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

in the morning, Nathan sent

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

going for a pig, but

a lady of class. Was it really that hard

irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and

that much, you can try

words were callous, but Carol

don’t want to? But she doesn’t fancy my

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at

he knew Carol had been a

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

in the ways of the

But she wasn't.

another cigarette, the restlessness inside

Carol woke, Felix

breakfast on the table inside, but she felt the remnants

wasn't there.

a wave of petulance rose within her; she felt

in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized she

with a blanket; was it carelessness, or had he

made excuses for him in her

him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After

trying

he had been trapped by the medication when he

probably to protect her.

with just any woman, but in

hadn't even beckoned her, and she

had been pricked, her complexion pale, her

saw Felix sitting quietly

in sunlight, he sat there,

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

are you

left,

up at her, serious, "I was afraid you wouldn't want to seewhen

a smile curved her lips, "Why