Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Dazed by his kisses, Maja couldn’t even muster a word.

Ian had enveloped her twice in the hot tub, then lifted her up and pressed her against the wall of the changing room. It was as if he was savoring a feast he knew he wouldn’t have access to for a while.

Maja eventually fell asleep from exhaustion, only to awaken the following evening.

Her body felt limp and drained, and upon seeing the familiar ceiling, she recognized that she was in the Greenfield Gardens.

Images from the night before flashed intermittently in her mind. First it was surprise, then anger that made her chest tremble.

Just as she was about to get out of bed, the door opened, and in walked Ian, carrying a bowl of oatmeal.

“Maja, you’re awake.”

Maja took a deep breath, her expression turning cold.

“Explain.”

Setting the oatmeal aside, he stirred it with a spoon, blew on it gently, and brought it to her lips.

“First, eat.”

Maja turned her head away. She was too angry to speak, let alone eat.

Ian put down the spoon and sighed softly, pulling out the recording from last night.

“This isn’t right.”

“What’s not right about it?”

“You’ll blame me when you sober up.”

“I won’t. I initiated it.”

He lowered his eyelashes and continued stirring the oatmeal, silent, yet his message was clear.

damn thing was, upon hearing the recording, Maja felt a sudden

was she who had

night, but she was distracted by his mention

couldn’t remember the rest, only the

taken care of her last night, but it had

silent, still stirring

him, her conscience stinging. She wanted to comfort him, but remembering their complicated

slowly rose.

peaked at his

to work overtime. There’s a lot of

moved his bandaged hand

on his fingertips.

where he bumped into Jeff. Jeff’s voice

simmering is ready. Should I take it up

had burned

respond to force, but gentleness left her

rang out

you home. I know

thought Ian was emotionally

he would not hesitate to say

up, she thought he had set a trap last night, forcing her, but it turned out that

face and his long, slender hands.

might have done something

he was misunderstood.

for a moment. She wanted to apologize, but

dressed in the clothes that had been prepared

endurance in bed. He was

she slowly made her way to

to do last night. It was a stormy night. He took her

“Ian.”

her sentence, his voice came through the study