CHAPTER 53

"How are you?" Tessa broached the subject again before things got even more awkward.

"I seem to be doing much better."

"That's right. You're much better now. You're also much fuller than before. Likewise, you're so dapper in that suit and bow tie." Tessa just smiled slightly at how handsome the man in front of her was. The man who managed to get Tessa's heart in the fastest time and the shortest time too was all over.

"Really? But I like regular ties better than bow ties." Axel pulled the bow tie off his neck; he didn't like it and quickly put it in his pants pocket.

"Are you married?" Axel looked at Tessa's watch, as he couldn't find a ring on her finger anywhere.

"Yeah, I'm married. We're expecting our first baby; aren't you getting married too?" Tessa rubbed her empty watch while her eyes caught the ring on Axel's left finger several times. It signaled that the man was engaged.

Axel steepled his fingers. This wasn't something he wanted to show Tessa, although she was married, but t