“Umm…” my date leans to the side, trying to get a look at me. “Maddie? Are you okay?” I have to swallow to find my voice, “Yep!” Releasing me completely, Axel turns until he’s facing Fish Guy. A head taller, nearly twice as wide, and in a defensive stance, Axel does not look like a man to be fucked with. “I appreciate you asking that.”