noah breathed as she continued to touch him.