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 cigarette

in the morning, Nathan sent

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

get you going for a pig, but damn, did you really need to drink that

lady of class. Was it really that hard to swallow your

inexplicable irritation, stubbing out his cigarette and replying

like her that much, you

were callous, but Carol was never really on his

she doesn’t fancy

[Not sure.]

he stared

knew Carol had been

want to admit it, because he had

in the ways of

But she wasn't.

another cigarette, the

Felix

the remnants of their

wasn't there.

a wave of petulance rose within

on the floor and realized

blanket; was it carelessness, or had he just

she made

guessed he

trying to test her chances

trapped by the medication

probably to protect her.

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

even beckoned her, and she had eagerly

pricked, her

she reached the ground floor, she saw Felix sitting

sunlight, he sat there,

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

what are you

thought he had left, but there he

serious, "I was afraid

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