Ansel relaxed as Jason gave him space, though he also nearly scolded him when it became clear that waiting any longer for chocolate cake wasn’t going to happened. He should forgive Jason, Ansel decided, for touching him. The other professor had only been attempting to help.
“I suppose I should let you taste test it first,” Ansel teased, to let Jason know all was forgiven and to get them back to wherever it was they were before, “just in case you’ve poisoned us both.”