[This chapter is dedicated to _NBJ. Thank you for choosing Noah and Jess's story even though there are lots of other stories out there. I appreciate your support.]
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Jess went back to the kitchen after saying goodnight to Noah. She felt a bit down after she sent him home. She wanted to spend time with Noah as much as he wanted to spend time with her, however, she had some reading to do and she knew from past experiences that being together in the same room for a long time would always end up in something more.
She just returned to the kitchen because she would prepare herself some coffee. The kitchen was already cleaned and dishes had been washed. Noah insisted on doing those things before he went home.
He let her sit down on the kitchen stool and let her tell how her day was while he cleaned the kitchen and washed the dishes.
