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.

smoked a lot this time,

the morning, Nathan

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

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

Was it really that hard to

an inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette

like her that much, you can

were callous, but Carol was never really on

don’t want to? But she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I envy you. Was

[Not sure.]

sending those two words, he

knew Carol had been a

had always

the ways of

But she wasn't.

lit another cigarette, the restlessness inside him

woke, Felix was

felt the remnants of

wasn't there.

felt a wave of petulance rose within

clothes scattered on the

it carelessness, or had

made

breakfast. Not seeing him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After

trying to test her chances with

the medication when he texted her that

probably to protect her.

the type to sleep with just any woman,

her, and she had

pricked, her complexion

she reached the ground floor, she saw Felix

in sunlight, he sat there,

eyes, quickly

are you thinking

he had left, but there

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

upset instantly healed, a smile curved her lips,