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.

a lot this time, one cigarette

morning, Nathan sent

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

get you going for a

lady of class. Was it really

an inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and replying

like her that much,

words were callous, but Carol was

want to? But she doesn’t fancy my

[Not sure.]

sending those two words, he

he knew Carol had been a

had

ways of

But she wasn't.

lit another cigarette, the restlessness inside him

woke, Felix was

inside, but she felt the remnants of their night still within

wasn't there.

woman, she felt a wave of petulance rose within

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

her with a blanket; was it carelessness,

made excuses for him in her

him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After

trying to

supposed Felix knew he had been trapped by the medication when he texted her that morning, asking her

probably to protect her.

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

even beckoned her, and she

pricked, her complexion pale, her steps unsteady due to

she saw Felix sitting quietly at

in sunlight, he sat there, lost

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

are you thinking

he had left, but there he

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

a smile curved her lips, "Why would you think