Noah was pouring coffee into his mug when he heard a knock on the door. At first, he didn't feel like answering it. He pulled out a chair from under the kitchen table and took a seat, slowly sipping the liquid, then swishing it in his mouth, then swallowing it and breathing hard to let the coffee's essence simmer in his throat. When he heard continuous, insistent knocks he figured he should probably answer the door. He sat in his chair for a bit more time, but the knocks became loud thuds, and he got up.
As soon as he opened the door, Allie jumped in his arms.
"Noah," whispered Alie in his ear, while clinging to his neck. "I missed you."
Allie started to nibble down his neck, but Noah gently pulled her away.
"How did it go?" asked Noah.
Allie pretended not to hear what Noah had said and continued to kiss him.
"Allie—"
"Noah, please, don't think about that. I just wanna show you how much I missed you—"
"Come on Allie. I need to know. Did you do it ? Did you leave him ? Or are you still with him, just running back to me ?"
"Yes, Noah," said Allie firmly. "Yes, I left him. And it was hard. But I knew I was making the right choice."
"What did he say?" asked Noah. When Allie didn't answer, Noah sighed and turned around, walking to the kitchen. He got back in his chair and took another sip out of his mug. "You didn't tell him—"
"Yes, yes I did, Noah. But I didn't tell it to his face. That would have been much too painful for me to sit through and bare. But I left him a note. A note explaining why I loved him enough not to be with him anymore."
Noah just sat there, staring at the kitchen stove, not sure how to answer. On the one hand, he was so proud of her for doing it, but he almost wished Allie had told it to his face, to confront him face to face.
"Noah, I know this has been hard for you. I know it has and if I ever hurt you during this time I apologize. But I did it. It's over. I'm through with him. This is what you wanted. This is what I wanted. This, is what we wanted. So I did it. I did it, for us. So take me back. Take me into your arms, and make love to me. Like you're glad that I did it. It's what you asked for."
Noah stood up, kicked his chair back, and took Allie in his arms, kissing her endlessly. Allie walked backwards as Noah led her up the stairs into the bedroom, kicking the door behind him to close it.