Hushed Willows how came her eyes so bright? not with salt tears:

He snorted, chuckling and thinking she was teasing him back before realising that she was serious, his eyes quickly widening as he stammered for a moment. "I thought you were pregnant" he finally ended up saying, not making anything much better "I was trying to tease, keep things light" he added still eyeing her warily as if unsure of her mood. He truly didn't understand why women thought they looked awful when pregnant, he thought it was amazing to see a woman carrying his child.