Axel tried to focus on the work splayed on his home office desk. Courtney came in, dropping a cup of coffee on his table, regarding him shortly before adding.
"I'll be off now. There's a lot to be done today I might return late again!"
"I might stop by today, to see how Aiden's doing."
"Right." She fought the disappointment on her face. She wanted him to stop by to want to see her. To tell her he'd missed her during the day. She wanted him to stop by for lunch. She was disappointed she wasn't the reason he would be stopping by.
"How about lunch today?" He looked up from his work.
The lunch thing was an afterthought. She was not going to harp on it, she wanted him to treat her like a priority. She wanted him to go back to the Axel he was before the challenges came. He didn't even noti
