It hadn't taken long when I finished baking the zucchini bread Mr. Aloof Alpha requested. The recipe was simple, one my dad used to make all the time and my hands seemed to remember it naturally. I sliced a neat portion while plating one plain and another with a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting gently on top.As I balanced the tray carefully, I padded back toward the table where Ethan was still hunched over his laptop. He literally looked like he hadn't even breathed properly since he got home."Alright," I announced while setting the tray down with a little flourish. "Time's up, Mr. Aloof Alpha. Judge what I baked for you."To my utter shock, Ethan actually stopped. His fingers stopped over the keys, then, without a word, he finally closed his laptop, switched it off, and set it aside.I wasn't expecting him to actually listen to me."Here," I faintly said while sliding the plates toward him. "Plain zucchini bread, and the deluxe version, with some vanilla ice cream."His eyes glaz
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