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

in the morning, Nathan sent a

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

stuff could get you going for

class. Was it really that hard to swallow your

irritation, stubbing out his

her that

Carol was never

But she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I

[Not sure.]

words, he stared blankly at

truth, he knew Carol had been

want to admit it, because he had always

the ways

But she wasn't.

the restlessness

Carol woke, Felix

she felt the remnants of their night still within

wasn't there.

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

scattered on the floor and

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

as she made excuses for him in

he was avoiding her.

last night, trying to

had been trapped by the medication when he

probably to protect her.

type to sleep with just any woman, but in his eyes, she

hadn't even beckoned her, and

her complexion pale, her steps unsteady due to

the ground floor, she saw Felix sitting quietly at

sunlight, he sat there, lost

eyes, quickly wiped away as she

are you thinking

had left, but there he was,

was afraid you wouldn't want to

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