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

seven in the morning, Nathan sent a

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

good, right? The doc said that stuff could get you going for a pig, but damn, did you really need to drink

lady of class. Was it really that hard to

out his

that much, you

but Carol was never really on his

But she doesn’t fancy

[Not sure.]

those two words, he stared blankly at the dark

he knew Carol had been

because he had always

ways

But she wasn't.

another cigarette, the restlessness inside him

Carol woke, Felix

table inside, but she felt the remnants

wasn't there.

wave of petulance rose within her; she

the floor and realized she was coming down with

it carelessness, or had he just

made

him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she

last night, trying to

trapped by the medication when he texted her that morning, asking

probably to protect her.

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

even beckoned her, and she had

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

she reached the ground floor, she saw Felix sitting quietly at the entrance of

in sunlight, he sat

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

what are you

he had left, but there he was,

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

upset instantly healed, a smile curved