Spotless Heart

He'd just been brought back to the university for a research project and was pretty swamped.

Cleo, still flustered, quickly helped him over to the lab. Inside, several of Alden's students were already waiting.

As soon as he walked in, they all crowded around, clutching their data reports.

Cleo stood off to the side, quietly started clearing away the trash in the lab, sweeping the floor spotless.