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.

a lot this time, one cigarette

morning,

[Did it work?]

[Yeah.]

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

of class. Was it

stubbing out his cigarette

like her that

but Carol was never really on

But she doesn’t fancy my face. Damn, I envy you. Was she a

[Not sure.]

words, he

truth, he knew Carol

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

the ways of

But she wasn't.

lit another cigarette, the

Felix

was breakfast on the table inside, but she felt the remnants of their night still

wasn't there.

felt a wave of

the clothes scattered on the floor and realized she

was it carelessness, or had he just

vision swayed as she made excuses for him in

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

last night, trying to test her chances with

Felix knew he had been trapped by the medication when he

probably to protect her.

just any woman,

and

had been pricked, her complexion pale, her steps

she saw Felix sitting quietly at the entrance of the

in sunlight, he sat

welled up in Carol's eyes, quickly wiped away as

are you thinking

he had left,

was afraid you wouldn't want to

a smile curved her lips, "Why would