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.

this

the morning, Nathan sent

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

right? The doc said that stuff could get you going

a lady of class. Was it really

felt an inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and replying

her that much, you can try

words were callous, but Carol was never

she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I

[Not sure.]

two words, he stared blankly at the dark

truth, he knew Carol

he strangely didn’t want to admit it, because he had always thought she was frivolous, with plenty of exes,

ways of the

But she wasn't.

another cigarette, the restlessness inside him

woke, Felix was

felt the remnants of their night

wasn't there.

felt a wave of

herself in the clothes scattered on the floor and

covered her with a blanket; was it carelessness, or

swayed as she made excuses for him

didn’t touch the breakfast. Not seeing him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she was the one

trying to test

had been trapped by the medication when he texted her that

probably to protect her.

woman, but in his eyes,

her, and

been pricked, her complexion pale, her steps unsteady due to

reached the ground floor, she saw Felix

in sunlight, he sat there,

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

what are

he had left, but there

was afraid you wouldn't want to seewhen you woke

upset instantly healed, a smile curved her lips, "Why would you think