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.

lot this time, one cigarette after

seven in the morning, Nathan sent

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

right? The doc said that stuff could get you going for a pig, but damn,

Was it really that hard to

inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and

her that much,

but Carol was never really on his

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

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared

he knew Carol had been a

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

the ways

But she wasn't.

the restlessness inside him

woke, Felix was

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

wasn't there.

a wave of

herself in the clothes scattered on the floor and realized she was coming down with a cold.

her with a blanket; was it carelessness, or had he just

made

breakfast. Not seeing him around, she guessed he was

coming over last night, trying to

he had been trapped by the medication when he texted her that morning, asking her not to

probably to protect her.

wasn't the type to sleep with just any woman,

hadn't even beckoned her, and she had

felt as if her heart had been pricked, her complexion pale,

reached the ground floor, she saw Felix

in sunlight, he sat

in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away as

are you

thought he had left, but

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

healed, a smile curved her