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, one

the morning, Nathan

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

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

a lady of class. Was it

out his cigarette

her that much,

Carol was never really on his

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

[Not sure.]

words, he

knew Carol had been a

admit it, because he had always thought she was frivolous, with plenty of exes,

the ways

But she wasn't.

the restlessness

woke, Felix was

the table inside, but she felt the remnants of their night still within her. Felix

wasn't there.

a woman, she felt a wave of petulance rose within

the clothes scattered on the

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

as she made excuses

him around, she guessed he was avoiding her. After all, she was the one who had

on coming over last night, trying to test her

medication when he texted her that morning,

probably to protect her.

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

and she had eagerly

been pricked, her complexion

saw Felix sitting quietly at the entrance

sunlight, he sat there, lost in

welled up in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped

what are

thought he had left, but

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

healed, a smile curved her lips,