Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

They staggered and tumbled, their lips found each other in a clumsy ballet until they reached the edge of the couch.

Carol couldn't bring herself to look at his expression, "Felix."

Before she could finish, he grabbed a shirt from nearby and threw it over her head.

The next moment, Carol felt a sharp pain.

But it was a pain laced with sweetness, her cheeks on fire.

She and Felix had made love.

Her hands found his neck, and she didn’t want to remove the shirt over her head; the darkness amplified every sensation.

"Felix."

Her body trembled, her hands blindly searching until they were caught and intertwined with his, his palms as hot as if they were

harboring flames.

After an hour of passionate chaos, he withdrew.

Carol removed the shirt from her face to discover the room was pitch black.

"Did the power go out?"

"No."

He had turned off the lights.

Carol's voice was soft, almost melting. She was about to take a sip of water when he pushed her back into the embrace of the sofa.

"We're not done yet."

He began to kiss her ear, driving her wild with desire.

They continued until the break of dawn, and by then, she had no strength left, curling up in his arms and falling asleep.

Felix lay awake, gazing at the ceiling before he released her and wrapped himself in a towel, stepping out to the balcony for a

smoke.

smoked a lot this time, one cigarette

in the morning, Nathan

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

you going for a pig, but damn, did you

class. Was it really that hard to swallow your

an inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his

like her that much, you can try

Carol was never really on his

want to? But she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn,

[Not sure.]

words, he stared

knew Carol had been

it, because he had always thought she was frivolous, with plenty of exes, probably

in the ways

But she wasn't.

lit another cigarette, the

woke, Felix

felt the remnants of their night still within her.

wasn't there.

woman, she felt a wave of petulance rose within her;

to dress herself in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized

with a blanket; was it carelessness, or had he just not

swayed as she made excuses for him in her

him around, she guessed he was avoiding her.

trying to test her chances

been trapped by the medication when he texted her that morning, asking

probably to protect her.

wasn't the type to sleep with just any woman, but in his eyes, she must have seemed

even beckoned her, and she had eagerly

been pricked, her complexion

reached the ground floor, she saw Felix sitting quietly at the entrance

sat there,

welled up in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away as

what are you thinking

he had left, but there he was,

"I was afraid you wouldn't want to

upset instantly healed, a smile curved her lips, "Why